| NSF Org: |
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | February 8, 2011 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | February 8, 2011 |
| Award Number: | 1122697 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Samuel M. Weber
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2010 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2011 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $74,298.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $74,298.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2009 = $46,051.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
660 S MILL AVENUE STE 204 TEMPE AZ US 85281-3670 (480)965-5479 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
660 S MILL AVENUE STE 204 TEMPE AZ US 85281-3670 |
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| NSF Program(s): |
CYBER TRUST, TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING |
| Primary Program Source: |
01000910DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are finding growing applications in time-critical and mission-critical scenarios such as disaster rescue?C public safety and military operations. The purpose of this project is to investigate two very important but mostly untouched MANET security issues: user unlocatability and communication anonymity. Without solving them, mobile users can be easily tracked or their communication patterns can be easily gathered for user profiling, which would jeopardize the user privacy and make them vulnerable to pinpoint attacks. In this project, a novel overlay-based approach OverUCA, an anonymous network overlay composed of nodes that anonymously communicate with one another atop the underlying MANET substrate, will be investigated to achieve user unlocatability, source anonymity, destination anonymity, source-destination unlinkability, and full compatibility with existing routing and MAC protocols. The success of this research will have a tremendous impact on advancing the deployments of MANETs in security-critical commercial, civilian, and military applications. This research will provide a viable way to fight against pinpoint attacks, advance the state-of-the-art in the wireless security research, and spark new research activities in securing MANETs. Moreover, the results from this research will be disseminated widely through high-quality conference and journal publications and public talks. Furthermore, the research outcome will be integrated into the educational curricula across two institutions. Finally, a couple of minority (female) students will work for their Ph.D. degrees, and hence this project will train the minority professionals for the national work force.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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