Presenter

Phuong Cao is a research scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include securing high-performance scientific computing through large-scale measurements of network protocols, designing probabilistic models to detect cyber-attacks, and synthesizing machine-assisted proofs of federated authentication protocols. His research has won a Best Paper Award, a Best Hackathon Award, and an Outstanding Mentor recognition for advising students in cybersecurity research. Phuong is a Trusted CI Fellow of the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.