Shanchieh Jay Yang
Ph.D., ECE, University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
83 Lomb Memorial Drive, Bldg 09
Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Office:
Bldg. 09, Room 3425
Research
Lab: Bldg. 09, Room 3490
Tel: (585) 475-6434
Fax: (585) 475-4084
Email: jay.yang@rit.edu
Teaching
- EECC
341 Introduction to Digital Systems (Spring 2009)
o Syllabus and homework assignments
o Class
notes, data sheets, learning objectives, and other reference material
o Announcements
will be sent to email accounts specified in http://mycourses.rit.edu)
Research
- Publications
- Cyber
Fusion: information fusion for threat and impact projection of multistage
cyber attacks
o Aims at proactively predict
attacker’s next actions given observables from correlated intrusion
alerts in real-time
o Utilizes mathematical frameworks, e.g.,
VLMM, Dempster-Shafer, Clustering, Statistical Inference, and Information
Theory
o Develops virtual terrain (VT) that
models the per-mission, per-attack accessibilities and relationship among
network entities
o Primary components: FuSIA
(containing TANDI, VTAC, and VLMM-Predictor) and Adaptive Signature Creation
for Intrusion Detection
o Current students: Daniel Liu, Chris
Murphy, Jordan Bean, and Haitao Du
o Alumni: Stephen Byers, Daniel Fava,
Brian Argauer, Gilbert Hendry, and Jared Holsopple
o Collaborators: Moises Sudit (CUBRC),
Jared Holsopple (CUBRC) and Michael Kuhl (ISE, RIT)
o Funded through National Center of
Multisource Information Fusion (NCMIF) grant under the technical supervision of
AFRL.
- High
level fusion for asymmetric warfare
o Aims at providing timely
impact/threat assessment given diverse soft/hard data sources
o Adaptive models (graph and sequence
models) to analyze capability, opportunity, intent, and pattern exhibited
o Visualization of impact/threat for
asymmetric warfare
o Current students: Khiem Tong, Daniel
Lu, and Michael Nusinov
o Collaborator: Moises Sudit (CUBRC)
and Jared Holsopple (CUBRC)
o Funded under AWARE program (AFRL) in
collaboration with CUBRC
- Cooperative
and autonomous robots (with heterogeneous sensors and wireless
communication)
o Multi-threat containment with artificial potential field (swarm) approach
§ Current students: Michael Ellis, Dieter Laskowski, Daniel Stella, Jessica LaRocque, Pat LaRocque
§ Alumni: Bhushan Mehendale and Nate Ransom
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MAHESHDAS: A
simulator for autonomous robot collaborations
o Autonomous shape formation with no reference points, Mark Seidman
o Mobility models for autonomous robots, Sidd Sail
o Comprehensive sensor modeling in
generic network simulators (OPNET),
o Partially funded by the Technology Innovation Center under the Director of Central Intelligence and RIT grants
- Micro-scale
Haptic Feedback and Tactile Informatics
o Aims at capturing and displaying
tactile information of micro-scale objects
o Model-data fusion with large
uncertainty
o Require transformation from unknown
micro-scale properties to human comprehensible haptic sensation
o Current students: Adam Weissman and
Athena Frazier
o Collaborator: Dr. Yen Wen Lu and Dr.
Jijie Xu
- Maximum
data retrieval problem (subject to finite sensor resource constraints)
o Jointly optimizes scheduling and routing decisions in the dynamic regime
o Accounts for buffer usage and energy
spikes
o Leads to energy efficient data forwarding
protocol
o Alumni:
o Partially funded by the
- Other
projects:
o Wireless
Ad Hoc Relay Protocol by limited Gossiping (i.e., probabilistic flooding): Julie Yerdon, Zeping Qiu
o Collaborative
networked PTZ cameras for maximal dynamic surveillance coverage: John Ruppert
§
Leveraging
computational geometry and application specific dynamic camera coverage models
o Ubiquitous
roaming over secured ad hoc networks (UROSAN)
o User perceived performance oriented best effort
networks
o Others
- Current Students:
o Haitao Du
o Daniel Liu
o Khiem Tong
o Christopher Murphy
o Jordan Bean
o Michael Nusinov
o Adam Weissman
o Athena Frazier
o Michael Ellis
o Dieter Laskowski
o Daniel Stella
o Jessica LaRocque
o Patrick LaRocque
- Alumni:
o
Stephen R. Byers (2008)
§
Real-time Fusion and Projection of Network
Intrusion Activity
o
Nathan A. Ransom (2008), Harris Corp.
§
Multi-threat Containment with Dynamic
Wireless Neighborhoods
o
Gilbert R. Hendry (2007), Columbia University, Electrical Engineering (Ph.D. student)
§
Applicability of Clustering to Cyber
Intrusion Detection
o
Brian J. Argauer Jr. (2007), Fisher-Price
§
VTAC: Virtual Terrain Assisted Impact
Assessment for Cyber Attacks
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Daniel S. Fava (2007), Intel
§
Characterization of Cyber Attacks Through
Variable Length Markov Models
o
§
Feasibility and Performance Analysis of
Sensor Modeling in OPNET
o
Siddharth S. Sail (2007)
§
On the applicability of Random Mobility
Models for Swarm Robot Movements
o
§
Potential Field Based Approach for
Multithreat Containment with Cooperative Robots
o
John A. Ruppert (2006), IBM
§
Placement,
Visibility and Coverage Analysis of Dynamic Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera Sensor
Networks
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Mark A. Seidman (2006), Navy Research Laboratory
§
Collision Avoidance for Autonomous Robot
Team Formation
o
Jared D. Holsopple (2006),
§
TANDI: Threat Assessment for Network Data
and Information
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Kenny Chung Chung Wai (2006), Xelic Inc.
§
Benchmarking of
Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Codes on
Reconfigurable Devices
o
Cory D. Cress (2004), RIT Microsystems Engineering (Ph.D. student)
§
Maximizing the Capability of Wireless Sensor
Networks
o
Deryck Hong (2004), IBM
§
Preserving Conformance for GCRA Regulated
Flows
Schedule (2008.3 - Spring)
Please
send me an email to request an appointment if you need to see me during times
outside my regular office hours. Please make sure to include a few time slots
you would like to meet with me and confirm the meeting time.
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8–9AM |
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Visualization Research |
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11–12AM |
Office Hour |
Research Meeting |
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12–1PM
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0306-341 (09-2139) |
0306-341 (09-2139) |
Computing PhD Meeting |
0306-341 (09-2139) |
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1–2PM |
Coop-Robot Research |
Committee meeting |
CE
Meeting |
Office Hour |
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2–3PM |
Research Meetings |
Research Meetings |
Office
Hour |
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IW Fusion Research |
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3–4PM |
Micro-Haptic Research |
0306-341 (17-2560) |
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Cyber Fusion Research Meeting |
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4–5PM |
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* Dr. Yang will be out
of town from 4/15/09 to 4/17/09.