Kun Sun

Dr. Kun Sun is a tenured Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. He serves as Director of the Sun Security Laboratory and Associate Director of the Center for Secure Information Systems. His research spans network security, AI/ML security, software security, and IoT systems, with over 130 publications in these domains.

• Research Focus: Trustworthy computing environments, moving target defense, AI security, smartphone security, software-defined networking, and software security.
• Notable Contributions: Innovations in network attack detection (TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, SDN), secure AI frameworks (DNN watermarking, adversarial defense), and container/IoT security mechanisms.
• Awards & Recognition: George Mason University Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Research (2022).

His recent work emphasizes graph-based anomaly detection (SentinelAgent), cryptographic chain integration for model security (ChainMarks), and novel frameworks for Android malware classification (FAMCF) and firmware updates (RapidPatch). He also investigates security challenges in Rust programming (TYPEPULSE) and Bluetooth networks (Blueswat).