Ph.D. Dissertations Supervised (10)

1. Rafael Papa (co-advisor) [Fall 2021]
   “Space-time Graph Path Planning for UAS Traffic Management Systems”.
2. Andrew Steinberg (co-advisor) [Spring 2021]
   “Path Planning Algorithms for Unmanned Aircraft Systems with a Space-time Graph”.
3. Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun (advisor) [Spring 2019]
   “Distributed Algorithms for Energy-Efficient Data Gathering and Barrier Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
4. Yueshi Wu (advisor) [Fall 2016]
   “Channel Assignment in Cognitive Radio Wireless Networks”.
5. Amalya Mihnea (advisor) [Spring 2015]
   “Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Networks”.
6. Arny Ambrose (advisor) [Fall 2011]
   “A Patient-Centric Hurricane Evacuation Management System”.
7. Mirela Fonoage (Marta) (advisor) [Fall 2010]
   “Mechanisms for Improving Energy Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
8. Yinying Yang (advisor) [Spring 2010]
   “Mechanisms for Prolonging Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
9. Shuhui Yang (co-advisor) [Summer 2007]
   “Connected Dominating Set in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Variations with Applications”.
10. Ali M. Abu-el Humos (co-advisor) [Summer 2005]
    “Low Latency and Energy Efficient MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks”.

Master’s Theses Supervised (9)

1. Rafael Papa (advisor) [Summer 2018]
   “Hummingbird: An UAV-aided Energy Efficient Algorithm for Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
2. Andrew Steinberg (advisor) [Fall 2017]
   “A Collision Free Drone Scheduling System”.
3. Iana Zankina (advisor) [Fall 2012]
   “Campus Driver Assistant on an Android Platform”.
4. Pedro Heshike (advisor) [Spring 2012]
   “Implementation of a Mobile Data Collector in Wireless Sensors Networks for Energy Conservation”.
5. Anthony Marcus (advisor) [Spring 2011]
   “Web-based Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring using Smartphones”.
6. Anupama Sahu (co-advisor) [Fall 2010]
   “Patterns for Wireless Sensor Networks”.
7. Arny Ambrose (advisor) [Fall 2008]
   “Scheduling for Composite Event Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks”.
8. Mohammad O. Pervaiz (advisor) [Summer 2006]
   “Range Assignment Problem and Security in Wireless Networks”.
9. Wael Awada (advisor) [Spring 2006]
   “Energy-efficient Target Coverage in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”.

Undergraduate Students (RA’s)

• Tom Kottiath
  Research: implementing distributed algorithms for WSNs using the SGI Altix supercomputer.
• Anthony Marcus
  Research: using the SGI Altix supercomputer in solving WSNs optimization problems.
• Uttam Thakore
  Research: experiments using Crossbow sensor motes.
• Carlos Maldonado
  Research on WSNs.
• Pedro Heshike
  Research in WSNs using Crossbow Mica motes and Mindstorm NXT.