Dr. KD Kang joined the Computer Science Department in September 2003. He received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Virginia in May 2003. His dissertation title was "QoS-Aware Real-Time Data Management". Before his PhD study, he designed and developed real-time software and firmware for embedded avonics computers at the Agency for Defense Development in South Korea.

Research Interests

Sensor Networks, Real-Time Data Management, and Security

Courses taught

• CS350: Operating Systems (Undergraduate)
• CS580S: Sensor Networks and Systems
• CS552: Operating Systems (Graduate)
• CS580T: Real-Time Systems

Selected Publications

• N. Abu-Ghazaleh, K. D. Kang, K. Liu, "Towards Resilient Geographic Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks," 1st ACM Workshop on QoS and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks in conjunction with ACM/IEEE MSWiM 2005.
• K. D. Kang, "FeedClean: Feedback-Driven Clean Utilization Management to Improve Real-Time Data Services in Dynamic Environments," 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2005), Aug. 17-19, 2005, Hong Kong.
• S. Tilak, V. Kolar, N. B. Abu-Ghazaleh, K. D. Kang, "Dynamic Localization Control for Mobile Sensor Networks," IEEE International Workshop on Strategies for Energy Efficiency in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (IEEE IWSEEASN'05).
• K. D. Kang, S. H. Son, J. A. Stankovic, "Managing Deadline Miss Ratio and Sensor Data Freshness in Real-Time Databases," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Volume 16, Number 10, pages 1200-1216. October 2004.
• Y. Wei, S. H. Son, J. A. Stankovic, K. D. Kang, "QoS Management in Distributed Real-Time Databases," 24th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS '03), Cancun, Mexico, pages 86-97, Dec. 3-5, 2003.
• K. D. Kang, S. H. Son, J. A. Stankovic, "Differentiated Real-Time Data Services for E-Commerce Applications," Electronic Commerce Research, Special Issue on Business Process Integration and E-Commerce Infrastructure, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 3, Numbers 1-2, pages 113-142, January/April 2003.
• K. D. Kang, "Integrated Security and Quality of Service in E-Commerce," 6th Internal Conference on Electronic Commerce Research, Dallas, Texas, pages 1-7, Oct. 2003.
• Kyoung-Don Kang, Sang H. Son, John A. Stankovic, "STAR: Secure Real-Time Transaction Processing with Timeliness Guarantees," The 23rd IEEE International Real-Time Systems Symposium, pages 303 - 314, Dec. 3-5, 2002.