V.N. Venkatakrishnan

Email Address: venkat@uic.edu
College: Engineering Department: Computer Science
Title: Associate Professor of Computer Science
Office: SEO 1131 Phone: 6-4860
Webpage: http://www.cs.uic.edu/~venkat
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Software Security, Web Application Security, Web Browser Security, Privacy

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 10

Qualifications of a Student:
Good programming expertise. Expertise in any of C / Java, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Flash would be helpful. Any security background would be a plus.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
The project involves securing web based applications with defense mechanims that will prevent injection attacks. Original concept development, design and implementation will be done as part of this project. At least 10 hours of work per week, reading research papers, attending group meetings on a regular basis.

Contact researcher via URE Email Webform

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