Ang Chen
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering (networks & security)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Summary
Researcher focused on secure and programmable networked systems: Chen's work centers on improving the security, reliability, and performance of networked systems by leveraging programmable network hardware and in-network defenses (Poise) and related programmable-switch and SmartNIC work. rice+2
Prolific systems/systems-security author with top-tier publications and awards: publications include multiple papers at USENIX Security, NSDI, SIGCOMM and other flagship systems conferences, with paper awards and an NSF CAREER Award acknowledging early-career impact. umich+1
Active in applying AI and agent technologies to systems problems: recent work and affiliations highlight applying AI agents to infrastructure management and developing tooling (e.g., Curie) for rigorous automated experimentation. umich+2
Maintains public academic profiles and group resources: Chen keeps a personal lab/academic website with publications and group information and is listed on university directory/profile pages for Rice and University of Michigan. umich+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Curie: Toward Rigorous and Automated Scientific Experimentation with AI Agents
February 1, 2025Proposes Curie, an AI-agent framework that enforces rigor, methodical control, and interpretability in automated scientific experimentation; reports benchmarks showing improved experimental question answering and provides open-source code.
SpotProxy: Rediscovering the Cloud for Censorship Circumvention
January 1, 2024USENIX Security 2024 paper exploring use of cloud infrastructure/proxies for censorship circumvention.
Remote Direct Memory Introspection
January 1, 2023USENIX Security 2023 paper on techniques for remote memory introspection; recognized with a Distinguished Paper Award.