About

I am a PhD candidate in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, where I work in the Wireless Institute under the direction of Dr. Aaron Striegel. My current research focuses on network performance measurement, security, and privacy.

In particular, I am exploring the spillover effects of active network probing tools also knows as speed tests on user quality of experience (QoE) for both Wi-Fi and cellular networks. I am also investigating ways to reduce the cost of these tools through pre-staging useful content as part of speed tests. Additionally, I am looking at how passively observing beacon signal strength, block acknowledgement gaps, and other control packets can be used to characterize neighborhood density, patterns of life, and other interesting environmental effects.

My recent paper, published in ICC 2023, showcases my work in mitigating the cost of speed tests for improving quality of experience (QoE) for users. In the paper, I presented rePurpose, a novel system that reduces the data cost of network performance measurement tests and improves user QoE by repurposing traditionally discarded speed test data into useful content.