Alvaro A. Cárdenas
Assistant Profesor
Department of Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas
Research Interests
Computer Security, Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart Grid, Wireless Networking, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Statistics and Machine Learning.
Education
| University of Maryland |
| College Park, MD |
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| Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Dec. 2006 |
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- Thesis: Design and Evaluation of Decision Making Algorithms for Information Security
- Advisor: John S. Baras.
| University of Maryland |
| College Park, MD |
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| M.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering
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| Dec. 2002 |
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- Thesis: Change Detection Algorithms for Information Assurance of Computer Networks
| Universidad de los Andes |
| Bogotá, Colombia (South America) |
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| B.Sc. Major: Electrical Engineering. Minor: Mathematics |
| March 2000 |
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- Thesis: Adaptive Fuzzy Systems and Control of an Anaerobic Reactor.
| University of Massachusetts |
| Amherst, MA |
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| Exchange student in Computer Engineering |
| Spring 1999 |
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- Coursework: Computer Networks, Neural Networks, Control Systems 2, Abstract Algebra, Numerical Analysis 2, and Individual research course with Prof. Theodore Djaferis.
Research Experience
| Fujitsu Laboratories of America |
| California, USA |
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| Research Staff Member |
| December 2009 - December 2012 |
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- Research: Security and Privacy in the Smart Grid. Wireless Networking. Cloud-Computing. The Internet of Things.
| University of California, Berkeley |
| California, USA |
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| Postdoctoral Scholar |
| October 2006 - October 2009 |
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- Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, and Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST), an NSF Science and Technology Center. http://www.truststc.org.
- Research: Information Security of Cyber-Physical Systems, Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Cybercrime, Machine Learning.
| University of Maryland, College Park |
| Maryland, USA |
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| Graduate Research Assistant, Teaching Fellow, and Teaching Assistant |
| Aug. 2000 - Dec. 2006 |
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- Affiliations: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Systems Research (ISR), and Hybrid Networks Center (HyNet).
- Research: Computer Security, Wireless Networks, Statistical Detection and Estimation Theory with Applications to Intrusion Detection.
| INRIA |
| Nancy and Toulouse, France |
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| Summer Research Assistant |
| June. 2003 - Sept. 2003 |
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- Machine Learning, Discriminative Learning of Graphical Models.
| Universidad de los Andes |
| Bogotá Colombia |
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| Teaching Assistant |
| Aug. 1999 - Dec. 1999 |
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- Teaching Assistant for Electromagnetic Theory
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) |
| Caño Limón, Cobeñas, Colombia |
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| Student Internship |
| Jan. 1998 - July. 1998 |
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- Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition (SCADA) systems, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Awards and Honors
| Invited Visiting Professor. |
| 2011 |
| University of Cagliary, Italy. |
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| Distinguished Graduate Research Assistant. |
| 2002-2004 |
| Institute of Systems Research, University of Maryland. |
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| Best Presentation Award. |
| 2004 |
| 2004 IEEE American Control Conference, Security Track. |
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| Best Paper Award in Information Technology. |
| 2002 |
| 23rd Army Science Conference. |
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| Graduate School Fellowship. |
| 2000-2002 |
| The Graduate School, University of Maryland. |
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| Dean's List. |
| 1999 |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst. |
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Professional Activities and Memberships
Fujitsu representative to NIST's Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP). NIST Cloud Computing Security working group and Cloud Security Alliance. Member of
ACM, IEEE, IEEE Computer, and IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) alliance.
Internet Drafts
- Ulrich Herberg, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Tadashige Iwao, Mike Dow, Sandra Céspedes. Depth-First Forwarding in Unreliable Networks. Internet Draft. draft-cardenas-dff.
Standards and Guidelines
- Contributing author. NIST-IR 7628. Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security. NIST Cloud Security Reference Architecture. CSA Big Data Workig Group (Subgroup on Big Data Security Analytics).
Patents
- Sung Lee, Alvaro A. Cardenas, Ryusuke Masuoka. Method and System for Device Integrity Authentication. US Patents:
- 20,120,047,550
- 20,120,047,557
- 20,120,047,578
Patents Filed
- Ulrich Herberg, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Duplicate Packet Suppression by Packet Tagging for Efficient Multipath Data Forwarding. February 2012. Patent Filing Serial No. 13/460,592.
- Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Daisuke Mashima. Profiling Energy Consumption. Filed on November 15, 2011. Patent Filing Serial No. 13/297033.
- Zhexuan Song, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Ryusuke Masuoka. Method to save energy consumption based on dynamic service discovery and subscription. Filed on April 8, 2011. Patent Filing Serial No. 13/082951.
- Sung Lee, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Ryusuke Masuoka. Lightweight Integrity Authentication System for a Large Scale Network of Embedded Devices with Differentiated Integrity Checking. Filed on November 16, 2010. Patent Filing Serial No. 12/947687.
- Sung Lee, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Ryusuke Masuoka. Lightweight Integrity Authentication System for a Large Scale Network of Embedded Devices (Concept 3). Filed on November 16, 2010. Patent Filing Serial No. 12/947662.
- Sung Lee, Alvaro A. Cárdenas, Ryusuke Masuoka. Lightweight Integrity Authentication System for a Large Scale Network of Embedded Devices. Filed on August 20, 2010. Patent Filing Serial No. 12/860247.