Alumni
- Chun-Jen Lin, MS 2021
Now with Foley & Lardner LLP - Xiaoban Wu, Ph.D. Aug 2019
Dissertation title: High-Performance Network Applications on Multicore Architecture, now with Google - Chen Xu, Ph.D., May 2019
Dissertation title: Programmable Network Measurement and Management. Winner of ECE Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2019, now with Casa Systems. - Ioannis Smanis, MS August 2019
Founder of a startup - Eric Finnerty, MS August 2019
Thesis title: Runtime Configurable Network Packet Parser for Software Defined Networks on FPGA.
Now with Foley & Lardner LLP - Zachary Sheer, MS May 2019
Thesis title: A Comparison of Two Architectures for Breadth-First Search on FPGA SoC Platforms. Winner of ECE Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2019 - Peilong Li, Ph.D., May 2016
Dissertation title: Heterogeneous Architecture for Big Data Analytics. Winner of ECE Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2016, now with Elizabethtown College - Lu He, Ph.D., August 2016
Dissertation title: The Acceleration of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms with Parallel Architectures. Now with Tencent - Sanping Li, Ph.D.
Dissertation Topic: Towards Ultra-High Speed Online Network Traffic Classification with Machine Learning Algorithms and OpenFlow Accelerators, EMC - Philip Colangelo, MS
Thesis topic: Robotic Assistive Arm in Health Care, 2014
BAE Systems - Eric Murray, MS
passed thesis defense on April 25, 2012
Thesis title: Network Processor Accelerated Network Traffic Classification Based on OpenFlow. 2012, Netronome Systems Broadcom - Timothy Ficarra, MS
Passed thesis defense on April 5, 2011
Thesis title: Programmable Edge Node OpenFlow Switch Development and Performance Evaluation
Sonus Networks - Craig Masley, MS
Passed thesis defense on Nov 2010
Thesis title: High Speed Data Communication for Network Testing in a Hybrid Simulation and Emulation Environment
Draper Lab - Jonathan LaBroad, MS
Passed thesis defense on April 5, 2011
Thesis title: Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Logic Accelerators in Heterogeneous Multicore Architectures
Raytheon - Chunhui Zhang, MS
Passed thesis defense on Nov 6, 2009
Thesis title: “The Performance Evaluation of a Virtualized Programmable Edge Node for Network Innovations”
Akamai - Aiken Pang, MS, graduated in May 2008
Project title: Design and Implementation of Wireless Camera Sensors. Aiken Pang won the “Dean’s Gold Medal” award in 2008.
Assurance Technology Corporation - Christopher Hayes, MS, graduated in April 2007
Thesis title: Implementation of Reduced Storage Finite Automata in Field Programmable Gate Arrays
MIT Lincoln Lab - Justin Latham, MS, graduated in April 2007
Thesis title: Deep Packet Inspection with the Intel Internet Exchange Architecture Network Processor
BAE Systems, UTC - Sourav Maity, MS, graduated in Sept 2006
Thesis title: Anatomy and Performance Evaluation of Network Intrusion Detection Systems