{"id":40,"date":"2024-05-08T21:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-02-07T22:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T22:52:19","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/mcardei\/?page_id=40","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ph.D. Students <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Kimoy Williams<\/a> [expected graduation Spring 2026]
    “Unmanned Aerial Systems Path Planning with Dynamic Rerouting Using a Space-Time Graph”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Anca Muresan<\/a> [expected graduation Spring 2026]
    “Graph-Based and Uncertainty-Aware Machine Learning for Academic Performance\u00a0Prediction”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. John Cartmell<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Benjamin Jenkins<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ph.D. Dissertations Supervised (10)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Rafael Papa <\/a><\/strong>(co-advisor) [Fall 2021]
      “Space-time Graph Path Planning for UAS Traffic Management Systems”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Andrew Steinberg<\/a><\/strong> (co-advisor) [Spring 2021]
      “Path Planning Algorithms for Unmanned Aircraft Systems with a Space-time Graph”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2019]
      “Distributed Algorithms for Energy-Efficient Data Gathering and Barrier Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Yueshi Wu<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2016]
      “Channel Assignment in Cognitive Radio Wireless Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Amalya Mihnea<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2015]
      “Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Arny Ambrose<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2011]
      “A Patient-Centric Hurricane Evacuation Management System”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Mirela Fonoage (Marta)<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2010]
      “Mechanisms for Improving Energy Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Yinying Yang<\/a><\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2010]
      “Mechanisms for Prolonging Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Shuhui Yang<\/a><\/strong> (co-advisor) [Summer 2007]
      “Connected Dominating Set in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Variations with Applications”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Ali M. Abu-el Humos<\/a><\/strong> (co-advisor) [Summer 2005]
      “Low Latency and Energy Efficient MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Master’s Theses Supervised (9)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Rafael Papa<\/strong> (advisor) [Summer 2018]
        “Hummingbird: An UAV-aided Energy Efficient Algorithm for Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Andrew Steinberg<\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2017]
        “A Collision Free Drone Scheduling System”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Iana Zankina<\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2012]
        “Campus Driver Assistant on an Android Platform”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Pedro Heshike<\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2012]
        “Implementation of a Mobile Data Collector in Wireless Sensors Networks for Energy Conservation”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Anthony Marcus<\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2011]
        “Web-based Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring using Smartphones”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Anupama Sahu<\/strong> (co-advisor) [Fall 2010]
        “Patterns for Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Arny Ambrose<\/strong> (advisor) [Fall 2008]
        “Scheduling for Composite Event Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Mohammad O. Pervaiz<\/strong> (advisor) [Summer 2006]
        “Range Assignment Problem and Security in Wireless Networks”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. Wael Awada<\/strong> (advisor) [Spring 2006]
        “Energy-efficient Target Coverage in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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