Group Alumni

Former Postdocs and Research Scientists

  • Mohammad Hossein Manshaei (Ph.D. from INRIA, France; currently a Professor in Computer Science Department at Hunter College, NY)

  • Mingjie Feng (Ph.D. from Auburn University, in 2018; Currently an Associate Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)

  • Yong Xiao (Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; currently a Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)

  • Hanif Rahbari (Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, in 2016; currently an Assistant Professor of Department of Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology) 

  • Manjesh Kumar Hanawal (Ph.D. from INRIA, France, in 2013; currently an Assitant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at IIT Bombay, India) 

  • Diep Nguyen (Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, in 2013; currently a Faculty Member of the School of Computing and Communications, University of Technology Sydney, Australia) 

  • Tao Shu (Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, in 2010; currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama) 

  • Ossama Younis (Ph.D. from Purdue University, in 2005; currently a Chief Scientist at Smart Streets LLC) 

Ph.D. Graduates

  • Wenhan Zhang, Ph.D. in March 2024 (currently a Wireless System Engineer at Apple, Sunnyvale, California)
    Dissertation title: Secure Machine Learning Based RF Signal Classification for Wireless Systems

  • Mohammed Ali Hirzallah, Ph.D. in Aug. 2020 (currently a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm, San Diego)
    Dissertation title: Protocols and Algorithms for Harmonious Coexistence over Unlicensed Bands in Next-Generation Wireless Networks

  • Irmak Aykin, Ph.D. in March. 2020 (currently a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm, San Diego)
    Dissertation title: Design and Implementation of Machine-learning-based Beam Management Protocols for 5G Millimeter-wave Networks

  • Berk Akgun, Ph.D. in Dec. 2019 (currently a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm, San Diego)
    Dissertation title: Achieving Secure Communications in Dense Multiuser MIMO Systems for 5G and Beyond

  • Peyman Siyari, Ph.D. in May 2019 (currently a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm Atheros)
    Dissertation title: MIMO-based Friendly Jamming and Interference Management Techniques for Secure Wireless Communications

  • Wessam Afifi, Ph.D. in Dec. 2016 (currently a Staff System Engineer at Mavenir Systems, Richardson)
    Dissertation title: Inband Full-duplex Wireless Communications for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Systems

  • Hanif Rahbari, Ph.D. in May 2016 (currently an Assistant Professor of Department of Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology) 
    Dissertation title: Obfuscation of Transmission Fingerprints for Secure Wireless Communications

  • Mohammad Jamal Abdel Rahman, Ph.D. in Nov. 2014 (currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Al Hussein Technical University, Jordan, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg) 
    Dissertation title: Robust cognitive algorithms for fast-varying spectrum-agile wireless networks

  • Diep Nguyen, Ph.D. in May 2013 (currently a Faculty Member of the School of Computing and Communications, University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
    Dissertation title: Resource allocation strategies for cognitive and cooperative MIMO communications: algorithm and protocol design

  • Sisi Liu, Ph.D. in Dec. 2011 (currently a Senior Member of Technical Staff at VMware, Palo Alto)
    Dissertation title: Securing wireless broadcast communication against internal attacks (co-advised with Prof. Loukas Lazos)

  • Tao Shu, Ph.D. in Dec. 2010 (currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama)
    Dissertation title: Efficient radio resource management and routing mechanisms for opportunistic spectrum access networks

  • Raed Al-Zubi, Ph.D. in Aug. 2010 (currently a Professor at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan)
    Dissertation title: Mechanisms and protocols for interference management and resource utilization in UWB communications

  • Fan Wang, Ph.D. in Aug. 2009 (currently the Director of Autonomous Driving at Vingroup USA LLC, Santa Clara)
    Dissertation title: Utility-based resource allocation strategies and protocol design for spectrum-adaptive wireless networks

  • Mohammad Siam, Ph.D. in April 2009 (currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Department at Isra University, Amman, Jordan)
    Dissertation title: Power-controlled channel access and routing protocols for MIMO-capable wireless networks

  • Haythem Bany Salameh, Ph.D. in April 2009 (currently a Professor at Yarmouk University, Jordan)
    Dissertation title: Channel access mechanisms and protocols for opportunistic cognitive radio networks

  • Satyajeet (Satya) Ahuja, Ph.D. in Aug. 2008 (currently with Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, California)
    Dissertation title: Algorithms and protocols for constrained path selection and fault monitoring in packet networks

  • Mohamed Hassan, Ph.D. in Nov. 2005 (currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
    Dissertation title: Adaptive techniques and optimizations for media streaming over wireless channels

  • Alaa Muqattash, Ph.D. in Nov. 2005 (currently the Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Business Solutions, Amman, Jordan)
    Dissertation title: Medium access control and adaptive transmission techniques in wireless networks

  • Abdullah Balamash, Ph.D. in Aug. 2004 (currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia)
    Dissertation title: Web traffic modeling and its application in the design of caching and prefetching systems

  • Turgay Korkmaz, Ph.D. in Oct. 2001 (currently a Professor of the Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio)
    Dissertation title: QoS routing in packet networks

  • Jeong-Geun Kim, Ph.D. in March 2000 (currently a Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea)
    Dissertation title: Providing quality-of-service guarantees in multi-service wireless networks

M.S. Graduates

  • Amir Hossein Yazdani Abyaneh, M.S. degree in Aug. 2022 (currently a Software Systems Engineer at Apple, San Diego, CA)

  • Harish Kumar Shankar, M.S. degree in April 2013 (currently a Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, Santa Clara, CA) 
    Thesis title: Cooperative QoS-aware sensing/probing architecture and cross-layer protocol design for multi-rate opportunistic networks

  • Amit Kumar, M.S. degree in Dec. 2008 (currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Statistics Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
    Thesis title: Modeling the short-term characteristics of Internet traffic at boundary routers

  • Aman Arora, M.S. in May 2004 (currently a Sr. Staff Engineer at Qualcomm Inc., San Diego)
    Thesis title: Interference-limited concurrent transmissions for wireless ad hoc networks with directional antennas

  • Vignesh Bhvaneshwar, M.S. in Dec. 2003 (currently at Qualcomm Inc., San Diego)
    Thesis title: A cross-layer power aware protocol for wireless ad hoc networks

  • Aytac Azgin, M.S. in Dec. 2003 (currently a Staff Researcher at Futurewei, Santa Clara)
    Thesis title: Scheduling in wireless cellular networks under probabilistic channel information

  • Michelle D'Souza, M.S. in April 2003 (currently Senior Software Engineer at Cisco, Calgary, Canada)
    Thesis title: Evaluating the performance of TCP over wireless links

  • Lifeng Zhang, M.S. in August 1999 (currently at ILS International Library Systems)
    Thesis title: Using M/G/infinity processes for modeling MPEG-compressed video traffic

  • Arivu Ramasamy, M.S. in June 1999 (currently at Cisco Inc., San Jose)
    Thesis title: WWW traffic characterization and its application in dimensioning network resources