Z. Morley Mao

Zhuoqing Morley Mao (Chinese: 茅斫青) is a computer scientist whose research concerns computer networks, network security, mobile computing, and distributed systems. She is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.[1]

Education and career

Mao was both an undergraduate and a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, where she completed her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science in 2003.[2] Her doctoral dissertation, Solving the Interdomain Routing Problem-Understanding Interdomain Routing Dynamics, was supervised by Randy Katz.[3]

She joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2004, and as an assistant professor in 2008 was named Morris Wellman Faculty Development Professor.[2][4]

Research

Mao is one of the namesakes of the ZMW attack, a method for bringing down the internet via a distributed denial of service attack on its routing systems.[5] She has also found performance degradation caused by network security software,[6] discovered defects in the sandbox used to keep Android apps secure from each other,[7] and developed techniques by which self-driving vehicles can be tricked into failing to observe obstacles.[8]

Recognition

Mao was the 2016–2017 recipient of the George J. Huebner Jr. Research Excellence Award of the University of Michigan College of Engineering.[9]

She was named as an IEEE Fellow in 2022, "for contributions to performance and security of internet routing and mobile systems".[4] She was named as an ACM Fellow, in the 2023 class of fellows, "for contributions to internet security and performance".[10]

References

  1. ^ "Zhuoqing Morley Mao", People, University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, retrieved 2024-01-24
  2. ^ a b Z. Morley Mao Named Morris Wellman Faculty Development Professor, University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, archived from the original on 2020-02-17, retrieved 2024-01-24
  3. ^ Z. Morley Mao at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ a b Z. Morley Mao elected IEEE fellow for contributions to performance and security of internet routing and mobile systems, University of Michigan Computer Science and Engineering, January 13, 2022, retrieved 2024-01-24
  5. ^ Aron, Jacob (February 11, 2011), "The cyberweapon that could take down the internet", NewScientist
  6. ^ Reardon, Marguerite (September 15, 2011), "Carriers may be handicapping cell phone networks", CNET
  7. ^ "Sneak Attack: Android Apps Can Spy on Each Other", NBC News, August 21, 2014
  8. ^ LaChance, Dave (November 25, 2022), "Scientists trick lidar units into failing to see pedestrians", Repairer Driven News
  9. ^ "Prof. Z. Morley Mao selected to receive CoE George J. Huebner, Jr. Research Excellence award", News, University of Michigan Computer Science and Engineering, January 27, 2017, retrieved 2024-01-24
  10. ^ "Zhuoqing Mao", Award recipients, Association for Computing Machinery, retrieved 2024-01-24