Postdoctoral Research Scientists
Dr. Igor Kadota
2020-2023
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
Dr. Jip Kim
2021-2022
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)
Dr. Jonathan Ostrometzky
2018-2020
Current Affiliation: Faculty member, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Dr. Gail Gilboa-Freedman
2015-2016
Co-advised with Prof. Hanoch Levy
Current Affiliation: Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Reichman University, Israel
Dr. Guy Grebla
2013 – 2015
Co-advised with Prof. Dan Bienstock
Current Affiliation: Google
Dr. Maria Gorlatova
Summer 2013 – Fall 2013
Current Affiliation: Nortel Networks Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science, Duke University
Dr. Dorian Mazauric
2011 – 2012
Co-advised with Prof. Augustin Chaintreau and Prof. Vishal Misra
Current Affiliation: Researcher, INRIA, France
Dr. Caroline Lai
Summer 2011
Co-advised with Prof. Keren Bergman
Current Affiliation: Rockley Photonics Inc.
Dr. David Hay
2009 – 2010
Current Affiliation: Professor, Computer Science, Hebrew University, Israel.
Ph.D. Students
Tingjun Chen
Facebook Fellow and Wei Family Foundation Fellow
Graduated 2020
Thesis: Algorithms and Experimentation for Future Wireless Networks: From Internet-of-Things to Full-Duplex (Morton B. Friedman Memorial Prize for Excellence and Jury Award Recipient)
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
Craig Gutterman
NSF IGERT Fellow and NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Graduated 2020
Thesis: Learning for Network Applications and Control (Collaborative Research Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Facebook
Saleh Soltan
Graduated 2017
Thesis: “Computational and Analytical Tools for Resilient and Secure Power Grids” (Jury Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Amazon
Varun Gupta
Graduated 2017
Thesis: “Measurement-Driven Algorithm and System Design for Wireless and Datacenter Networks” (Collaborative Research Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Facebook
Jelena Diakonikolas
Qualcomm Innovation Fellow (co-advised with Prof. Clifford Stein)
Graduated 2016
Thesis: “Resource allocation in wireless networks: Theory and applications” (Morton B. Friedman Memorial Prize for Excellence and Collaborative Research Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Computer Science, U. Wisconsin Madison
Robert Margolies
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Graduated 2015
Thesis: “Resource Allocation for the Internet of Everything: From Energy Harvesting Tags to Cellular Networks” (Collaborative Research Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Google
Berk Birand
IBM Ph.D. Fellow
Graduated 2014
Thesis: “Cross-layer resource allocation algorithms in wireless and optical networks” (Jury Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Co-founder and CEO Fero Labs
Maria Gorlatova
Columbia Presidential Fellow, NSREC CGS Fellow, and Google Anita Borg Fellow
Graduated 2013
Thesis: “Energy Harvesting Networked Nodes: Measurements, Algorithms, and Prototyping” (Jury Award Recipient)
Current Affiliation: Nortel Networks Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science, Duke University
Shuzo Tarumi
Co-advised with Prof. Ed Coffman
Graduated 2010
Thesis: “Analysis of Spectrum Fragmentation in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks”
Current Affiliation: Google
M.S. Students with Thesis
Trevor Joseph Gordon
Electrical Engineering MS Student, Tesla Scholar
Graduated 2023
Thesis: “Towards Real-World Dynamic Spectrum Access Using Deep Reinforcement Learning”
Current Affiliation: Google
Aditya Jolly
Electrical Engineering MS Student, Tesla Scholar
Graduated 2023
Thesis: “Real-Time Adaptive Wideband Full Duplex Radios”
Current Affiliation: Qualcomm
Aditya Dash
Electrical Engineering MS Student, Columbia University
Graduated 2022
Thesis: “Millimeter-Waves in Manhattan: A Study on 28GHz and 60GHz Channel Characterization in NYC”
Current Affiliation: AMERGINT Technologies
Hannaneh Barahouei
Universite Grenoble Alpes MS Student, co-advised with Prof. Franck Rousseau
Graduated 2017
Thesis: “Online Video Rate Adaptation Algorithms in the AMuSe System”
Current Affiliation: Ph.D. student, Computer Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
Gerald Stanje
University of Klagenfurt MS Student, co-advised with Prof. Bernhard Rinner
Graduated 2012
Thesis: “Design, Development, and Implementation of Energy-Harvesting-Aware Communication Protocols for the Energy-Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs)”
Muhammad Taher
Technion MS Student, co-advised with Prof. Adrian Segall
Graduated 2012
Final Project: “MAC Protocol for Wireless Networks with Multipacket Reception Capability”
Current Affiliation: Intel, Israel
Visitors
Prof. Yi-Han Chiang
Visiting Assistant Professor from Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Nicola Di Cicco
Visiting PhD Student from Politecnico di Milano via NGI Enrichers Program
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Dror Jacoby
Visiting PhD Student from Tel Aviv University via NGI Enrichers Program
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Prof. Arunabha (Arun) Sen
Visiting Professor from Arizona State University
Fall 2021
Prof. Mehdi Amhoud
Fulbright fellow from UM6P Morocco
Summer-Fall 2021
Dr. Levent Gürgen
Founder & President Kentyou via the NGI Explorers program
Summer-Fall 2021
Gal Morgenstern
Visiting PhD student from Ben Gurion University, Israel via the NGI Explorers program
Summer-Fall 2021
Dr. Yigal Bejerano
Visiting Research Scientist
2017-2020
Brigadier General Amit Kunik
Adjunct Research Scientist from the IDF
Spring 2020
Artur Minakhmetov
Visiting PhD student from Telecom ParisTech
Current Affiliation: Alcatel Submarine Networks
Spring – Summer 2019
Brooke Williams
Teacher from PS/MS 46 Arthur Tappan School, participant in the COSMOS RET program
Summer 2019
Joel Bianchi
High School Teacher from Frederick Douglas Academy I, participant in the COSMOS RET program
Summer 2018
Patrick Callahan
High School Teacher from Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, participant in the COSMOS RET program
Summer 2018
Prof. Fernando Kuipers
Visiting Professor from TU Delft
Spring-Summer 2016
Prof. Javier Gomez
Visiting Professor from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
2015-2016
Dr. Noam David
Visiting Scientist from Cornell
Spring 2016
Prof. Ephi Zehavi
Visiting Professor from Bar Ilan University
Fall 2013
Prof. Yoram Moses
Visiting Professor from the Technion
Spring-Summer 2013
Prof. Raphi Rom
Visiting Professor from the Technion
Spring 2012, Spring 2013
Prof. Adrian Segall
Visiting Professor from the Technion
Summers 2010-2012
Jaime Ferragut
Visiting PhD student from CTTC
Spring – Summer 2012
Current Affiliation: Scientific/Technical Project Officer at European Commission
Prof. Damiano Carra
Visiting Professor from University of Verona
Spring 2012
Dr. David Hay
Visiting Associate Research Scientist
Fall 2011
Current Affiliation: Associate Professor, Computer Science, Hebrew University
Andrey Bernstein
Visiting PhD student from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2010 – 2011
Current Affiliation: Group Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aya Wallwater
Visiting MS Student from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2009 – 2010
Current Affiliation: Vice President, J.P. Morgan
MS Students
Muchen Sui
Electrical Engineering MS Student (Tesla Scholar, MS Honors Program)
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Sam Brosh
Electrical Engineering MS Student (Tesla Scholar, SMART Scholar)
Fall 2023
Kengmin Lin
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring – Fall 2023
Shivam Ojha
Electrical Engineering MS Student (MS Honors Student)
Spring – Fall 2022
Leoni Lu
Electrical Engineering BS/MS Student
Spring 2021-Fall 2022
Asha Kiran Cherukuri
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring – Fall 2022
Vijay Shivalingayya Kalmath
Data Science Institute MS Student
Summer 2022
Azhaan Zahabee
Computer Science MS Student
Fall 2021
Saravanan Govindarajan
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring 2021-Fall 2021
Mohith Manohar
Computer Science MS Student
Spring 2021
Zixiang Zheng
Electrical Engineering MS student (MS Honors Student)
Fall 2020
Guanxuan Li
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring-Fall 2019
Shounak Roy
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring-Fall 2019
Yuqin Xu
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Fall 2019
Josh Rutta
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring-Summer 2019
Shanglin Guo
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring 2019
Guy Farkash
Electrical Engineering MS Student, Tesla Scholar
Fall 2017 – Fall 2018
Andy (Lianghua) Xu
Computer Science BS/MS Student
Summer 2018 – Fall 2018
Siao-Ting Wang
Computer Engineering MS Student
Fall 2018
Alexander Loh
Electrical Engineering MS student
Fall 2016-Spring 2018
Ido Michael
Computer Engineering MS Student
Fall 2017
Steven Alfano
Electrical Engineering MS student
Fall 2016-Fall 2017
Alankrit Johari
Computer Science MS Student
Spring 2016
Abhijit Roy
Computer Science MS Student
Spring 2016
Rel Fogel
Electrical Engineering MS Student (Tesla Scholar)
Summer 2015 – Spring 2016
Rama Subbaraya Kompella
Electrical Engineering MS Student
Spring 2015
Earvin Caceres
Electrical Engineering MS Student (Tesla Scholar)
Fall 2013 – Fall 2014
Craig Gutterman
Electrical Engineering MS Student (Tesla Scholar)
Summer 2012 – Fall 2013
Patrick Clare
Electrical Engineering MS Student
John C. Sizemore
Computer Science MS Student
Summer 2013
- Haodan Huang, Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
- Michael Zapas, Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
- Sonal Shetkar, Spring 2011 – Fall 2011
- Apoorva Gade, Summer 2011
- Meric Uzunoglu, Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
- Zainab Noorbhaiwala, Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
- Enlin Xu, Fall 2009 – Summer 2010
- Tarun Sharma, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
- Ashwath Narasimhan, Summer 2009 – Fall 2009
- Dongzhen (Park) Piao, Spring 2009 – Fall 2009
- Shilpa Srinivasan, Fall 2009
- Devendra Laulkar, Summer 2009
- Ellen Shlossberg, Summer 2009
- Sergio Rico, Fall 2008
Undergraduate Students
Sunny Carlin Qi
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2024
José Daniel Rubenstein
Computer Science Undergraduate Student from Rutgers University
Summer 2024
Liao Zhu
Computer Science and Mathematics Undergraduate Student from University of Iowa (via the Amazon SURE program)
Summer 2024
Ahuva Malka Bechhofer
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2023 – Spring 2024
Dipto Saha
Visiting Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from The Cooper Union
Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Kai Chen
Visiting Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from The Cooper Union
Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Carson Garland
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2022 – Fall 2023
Zachary C Hine
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring – Fall 2023
Timothy Wang
Visiting Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from the University of Michigan
Summer 2023
Shivan Mukherjee
Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student (Applied Math Minor)
Spring-Fall 2022
Owen Nuckolls
Computer Science Undergraduate Student (Rabi Scholar)
Summer-Fall 2022
Kaya Celebi
REU student from Duke University
Summer 2020, 2021, 2022
Samuel Cohen
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from Yeshiva University, New York via the Columbia Amazon SURE program
Summer 2022
Watson Mushimbei
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Spring 2021-Spring 2022
Zichen (Doris) Qian
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Fall 2021
Gulnur Zehra Avci
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Summer 2021
Sienna Caroline Brent
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Summer 2021
Perry Flamer
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Spring-Summer 2021
Sabbir Hossain
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from City College New York via the Columbia Amazon SURE program
Summer 2021
Minghan Zhu
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2021
Samuel Miserendino
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Fall 2020
Alberto Gustavo Rodriguez
Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student (Davis Scholar)
Fall 2019-Spring 2020
Brayn Fridman
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Spring 2020
Max Helman
Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student
Spring 2020
Shaokai Lin
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2020
Tom Joshi
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Fall 2019
Jackson Welles
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Spring 2018-Summer 2019
Sarthak Arora
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Jenny Li
Columbia College Undergraduate Student, Rabi Scholar
Summer 2018-Spring 2019
Gharvhel Carre
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Kimberly Santiago
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2019
Rodda John
Columbia College Undergraduate Student
Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
Jeremy Adkins
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2018
Andrew Dwyer Jones
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2018
Andy (Lianghua) Xu
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2016 – Spring 2018
Aishwarya Rajen
Visiting Undergraduate Student from Anna University, India (S.N. Bose Scholar, co-advised with Prof. Krishnaswamy)
Summer 2017
Jinhui Song
Visiting Undergraduate Student from Tsinghua University, China
Summer 2017
Fan Yi
Visiting Undergraduate Student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Summer 2017
Timothy Goodwin
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2016-Summer 2017
Raphael Norwitz
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2015-Fall 2015, Fall 2016
Bohan Wu
Visiting Computer Science Undergraduate Student from Duke
Summer 2016
Nicole Grimwood
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
James Thompson
Electrical Engineering Integrated BS/MS student (Egleston Scholar)
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Saahil Jain
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2016
Gregory Chen
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2016
Savvas Petridis
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Summer 2015 – Fall 2015
Alexandre Simoes
Visiting Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from Universidade de Sao Paulo via the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program
Summer 2015
Preetish Tilak
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student from Purdue University
Summer 2015
Marc Kurtz
REU student from City College of the City University of New York
Summer 2014 – Summer 2015
Supanath Juthacharoenwong
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Fall 2014
Russell Spiewak
REU Student from Yeshiva University
Summer 2014
Benjamin Zhu
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Summer 2014
Richard Chiou
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Fall 2013 – Spring 2014
Mina Cong
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Fall 2011 – Fall 2013
Vanshil Shah
Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student
Summer 2013 – Fall 2013
Tingjun Chen
Visiting Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Student from Tsinghua University, China
Summer 2013
Josiah Hutchinson
REU student from Northern Arizona University
Summer 2013
Kanghwan Kim
Visiting Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Student from Cooper Union
Matthew Cowan
Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Spring 2013
Luis Pena
Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013
Ishaan Sayal
Visiting Undergraduate Student from PEC University of Technology (formerly Punjab Engineering College), Chandigarh, India
Spring 2013
- Albert Maldonado, REU student from University of Puerto Rico, Summer 2012
- Elliot Katz, Spring 2012
- Dillen Roggensinger, Spring 2012
- Osman Ahmed, REU student from Texas Southern University, Summer 2011
- Michael Zapas, Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
- Hari Subedi, REU student from University of Arizona, Summer 2010
- Abraham Skolnik, Spring 2010 – Summer 2010
- Jiasi Chen, co-Advised with Prof. Kinget, Spring 2009 – Summer 2010
High School Students
David Chen
High School Student from Stuyvesant High School
Summer 2023, 2024
Gal Sternberg
High School Student from Tenafly High School
Summer 2024
Enzo Schulze
High School Student from Townsend Harris High School
Summer 2023
David Chen
High School Student from Stuyvesant High School
Summer 2023
Aahan Mehta
High School Student from Stuyvesant High School
Summer 2022
Jared Moser
High School Student from Stuyvesant High School
Summer 2021, Summer 2022
Shiraz Bendor
High School Student from Cresskill High School
Summer 2019
Kaya Çelebi
High School Student from Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Summer 2019
Rodda John
Student from Stuyvesant High School and CIAN Young Scholar
Summer 20196
Tristan Kilper
Student from Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School and CIAN Young Scholar
Fall 2015 – Summer 2016
Oz Bejerano
Student from Union County Academy of Information Technology and CIAN Young Scholar
Summer 2015
Caroline Schiavo
Student from Kent Place School through the NYU GSTEM Program and CIAN Young Scholars Program
Summer 2014
- Jia Wen Li, Summer 2012
- Chang Sun, through the Harlem Children Society, Summer 2011 – Summer 2012
- Shakhul Hai, through the Harlem Children Society, Summer 2009