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College Park Scholars Science, Technology, &

Society: Actor Network Theory Map

Faizan Ali

Bethany Wong

May 5, 2014

Atif Memon

• Computer Science Professor• Ph.D. from University of

Pittsburgh• Research areas:

• Software engineering

• Bioinformatics and computational biology

• Human computer interaction

• Interests:• Software testing

• Security testing of mobile apps

• Model-driven human performance testing

• Model-based testing of gene assemblers

Current Project:

Vetting Android

Applications for Security

Using Graphic User Interface

Logic

Researching Topics

Analyzing apps via:-public information-user interface-code components

Vetting Android

Applications for Security Using GUI

Logic

Problematization

Interessment

Translation

Atif Memon

rese

arc

her

Defensed Advanced

Research Agency (DARPA)

funding

Government agencies

benefitted

App Marketplace

sapplies

Skepticism towards App

Security

Cause

sourc

e

problem

“Android Apps

Consistency Scrutinized”

author

Identify problem

Development of Specialized Analysis

Techniques

Purpose

Sophisticated malice

Large number of apps in

stores

Publicity

describes

developing

problem

improve

priv

ate

Gap AnalysisCompeting Companies

Wants to release it for free

Collide with competing companies

Cause those companies to go bankrupt

Government Classification

Take longer to release to public

New methods may have already been released

Interesting Finding:

App that drains battery life, specifically in airport regions

Questions?