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Distributed Systems, Testbeds, and Network Measurement: Design, development, and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure distributed computing and communication systems across heterogeneous compute, storage, and wireless platforms, including building prototypes and testbeds, and performing real-world network measurements for evaluating and optimizing system performance, reliability, fault-tolerance, and security.
Next Generation Wireless Networks: Experimental design, evaluation, and deployment of real-world wireless and distributed system testbeds for 5G and beyond, and Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), wireless mesh networks, and satellite networks.
Software Defined Wireless Networks and Internet of Things (IoT): Modeling and implementation of Software Defined Networking (SDN)-based approaches in wireless systems (including wireless mesh networks, delay/disruption tolerant networks, and sensor networks) and building lightweight solutions (such as blockchain-based frameworks for IoT) to support emerging applications.
Complex Network Analysis for Applied Systems: Applying complex network tools to analyze practical systems such as road networks and intelligent transportation systems, enabling the design and development of mobility models, routing protocols, and security frameworks.
Systems Security: Analysis of security threats and attacks on Software Defined Networking (SDN) architectures, and the design and implementation of practical defense mechanisms to ensure reliability and resilience.
As Principle Investigator | Co-Principal Investigator
Site Co-PI, "ArMORED: Architecture for massive-MIMO Open RAN Energy-efficient Devices," NTIA Innovation Fund (NOFO 2), (Total Funding: $10,118,112; ISU: $2,400,000), Skylark Wireless (PI) and Iowa State University, Jan 2025–Dec 2027.
Site Co-PI, "Acceleration of Compatibility and Commercialization for Open RAN Deployments (ACCoRD)," NTIA Innovation Fund, (Total Funding: $42,299,693; ISU: $1,000,000), AT&T (PI), Verizon, University of Texas at Dallas, Northeastern University, Iowa State University, Rutgers University, Virginia Tech, NTT DOCOMO, and Reliance Jio, Jan 2024–Dec 2027.
Co-PI, "Open RAN Research, Testing, and Integration for Rural Industries and Communities," NSF NeTS & TIP, (Total Funding: $1,400,000), Iowa State University (PI), May 2023–Apr 2025.
Co-PI, "ARA Launchpad: Open Wireless Platforms, Data and Co-Prototyping for Integrative Research and Community Building," NSF NeTS, (Total Funding: $784,000), Iowa State University (PI), Oct 2023–May 2026.
As Senior Personnel | Other Roles
Research Scientist/Research Assistant Professor, "Ara4Rural: ARA Infrastructure and Community Building for Rural Wireless Applications, NSF NeTS, (Total Funding: $1,000,000), Iowa State University (PI), Dec 2024–Nov 2026.
Research Scientist/Research Assistant Professor, "NSF AI Institute for Intelligent Cyber-Infrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE)," NSF AI Research Institute, (Total Funding: $20,000,000; ISU: $450,579), Ohio State University (PI) et al., Nov 2021–Oct 2026.
Research Scientist, "POSE: Phase 1: OPERA: An Open-Source Ecosystem for Broadband Prairie," NSF POSE, (Total Funding: $299,999), Iowa State University (PI), Sep 2022–Aug 2024.
Research Scientist, "Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Medium: Real-Time Liquid Wireless Networking for Data-Intensive Rural Applications," NSF CNS Core, (Total Funding: $600,000; ISU: $300,000), Iowa State University (PI), International Computer Science Institute, and Boston University, Oct 2022–Sep 2025.
Research Scientist/Research Assistant Professor, "ARA: Wireless Living Lab for Smart and Connected Rural Communities," NSF PAWR, (Total Funding: $16,000,000), Iowa State University (PI), University of California Irvine, Ohio State University, and International Computer Science Institute, Jun 2021–May 2026.
Graduate Student, "Indo-US Collaborative Research on Pervasive Computing for Disaster Response," NSF, DIT, & IIST, (Total Funding: ₹32,00,000), Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), University of California Irvine, and California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Jun 2013–Jun 2016.
Graduate Student, "MICRONet-Mobile Infrastructure for Coastal Region Offshore Communication & Networks", IIST, ISRO-HQ, & ITRA/DIT, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Antrix Corporation (ISRO), Amrita University, and Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala, Feb 2014–Jun 2016.
Graduate Student, "IIST MeshNet: A Programmable Hybrid Wireless Mesh Network Testbed," IIST, (Total Funding: ₹7,50,000), Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (PI), Mar 2013–Mar 2016.