Research Interests
- Compressive Sensing: New Designs and Applications
- Radio Frequency Cartography
- Cooperative Spectrum Sensing and Access in Cognitive Radio Networks
- Deep learning theory and applications
- High-dimensional data analysis
- Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
Ongoing Research Projects
- A Tensor-based Framework for Reliable Radio Cartography (NSF) Cross-layer Adaptive Rate/Resolution Design for Energy-Aware Acquisition of Spectrally Sparse Signals Leveraging Spin-based Devices (NSF)
- STEM Transfer Students Opportunity for Nurtured Growth (STRONG) (NSF)
- Deep Intermodal Video Analytics (IARPA)
Professional Activities
- Frequent NSF Panel Reviewer
- Associate Editor for Elsevier Computer Networks Journal
- Member of Technical Program Committee for numerous conferences such as IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), IEEE Global Communications (Globecom), Military Communications (MILCOM), IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
- Technical Reviewer for several journals including IEEE Trans. on Communications, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, IEEE Trans. on Multimedia, and IEEE Wireless Communications Letter
- IEEE Senior Member
Honors & Awards
- National Science Foundation CAREER award (2011)
- Outstanding Research Award, Center for Signal and Image Processing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007
- UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science CAMP-YES Mentor of the Year Award, 2016.