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…
In this blog, Dr. Israat Haque will cover some of the efforts to develop reliable SDNs and ensure high-quality services for end-users. Dr. Israat Haque joined Dalhousie University as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science in August 2017, where she created and started the Programmable and Intelligent Networking (PINet) research lab. Her research focus broadly includes the…
In this blog, Dr. Christo K Thomas will discuss a Bayesian approach in handling the uncertainty in the wireless channel. Currently, Christo works with Qualcomm at Espoo, Finland for 5G physical layer algorithm development (base station devices). He graduated from EURECOM, France, under the supervision of Prof. Dirk Slock, where he focused on signal processing algorithms for next-generation wireless communications…
In this blog, we introduce Dr. Behrooz Makki, the outstanding nominee of the 2020 IEEE ComSoc Best YP. Behrooz Makki (Senior Member, IEEE) received a Ph.D. degree in communication engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. From 2013 to 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Chalmers University of Technology. He currently works as a Senior Researcher with…
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…
In this blog, we have Dr. Jiajia Liu, the winner of the 2020 IEEE ComSoc Best YP in Academia award for the contribution to networking, communications, and security of intelligent vehicles, talking about security in Software-defined Vehicular Edge Networks. Jiajia Liu (SM’15) is a full professor (Vice Dean) with the School of Cybersecurity, Northwestern Polytechnical University. He has published more…
In this blog, we have Dr. Xingqin Lin, the winner of the 2020 IEEE ComSoc Best YP in Industry award for the contribution to IoT, Aerial, and D2D communications in 5G NR and LTE Advanced, sharing an insightful story about his research experiences. Xingqin is a Master Researcher, Team Leader, and Standardization Delegate at Ericsson Research Silicon Valley, leading 5G/6G…