THOMAS F. LA PORTA
`360B Information Science and Technology Building
`The Pennsylvania State University
`University Park, PA 16802
`tlp@cse.psu.edu
`814-865-6725
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`Highlights
`Director, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Evan Pugh Professor
`and William E. Leonhard Chair Professor. IEEE Fellow and Bell Labs Fellow. Received
`an Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award (one of three awarded),
`Bell Labs Distinguished Technical Staff Award, and four best paper awards. Founding
`Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and past Editor-in-Chief of
`IEEE Personal Communications. Director of the Institute of Networking and Security
`Research at Penn State. Previously Director of both the Mobile Networking Research in
`Bell Labs Research and the Advanced Mobile Networking in the Wireless Business Unit
`of Lucent. Co-inventor on 38 patents related to telecommunications, including two that
`won the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award.
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`Education
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`1992 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY
`1987 M.E., Electrical Engineering, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
`1986 B.E., Electrical Engineering, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
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`Employment
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`2016
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`2016-
`2014-
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`2009-14
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`Director, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Penn
`State
`Evan Pugh Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State
`Director, Semantically-Aware Quality of Information-Aware Networking
`Thrust, Network Sciences Collaborative Technology Alliance (five year
`renewal of award directly below)
`Director, Collaborative Technology Alliance Network Sciences
`Communications Network Academic Research Center (awarded $35M
`grant to lead a major network sciences research center sponsored by the
`U.S. Army Research Lab)
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`2012-
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`2007-
`2006, 2009
`2002-06
`2002-
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`William E. Leonhard Chair in Engineering, Computer Science and
`Engineering, Penn State
`Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State
`Distinguished Researcher, University of Roma La Sapiena (Su 06, Sp 09)
`Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State
`Founding Director, Institute of Networking and Security Research
`(formerly Networking and Security Research Center, Ben Franklin Center
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`of Excellence), Penn State. Founded center that currently includes faculty
`from the College of Engineering, Smeal College of Business, Dickinson
`Law School, Great Valley Campus, Applied Research Lab, and the College
`of Information Sciences and Technology. Members have received more
`than $30M in new funds since 2006.
`Director, Advanced Mobile Networking Department, Wireless Networks
`Group, Lucent Technologies (concurrent with below)
`Director, Mobile Networking Research Department, Bell Laboratories
`Research, Lucent Technologies
`Distinguished Member of Technical Staff/Member Technical Staff, Bell
`Laboratories Research, Lucent Technologies
`Member Technical Staff, Network Performance Center, AT&T Bell Labs
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`Sidley Austin
`Consulting on cellular communication systems.
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`Sidley Austin
`Consulting on cellular communication systems. Wrote declarations with
`respect to IPRs for three patents.
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`Winston Strom
`Consulting on secure transaction systems. Wrote report with respect to
`non-infrignment.
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`Haynes Boone
`Consulted on patents with respect to signaling in cellular systems
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`Duane Morris
`Wrote declarations with respect to IPRs for two patents
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`2000-02
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`1997-02
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`1991-97
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`1986-91
`Consulting
`2016-
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`2014-
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`2012-
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`2015
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`2015
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`2011-2012:
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`Sidley Austin
`Consulted on telecommunications systems. Wrote expert report with
`respect to non-infringement. Deposed on report.
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`2009-2014: Hogan Lovells
`Consulted on cellular telecommunications equipment. Deposed with
`respect to declaration on claim construction. Presented tutorial to court
`appointed Special Master. Testifed as expert witness at Markman hearing.
`Wrote declarations with respect to inventorship, deposed twice on
`declarations.
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`2011 – 2012: Nixon Peabody
`Consulted on cellular telecommunication systems.
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`2009 – 2010: Goodwin Proctor
`Consulted on hybrid circuit/packet switched systems for voice
`communication. Deposed on expert report with respect to validity.
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`2009-2010:
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`Crowell and Moring
`Consulted on patent litigation for wireless messaging systems.
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`2007 - 2009: Goodwin Proctor
`Consulted on cellular telecommunications systems. Deposed on expert
`report with respect to validity.
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`2007 - 2008: Moses and Singer
`Consulted on patent litigation regarding secure data access.
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`2007:
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`Latham
`Consulted on patent litigation regarding telecommunications systems.
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`2006 – 2007: Kirkland and Ellis
`Consulted on patent litigation regarding cellular services and Internet
`telephony (two clients).
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`2005-2006: Moses and Singer
`Consulted on patent litigation regarding smart card technology. Deposed on
`expert reports regarding infringement and validity.
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`2005-2006:
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`Fish and Richardson
`Consulted on two patent litigations regarding security in cellular networks
`(2G and 3G), and WiFi, WiMax, 3G networks; evaluated one patent on
`wireless technology.
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`2005-2006: Howrey
`Consulted on patent litigation regarding packet multimedia telephony and
`wireless technology. Deposed on expert report with respect to claim
`construction.
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`Honors and Awards
`(cid:120) Faculty Teaching Award, 2014, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
`(cid:120) William E. Leonhard Chair in Engineering, 2012
`(cid:120) Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, 2009, Multiple-protocol home location register
`and method of use (lead inventor)
`(cid:120) Distinguished Professor, 2007
`IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member, 2005, for being a distinguished
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`volunteer
`(cid:120) Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, 2005, Wireless Packet System for Efficient
`Wide Area Bandwidth Utilization (lead inventor)
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`IEEE Computer Society Meritorious Service Award, 2004, for outstanding service
`as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
`IEEE Fellow, 2002, to contributions to systems for advanced broadband, mobile data
`and mobile telecommunication networks
`(cid:120) Bell Labs Fellow, 2000, for outstanding contributions in mobile wireless networks in
`the areas of call processing, signaling, mobility management, and applications
`(cid:120) An Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award (one of three
`awarded), 1996
`(cid:120) Bell Labs Distinguished Staff Award, 1996, for outstanding research in call
`processing
`(cid:120) Keynote talks, IEEE ICDCS, IEEE MASS, IEEE ICCCN
`(cid:120) Four best paper awards (IEEE ISSLS 1993, IEEE BSS 1995, IEEE ISSLS 1996,
`IEEE ICNP 2010)
`Professional Service
`Editorships
`2006-08
`2003-04
`2001-04
`2000-10
`2000-05
`1997-99
`1995-10
`1995-10
`1993-96
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`Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Applications of Practice Magazine
`Technical Editor, ACM Mobile Communications Review
`Founding Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
`Senior Advisor, IEEE Personal Communications Magazine
`Technical Editor, KICS/IEEE Journal of Communications and Networks
`Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Personal Communications Magazine
`Associate Editor, ACM/Kluwer Journal on Wireless Networks
`Associate Editor, ACM/Baltzer Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications
`Technical Editor, IEEE Personal Communications Magazine
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`Professional Societies and Associations
`2013
`Chair, IEEE Computer Society Transactions on Mobile Computing EiC Search
`Committee
`2007-09 Member, Board of Governors, IEEE Communications Society
`2006-07
`Director of Magazines, IEEE Communications Society
`2005-10
`Steering Committee Member, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (Co-
`chair, 2007)
`Steering Committee Member, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (Chair,
`2008-10)
`IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member
`The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
`(NSTAC)
`Chair, IEEE Computer Society Pervasive Computing EiC Search Committee
`ACM Member
`IEEE (Fellow, 2002)
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`2004-06
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`Conference Committees
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`2013
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`General Chair, ACM Workshop on Mission Oriented Sensor Networks (MiseNet
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`General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP
`2011)
`Program Co-Chair, Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on
`Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON 2009)
`Co-Chair, NSF Workshop on Future Directions of Wireless Sensor Systems
`Chair, NSF Workshop on Wireless Security, Atlanta, GA
`General Chair, IEEE Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2008)
`Program Chair, Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing
`and Communications (PerCom 2007)
`General Co-Chair, International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
`Systems (MobiQuitous 2006) (sponsored by IEEE, ICST, and ACM)
`General Co-Chair, Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and
`Networking (MobiCom 2005)
`Program Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP
`2004)
`Program Co-Chair, International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
`Systems (MobiQuitous 2004) (co-sponsored by IEEE and ACM)
`Tutorial Chair, Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor,
`Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON 2004)
`Co-Chair, NSF Workshop on Wireless Networks
`Panel Chair, Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and
`Networking (MobiCom 2001)
`Panel Chair, IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP 2000)
`Tutorial Chair, IEEE INFOCOM 1997
`Tutorial Chair, IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP
`1997)
`Vice-Chair, Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and
`Networking (MobiCom 1996)
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`2011
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`2009
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`2009
`2008
`2008
`2007
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`2006
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`2005
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`2004
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`2001
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`1997
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`1996
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`Research Programs
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`Network Science:
`Director and overall PI of the Communications Network Academic Research Center
`funded by the U.S. Army Research Lab leading a team of 23 PIs and 9 institutions
`(Penn State (prime), USC, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, CUNY, UC Riverside, North
`Carolina State, Stanford and Raytheon BBN). Awarded five year renewal; now Director
`of Semantically-Aware Quality-of-Information Aware Networking Thrust, 25% of
`overall $135M Army Research Lab Network Science project. To date research
`contributions include:
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`(cid:120)
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`Defining and formalizing a metric called Quality of Information which allows
`requestors of information to specify characteristics of the information they
`require to make decisions, and then enable network algorithms to provide data
`transport and security services to meet these requirements. Work transitioned to
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`Harris Corp.
`Defined, formalized and modeled a new measure of network capacity called the
`Operational Information Content Capacity (OICC) which measures the amount of
`information of sufficient quality carried by a network.
`(cid:120) Working with computational linguistics researchers, defined algorithms for
`optimal information retrieval strategies given uncertainty of query requirements
`based on pragmatic query transformation.
`Developed new general models to determine network scalability accounting for
`realistic network configurations and application-specific quality of information
`requirements.
`Developed algorithms for resource allocation in highly dynamic wireless
`environments for extracting information of specified quality from stored video.
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`Leading Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) funded effort on network
`reliability jointly with Army Research Lab. To date research contributions include:
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`(cid:120) Defined new algorithms for diagnosing large-scale network failures based on
`partial information of network endpoint connectivity.
`(cid:120) Defined new algorithms for minimum cost network restoration given mission
`critical applications that must be supported.
`(cid:120) Developed models for the spread of failures between multiple networks with
`different structures, determining topologies and interconnect architectures that
`slow and speed the spread between networks; won best student poster at DTRA PI
`meeting.
`(cid:120) Developed algorithms to infer a network topology based on partial information;
`resulting algorithm performed significantly better than competing solutions in
`terms of network metrics.
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`Network Security:
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`Co-PI on a $48M 10-year science of cyber security program funded by the Army
`Research Lab. To date contributions include:
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`(cid:120) Developed algorithms to prevent malicious users from detecting the migration of a
`virtual machine between servers. The algorithms prevent timing analysis attacks by
`making packet inter-arrival time statistics and the distribution of overall response
`time delays mathematically indistinguishable from normal traffic.
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`Wireless Sensor Networks:
`Leader of the Sensor Information Processing and Delivery Technical Area of the U.S.
`ARL and U.K. MoD 10-year joint International Technology Alliance (ITA) program for
`five years, and currently Project Champion. Also partially funded by NSF. To date
`research contributions include:
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`(cid:120) Developed algorithms for resource allocation given statistical uncertainty of the
`value of future observations, the exact resources consumed by future tasks, and the
`uncertainty of event of interest that will occur. This work is being featured at the
`ITA capstone event.
`(cid:120) Algorithms to formalize information needs and allocate sensing and
`communications resources to meet these needs. Work has been transitioned into
`both the U.S. Army and U.K, MoD.
`(cid:120) Algorithms and protocols to optimally allocate resources in a multi-hop wireless
`sensor networks to maximize network utility including in-network data
`transformations.
`(cid:120) Algorithms based on Voronoi and Laguerre geometry to move sensors to increase
`network coverage and recover from node failure.
`(cid:120) Key distribution algorithms to ensure secure sensor communication. Submitted to
`IEEE 802.11 standards group by partnering company (3ETI).
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`Mobile Telecommunication Networks:
`Leading research on signaling, call processing, mobility management, security, and
`hybrid wireless solutions for cellular telecommunication systems. Funded by NSF and
`ARO. Contributions include:
`(cid:120) Tools and algorithms for ensuring security in wireless telecommunication
`networks. Feature article in NY Times business section, October 2005. Appointed
`to The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
`(cid:120) Develop lightweight protocol interworking algorithms that led to the industry’s
`first system supporting seamless global roaming between U.S. and international
`standards, and WiFi networks. Resulted in product deployed in Lucent-built third
`generation wireless networks and currently supports more than 100 million
`subscribers. Team consisted of 8 researchers and up to 50 developers. Won Bell
`Labs President’s Gold Medal and Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award.
`(cid:120) Distributed software control architectures based formal decomposition of functions
`and data structures that drastically reduced data movement and signaling overhead
`in mobile environments. Led to network controllers deployed in CDMA2000 and
`UMTS networks.
`(cid:120) An IP-based mobile switching center with new efficient mobility management and
`signaling protocols. This was the first “soft-switch” which is now a standard part of
`all Internet-telephony and third generation wireless systems. Awarded Thomas
`Alva Edison Patent Award.
`(cid:120) Multiclass algorithms and software for signaling overload control for wireless call
`processing. Deployed in CDMA2000 mobile switching centers.
`(cid:120) Architecture and protocols for forming and managing hybrid wireless networks that
`maintain signal orthogonality and support diversity to improve wireless network
`performance.
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`Mobile Wireless Data Systems:
`Leading research on network architectures, protocol design, and software systems to
`enable all-IP mobile networks. Funded by NSF. Contributions include:
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`(cid:120) Algorithms and protocols to preserve location privacy while enabling the use of
`network-based location-based services.
`(cid:120) A novel architecture, service-set, and protocols for web access and messaging
`services from traditional cellular handsets. Led to initial text messaging products
`from Lucent Technologies.
`(cid:120) Algorithms for optimal rate control and resource allocation for networks that
`employ network coding.
`(cid:120) Algorithms for enabling secure and highly scalable RFID networks.
`(cid:120) Security solutions that enable network-based performance enhancements
`(cid:120) Micromobility protocol (HAWAII) and IP paging services. Led to formation of a
`working group at the Internet Engineering Task Force.
`(cid:120) Security protocols application support to enable 802.11/3G roaming. Led to
`product offering from Lucent Technologies.
`(cid:120) An asymmetric link layer protocol (AIRMAIL) designed specifically for wireless
`links. Incorporated into CDMA2000 standards.
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`Software for Telecommunication Network Control:
`Led and participated in several projects on call processing and service control for ISDN
`and B-ISDN networks.
`Ph.D. Research (advised by Prof. Mischa Schwartz)
`MultiStream Protocol (MSP): Designed, validated, and implemented a new feature-
`rich high-speed transport protocol on a parallel processor platform.
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`Students
`Advising 6 Ph.D. students, 2 Post Docs, 2 Honors students, 1 M.S. student; graduated
`14 Ph.D. students, 11 M.S. students, 2 M.Eng. students, and 3 Honors students.
`Grants (approximate total PSU portion since 2002: $19.3 M)
`International Technology Alliance (CONCERTO), Network and Information Sciences
`International Technology Alliance, US Army Research Lab & UK Ministry of
`Defence, PI, $2.5M, 5/06–5/14. (One of 4 technical area leads on team of 12 partners
`including industry and academia, Prime: IBM).
`Collaborative Technology Alliance Network Sciences Communications Network
`Academic Research Center, Overall PI and Center Director ARL, $35M, 2009–
`2018 (renewed in 2014). (Penn State Amount for 9/08–9/16 is $7.7M).
`HDTRA1-10-1-0085: State Estimation and Optimal Recovery in networks with
`Massive Cascading Failures – Topic D: Network Adaptability from WMD
`Disruption and Cascading Failures, PI (Co-PI: Cao and Swami [US-ARL]), Defense
`Threat Reduction Agency, (option years added in 2014) $1,650,000, 8/10–5/16.
`Collaborative Research Alliance, Co-PI (PI: McDaniel), ARL, up to $48M ($600K for
`candidate), 2013–2022.
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`Wireless Network Defense, PI, DARPA (sub to Lockheed Martin), $150,000, 2013–
`2014.
`MANET and DTN Routing for Tactical Networks, PI (Co-PI: Cao), CERDEC,
`$175,000, 2013–2014.
`Small: Efficient Energy-Aware Web Browsing in Wireless Networks, Co-PI (PI: Cao),
`NSF, $499,368, 2012–2015.
`QoI-Aware Named Data Networking, PI, Harris Corp, $50,000, 2012–2013.
`Student Travel Support for IEEE ICNP, PI, NSF, $10,000, 2011.
`Aqua – QoI-Aware client, co-PI (PI: Govindan, USC), US-Army Research Lab, $50,000,
`2011–2012.
`Harnessing Network Coding Gains in Multi-Rate Wireless Networks, PI (PI:
`Krishnamurthy, UC Riverside), NSF, $240,000, 2010–2013.
`Characterizing and Mitigating Wireless Systems Vulnerabilities, Defense University
`Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), Co-PI (PI: McDaniel), Army
`Research Office (ARO), $150,000, 5/09–5/10.
`Supporting Multi-Missions in Wireless Sensor Networks, Co-PI (PI: Cao), NSF,
`$450,000, 2009–2012.
`Collaborative Research: Security Services in Open Telecommunications Networks,
`Co-PI (PI: McDaniel), NSF, $598,488, 2009–2012.
`Secure Supply Chain Management for Telecom, PI (with McDaniel and Shu), Alcatel-
`Lucent, $110,000, 2009.
`Secure 3G/4G Mobility, PI, SPRINT Labs, $55,000, 2008–2009.
`Network State Discovery and Analysis in Defense of WMD Attacks, PI, (with Cao),
`Defense Threat Reduction Agency, $215,000, 2008–2009.
`Wireless Mesh with Mobility, PI (with Cao), The Technology Collaborative, $172,000,
`8/07–7/08.
`ARSENAL: A Cross Layer Architecture for Secure and Resilient Tactical Mobile Ad
`Hoc Networks,” co-PI (PI: Cao), ARO MURI, $780,000, 6/07–5/12.
`Wireless Network Security, PI (with Yener and Jaeger), Raytheon, $50,000, 1/07–
`12/07.
`Security for Internet/IMS Convergence, PI (with Jaeger and McDaniel), Cisco URP,
`$100,000, 2007–2008.
`NeTS WN: Protecting Services for Emerging Wireless Telecommunications
`Infrastructure, PI, NSF, $400,000, 2007–2009.
`Ben Franklin Center of Excellence for the Networking and Security Research
`Center, Director and PI, $175,000, 2007–2009.
`Mobile Sensor Systems, PI (with Cao), The Technology Collaborative, $140,000, 7/06–
`6/07.
`Telecommunications Evolution and Security, PI (with Yener and Jaeger), Raytheon,
`$50,000, 6/06–12/06.
`Distributed Adaptive Channelization Control, DARPA CBMANET Program, PI (with
`Yener), $303,000, 6/06–12/07. (Prime: BAE Systems CONCERTO Project).
`Overload Controls for SIP Servers, IBM Faculty Award Program, PI, $30,000, 2006.
`NeTS-NOSS: Controllable Node Mobility for Mission-Oriented Sensor Networks,
`co-PI (PI: Cao, Kesidis, Das), National Science Foundation, $458,000, 9/05–8/09.
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`Capacity Building Information Assurance, senior personnel (PI: Liu and others),
`National Science Foundation DUE, $296,466 8/05–7/06.
`CRI: Collaborative Research: WORKIT: A Universal Wireless Open Research
`KIT, PI (with other institutions), National Science Foundation, $124,956, 8/05–7/08.
`Efficient Hybrid Security for Networks of Simple Devices, PI (with Cao), The
`Technology Collaborative, $166,288, 7/05–6/06.
`SGER: Exploratory Research on Relay Network of Agile Radios, National Science
`Foundation, PI (with Yener), $95,018, 3/05–9/06.
`Group Mobility Management for Sensors, DARPA/ONR Emerging Surveillance
`Plexsus (ESP), subcontract with PSU ARL, $72,000, 1/05–12/05.
`Mobile Multi-Layered IPSec: Advanced Services, PI (with Cao), The Technology
`Collaborative, $178,435, 1/05–12/05.
`Secure Services in IP-Based Third Generation Wireless Networks, IBM Faculty
`Award Program, PI, $30,000, 2005.
`Student International Travel Support for IEEE International Conference on
`Networking Protocols (ICNP 2004); October 5-8, 2004; Berlin, Germany, PI,
`National Science Foundation, $15,500, 9/04–8/05.
`Asymmetric Security Solutions for Networks of Simple Devices, PI (with Cao), The
`Technology Collaborative, $184,000, 7/04–6/05
`Group Mobility Management for Sensors, DARPA/ONR Emerging Surveillance
`Plexsus (ESP), subcontract with PSU ARL, $30,000, 5/04–12/04.
`Mobile Multi-layered IP Security, PI (with Cao), Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse,
`$189,000, 7/03–6/04.
`CISCO CIAG Equipment Donation, co-PI (with Liu, Chen), $110,000, 2003.
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`La Porta, T. F., M. Schwartz. May 1993. The MultiStream Protocol: A Highly
`Flexible High-Speed Transport Protocol. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
`Communications 11(4):519-530.
`La Porta, T. F., M. Schwartz. December 1993. Performance Analysis of MSP
`Feature-Rich High-Speed Transport Protocol. IEEE/ACM Transactions on
`Networking 1(6):740-753.
`La Porta, T. F., M. Veeraraghavan. 1993. Evaluation of Broadband UNI Signaling
`Protocol Techniques. Journal of High Speed Networks 2(3):209-238. IOS Press.
`La Porta, T. F., M. Schwartz. February 1994. Verification of the MultiStream
`Protocol (MSP) Using COSPAN. Formal Methods in System Design 4(2):123-153.
`5. Veeraraghavan, M., T. F. La Porta. 1994. Object-Oriented Analysis of Signaling and
`Control in Broadband Networks. International Journal of Communication Systems
`7:131-148.
`6. Ayanoglu, E., S. Paul, T. F. La Porta, K. K. Sabnani. R. D. Gitlin. 1995. AIRMAIL:
`A Link-Layer Protocol for Wireless Networks. ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks
`Journal 1(1):47-59.
`7. Veeraraghavan, M., T. F. La Porta, R. Ramjee. 1995. A Distributed Control Strategy
`for Wireless ATM Networks. ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks Journal 1(3):323-339.
`La Porta, T. F., M. Veeraraghavan, P. Treventi, R. Ramjee. June 1995. Distributed
`Call Processing for Personal Communications Services. IEEE Communications
`Magazine 33(6):66-75.
`9. Veeraraghavan, M., T. F. La Porta, W. S. Lai. November 1995. An Alternative
`Approach to Call/Connection Control in Broadband Switching Systems. IEEE
`Communications Magazine 33(11):90-97.
`10. Ramjee, R., T. F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan. December 1995. The Use of Network-
`based Migrating User Agents for PCS. IEEE Personal Communications Magazine.
`pp. 62-68.
`11. La Porta, T. F., K. K. Sabnani, A. S. Sawkar. Autumn, 1996. Distributed Call
`Processing for Wireless Mobile Networks. Bell Labs Technical Journal 1(2):127-
`142.
`12. La Porta, T. F., K. K. Sabnani, R. D. Gitlin. 1996. Challenges for Nomadic
`Computing: Mobility Management and Wireless Communications. ACM/Baltzer
`Journal on Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications 1(1):3-16.
`13. La Porta, T. F., M. Veeraraghavan, R. W. Buskens. December 1996. Comparison of
`Signaling Loads for PCS Systems. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 4(6):840-
`856.
`14. La Porta, T. F., K-W. Chen. August 1997. A Direct Signaling System for Flexible
`Access and Deployment of Telecommunication Services. IEEE/ACM Transactions
`on Networking 5(4):489-501.
`15. Woo, T., T. F. La Porta, K. K. Sanbani. October 1997. Pigeon: A Wireless Two-Way
`Messaging System. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 15(8):1391-
`1405.
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`16. Ramjee, R., T. F. La Porta, J. Kurose, D. Towsley. June 1998. Performance
`Evaluation of Connection Re-Routing Schemes for ATM-based Wireless Networks.
`IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 6(3):249-261.
`17. La Porta, T. F., R. Ramjee, T. Woo, K. K. Sabnani. August 1998. Experiences with
`Network-Based User Agents for Mobile Applications. ACM/Baltzer Journal of
`Mobile Networks and Applications 3(2):123-141.
`18. La Porta, T. F. 1999. Signaling. Chapter in Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and
`Electronics Engineering 19:276-284. Ed. J. G. Webster.
`19. Shah, N., A. Sawkar, J. Marinho, K. K. Sabnani, T. F. La Porta, T. C. Chiang.
`January-March 2000. Wireless Data Networking, Standards, and Applications.
`5(1):130-149.
`20. Ramjee, R., T. F. La Porta, L. Salgarelli, S. Thuel, K. Varadhan, L. Li. August 200.
`IP-Based Access Network Infrastructure for Next Generation Wireless Data
`Networks. IEEE Personal Communications Magazine 7(4):34-41.
`21. Ramjee, R., T. F. La Porta, J. Kurose, D. Towsley. November 2000. User Agent
`Migration Policies in Wireless Networks. IEEE Journal of Selected Areas of
`Communication 18(11):2465-2489.
`22. Lennox, J., K. Murakami. M. Karaul, T. F. La Porta. October 2001. Interworking
`Internet Telephony and Wireless Telecommunications Networks. ACM Computer
`Communications Review 31(5):25-36.
`23. Thuel, S., L. Salgarelli, R. Ramjee, T. F. La Porta. 2002. Dynamic Configuration of
`Mobile Devices for Wireless Internet Access. Mobile and Wireless Internet Access,
`Chapter 10. Edited by K. Makki. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
`24. Ramjee, R., K. Varadhan, L. Salgarelli, S. Thuel, T. F. La Porta. June 2002.
`HAWAII: A Domain Based Approach for Mobility in Wide-Area Wireless
`Networks. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 10(3):396-410.
`25. Ramjee, R., L. Li, T. F. La Porta, S. Kasera. September 2002. IP Paging Service for
`Mobile Hosts. ACM/Kluwer Journal on Wireless Networks 8(5):427-441.
`26. Haase, O., K. Murakami, T. F. La Porta. August 2003. Unified Mobility Manager -
`IEEE Wireless
`Enabling Efficient SIP/UMTS Mobile Network Control.
`Communications 10(4):66-75.
`27. Murakami, K., O. Haase, J. Shin*, T. F. La Porta. June 2004. Mobility Management
`Alternatives for Migration to Mobile Internet Session-Based Services. IEEE Journal
`on Selected Areas of Communications 22(5):818-833. (Third author supervised by
`candidate)
`28. Yashiro, T., T. F. La Porta. December 2005. Nomadic Agent System:
`Infrastructureless Location Based Service System. Journal of Information Processing
`Society of Japan 46(12):2952-2962.
`29. Wang*, G., G. Cao, T. F. La Porta. June 2006. Movement Assisted Sensor
`Deployment. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 5(6):640-652. (First author
`co-supervised by candidate)
`30. Shin*, J., K. H. Lee, A. Yener, T. F. La Porta. August 2006. On-demand Diversity
`Wireless Relay Networks. ACM Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications
`11(4):593-611. (First author supervised by candidate)
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`31. Wang*, G., G. Cao, P. Berman, T. F. La Porta. May 2007. Bidding Protocols for
`Deploying Mobile Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 6(5):563-576.
`(First author co-supervised by candidate)
`32. Traynor*, P., R. Kumar*, H. Choi*, G. Cao, S. Zhu, T. F. La Porta. June 2007.
`Efficient Hybrid Security Mechanisms for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks. IEEE
`Transactions on Mobile Computing 6(6):663-677. (First author co-supervised and
`second and third authors supervised by candidate)
`33. Zhang, W., G. Cao, T. F. La Porta. 2007. July 2007. Data Dissemination with Ring-
`Based Index for Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile
`Computing 6(7):832-847.
`34. Kotapati*, K., P. Liu, T. F. La Porta. August 2007. Dependency Relation Based
`Vulnerability Analysis of 3G Networks: Can It Identify Unforeseen Cascading
`Attacks? Telecommunications Systems, Special Issue on Security, Privacy and Trust
`for Beyond 3G Networks 35(3-4):99-122. (First author supervised by candidate)
`35. Zhang, W., G. Cao, T. F. La Porta. October 2007. Dynamic Proxy Tree-Based Data
`Dissemination Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks. ACM/Kluwer Wireless
`Networks (WINET) 13(5):583-595.
`36. Shin*, J., R. Kumar*, P. Kishen*, T. F. La Porta. November 2007. Channelization
`for Dynamic Multi-Frequency, Multi-Hop Wireless Cellular Networks. Ad Hoc
`Networks Journal 5(8):1284-1302. (First three authors supervised by candidate)
`37. Tonesi, D., Y. Sun*, L. Salgarelli, T. F. La Porta. February 2008. Evaluation of
`Signaling Loads in 3GPP Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications 15(1):92-100.
`(Second author supervised by candidate)
`38. Kumar*, R., R. Crepaldi, H. Rowaihy*, A. Harris, G. Cao, F. Anjum, M. Zorzi, T. F.
`La Porta. June 2008. Mitigating Performance Degradation in Congested Sensor
`Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 7(6):682-697. (First and third
`authors supervised by candidate)
`39. Choi*, H., H. Song, G. Cao, T. F. La Porta. December 2008. Mobile Multi-Layered
`IPSec. ACM/Springer Wireless Networks (WINET) 14(6):895-913. (First author
`supervised by candidate)
`40. Traynor*, P., W. Enck, P. McDaniel, T. F. La Porta. December 2008. Exploiting
`Open Functionality in SMS-Capable Cellular Networks. Journal of Computer
`Security 16(6):713-742. IOS Press. (First author co-supervised by candidate)
`41. Eswaran*, S., M. Johnson, A. Misra, T. F. La Porta. January 2009. Distributed
`Utility-Based Rate Adaptation Protocols for Prioritized, Quasi-Elastic Flows. ACM
`SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review (M2CR) 13(1):2-13.
`(First author supervised by candidate)
`42. Traynor*, P., W. Enck, P. McDaniel, T. F. La Porta. February 2009. Mitigating
`Attacks on Open Functionality in SMS-Capable Cellular Networks. IEEE/ACM
`Transactions on Networking 17(1):40-53. (First author co-supervised by candidate)
`43. Sun*, Y., T. F. La Porta, P. Kermani. March 2009. A Flexible Privacy-Enhanced
`Location Based Services System Framework and Practice. IEEE Transactions on
`Mobile Computing 8(3):304-321. (First author supervised by candidate)
`44. Choi*, H., W. Enck, J. Shin*, P. McDaniel, T. F. La Porta. May 2009. ASR:
`Anonymous and Secure Reporting of Traffic Forwarding Activity in Mobile Ad Hoc
`Networks. ACM Wireless Networks (WINET) 15(4):525-539. (First and third authors
`supervised by candidate)
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`45. Venkateswaran, A., V. Sarangan, T. F. La Porta, R. Acharya. June 2009. A Mobility-
`Prediction-Based Relay Deployment Framework for Conserving Power in MANETs.
`IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 8(6):750-765.
`46. Kotapati*, K., P. Liu, T. F. La Porta. November 2009. Evaluating MAPSec by
`Marking Attack Graphs. Kluwer/ACM Wireless Networks Journal 15(8):1042-1058.
`(First author supervised by candidate)
`47. Bar-Noy, A., T. Brown, M. Johnson, T. F. La Porta, O. Liu, H. Rowaihy*. July