Flux Research Group / School of Computing

projects

Emulab Emulab
ProtoGENI ProtoGENI
kGPU kGPU
XCap XCap
TCloud TCloud
PhantomNet PhantomNet
Apt Apt
KnowOps: Network Management, Software Defined KnowOps: Network Management, Software Defined
CloudLab CloudLab
OpenEdge: Open Service Edge Network OpenEdge: Open Service Edge Network
POWDER POWDER

publications with the flux group

2024
Where The Wild Things Are: Brute-Force SSH Attacks In The Wild And How To Stop Them
Sachin Kumar Singh, Shreeman Gautam, Cameron Cartier, Sameer Patil, and Robert Ricci
In NSDI 2024 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2023
Avoiding the Ordering Trap in Systems Performance Measurement
Dmitry Duplyakin, Nikhil Ramesh, Carina Imburgia, Hamza Fathallah Al Sheikh, Semil Jain, Prikshit Tekta, Aleksander Maricq, Gary Wong, and Robert Ricci
In ATC 2023 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Arvin: Greybox Fuzzing Using Approximate Dynamic CFG Analysis
Sirus Shahini, Mu Zhang, Mathias Payer, and Robert Ricci
In AsiaCCS 2023 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2021
POWDER: Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Experimental Research
Joe Breen, Andrew Buffmire, Jonathon Duerig, Kevin Dutt, Eric Eide, Anneswa Ghosh, Mike Hibler, David Johnson, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Earl Lewis, Dustin Maas, Caleb Martin, Alex Orange, Neal Patwari, Dan Reading, Robert Ricci, David Schurig, Leigh Stoller, Allison Todd, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, Naren Viswanathan, Kirk Webb, and Gary Wong
In Computer Networks 197(), October 2021 [ bibtex ]
Demo: Mobile and Wireless Research on the POWDER Platform
Joe Breen, Jonathon Duerig, Eric Eide, Mike Hibler, David Johnson, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Dustin Maas, Alex Orange, Neal Patwari, Robert Ricci, David Schurig, Leigh Stoller, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, Kirk Webb, and Gary Wong
In MobiSys 2021 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2020
A Year of Automated Anomaly Detection in a Datacenter
Rufaida Ahmed, Joseph Porter, Abubaker Abdelmutalab, and Robert Ricci
In MLCS 2020 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
POWDER: Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Experimental Research
Joe Breen, Andrew Buffmire, Jonathon Duerig, Kevin Dutt, Eric Eide, Mike Hibler, David Johnson, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Earl Lewis, Dustin Maas, Alex Orange, Neal Patwari, Dan Reading, Robert Ricci, David Schurig, Leigh Stoller, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, Kirk Webb, and Gary Wong
In WiNTECH 2020 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
In Datacenter Performance, The Only Constant Is Change
Dmitry Duplyakin, Alexandru Uta, Aleksander Maricq, and Robert Ricci
In CCGrid 2020 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Is Big Data Performance Reproducible in Modern Cloud Networks?
Alexandru Uta, Alexandru Custura, Dmitry Duplyakin, Ivo Jimenez, Jan Rellermeyer, Carlos Maltzahn, Robert Ricci, and Alexandru Iosup
In NSDI 2020 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2019
MME-FaaS Cloud-Native Control for Mobile Networks
Sonika Jindal and Robert Ricci
In SoCC 2019 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
On Studying CPU Performance of CloudLab Hardware
Dmitry Duplyakin, Alexandru Uta, Aleksander Maricq, and Robert Ricci
In MERIT 2019 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Fluorescence: Detecting Kernel-Resident Malware in Clouds
Cai (Richard) Li, Min Du, David Johnson, Robert Ricci, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, and Eric Eide
In RAID 2019 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
The Design and Operation of CloudLab
Dmitry Duplyakin, Robert Ricci, Aleksander Maricq, Gary Wong, Jonathon Duerig, Eric Eide, Leigh Stoller, Mike Hibler, David Johnson, Kirk Webb, Aditya Akella, Kuangching Wang, Glenn Ricart, Larry Landweber, Chip Elliott, Michael Zink, Emmanuel Cecchet, Snigdhaswin Kar, and Prabodh Mishra
In ATC 2019 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2018
Taming Performance Variability
Aleksander Maricq, Dmitry Duplyakin, Ivo Jimenez, Carlos Maltzahn, Ryan Stutsman, and Robert Ricci
In OSDI 2018 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Splinter: Bare-Metal Extensions for Multi-Tenant Low-Latency Storage
Chinmay Kulkarni, Sara Moore, Mazhar Naqvi, Tian Zhang, Robert Ricci, and Ryan Stutsman
In OSDI 2018 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Harpocrates: Giving Out Your Secrets and Keeping Them Too
Rufaida Ahmed, Zirak Zaheer, Cai (Richard) Li, and Robert Ricci
In SEC 2018 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
I Heard It through the Firewall: Exploiting Cloud Management Services as an Information Leakage Channel
Hyunwook Baek, Eric Eide, Robert Ricci, and Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe
In SoCC 2018 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Monitoring the Update Time of Virtual Firewalls in the Cloud
Hyunwook Baek, Eric Eide, Robert Ricci, and Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe
UUCS-18-005 2018 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Fail-Slow at Scale: Evidence of Hardware Performance Faults in Large Production Systems
Haryadi S. Gunawi, Riza O. Suminto, Russell Sears, Casey Golliher, Swaminathan Sundararaman, Xing Lin, Tim Emami, Weiguang Sheng, Nematollah Bidokhti, Caitie McCaffrey, Gary Grider, Parks M. Fields, Kevin Harms, Robert Ricci, and Kirk Webb
In FAST 2018 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2017
Rocksteady: Fast Migration for Low-latency In-memory Storage
Chinmay Kulkarni, Aniraj Kesavan, Tian Zhang, Robert Ricci, and Ryan Stutsman
In SOSP 2017 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
The Part-Time Cloud: Enabling Balanced Elasticity Between Diverse Computing Environments
Dmitry Duplyakin, David Johnson, and Robert Ricci
In ScienceCloud 2017 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
PopperCI: Automated Reproducibility Validation
Ivo Jiminez, Carlos Maltzahn, Jay Lofstead, Kathryn Mohror, Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau, and Robert Ricci
In CNERT 2017 [ bibtex ]
Path Boxplots: A Method for Characterizing Uncertainty in Path Ensembles on a Graph
Mukund Raj, Mahsa Mirzargar, Robert Ricci, Robert Kirby, and Ross Whitaker
In JCGS 26(2), 2017 [ bibtex ]
2016
Demo: Repeatable Mobile Networking Research with PhantomNet
Junguk Cho, Jonathon Duerig, Eric Eide, Binh Nguyen, Robert Ricci, Aisha Syed, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, Kirk Webb, and Gary Wong
In MobiCom 2016 [ bibtex ]
Active Learning in Performance Analysis
Dmitry Duplyakin, Jed Brown, and Robert Ricci
In IEEE Cluster 2016 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
To Copy or Not to Copy: Making In-Memory Databases Fast on Modern NICs
Aniraj Kesavan, Robert Ricci, and Ryan Stutsman
In IMDM 2016 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
VmiCVS: Cloud Vulnerability Scanner
Anil Kumar Konasale Krishna and Robert Ricci
MS Project Report 2016 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Introducing Configuration Management Capabilities into CloudLab Experiments
Dmitry Duplyakin and Robert Ricci
In CNERT 2016 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
KnowNet: Towards a Knowledge Plane for Enterprise Network Management
Ren Quinn, Josh Kunz, Aisha Syed, Joe Breen, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Robert Ricci, and Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe
In NOMS 2016 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
OpenEdge: A Dynamic and Secure Open Service Edge Network
Josh Kunz, Christopher Becker, Mohamed Mehdi Jamshidy, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Robert Ricci, and Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe
In NOMS 2016 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Report of the NSF Workshop on Software Defined Infrastructures and Software Defined Exchanges
Robert Ricci and Nick Feamster
In 2016 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2015
Realistic Packet Reordering for Network Emulation and Simulation
Aisha Syed and Robert Ricci
In CoNEXT 2015 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Potassium: Penetration Testing as a Service
Cai (Richard) Li, Dallin Abendroth, Xing Lin, Yuankai (Kyle) Guo, Hyunwook Baek, Eric Eide, Robert Ricci, and Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe
In SoCC 2015 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Trust as the Foundation of Resource Exchange in GENI
Marshall Brinn, Nicholas Bastin, Andrew Bavier, Mark Berman, Jeffrey Chase, and Robert Ricci
In TRIDENTCOM 2015 [ bibtex ]
Metadata Considered Harmful ... to Deduplication
Xing Lin, Fred Douglis, Jim Li, Xudong Li, Robert Ricci, Stephen Smaldone, and Grant Wallace
In HotStorage 2015 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Using Deduplicating Storage for Efficient Disk Image Deployment
Xing Lin, Mike Hibler, Eric Eide, and Robert Ricci
In TRIDENTCOM 2015 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
PhantomNet: Research Infrastructure for Mobile Networking, Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Networking
Arijit Banerjee, Junguk Cho, Eric Eide, Jonathon Duerig, Binh Nguyen, Robert Ricci, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, Kirk Webb, and Gary Wong
In ACM GetMobile 19(2), April 2015 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Apt: A Platform for Repeatable Research in Computer Science
Robert Ricci, Gary Wong, Leigh Stoller, Kirk Webb, Jonathon Duerig, Keith Downie, and Mike Hibler
In OSR 49(1), January 2015 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2014
Introducing CloudLab: Scientific Infrastructure for Advancing Cloud Architectures and Applications
Robert Ricci, Eric Eide, and the CloudLab Team
In ;login: 39(6), December 2014 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
SMORE: Software-Defined Networking Mobile Offloading Architecture
Junguk Cho, Binh Nguyen, Arijit Banerjee, Robert Ricci, Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe, and Kirk Webb
In AllThingsCellular 2014 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Secret Key Extraction using Bluetooth Wireless Signal Strength Measurements
Sriram Nandha Premnath, Prarthana Lakshmane Gowda, Sneha Kumar Kasera, Neal Patwari, and Robert Ricci
In SECON 2014 [ bibtex ]
Operational Experiences with Disk Imaging in a Multi-Tenant Datacenter
Kevin Atkinson, Gary Wong, and Robert Ricci
In NSDI 2014 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
GENI: A Federated Testbed For Innovative Network Experiments
Mark Berman, Jeffrey S Chase, Lawrence Landweber, Aki Nakao, Max Ott, Dipankar Raychaudhuri, Robert Ricci, and Ivan Seskar
In ComNets 61(0), March 2014 [ bibtex ]
The InstaGENI Initiative: An Architecture for Distributed Systems and Advanced Programmable Networks
Nicholas Bastin, Andy Bavier, Jessica Blaine, Jim Chen, Narayan Krishnan, Joe Mambretti, Rick McGeer, Robert Ricci, and Nicki Watts
In Computer Networks 61(0), March 2014 [ bibtex ]
2013
Weir: A Streaming Language for Performance Analysis
Anton Burtsev, Nikhil Mishrikoti, Eric Eide, and Robert Ricci
In PLOS 2013 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Fast and Flexible: Parallel Packet Processing with GPUs and Click
Weibin Sun and Robert Ricci
In ANCS 2013 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
An Architecture For International Federation of Network Testbeds
Robert Ricci, Gary Wong, Leigh Stoller, and Jonathon Duerig
In IEICE Transactions on Communications E96-B(1), January 2013 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2012
Designing a Federated Testbed as a Distributed System
Robert Ricci, Jonathon Duerig, Leigh Stoller, Gary Wong, Srikanth Chikkulapelly, and Woojin Seok
In Tridentcom 2012 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Towards Fair Sharing of Block Storage in a Multi-tenant Cloud
Xing Lin, Yun Mao, Feifei Li, and Robert Ricci
In HotCloud 2012 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Harnessing GPU Computing for Storage Systems in the OS Kernel
Weibin Sun, Robert Ricci, and Matthew J. Curry
In SYSTOR 2012 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
How To Build a Better Testbed: Lessons From a Decade of Network Experiments on Emulab
Fabien Hermenier and Robert Ricci
In Tridentcom 2012 (award paper) [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Partitioning Trust in Network Testbeds
Gary Wong, Robert Ricci, Jonathon Duerig, Leigh Stoller, Srikanth Chikkulapelly, and Woojin Seok
In HICSS 2012 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Getting Started with GENI: A User Tutorial
Jonathon Duerig, Robert Ricci, Leigh Stoller, Matt Strum, Gary Wong, Charles Carpenter, Zongming Fei, James Griffioen, Hussamuddin Nasir, Jeremy Reed, and Xiongqi Wu
In CCR 42(1), January 2012 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2011
Emergency Service in Wi-Fi Networks without Access Point Association
Manav Seth, Sneha Kumar Kasera, and Robert Ricci
In ACWR 2011 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Augmenting Operating Systems With the GPU
Weibin Sun and Robert Ricci
Flux Technical Note FTN-2011-02 2011 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2010
Trusted Disk Loading in the Emulab Network Testbed
Cody Cutler, Mike Hibler, Eric Eide, and Robert Ricci
In CSET 2010 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Enhancing Realism And Scalability In Network Testbeds
Robert Ricci
PhD Dissertation, University of Utah 2010 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2009
Modeling and Emulation of Internet Paths
Pramod Sanaga, Jonathon Duerig, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In NSDI 2009 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2008
Securing the Frisbee Multicast Disk Loader
Robert Ricci and Jonathon Duerig
In CSET 2008 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Large-scale Virtualization in the Emulab Network Testbed
Mike Hibler, Robert Ricci, Leigh Stoller, Jonathon Duerig, Shashi Guruprasad, Tim Stack, Kirk Webb, and Jay Lepreau
In USENIX ATC 2008 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2007
The Flexlab Approach to Realistic Evaluation of Networked Systems
Robert Ricci, Jonathon Duerig, Pramod Sanaga, Daniel Gebhardt, Mike Hibler, Kevin Atkinson, Junxing Zhang, Sneha Kumar Kasera, and Jay Lepreau
In NSDI 2007 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2006
Leveraging Bloom Filters For Smart Search Within NUCA Caches
Robert Ricci, Steve Barrus, Daniel Gebhardt, and Rajeev Balasubramonian
In WCED 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Flexlab: A Realistic, Controlled, and Friendly Environment for Evaluating Networked Systems
Jonathon Duerig, Robert Ricci, Junxing Zhang, Daniel Gebhardt, Sneha Kumar Kasera, and Jay Lepreau
In HotNets 2006 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Mobile Emulab: A Robotic Wireless and Sensor Network Testbed
David Johnson, Tim Stack, Russ Fish, Daniel Montrallo Flickinger, Leigh Stoller, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In INFOCOM 2006 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Lessons From Resource Allocators for Large-Scale Multiuser Testbeds
Robert Ricci, David Oppenheimer, Jay Lepreau, and Amin Vahdat
In OSR 40(1), January 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2005
Integrated Network Experimentation using Simulation and Emulation
Shashi Guruprasad, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In TridentCom 2005 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2004
Implementing the Emulab-PlanetLab Portal: Experience and Lessons Learned
Kirk Webb, Mike Hibler, Robert Ricci, Austin Clements, and Jay Lepreau
In WORLDS 2004 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2003
Fast, Scalable Disk Imaging with Frisbee
Mike Hibler, Leigh Stoller, Jay Lepreau, Robert Ricci, and Chad Barb
In USENIX ATC 2003 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
A Solver for the Network Testbed Mapping Problem
Robert Ricci, Christopher Alfeld, and Jay Lepreau
In ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communications Review 33(2), April 2003 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2002
An Integrated Experimental Environment for Distributed Systems and Networks
Brian White, Jay Lepreau, Leigh Stoller, Robert Ricci, Shashi Guruprasad, Mac Newbold, Mike Hibler, Chad Barb, and Abhijeet Joglekar
In OSDI 2002 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2001
Agile Protocols, an Application of Active Networking to Censor-Resistant Publishing Networks
Robert Ricci
In Undergraduate Thesis, University of Utah School of Computing 2001 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Active Protocols for Agile Censor-Resistant Networks
Robert Ricci and Jay Lepreau
In HotOS 2001 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]