Assistant Professor Zubair Shafiq was recently awarded an NSF Grant entitled "A Multi-Layer Learning Approach to Mobile Traffic Filtering." The objective of this project is to "defend against [...] abuses in the mobile ecosystem through real-time on-device filtering of network traffic on a mobile device."
Three case studies will validate the research framework against the following abuse scenarios in the mobile ecosystem:
- intrusive ads
- privacy leaks
- malvertising
This three-year project, which has been awarded $250,000, is excepted to enhance the usability, privacy, and security of the mobile ecosystem and will inform policies and practices on mobile data transparency.