Research Interests
- Communication theory and wireless communications
- Detection and estimation theory
- Distributed detection, estimation, and data fusion with communication constraints
- Optimization and fundamental limits of cooperative wireless data communication networks
- Spectrum sensing for cognitive radio networks
- Modern communications for smart grids
- Brain signal processing
- Enhanced radio spectrum via directional sensing and communications
Ongoing Research Projects
- Advanced Ion Channel Models for Neurological Signal Processing Theory and Application to Brain-Computer Interfacing (NSF)
- Directional Spectrum Sensing and Communications Utilizing Beam- and Frequency-Agile Parasitic Antenna Arrays (NSF)
- Power-Constrained Distributed Vector Estimation in Wireless Sensor Networks (NSF)
- CAREER: M-ary Distributed Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks (NSF)
- Foundations for Engineering Education for Distributed Energy Resources (DoE)
Professional Activities
- IEEE Senior Member
- Frequent NSF review panelist
- TPC Member of numerous IEEE conferences including: ICC, SPAWC, GLOBECOM, DCOSS, PIMRC, VTC, WCNC, MILCOM, WCSP
Honors & Awards
- UCF CECS CAE Link Professorship (2018-2013)
- NSF Faculty Early Career Award (2011)
- Wilmot Assistant Professor in College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester
- Recipient of Furth Award for Junior Faculty at the University of Rochester (2006)