Andrew T. Park

U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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Andrew T. Park is a researcher specializing in cybersecurity and distributed systems, with a particular focus on the security and performance of Data Distribution Service (DDS) middleware. His major contributions center on the development and evaluation of DDS-Cerberus, a novel security layer designed to protect the communication medium that connects critical systems across private industry and military applications. Park’s work addresses a vital vulnerability: adversaries targeting middleware to disrupt real-time data distribution in production environments and embedded platforms. His most-cited papers, including "DDS-Cerberus: Ticketing Performance Experiments and Analysis" (2021) and "Quantifying DDS-Cerberus Network Control Overhead" (2022), each with 4 citations, provide foundational empirical analysis of this security framework. By quantifying the network control overhead and ticketing performance, Park demonstrates how to secure publish-subscribe communication without sacrificing efficiency—a crucial balance for real-time systems. His research is notable for bridging the gap between theoretical security design and practical performance testing, offering actionable insights for engineers and researchers working on resilient distributed architectures. Park’s work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the trade-offs of securing modern middleware in high-stakes environments.