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Overview

Kun Sun is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Computer Science, with 127 publications attributed to this area. Their research encompasses several subfields including Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, Information Systems, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist has contributed to research on multiple topics, notably Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Security and Verification in Computing, Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting, Cloud Data Security Solutions, Software-Defined Networks and 5G, as well as Spam and Phishing Detection.

Their recent peer-reviewed papers include:

  • SAP-SSE: Protecting Search Patterns and Access Patterns in Searchable Symmetric Encryption (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
  • Enhancing malware analysis sandboxes with emulated user behavior (2022), published in Computers & Security
  • RusTEE: Developing Memory-Safe ARM TrustZone Applications (2020), published in Annual Computer Security Applications Conference
  • Disrupting the SDN Control Channel via Shared Links: Attacks and Countermeasures (2022), published in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
  • The LOFT Attack: Overflowing SDN Flow Tables at a Low Rate (2022), published in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Qi Li (17 collaborations)
  • Jiahao Cao (10 collaborations)
  • Shu Wang (9 collaborations)
  • Ke Xu (5 collaborations)
  • Pengbin Feng (4 collaborations)

Kun Sun's publications appear frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 12 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security with 5 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing with 5 publications
  • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking with 4 publications
  • Computers & Security with 2 publications

Regarding book publications, Kun Sun has contributed to works published by Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, with the title Security and Privacy in Communication Networks (2020), and by Springer Science+Business Media with Science of Cyber Security (2021).

Best Publications

  • How to misuse AODV: a case study of insider attacks against mobile ad-hoc routing protocols

    Peng Ning;Kun Sun

  • How to misuse AODV: a case study of insider attacks against mobile ad-hoc routing protocols

    P. Ning;K. Sun

  • Efficient self-healing group key distribution with revocation capability

    Donggang Liu;Peng Ning;Kun Sun

  • TinySeRSync: secure and resilient time synchronization in wireless sensor networks

    Kun Sun;Peng Ning;Cliff Wang

  • 2015 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy SP 2015

    Jonathan Woodruff;Peter G. Neumann;Simon W. Moore;Jonathan Anderson

  • Secure and resilient clock synchronization in wireless sensor networks

    Kun Sun;Peng Ning;Cliff Wang

  • MOTAG: Moving Target Defense against Internet Denial of Service Attacks

    Quan Jia;Kun Sun;Angelos Stavrou

  • Secure Distributed Cluster Formation in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Kun Sun;Pai Peng;Peng Ning;Cliff Wang

  • A Measurement Study on Linux Container Security: Attacks and Countermeasures

    Xin Lin;Lingguang Lei;Yuewu Wang;Jiwu Jing

  • A study of personal information in human-chosen passwords and its security implications

    Yue Li;Haining Wang;Kun Sun

  • TrustOTP: Transforming Smartphones into Secure One-Time Password Tokens

    He Sun;Kun Sun;Yuewu Wang;Jiwu Jing

  • DeepDroid: Dynamically Enforcing Enterprise Policy on Android Devices.

    Xueqiang Wang;Kun Sun;Yuewu Wang;Jiwu Jing

  • CaSE: Cache-Assisted Secure Execution on ARM Processors

    Ning Zhang;Kun Sun;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou

  • TruSpy: Cache Side-Channel Information Leakage from the Secure World on ARM Devices.

    Ning Zhang;Kun Sun;Deborah Shands;Wenjing Lou

  • Fault-tolerant cluster-wise clock synchronization for wireless sensor networks

    Kun Sun;Peng Ning;Cliff Wang

  • TrustICE: Hardware-Assisted Isolated Computing Environments on Mobile Devices

    He Sun;Kun Sun;Yuewu Wang;Jiwu Jing

  • Using Hardware Features for Increased Debugging Transparency

    Fengwei Zhang;Kevin Leach;Angelos Stavrou;Haining Wang

  • SPECTRE: A dependable introspection framework via System Management Mode

    Fengwei Zhang;Kevin Leach;Kun Sun;Angelos Stavrou

  • TrustDump: Reliable Memory Acquisition on Smartphones

    He Sun;He Sun;Kun Sun;Yuewu Wang;Jiwu Jing

  • HyperCheck: A Hardware-AssistedIntegrity Monitor

    Fengwei Zhang;Jiang Wang;Kun Sun;Angelos Stavrou

  • FAMING: supporting innovative mechanism shape design

    Boi Faltings;Kun Sun

  • The CrossPath Attack: Disrupting the SDN Control Channel via Shared Links.

    Jiahao Cao;Qi Li;Renjie Xie;Kun Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Sushil Jajodia
Sushil Jajodia George Mason University
Angelos Stavrou
Angelos Stavrou Virginia Tech
Haining Wang
Haining Wang Virginia Tech
Peng Ning
Peng Ning Google (United States)
Wenjing Lou
Wenjing Lou Virginia Tech
Y. Thomas Hou
Y. Thomas Hou Virginia Tech
Ke Xu
Ke Xu Tsinghua University
Rui Zhao
Rui Zhao University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Gang Zhou
Gang Zhou William & Mary
Radha Poovendran
Radha Poovendran University of Washington

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