Kulsoom Abdullah PhD US Citizen E-mail:

URL: http://kulsoom.net/

AREAS OF •Network Security •802.11 Networks •Cellular Networks KNOWLEDGE & •Information •Human-Computer •Usability EXPERTISE Visualization Interaction EDUCATION Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering Spring 2006; GPA 3.61/4.0

• Minor in Computer Science • Dissertation title: “Scaling and Visualizing Network Data to Facilitate in Intrusion Detection

Tasks “ • Developed two systems that visualize packet header and IDS data visually improving the

efficiency at which attacks and anomalies are determined by the network security analyst. Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, May 2000; GPA 3.57/4.0

• Minor in Computer Science University of Central Florida Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering, May 1998; GPA 3.8/4.0

• Graduated Cum Laude • President's List, Florida Academic Scholarship, UCF Merit Scholarship • Minor in Math

SKILLS Computer Languages: Java, C, C++, JOGL (Java OpenGL extensions), HTML, Perl, Sockets Programming: C & Java. Software: Qualnet, Ethereal, Snort IDS, Matlab., OPNET Operating Systems: Mac OSX, Windows, LINUX/UNIX Foreign Language: Pashto – basic proficiency EXPERIENCE Engineer III, Scientific Research Corporation Atlanta, GA January 2008-June 2009

• Software Defined Radios January 2009-June 2009

o Assisted in developing an adaptive power control algorithm using Qualnet o Assisted in ensuring thorough network testing plan o Tested SRC’s revised Mobile Route (MANET software)

• AMF JTRS Router Trade Study April 2008-December 2008 o Researching COTS router specifications and RFCs for use in the AMF JTRS system. This

is being done for the top router vendors. • JTRS Training Network Analysis January 2008-April 2008

o Assessed the network loading for FCS training and potential for JTRS radios and waveforms to carry this load. Researched current methods to mathematically analyze unicast and geocast traffic for the system and, using this work as a basis, developed equations to calculate the load imposed on training traffic such indirect fire (IF), direct fire (DF), position updates, and exercise control (ExCon) over the short-range (SR) and long-range (LR) networks.

• SPAWAR SATCOM Analysis June 2008-July 2008 o Wrote functions generating VTRPE input files for varying frequencies, wind speed, sea

conditions, for multiple prime number seeds. Generated plots that showed path loss vs. distance for varying altitudes, along with difference and average plots. The data, along

with the graphs will be used to aid in deriving a general channel model to see how Reliable Link Protocol (RLP) will perform over the sea.

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. Aug 2006 – Dec 2007 • Using visualization in Internet privacy issues. Instructor, Paine College Augusta, GA May 2007 – July 2007 • Developed and taught Computer Literacy 101 course online using Blackboard. Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. Aug 2001-May 2006 • Researching topics in wireless communications, network security, and visualization.

o Information visualization, designing GUIs, and performing user study surveys. o Wireless LAN (802.11) performance and security issues. o General network security topics: scanning, virus and worm propagation, intrusion detection

Honeynet/Honeypots, network monitoring, • Developed part of a visual network monitor for Scientific Atlanta, specifically part of the GUI and the SW testing

platform. Summer Internship, Starcore Atlanta, Ga. May 2001- July 2001

• Modified compiler test bed for Starcore’s wireless products DSP chip. • Co-simulated DSP, math and media test cases along with the company’s compiler and DSP core to determine

and report HW and SW bugs. The same environment was also used for the verification of bug fixes. Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. June 1999-May 2000 • Designed applets to present complex processes so students could easily understand semiconductor fundamentals. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. • Assisted students in Local Area Networks class and graded tests. March 1999- June 1999 • Assisted students in Digital Logic class. Jan 2000 – May 2001 • Assistant in embedded systems lab. Aug 2001-Dec 2001 Photon Project, University of Central Florida Orlando, Fl. Aug 1997-Nov 1997 • The project’s goal for initial phase was the design of a small satellite, involving data handling and processing.

Researched, using various parameters, CPUs to be used in design. Sponsored by UCF and FSI-Florida Space. Online Ticketmaster, University of Central Fl Orlando, Fl. Aug 1997-Dec 1997 • Created a web page to sell tickets for an arena. Users could select a seat from the seating chart and see a picture of

the actual view of the stage. This was implemented in HTML, CGI, and PERL for software design class. Braille-Text Converter, University of Central Fl. Orlando, Fl. Jan 1998-May 1998 • Developed an image processing software that scans Braille documents and translates it to ASCII text as a senior

design project. PUBLICATIONS K. Abdullah, G. Conti and R. Beyah “A Visualization Framework for Self-monitoring of Web-based Information Disclosure;” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), May 2008. K. Abdullah, G. Conti and E. Sobiesk. “Self-monitoring of Web-based Information Disclosure;” Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society (WPES); October 2007.

Cited in: G. Conti; Googling Security, Addison Wesley; November 2008. K. Abdullah and J. A. Copeland. “High alarm count issues in IDS RainStorm;” VizSec; ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security's Workshop on Visualization and Data Mining for Computer Security (VizSEC); November 2006. K. Abdullah, C. Lee, G. Conti and J. Copeland. "Processing Data to Construct Practical Visualizations for Network Security," Information Assurance Newsletter, Information Assurance Technology Analysis

Center, United States Department of Defense, Summer 2006. G. Conti, K. Abdullah, J. Grizzard, J. Stasko, J. A. Copeland, M. Ahamad, H. Owen, and C. Lee. “Countering Security Analyst and Network Administrator Overload Through Alert and Packet Visualization;” Special Issue of IEEE CG&A Visualization journal for Cyber Security, March/April 2006. K. Abdullah, C. Lee, G. Conti, J. Copeland and J. Stasko; "IDS RainStorm: Visualizing IDS Alarms;" IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization's Workshop on Visualization for Computer Security (VizSEC); October 2005. Cited in: G. Conti; Security Data Visualization, No Starch Press; September 2007 K. Abdullah, C. Lee, G. Conti and J. Copeland; "Visualizing Network Data for Intrusion Detection" IEEE Information Assurance Workshop (IAW); June 2005. G. Conti and K. Abdullah, "Passive Visual Fingerprinting of Network Attack Tools", ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security's Workshop on Visualization and Data Mining for Computer Security (VizSEC); October 2004. Kulsoom Abdullah, "Scaling and Visualizing Network Data for Intrusion Detection," Thesis Proposal, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 2004.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Kulsoom Abdullah, Raheem Beyah, and John Copeland. “UDP Traffic Simulation and Results.” May 2002. Scientific Atlanta.

Kulsoom Abdullah, Cherita Corbett, and John Copeland. "Lucent WaveLAN Throughput Testing." March 2002 ORGANIZATIONS Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) •Computer Society •Communications Society Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) •Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC) Society of Women Engineers REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST