My podcast interview with IBM entitled "Why your wireless network needs a security policy" is now available. I talk about the need for a policy-based approach to help make the wireless computing environment manageable and secure. This is the 5th in a series of conversations with visiting computing scientists at IBM. More>>

Internship at Philips Research Available

Jan 2011

Project Title: Security in the IP-based Internet of Things

In the coming years, control systems are going to evolve regarding their needs and capabilities. Recent advances in LED luminaries are leading to highly configurable lighting systems comprising a higher number of light sources. Device to device wireless communication capability will enable advanced operation. In particular, IP-technology will revolutionize the way things are not only locally controlled, but also from the backend, creating the IP-based Internet of Things. Bootstrapping and maintaining the security relationships are key and challenging aspects in these new systems because existing IP-security protocols such as TLS and their underlying cryptoprimitives do not fit the resource constrained nature of lightweight devices and strict operational requirements need to be considered. More>>  

1 Year at Philips Research

Jul 2009

It's been a year since I started working for Philips Research in Eindhoven. Time flies, and it occurs to me that I only have one year left working in this peaceful city - Eindhoven. The Philips Town Hall meeting which was held a few months ago has inspired me to work harder! With the strong and determined direction from the the top management, we believe that we'll pull through this economic crisis and come out as a stronger company. 

Dancesport Training, Eindhoven

Feb 2009
Found a partner in Eindhoven, and we train in a dance school called DanceMasters Verspaandonk. Competition trainings are held on every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. At the moment, I am doing my own chereography with the consultation from the head teacher (the owner of the dance school), as our previous dance coach has some family issues. We are planning to start competing soon, possibly in March or April 2009.