Phuong Cao Biography (Short)

Phuong Cao is a cybersecurity researcher at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work focuses on securing high-performance computing (HPC) cyberinfrastructure against accidental failures and intentional cyberattacks. His research is driven by network traffic analysis, cyberattack detection using probabilistic models, and formal verification of authentication protocols. As a National Science Foundation Trusted CI Fellow, he provides security expertise to research and education partners, including the FABRIC testbed. He has received awards for his research and mentorship, including a Best Paper Award, a Best Hackathon Award, and recognition as an Outstanding Mentor for Fiddler Innovation Fellowship recipients.

Phuong Cao Pronunciation

Phuong How to pronounce Phuong audio: https://www.howtopronounce.com/phuong
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Cao How to pronounce Cao audio: https://youglish.com/getbyid/12438357/Cao/english

The correct Vietnamese pronunciation is Cao. Any similar pronunciations also work.