Prof. Park - Projects

School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, New York, USA

!	Prof. Joon S. Park - Research

Prof. Park has a variety of accomplishments from his previous and current research projects in information and systems security.

Until now, a variety of security technologies and approaches have been introduced, but none has been able to provide a perfect solution. There is no silver bullet for most security problems, but I hypothesize that security in most information systems can be improved by proper countermeasures.

Research Agenda

My main research area is Applied Information Security. In that context I focus on scalability, fine-granularity, and survivability. The table below summarizes my research agenda. Under the main theme, Applied Information Security, I have identified three core-interlinked research streams that are common to the areas of my research: scalable, fine-grained, and survivable security approaches. In each stream I have three research realms with respect to theoretical frameworks, support mechanisms, and applications in real systems. In the realm of theoretical frameworks, I identify fundamental problems in the research stream and propose new strategies, models, and architectures, along with the analyses of their tradeoffs. In the realm of support mechanisms, I develop new mechanisms or enhance existing mechanisms with sophisticated features to support the corresponding theoretical frameworks. Finally, in the realm of applications, I apply the theoretical frameworks to real systems, using the support mechanisms that I have developed, prove the feasibility of my proposed ideas, and evaluate the experimental results.

This research agenda is not necessarily fulfilled in the order of theoretical frameworks, support mechanisms, and applications to real systems. For instance, sometimes I figure out a theoretical framework while (or even after) I am working on the support mechanisms or applications. The experience and outcomes from one realm can be useful input to another realm in the same or different research stream. Research streams also have linkages with other streams.

Research Streams Research Realms	Applied Information Security
	*Scalability* Scalable security approaches are needed, especially for large, distributed systems.	*Fine-granularity* Fine-grained security approaches, which are still scalable, are needed.	*Survivability* Advanced survivability approaches are needed, especially for mission-critical systems.
Theoretical Frameworks	- Identify fundamental problems in each research stream. - Propose new strategies, models, and architectures. - Analyze their tradeoffs.
Support Mechanisms	- Develop new mechanisms to support the corresponding theoretical frameworks. - Enhance existing mechanisms with sophisticated features to support the corresponding theoretical frameworks.
Applications to Real Systems	- Apply the theoretical frameworks to real systems. - Use the support mechanisms, developed or enhanced. - Prove the feasibility of the proposed ideas by implementation. - Analyze the experimental results.

Research Agenda

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