Columbia University

Manav Kohli

Ph.D. Student

Electrical Engineering
Columbia University

Office: 801 CEPSR
Email:
 manav.kohli[at]columbia.edu

In May 2018, I graduated with the Sc.B in Electrical Engineering from Brown University. In September 2018, I began the M.S./Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. I work with Professor Gil Zussman at the Wireless and Mobile Networking Lab.

My research interests include the design of networking algorithms at the PHY and MAC level, full-duplex networking, mmWave devices, and how these separate concepts will together form the basis of beyond-5G networks. I am currently working on several projects, including the deployment of an open-access full-duplex wireless testbed in the COSMOS testbed, and investigations into the wireless channel at sub-6 GHz and 28 GHz mmWave. For more details, please see my Resume.

I will join Apple in Sunnyvale, CA as an RF engineer in September 2024.

Education

Columbia University

  • Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, September 2018 – Present
    • Advisor: Prof. Gil Zussman
    • GPA 4.06/4.0

Brown University

  • Sc.B in Electrical Engineering, September 2014 – May 2018
    • GPA 3.93/4.0, Magna cum Laude

Awards & Honors

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (04/2019)
  • National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship (04/2019)
  • Columbia EE Jacob Millman Award (05/2024)

Publications

Journals

  1. M. Kohli, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Zhou, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, G. Zussman, T. Chen, “Design and Testbed Deployment of Frequency-Domain Equalization Full Duplex Radios”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (under review as of June 2024, preprint available at arXiv:2401.17751), 2024.
  2. A. Nagulu, N. Reiskarimian, T. Chen, S. Garikapati, I. Kadota, T. Dinc, S. Garimella, M. Kohli, A. S. Levin, G. Zussman, and H. Krishnaswamy, “Doubling Down on Wireless Capacity: A Review of Integrated Circuits, Systems, and Networks for Full-Duplex”, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 112, no. 5, pp. 405-432, May 2024.
  3. M. Kohli, A. Adhikari, G. Avci, S. Brent, A. Dash, J. Moser, S. Hossain, I. Kadota, C. Garland, S. Mukherjee, R. Feick, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. A. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Outdoor-to-Indoor 28 GHz Wireless Measurements in Manhattan: Path Loss, Environmental Effects, and 90% Coverage”, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (early access, doi: 10.1109/TNET.2024.3355842), 2024.
  4. M. Kohli, T. Chen, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Welles, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, G. Zussman, “Open-Access Full-Duplex Wireless in the ORBIT and COSMOS Testbeds,” in Elsevier Computer Networks no. 199, p. 108420 (invited), Aug. 2021.
  5. T. Chen, S. Garikapati, A. Nagulu, A. Gaonkar, M. Kohli, I. Kadota, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “A survey and quantitative evaluation of integrated circuit-based antenna interfaces and self-interference cancellers for full-duplex,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Special issue on Full-Duplex Transceivers for Future Networks: Theory and Techniques, vol. 2, pp. 1753–1776, Jul. 2021.
  6. J. Du, D. Chizhik, R. Valenzuela, R. Feick, G. Castro, M. Rodriguez, T. Chen, M. Kohli, and G. Zussman, “Directional Measurements in Urban Street Canyons from Macro Rooftop Sites at 28 GHz for 90% Outdoor Coverage,” IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation, Dec. 2020.

Conferences

  1. A. S. Levin, M. Kohli, I. Kadota, T. Chen, S. Garikapati, A. Nagulu, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Zhou, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Enabling Integrated Circuit-Based Full-Duplex Wireless in GNU Radio,” in Proc. GNU Radio Conference 2024, Knoxville, TN, Sep. 2024.
  2. D. Chizhik, J. Du, M. Kohli, A. Adhikari, R. Feick, R. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Accurate urban path loss models including diffuse scatter,” in Proc. 17th European Conf. on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP’23), Florence, Italy, Mar. 2023.
  3. M. Kohli, A. Adhikari, G. Avci, S. Brent, J. Moser, S. Hossain, A. Dash, I. Kadota, R. Feick, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Outdoor-to-Indoor 28GHz Wireless Measurements in Manhattan: Path Loss, Location Impacts, and 90% Coverage,” in Proc. ACM MobiHoc’22, Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 2022.

Workshops

  1. M. Kohli, T. Chen, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Welles, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Open-access full-duplex wireless in the ORBIT and COSMOS testbeds,” in Proc. ACM MobiCom’20 Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH) (invited), London, U.K., Sep. 2020.
  2. T. Chen, M. Kohli, T. Dai, A. D. Estigarribia, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Feick, R. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “28 GHz Channel Measurements in the COSMOS Testbed Deployment Area,” in Proc. ACM MobiCom’19 Workshop on Millimeter-Wave Networks and Sensing Systems (mmNets), Los Cabos, Mexico, Oct. 2019.

Demos and Posters

  1. M. Kohli, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, A. S. Levin, T. Chen, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Demo: A Mobile Full-Duplex Jamceiver”, Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2024
  2. A. S. Levin, A. Bechhofer, E. F. Portillo, M. Kohli, S. Garikapati, B. Zhang, I. Kadota, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Experimentation with Wideband Real-Time Adaptive Full-Duplex Radios,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2024
  3. A. Adhikari, K. Hermstein, D. Chen, M. Kohli, J. Kolodziejski, F. Moshary, C. Caicedo Bastidas, T. Chen, I. Seskar, G. Zussman, “Spectrum Sharing via Consumption Models: Prototyping and Field Testing in an Urban FCC Innovation Zone”, Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2024
  4. A. S. Levin, I. Kadota, S. Garikapati, B. Zhang, A. Jolly, M. Kohli, A. Bechhofer, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Experimentation with Wideband Real-Time Adaptive Full-Duplex Radios,” Brooklyn 6G Summit, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 2023
  5. M. Kohli, “mmWave Measurement Campaigns in the COSMOS Testbed Area: Realistic Channel Models and Coverage Estimation”, Workshop on Computation and Communication Innovation: CCNY, Kyutech, KDDI, and NICT Collaborative Research (F-CPS Project), New York, NY, Oct. 2023
  6. A. S. Levin, I. Kadota, S. Garikapati, B. Zhang, A. Jolly, M. Kohli, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Demo: Experimentation with Wideband Real-Time Adaptive Full Duplex Radios,” in Proc. ACM SIGCOMM’23, New York, NY, Sept. 2023. ACM SIGCOMM Student Research Competition (SRC) Winner – First Place
  7. A. Bechhofer, A. S. Levin, I. Kadota, S. Garikapati, B. Zhang, A. Jolly, M. Kohli, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “System Integration of Wideband Real-Time Adaptive Full-Duplex Radios,” in Proc. N2Women Workshop at SIGCOMM’23, New York, NY, Sept. 2023
  8. M. Kohli, T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Network-Level Full-Duplex Wireless in the COSMOS Testbed,” NSF Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF), Boston, MA, May 2023
  9. A. Adhikari, J. Shane, and M. Kohli, “COSMOS Tutorial”, NSF Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF), Boston, MA, May 2023
  10. M. Kohli, “Bring Your Own Circuits to the COSMOS Testbed!” AERPAW Community Workshop, Raleigh, NC, May 2023
  11. M. Kohli, T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Network-Level Full-Duplex Wireless in the COSMOS Testbed,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2023
  12. A. Adhikari, S. Mukherjee, A. Mehta, M. Kohli, R. Feick, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Turning the Block in NYC and Still Getting 5G Coverage? mmWave Around-the-Corner Measurements for Dense Urban Deployment,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2023
  13. A. S. Levin, I. Kadota, A. Jolly, S. Garikapati, B. Zhang, M. Kohli, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Towards a Real-Time Adaptive Full-Duplex Wireless Radio,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2023
  14. I. Kadota*, A. S. Levin*, B. Zhang*, S. Garikapati, A. Jolly, M. Kohli, T. Chen, M. Seok, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Adaptive Configuration of a Variable-Gain, Variable-Delay Self-Interference Canceller for a Full-Duplex System,” DARPA MTO WARP End of Phase Review, Fort Worth, TX, Jun. 2022 (* indicates equal contribution)
  15. A. Adhikari, M. Kohli, G. Avci, S. Brent, J. Moser, S. Hossain, A. Dash, S. Mukherjee, C. Garland, I. Kadota, R. Feick, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “mmWave Measurements for Fixed and Mobile Wireless Access Algorithm Development,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2022
  16. G. Avci, S. Brent, S. Hossain, J. Moser, A. D. Estigarribia, M. Kohli, I. Kadota, A. Adhikari, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Feick, R. A. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Outdoor-to-Indoor 28 GHz mmWave Measurements in the COSMOS Testbed Deployment Area”, Smart Cities Poster Session, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Nov. 2021
  17. G. Avci, S. Brent, S. Hossain, J. Moser, A. D. Estigarribia, M. Kohli, I. Kadota, A. Adhikari, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Feick, R. A. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “Outdoor-to-Indoor 28 GHz mmWave Measurements in the COSMOS Testbed Deployment Area”, IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC’21), Boston, MA, Oct. 2021
  18. M. Kohli, T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Open-Access Full-Duplex Wireless in the COSMOS Testbed,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Apr. 2021
  19. M. Kohli, A. D. Estigarribia, T. Dai, I. Kadota, T. Chen, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Feick, R. A. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “28 GHz Channel Measurements in the COSMOS Testbed Deployment Area”, Smart Cities Poster Session, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Nov. 2020
  20. M. Kohli, T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Demo: Remote experimentation with open-access full-duplex wireless in the COSMOS testbed,” in Proc. ACM MobiCom’20, London, U.K., Sept. 2020
  21. M. Kohli and T. Chen, “Experimentation with the city-scale programmable COSMOS testbed”, ACM MobiCom’20 Tutorial, London, U.K., Sept. 2020.
  22. M. Kohli, T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Open-Access Full-Duplex Wireless in the COSMOS Testbed,” Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Mar. 2020
  23. T. Dai, A. D. Estigarribia, M. Kohli, T. Chen, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. Feick, R. A. Valenzuela, and G. Zussman, “28 GHz Channel Measurements in the COSMOS Testbed Deployment Area”, Data Science Day, Data Science Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, Mar. 2020
  24. A. Nagulu, M. Kohli, T. Chen, G. Zussman, and H. Krishnaswamy, “A Real-Time Full-Duplex Wireless Link using Multi-Watt CMOS Circulators Based on Switched-Capacitor Clock Boosting,” in Proc. IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb. 2020.
  25. T. Chen and M. Kohli, “Experimentation with the city-scale programmable COSMOS testbed,” ACM SenSys’19 Tutorial, New York, NY, Nov. 2019.
  26. T. Chen, M. Kohli, P. Skrimponis, T. Dai, and A. D. Estigarribia, “The COSMOS Education Toolkit and open-access full-duplex wireless in the COSMOS testbed,” 6th Silicon Harlem Annual Tech Conference (invited) New York, NY, Oct. 2019
  27. T. Chen, J. Welles, M. Kohli, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Kolodziejski, M. Sherman, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, and G. Zussman, “Experimentation with full-duplex wireless in the COSMOS testbed,” IEEE ICNP’19 Workshop Midscale Education and Research Infrastructure and Tools (MERIT), Chicago, IL, Oct. 2019
  28. M. Kohli, “Open-Access Full-Duplex Wireless in the ORBIT/COSMOS Testbed,” Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF) Education Workshop, Washington, DC, May 2019.
  29. M. Kohli, “COSMOS Tutorial: Experimentation with Compact Full-Duplex Wireless.”, Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF), Washington DC, May 2019
  30. M. Kohli, G. Farkash, J. Ostrometzky, T. Chen, and G. Zussman, “Demo: Noise-Aware Digital Self-Interference Cancellation for Full-Duplex Radios,” in Proc. IEEE ICASSP’19, Brighton, U.K., May 2019.

ArXiv Reports

  1. M. Kohli, M. Baraani Dastjerdi, J. Zhou, I. Seskar, H. Krishnaswamy, G. Zussman, T. Chen, “Design and Testbed Deployment of Frequency-Domain Equalization Full Duplex Radios” arXiv preprint: 2401.17751 [eess.SP]Jan. 2024.
  2. M. Kohli, A. Adhikari, G. Avci, S. Brent, A. Dash, J. Moser, S. Hossain, I. Kadota, C. Garland, S. Mukherjee, R. Feick, D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. A. Valenzuela and G. Zussman, “Outdoor-to-Indoor 28 GHz Wireless Measurements in Manhattan: Path Loss, Environmental Effects, and 90% Coverage,” arXiv preprint: 2205.09436 [eess.SP]May 2022.
  3. J. Du, D. Chizhik, R. Valenzuela, R. Feick, G. Castro, M. Rodriguez, T. Chen, M. Kohli, and G. Zussman, “Directional Measurements in Urban Street Canyons from Macro Rooftop Sites at 28 GHz for 90% Outdoor Coverage,” arXiv preprint: 1908.00512v2 [eess.SP], Aug. 2019.

Industry and Project Experience

  • Software Engineering Intern, Google
    September 2021 – December 2021

    • Worked on the XLS open-source high-level synthesis language. Mentored by Dr. Mark Heffernan.
  • Research Intern, Nokia Bell Labs
    June 2019 – August 2019

    • Worked with the Access Lab on 28GHz wireless. Mentored by Dr. Jinfeng Du and Dr. Dmitry Chizhik.
  • Applications Engineer Intern, ON Semiconductor
    June 2017 – May 2018

    • I designed demonstration/evaluation circuit boards for future product releases. The boards were designed to allow customers to evaluate the product with simple lab equipment. To do this, each of the two boards I developed incorporated an Arduino and LCD screen which provides diagnostic information to the user that can be referenced with simple to read on-board silkscreen data tables. I was responsible for the board design, Arduino software, debugging, and technical documentation.
  • Avionics Hardware Lead, Brown Space Engineering
    May 2017 – May 2018

    • When I was at Brown, I was the avionics hardware lead in the last year of development of a 1U CubeSat known as EQUiSat. This project was funded by NASA under the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) Mission 23 and we built EQUiSat with a two-fold goal in mind. First, we would show that space is reachable even by a team of undergraduate students, and second, we would test the viability of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery chemistry in a space application. We designed EQUiSat entirely from scratch, aside from the radio unit, and built her with a parts budget of under $5,000 over a five-year period. EQUiSat was launched to the International Space Station on May 21st, 2018 and deployed into low-earth orbit on July 13th, 2018, where she would work flawlessly until until December 26th, 2020, when her last transmission was received as she re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. As the testament to our completed goals, EQUiSat exceeded her expected mission duration by over 20 months.

      EQUiSat’s hardware design is open source and may be found here. In particular, I developed the final version of the battery charging board, and the first iteration of the ground station used to listen to the satellite. I built and tested a significant portion of the electronics and some of the mechanical systems by hand.