What's new?

(9/2008) My first attempt at cooking pasta with fresh tomato sauce.

(1/2007) Other random pictures from the past year.

(10/2006) Trip to IMC in Rio de Janeiro.

(9/2006) Trip to Pisa, and a 5-hour excursion to Florence.

(6/2006-8/2006) Trips to Chicago, Toronto, and Kuala Lumpur for judging (with a side trip to Singapore).

(3/2006) The Perfect Sushi Dinner.

(12/2005) A trip to Hanoi, Vietnam to judge at The 8th World Wushu Championships...

(12/2005) Followed by a trip to Chengdu, China to see some pandas and visit some historical sites.

Research

My research interests include computer systems and networking with an emphasis on network security. My current focus is the application of machine learning to problems in security.

Publications

In a nutshell...

I am a PhD candidate working with Stefan Savage and Geoff Voelker as part of the Systems and Networking group in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD. I also work closely with Lawrence Saul from the Artifical Intelligence group. From 2001-2004, I was an undergrad at the University of Maryland, College Park, where I earned my bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics.