Maxwell Youngمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
- Distributed Computing
- Computer Security
- Algorithms
- +۳ مورد دیگر
Maxwell Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State University's College of Engineering. His office is located in 312 Butler Hall and he can be reached at myoung@cse.msstate.edu. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, following postdoctoral positions at the University of Michigan (working with Seth Pettie) and the National University of Singapore (working with Seth Gilbert). Young earned his PhD from the University of Waterloo, Canada, under the supervision of Raouf Boutaba and Martin Karsten, his MS from the University of New Mexico under Jared Saia, and his BS in mathematics from Queen's University, Canada. His research focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms for decentralized networks that yield provable guarantees with respect to security, fault tolerance, and performance. His primary research areas include distributed computing, computer security, and theoretical algorithms, with specific emphasis on contention resolution protocols, Sybil attack defenses, and resource-competitive approaches to network security. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in wireless networks and distributed systems. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent trajectory focused on making distributed systems more resilient against adversarial attacks while optimizing resource usage. His research demonstrates sophisticated application of probabilistic analysis and algorithmic game theory to security challenges, with particular innovation in creating asymmetric defenses where attackers must expend disproportionate resources compared to legitimate users. Best Paper Award at SIROCCO 2025 for 'Bankrupting DoS Attackers' Best Paper Award at SSS 2024 for 'Softening the Impact of Collisions in Contention Resolution' Best Paper Award at ICDCN 2024 for 'Defending Hash Tables from Subterfuge with Depth Charge' Young has received significant research funding through grants including 'Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Small: Bankrupting Attackers in Dynamic Networks' and 'CAREER: Make Them Pay! Algorithms for Securing Wireless Systems.' His work on resource-competitive algorithms provides theoretical foundations for designing systems where adversaries must spend significantly more resources than legitimate users to mount successful attacks. His research group appears to focus on distributed algorithms and network security, with particular attention to practical implementations of theoretically sound approaches. Young has collaborated extensively with researchers including Jared Saia, Seth Gilbert, and Diksha Gupta on security-related algorithmic challenges.
