Steven Y. Ko

Steven Y. Ko is an academic researcher at the University of Buffalo’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, currently serving as Interim Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Computer Science and Engineering Department. His work focuses on enhancing mobile device transparency through innovative Android permissions mechanisms and real-time system guarantees.

• Co-chaired the top-tier systems conference MobiSys 2017
• Developed the RTDroid project for real-time Android capabilities
• Recognized with multiple teaching awards for pedagogical innovation

Ko’s research intersects distributed systems, networking, and operating systems with cybersecurity applications. His flow-based analysis techniques show promise for next-generation mobile malware detection frameworks.

Scientific honors include:

• National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award (2014)
• UB Young Investigator Award
• UB Teaching Innovation Award
• UB Early Career Teacher of the Year Award
• 2017 Early Career Academic Achievement Alumni Award

As an active faculty member, he bridges theoretical systems research with practical educational implementations.