Biography:Z. Morley Mao

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Short description: American computer scientist

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), https://eecs.engin.umich.edu/people/mao-zhuoqing-morley/, retrieved 2024-01-24 
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Z. Morley Mao Named Morris Wellman Faculty Development Professor, University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2008/Mao-professorship.html, retrieved 2024-01-24 
  3. Z. Morley Mao at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 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, https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/z-morley-mao-elected-ieee-fellow-for-contributions-to-performance-and-security-of-internet-routing-and-mobile-systems, retrieved 2024-01-24 
  5. Aron, Jacob (February 11, 2011), "The cyberweapon that could take down the internet", NewScientist, https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20113-the-cyberweapon-that-could-take-down-the-internet/ 
  6. Reardon, Marguerite (September 15, 2011), "Carriers may be handicapping cell phone networks", CNET, https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/carriers-may-be-handicapping-cell-phone-networks/ 
  7. "Sneak Attack: Android Apps Can Spy on Each Other", NBC News, August 21, 2014, https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/sneak-attack-android-apps-can-spy-each-other-n186376 
  8. LaChance, Dave (November 25, 2022), "Scientists trick lidar units into failing to see pedestrians", Repairer Driven News, https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/11/25/scientists-trick-lidar-units-into-failing-to-see-pedestrians/ 
  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, https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/prof-z-morley-mao-selected-to-receive-coe-george-j-huebner-jr-research-excellence-award, retrieved 2024-01-24 
  10. "Zhuoqing Mao", Award recipients (Association for Computing Machinery), https://awards.acm.org/award-recipients/mao_CR60327, retrieved 2024-01-24 

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