Biography
Before joining Calvin in August 2023, Prof. Chang taught in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan. He taught CS subjects (e.g., Computational Thinking, Computer Networking, Network Security, and Engineering Ethics) at various levels for more than 30 years. He had led an Internet Infrastructure and Security Laboratory in PolyU for more than 15 years. He helped establish a Cyber Security and Privacy Laboratory in the Department of Computing in PolyU in 2015. He was a Key Technology Partner Visiting Fellow at University of Technology/Sydney. He did his post-doc at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center.
Education
PhD Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990
MS Operations Research and Statistics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987
MEngr Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1985
Academic Interests
Internet infrastructure and security with specialization on network quality measurement and monitoring, network monitoring platforms, quality-of-experience measurement, denial-of-service attacks and defenses, Android security, and performance modeling. Computer Science Education.
Research
Rocky K. C. Chang, "Using Problem-Driven Learning to Teach Computational Thinking in CS1," Proc. Consortium for Computing Sciences and Colleges: MidWest Conf., Sept. 2024.
Daoyuan Wu, Debin Gao, Robert H. Deng, and Rocky K. C. Chang, "When Program Analysis Meets Bytecode Search: Targeted and Efficient Inter-procedural Analysis of Modern Android Apps in BackDroid," Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN, 2021.
Daoyuan Wu, Debin Gao, Rocky K. C. Chang, En He, Eric K. T. Cheng, and Robert H. Deng, "Understanding Open Ports in Android Applications: Discovery, Diagnosis, and Security Assessment," in Proc. ISOC Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS), San Diego, USA, 2019.
Steven Lee and Rocky K. C. Chang, "Enhancing the Experience of Multiplayer Shooter Games via Advanced Lag Compensation," Proc. ACM MMSys, Jun. 2018.
Weichao Li, Daoyuan Wu, Rocky K. C. Chang, and Ricky Mok, "Toward Accurate Network Delay Measurement on Android Phones," IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, Aug. 2017.
Ricky Mok, Rocky K. C. Chang, and Weichao Li, "Detecting Low-quality Workers in QoE Crowdtesting: A Worker Behavior Based Approach," IEEE Trans. Multimedia, Oct. 2016.
Professional Services
"Performance Monitoring and Measurement of HARNET," Funded by the Joint Universities Computer Centre, 2009-2019
Awards
Most Active New Consultant Award (Merit), 2015
The Faculty's Industrial and Engineering Services Grant Achievement Award, 2009, 2012
Xiapu Luo, Edmond W. W. Chan and Rocky K. C. Chang, "Crafting Web Counters into Covert Channels," in Proc. The 22nd TC-11 IFIP Intl. Information Security Conf., May 2007. (Best Student Paper Award)
First Runner-up for the Faculty of Engineering’s Best Teacher Award, PolyU, 2001/2002
