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Kang Shin
New Scientist: August 18, 2023
Making your phone screen blurry could stop people snooping on you
This article discusses Eye-Shield, a screen protection system designed by Prof. Kang G. Shin and PhD student Brian Tang that can prevent people from reading your phone from a distance while still remaining legible up close.Kang G. Shin receives IEEE TCCPS Technical Achievement Award
The award recognizes Prof. Shin’s substantial and lasting contributions to cyber-physical systems.Automotive News: August 9, 2023
Researchers tout Battery Sleuth technology as disruption in vehicle security
This article highlights Battery Sleuth, a technology developed by Kevin and Nancy O’Connor Professor of Computer Science Kang G. Shin and Prof. Liang He at University of Colorado Denver that could represent a new, more secure approach to vehicle security.University of Michigan researchers create screen protection system to fend off shoulder surfers
Eye-Shield uses an innovative pixelation scheme to obscure device screens when viewed from a distance, safeguarding against shoulder surfing attacks.Five papers by CSE researchers presented at USENIX Security 2023
Papers authored by CSE researchers at the conference cover a variety of topics related to computer security and privacy.WXYZ: July 27, 2023
U-M researchers studying ‘Battery Sleuth’ that could protect your car from being stolen
In the WXYZ-TV Detroit news segment, Kevin and Nancy O’Connor Professor of Computer Science Kang G. Shin is interviewed about Battery Sleuth, which provides a simple way to thwart hackers aiming to steal cars.Communications of the ACM: July 20, 2023
A Surprisingly Simple Way to Foil Car Thieves
The Communications of the ACM has highlighted news from U-M on Battery Sleuth, a technology developed by Kevin and Nancy O’Connor Professor of Computer Science Kang G. Shin and his collaborators that provides a simple way to thwart hackers aiming to steal cars.Detroit Free Press: July 18, 2023
Old-tech solution may protect high-tech car in new ways from auto hacking, theft
The Detroit Free Press discusses Battery Sleuth, the vehicle security system developed by Prof. Kang G. Shin and his team that uses the auxiliary power outlet to help safeguard cars from hacking and other forms of mishap and theft.A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
Flicking lights or swiping wipers could one day add extra security to vehicles.CSE alum Xinyu Zhang selected as recipient of ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award
The award recognizes Zhang’s outstanding contributions to the mobile computing field.Kang G. Shin receives 2023 SIGMOBILE Test-of-Time Award
The award recognizes the substantial and lasting impact of Shin’s research on real-time dynamic voltage scaling for embedded operating systems.Five papers by CSE researchers presented at IEEE S&P conference
Ten CSE researchers have authored papers for the conference spanning topics related to security and privacy.Prof. Kang G. Shin receives DoD grant to investigate security of semi-autonomous systems
Prof. Shin plans to identify potential attack surfaces and security/safety issues while developing defense mechanisms against attacks on semi-autonomous systems.Three CSE grad students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
This program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students.Kang G. Shin recognized with Distinguished Leadership Award by IEEE Computer Society Technical & Conference Activities Board
His work in the area of real-time computing has spanned decades and has had impact in a broad range of applications.Four papers with Michigan authors at SIGCOMM 2021
ACM SIGCOMM’s annual conference is the leading conference in data communications and networking in the world.IEEE security conference features six accepted papers from CSE researchers
The projects impact voting systems, physical sensors, integrated circuit fabrication, and multiple microarchitectural side-channel vulnerabilities.
Offensive vehicle security toolbox makes car hacking easier
The new system is designed to save security researchers time and effort spent reverse-engineering the message format of every vehicle they study.
PET Award for making privacy policies easier to read
The research generated a chatbot to help users sift through important details in privacy policies.
Chat tool simplifies tricky online privacy policies
Automated chatbot uses artificial intelligence to weed through fine print
Several Michigan Papers Presented at 2016 USENIX Security Symposium
A total of five papers authored by CSE researchers were presented.Pressure-sensing smartphones: Software lets mobile devices feel force
New software developed by CSE engineers and inspired, in part, by a Batman movie, could give any smartphone the capacity to sense force or pressure on its screen or body.