Education

Ph.D. Candidate (Fall 2004 - Now)
Computer Science and Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University

B. Tech (1999 - 2003)
Computer Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK)

Contact

344, Networking and Security Research Center,
Computer Science and Engineering,
IST Building,
University Park, PA-16802

Email: rajukuma -AT- cse -DOT- psu -DOT- edu

Publications: Journals

Mitigating Performance Degradation in Congested Sensor Networks,
Raju Kumar, Riccardo Crepaldi, Hosam Rowaihy, Albert F. Harris III, Guohong Cao, Michele Zorzi and Thomas La Porta,
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), 2008.

Channelization for Dynamic Multi-Frequency, Multi-Hop Wireless Cellular Networks,
JaeSheung Shin, Raju Kumar, Parthu Kishen, Thomas F. La Porta,
Elsevier Journal of Ad Hoc Networks, 2007.

Efficient Hybrid Security Mechanisms for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,
Patrick Traynor, Raju Kumar, Heesook Choi, Guohong Cao, Sencun Zhu and Thomas La Porta,
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), 2007.

Publications: Conferences

Channelization for Network Coding in Wireless Networks,
Raju Kumar, Heesook Choi, JaeSheung Shin, Thomas F. La Porta,
IEEE INFOCOM, 2008. (acceptance rate: 21%)

Multi-hop Wireless Relay Networks of Mesh Clients,
JaeSheung Shin, Raju Kumar, Thomas F. La Porta,
IEEE WCNC, 2008. (acceptance rate: 46.8%)

Relay-based Access to Wireless Mesh Networks,
JaeSheung Shin, Raju Kumar, Thomas F. La Porta,
IEEE MASS, 2007. (Poster)

LIGER: Implementing Efficient Hybrid Security Mechanisms for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,
Patrick Traynor, Raju Kumar, Hussain Bin Saad, Guohong Cao and Thomas La Porta,
ACM/USENIX MobiSys, June 2006. (acceptance rate: 15.4%)