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In this experience blog, we have Dr. Leila Askari, who candidly expresses herself about mental health and related avenues to cope with (expected) troubles during the Ph.D. journey. We would love to hear from you as well. Interested in sharing your experiences? Please let us know here. Leila Askari received an M.Sc. degree in telecommunication engineering and a Ph.D. degree…

In this blog, we have an interview with Dr. Maanak Gupta, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and faculty affiliate at the Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC) at Tennessee Technological University, USA, on cybersecurity and different aspects of his early research career.Let's know more about Dr. Gupta, his research works, the journey he is making as a…

In this blog, Dr. Debashri Roy will discuss GAN-based learning techniques to defend against the primary user emulation attack while dynamically accessing the spectrum following her GLOBECOM 2019 paper. Debashri is a postdoctoral fellow under the Experiential AI program at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, since July. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of…

In this blog, we have Ferheen Ayaz discussing secure information flow in vehicular networks and how blockchain can play a role in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Ferheen Ayaz is a third-year Ph.D. researcher at the University of Sussex, UK. Her current research interests include blockchain applications in vehicular communications. She is an active member of the online research community and fond…

In this short blog, Dr. Behrooz Makki, the outstanding nominee of the 2020 IEEE ComSoc Best YP will share his early research story as a graduate student.  We hope our readers will find it inspiring and relatable. Eventually, what matters the most is honesty, aspirations to do better, hard work, perseverance, understanding criticisms, and positivity. Let's hear from Dr. Makki! The…

During the virtual GLOBECOM 2020, IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals hosted multiple sessions on career growth, volunteering and collobartion. These webinars were exclusively targeted at early career professionals attending the conference, but also open to anyone not attending the conference. Speakers for webinars included many experts such as Gerhard Fettweis from TU Dresden, Lajos Hanzo from Univ of Southampton, Hao Xu…