{"id":2,"date":"2024-05-07T20:19:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-05T23:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:40:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/files\/2024\/05\/mcardei-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/files\/2024\/05\/mcardei.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Professor<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Atlantic University<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/engineering\/eecs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><br>777 Glades Road, EE 414<br>Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991<br>tel. 561-297-3459<br><a href=\"mailto:mcardei@fau.edu\">mcardei@fau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/files\/2025\/09\/mihaela-cardei-cv.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. M.Cardei&#8217;s CV<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=TJ_YumoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GoogleScholar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Algorithm Design and Optimization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied Machine Learning and Graph Neural Networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UAS Path Planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D.,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twin-cities.umn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minnesota<\/a>, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S.,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twin-cities.umn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minnesota<\/a>, 1999<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S.,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/upb.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania<\/a>, 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S.,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/upb.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania<\/a>, 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, August 2014 \u2013 present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, FAU, College of Engineering and Computer Science, June 2018 \u2013 August 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Professor, FAU, Computer Science &amp; Engineering, August 2008 \u2013 July 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistant Professor, FAU, Computer Science &amp; Engineering, August 2003 \u2013 July 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development Engineer, CoManage Corporation, September 2000 \u2013 June 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intern, Honeywell Laboratories, Minneapolis, April 1999 \u2013 October 1999.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honors and Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty Service and Outreach Award, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, February 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding STEM Educator Award, The Engineer\u2019s Council, February 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent Paper Award Tsinghua Science and Technology 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF CAREER Award, 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Researcher of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic University, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Paper Award IEEE IPCCC&#8217;2016, IEEE MSN&#8217;2014, and IEEE MASS&#8217;2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grants and Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Equipment Grant: MSC-Mobile Switching Center, GSN-GPRS Support Node, GSM Base Station (1900 MHz) and OMCR, CDMA Base Station (850 MHz) and BSM Server, FAU NSF\/IUCRC, co-PI, Jan. 2012 &#8211; Dec. 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efficient Protocols and Algorithms for Wireless Networks, FAU NSF\/IUCRC, co-PI, Feb. 2012 &#8211; May 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design and Evaluation of Wireless Networks Protocols, FAU Foundation\/Tecore Networks, co-PI, Jan. 2012 &#8211; May 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Link and Communication Protocols for Underwater Laser Sensor Networks, FAU Division of Research (Seed Grant), co-PI, 2012-2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus-2020 project: Campus Driving and Directions Assistant. FAU NSF\/IUCRC, investigator, 2012 &#8211; 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF CAREER Optimization Problems in Wireless Sensor Network Design and Applications, National Science Foundation (NSF), PI, 06\/01\/06-01\/31\/12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CISE Instrumentation: Wireless and Sensor Networking Laboratory, National Science Foundation (NSF), PI, 08\/15\/04-07\/31\/07.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure Telecommunication Networks, Secure Routing Protocols for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, DoD Defense-wide RTDE grant, investigator, 09\/01\/04-08\/31\/06.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Project Development Program, Wireless Sensor Networks Design and Experimentation, Division of Research at FAU, PI, 01\/01\/06-12\/31\/06.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF MRI: Acquisition of a NUMA-based Supercluster for High Performance Computing, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation (NSF), co-PI, 08\/01\/05-07\/31\/09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Information Grid Simulation, DoD Defense-wide RTDE grant, investigator, 01\/09\/08-01\/09\/09. 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