Ram Sundara Raman

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Santa Cruz, California, United States8 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Internet security and privacy research.
Lead developer of the Censored Planet Observatory.
Experienced in empirical research methods.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Network Security Researcher with a focus on Internet measurement and empirical research.

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Skills

Core Skills

Higher Education TeachingNetwork SecurityEmpirical Research

Other Skills

University LecturingComputer ScienceMachine LearningData AnalysisGrafanaInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)ClickHouseProgrammingC++CHTMLLinuxResearchSoftware DevelopmentDatabase Design

About

Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California Santa Cruz. My primary research interests surround Internet Security and Privacy. I am interested in using Internet measurement methods to detect, analyze and prevent large-scale threats to Internet users' security and privacy. I obtained my PhD from the University of Michigan, where my research helped produce the Censored Planet Observatory. Read more about my research here: https://ramakrishnansr.com

Experience

8 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

University of california, santa cruz

Assistant Professor

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Santa Cruz, California, United States · On-site

I am an assistant professor in the CSE department at UC Santa Cruz. I am interested in using empirical methods to detect, analyze and prevent large-scale threats to the security and privacy of Internet users.

Higher Education TeachingUniversity Lecturing

Cloudflare

Research Intern

Jul 2022 – Sep 2022 · 2 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · Remote

I worked with the Cloudflare Research team to understand traffic tampering passively at global scale.

GrafanaInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Network SecurityClickHouseData Analysis

The citizen lab

OTF Senior Information Controls Fellow

Nov 2021 – Jun 2022 · 7 mos

As an OTF ICFP fellow, I work with The Citizen Lab on research projects to study the technology enabling network interference. Read more about my work here: https://censoredplanet.org/censorship-devices

University of michigan

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Aug 2018 – Jun 2024 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

I used Internet measurement methods to detect, analyze and prevent large-scale threats to Internet users' security and privacy. I was the lead developer and researcher at Censored Planet (https://censoredplanet.org). I was advised by Prof. Roya Ensafi. See my website for more on my research: https://ramakrishnansr.com.

Empirical ResearchComputer ScienceNetwork SecurityMachine LearningData Analysis

Microsoft

2 roles

Associate Consultant

Jul 2017 – May 2018 · 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

I worked as a technical consultant in Microsoft's Business Applications domain. I worked with multinational teams to design and develop specialized Dynamics 365 FO solutions for enterprise organizations.

Intern

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

During my summer internship at Microsft Global Delivery India, I worked on Microsoft's project management tool and used Power BI to deliver insights to the tool. My role in the project was to accurately identify the Business value of each and every aspect of the project and build a system that would deliver high value to users.

Osi consulting

Intern

Jun 2015 – Jul 2015 · 1 mo · Hyderābād Area, India

Summer Internship and training in PL/SQL at OSI Consulting Private Limited, Hyderabad. The internship involved training in PL/SQL and Oracle Software with qualified internal employees. Multiple projects and assignments were completed during the period of internship.