Cheng-Lin Tsao
Ph.D. Candidate
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA

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Phone: +1 (404) 385 3012

My research interests are in heterogeneous wireless networks and mobile wireless networks. I work with Prof. Sivakumar in the Georgia Tech Networks and Mobile Computing (GNAN) Research Group.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 06-present)
Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Networks and Mobile Computing Research Group, headed by Prof. Raghupathy Sivakumar
GPA 4.0/4.0

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (June 04)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science Research Group)
GPA 4.0/4.0; graduate with honors (99 percentile)

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (June 02)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
GPA 3.6/4.0; Major 3.8/4.0; CS Major 4.0/4.0

Publication

  • C.-L. Tsao and R. Sivakumar, "On Effectively Exploiting Multiple Wireless Interfaces in Mobile Hosts," ACM International Conference on Emerging Networking Experiments and Technologies (CoNEXT), Rome, Italy, December, 2009.
  • S. Lakshmanan, C.-L. Tsao, and R. Sivakumar, "Aegis: Securing wireless networks against eavesdropping using smart antennas", revised version submitted to IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
  • S. Lakshmanan, C.-L. Tsao, and R. Sivakumar, "On Coding Concurrent Transmissions in Wireless Networks," Poster Presentation, ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MOBICOM), Beijing, China, September, 2009.
  • Y. Jeong, S. Kakumanu, C.-L. Tsao, and R. Sivakumar, "VoIP over Wi-Fi Networks: Performance Analysis and Acceleration Algorithms," Springer Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 523-538, August 2009.
  • J.-F. Lee, M.-C. Chen, and C.-L. Tsao, "Sniffing Out Correct Error Frame Model for the ns-2 Simulator," Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 1227-1240, August 2009.
  • Y.-T. Wu, W. Liao, C.-L. Tsao, and T.-N. Lin, "Impact of Node Mobility on Link Duration in Multi-hop Mobile Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 2435-2442, June 2009.
  • S. Lakshmanan, C.-L. Tsao, R. Sivakumar, and K. Sundaresan, "Securing Wireless Data Networks against eavesdropping using Smart Antennas," International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), Beijing, China, June 2008.
  • Y. Jeong, S. Kakumanu, C.-L. Tsao, and R. Sivakumar, "Improving VoIP Call Capacity over IEEE 802.11 Networks," IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BROADNETS), Raleigh, NC, USA, September 2007.
  • C.-L, Tsao, Y.-T. Wu, W. Liao, and J.-C. Kuo, "Link Duration of the Random Way Point Model in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 2006.
  • Y.-T. Wu, W. Liao, C.-L. Tsao, "Epoch Distance of the Random Waypoint Model in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 2006.
  • Y.-T. Wu, T.-Y. Ho, W. Liao, C.-L. Tsao, "Epoch Length of the Random Waypoint Model in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 9, No. 11, pp. 1003-1005, November 2005.

    Current Project

    Multihoming for Wireless Devices
  • Designed multihoming solutions for heterogeneous networks and implemented on Android smartphone platform.
  • Designed and implemented a real time multihomed 3S-TV system using NetFilter and Linux kernel programming.
  • Built a multihomed gateway that integrates Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G, DSL, and cable networks.
  • Built a testbed for 3S-TV video delivery over IP network using industry-standard products.

    Past Projects

    Security Zone Discovery (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Summer 2008)
  • Developed a method for security zone discovery comprising diverse approaches.
  • Implemented a hybrid security zone discovery system using shell scripts, Java, and XML.
  • Developed and implemented a method for security compliance verification using Java and XML.

    Instant-Messaging Worms (CS 6262, Fall 2007)
  • Designed architecture for instant messengers to prevent worm propagation based on worm behaviors.
  • Implemented the add-on on MSN messengers using C#, Microsoft Active Accessibility, and MSN API.

    Securing Wireless Data Networks against Eavesdropping Using Smart Antennas (Spring 2007)
  • Designed security mechanisms using smart antennas to reduce exposure to eavesdroppers.
  • Built a physical-level simulator for wireless security with smart antennas using C++.

    Improving VoIP Call Capacity over IEEE 802.11 Networks (Spring 2007)
  • Designed a GUI monitor system to evaluate VoIP performance in real time.
  • Implemented the system using Java socket and Swing.

    UFFT: Ultra-Fast File Transfer (CS 7260, Spring 2007)
  • Designed a multipath data transfer protocol using digital fountain codes.
  • Implemented on PlanetLab using C++ and socket programming.

    Path Diversity in the Internet (ECE 4605, Fall 2006)
  • Designed a multipath routing mechanism via bottleneck-disjoint paths.
  • Implemented on PlanetLab using Java, ScriptRoute, and socket programming.

    Analysis of Link Dynamics in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (Spring 2004)
  • Derived the distribution of link duration of mobile ad hoc networks under Random Waypoint model.

    Broadband Wireless Information Access for e-Building (Fall 2003)
  • Developed an IPv6 testbed and implemented the Reliable Mobile Multicast Protocol (RMMP).

    xDSL Multimedia and Multi-service Communication System (Spring 2003)
  • Implemented both VoIP and Web Proxy services over xDSL using Java.

    QoS and Multicasting in IP over WDM Networks (Fall 2002)
  • Analyzed the performance of the proposed all-optical multicast protocol using analysis and simulation.