Research Interests

• Current research interests:

      - Cross-layer optimization for multi-hop cognitive radio ad hoc networks
      - Cross-layer optimization for multi-hop MIMO ad hoc networks
      - Algorithm design and optimization for multi-hop cooperative communications
      - Optimization and algorithm design for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks
      - Video communications over dynamic ad hoc networks

  Affiliated Research Groups

• Laboratory for Complex Network Systems Research (CNSR)

• Wireless@VT Research Center

  Group Members

• Faculty Collaborators

• Research Faculty

      - Dr. Yi Shi, Research Scientist

• Ph.D. Students

      - Canming Jiang
      - Jia (Kevin) Liu
      - Sushant Sharma
      - Liguang Xie

• M.S. Students

• Visiting Scholars and Post-Doctoral Researchers

• Alumni

  • Research Faculty
    • Shiwen Mao, Post-doctoral Research Associate (Dec. 2003 - April 2005);
      Research Scientist (April 2005 - April 2006)
      Joined Auburn Univ. ECE Dept. as Assistant Professor
  • Ph.D.
    • Yi Shi, Ph.D. in ECE, December 2007
      Joined VT ECE department as Senior Research Associate
    • Sastry Kompella, Ph.D. in ECE, July 2006
      Joined U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
  • M.S.
    • Cunhao Gao, M.S, September 2009
      Joined Ph.D. program at Stony Brook University
    • Tong Liu, M.S. in CS, July 2007
      First job: Software Developer, Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., Charlottesville, VA
    • Xiaojun Wang, M.S. in CS, January 2006
      First job: Software Developer, Bloomberg L.P., New York City, NY
    • Abu Hasnat Sayem, M.S., July 2005
      First job: Senior Software Engineer, Motorola Urbana-Champaign Design Center, Champaign, IL
    • Xiaolin Cheng, M.S., June 2005
      Joined Ph.D. program at Univ. of California at Davis
  • Visiting Scholars and Post-Doctoral Researchers
    • Dr. Tae Yoon Park, Chonbuk National University, South Korea
    • Seung Min Hur, Ph.D. student from POSTECH, South Korea

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