Linh Thi Xuan PHAN
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Computer and Information Science Department
Levine 576
3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389
Phone:   +1 (215) 898-2012
Email:   linhphan AT cis.upenn.edu

[Curriculum vitae]

     Teaching . Students . Honors & Awards . Publications . Service
 
    My research interests include real-time/embedded systems, cyber-physical systems (CPS), distributed systems, and security. I am especially interested in theoretical foundations and systems techniques for building cost-effective large-scale systems with provable safety, fault tolerance, security, and real-time performance. Recently, I have worked on compositional scheduling and analysis techniques, reliable real-time cloud infrastructure for safety-critical and mission-critical applications, the Internet of Things, and network function virtualization, as well as methods for diagnosing performance problems in data centers. Some of the projects I am currently working on include:
    • efficient real-time fault tolerance techniques for distributed CPS,
    • scalable adaptive resource allocation for modern hardware,
    • computation-aware algorithmic design for CPS under uncertainty,
    • fault detection, isolation and recovery strategies for distributed robotic systems,
    • a new approach to defending cyber-physical systems and the cloud against security attacks, and
    • a radically different architecture for large-scale data centers.

    I am a member of the PRECISE Center and the Distributed Systems Lab, and a co-director of the MSE in Data Science (DATS) program. I am a recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
    Current PhD students
    Neeraj Gandhi
    Robert Gifford (co-advised with Andreas Haeberlen)
    Karan Newatia (co-advised with Andreas Haeberlen)
    Yifan Cai
    Honors & Awards
  • Best Paper Award, Real-time and IntelliGent Edge Computing Workshop (RAGE), 2023
  • Best Paper Award in Multi-Robot Systems Finalist, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021
  • Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems (RTNS), 2021
  • Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2020
  • Best Paper Award, Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2019
  • Best Student Paper Award, Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2019
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2018
  • Outstanding Paper Award, Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2018
  • Member of the inaugural class of the ACM Future of Computing Academy, 2017
  • Best Paper Award Nominee, Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2013
  • Best Paper Award Nominee, International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2010
  • NUS Dean's Graduate Research Excellence, 2009
  • NUS Graduate Scholarship (2003 to 2007)
  • Singapore Scholarship (1999 to 2003)
    Service
  • Co-Director, MSE in Data Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • Member, SEAS Faculty Council, University of Pennsylvania, July 2019 -- June 2022
  • Secretary/Treasurer, ACM SIGBED, July 2019 -- June 2021
  • Executive Member, IEEE Technical Committee on Real-Time Systems (TCRTS), January 2016 -- December 2019
  • Steering Committee Member, ACM SIGBED International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2021 - present
  • Steering Committee Member, International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems (RTNS), 2022 - present
  • PC Chair, ACM SIGBED International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2021
  • PC Co-Chair, ACM SIGBED International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2020
  • Track Chair, IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2018
  • PC Chair, DATE - Topic E3: Model-based Design and Verification (DATE), 2015, 2016
  • PC Co-Chair, Workshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS), 2011.
  • PC Co-Chair, Workshop on Adaptive and Reconfigurable Embedded Systems (APRES), 2011.
  • Publication Chair, Embedded Systems Week (ESWeek), 2017
  • Publicity Chair, IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA), 2013.
  • Web Chair, Cyber-Physical Systems Week, 2013.
  • Work-In-Progress Chair, Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS), 2013.
  • Selected Program Committee: ICCPS (2024), EMSOFT (2015-2016, 2020-2021, 2023), RTSS (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021), RTAS (2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2020), DAC (2015-2016, 2020, 2024), DATE (2013-2016, 2020), ECRTS (2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024), SECON (2020), LCTES (2015), ICCAD 2013, RTCSA (2013), ETFA (2010-2013), ICPADS (2013).