Group

Ph.D. Students and Alumni

Bogdan Iepure
Fall 2023 - present
M.Sc. The Pennsylvania State University
Research: Integrated Sensing and Communications

Shaghayegh Fereidounfar
(Co-advised with Dr. Izzetoglu)
Fall 2023 - present
M.Sc. Alzahra University
Research: Machine Learning for Brain Imaging

Madan Dahal
Fall 2021 - present
M.Sc. Arkansas Tech
Research: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Interference Management

Xinliang Zhang
Fall 2018 - Fall 2022
M.Sc. Xidian University
Thesis Title: Supervised and Unsupervised Learning-based MIMO Communications
Next Position: Senior Engineer, Samsung Research America

Yue Qi
Fall 2018 - Summer 2022
M.Sc. Xidian University
Thesis Title: Physical Layer Security in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
The 2023 College of Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Next Position: Senior Engineer, Samsung Research America

Master's Students and Alumni

Shane O'Connor
(Co-advised with Dr. Izzetoglu)
B.Sc. University of Vermont, 2020
Research: Transfer learning for medical imaging

Ryan Szlosek
Fall 2021 - May 2023

B.Sc. University of Cincinnati
Thesis Title: Carrier Synchronization for SDR Applications
The 2023 ECE Department Outstanding Master Student Award (Dean's Award)
Next Position: DSP Communications Design Engineer, L3Harris Technologies

Undergraduate Students

Stepan Gorelenkov (Fall 2023 - present)
Research: Constellation design and testing
Next: Engineer, MIT Lincoln Lab

Michaela Feehery (Fall 2022)
Research: Secure finite alphabet communications
Next: Graduate Student, University of Pennsylvania

Kevin Heist (Fall 2022)
Research: Deep learning for finite alphabet MIMO
Next: AI Software Engineer, Northrop Grumman

John W. Kuchler (Spring-Fall 2021)
Research: Deep learning for communications
The Villanova Undergraduate Research Fellowship (VURF) Program
Next: Syetem Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Anthony E. Etim (2020-2021)
Research: Deep learning for MIMO-NOMA
Next: Ph.D. Student, Yale University

Kaixuan Ji (2020)
Research: Low-delay BCH codes
Next: Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado, Boulder

Jordan A. Pauls (2019-2021)
Research: Deep learning for MIMO
Current: Software Engineer, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab