Thrust 1: Connectivity

Wireless-optical edge cloud design to overcome fundamental knowledge gaps in the design of next-generation (beyond-5G and 6G) wireless access networks and edge-cloud infrastructure, collectively termed Wi-Edge.

Project 1: Foundations of mmWave Wireless

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless networks operate at high-frequency ranges, enabling low-latency, high-speed, high-bandwidth communication that compares with traditional fiber-optic networks. In addition to being an important component of 5G (and beyond) cellular networks, the technology offers the ability to stream large volumes of data (e.g., from 8K cameras, 256-channel LiDAR) in real-time, from anywhere, to anywhere, without the need to install new fiber infrastructure. CS3 is developing programmable mmWave radios and networks and developing the theoretical and experimental foundations necessary to understand how this technology can be optimized for urban environments.

Project 2: Cognitive Wireless and Full Duplex Communication

In future streetscapes, wireless networks like mmWave will not exist in isolation. These networks must co-exist within a broad ecosystem of other wireless technologies (e.g., LoRa, 2.4GHz WiFi, 5GHz WiFi, LTE) and RF-emitting devices (e.g., microwave ovens). To ensure optimum performance of these networks in the presence of planned and unplanned (e.g., malicious) congestion and/or interference, the underlying waveforms and networks must be dynamically optimized. CS3 is developing new, intelligent wireless technologies that can dynamically understand the ways in which the available wireless spectrum is being used, and then seamlessly adapt to achieve the best performance possible. This includes the ability to simultaneously communicate in both directions over a single pair of devices.

Project 3: Edge-Cloud Integration and Management

Current streetscape applications largely adopt a sense-understand-decide-act model, where sensing and actuation occur within the physical streetscape, and understanding and decision-making occur within the compute cloud. As data volumes associated with sensing grow, it becomes impractical to transmit this data to the cloud and precludes the ability to realize applications that require low decide-act latencies (e.g., smart intersections, assistive wayfinding). CS3 is developing new models and mechanisms to dynamically manage streetscape workloads collaboratively between edge devices and cloud devices. The solutions offer improvements in latency, reductions in compute and networking costs, and narrowed data locality – keeping streetscape data local to the neighborhoods where it is collected.

Project 4: Joint Communication and Sensing

In addition to their fundamental purpose of enabling device-to-device communication, networking technologies underlying future streetscape applications offer novel situational awareness benefits. As examples, mmWave radios can be used as radar devices, and fiber-optic networks can be used to sense vibrations from human activities. CS3 is advancing these fundamental sensing primitives, as well as exploring how these primitives may be used while the networking technologies are in active use for communication. This offers the potential to enhance situational awareness without degrading communication performance.

Recent Publications

Adhikari, Abhishek, et al. “28 GHz Phased Array Interference Measurements and Modeling for a NOAA Microwave Radiometer in Manhattan.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, ACM, 2024, pp. 1695–97, https://doi.org/10.1145/3636534.3697463.
Nouri, Hatef, et al. “Dynamic Interference Avoidance in the Joint Space-Time Domain with Arbitrary Antenna Formations.” 2024 19th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), 2024, pp. 1–6, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWCS61526.2024.10639170.
Garikapati, Sasank, et al. “Full-Duplex Receiver With Wideband, High-Power RF Self-Interference Cancellation Based on Capacitor Stacking in Switched-Capacitor Delay Lines.” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 7, July 2024, pp. 2105–20, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2024.3351615.
Naderi, Sanaz, et al. “Self-Optimizing Near and Far-Field MIMO Transmit Waveforms.” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42, no. 6, June 2024, pp. 1673–83, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2024.3389123.
Nagulu, Aravind, et al. “Doubling Down on Wireless Capacity: A Review of Integrated Circuits, Systems, and Networks for Full Duplex.” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 112, no. 5, May 2024, pp. 405–32, https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2024.3438755.
Dzaferagic, Merim, et al. Decentralized Multi-Party Multi-Network AI for Global Deployment of 6G Wireless Systems. arXiv:2407.01544, arXiv, 15 Apr. 2024, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.01544.
Wang, Zehao, et al. “Field Trial of Coexistence and Simultaneous Switching of Real-Time Fiber Sensing and Coherent 400 GbE in a Dense Urban Environment.” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, no. 4, Feb. 2024, pp. 1304–11, https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2023.3319166.
Kohli, Manav, et al. Design and Testbed Deployment of Frequency-Domain Equalization Full Duplex Radios. arXiv:2401.17751, arXiv, 31 Jan. 2024, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2401.17751.
Chanda, Vignay, et al. From Frustration to Function: A Study on Usability Challenges in Smart Home IoT Devices. IEEE, 2024, pp. 1–6, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379066344_From_Frustration_to_Function_A_Study_on_Usability_Challenges_in_Smart_Home_IoT_Devices.
Chizhik, Dmitry, et al. Average Backscatter Clutter Power for RF Sensing Applications in Indoor Environments. IEEE, 2024, pp. 1–4, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384185681_Average_Backscatter_Clutter_Power_for_RF_Sensing_Applications_in_Indoor_Environments.
Netalkar, Prasad, et al. “Scalable Dynamic Spectrum Access with IEEE 1900.5. 2 Spectrum Consumption Models.” Authorea Preprints, 2024, https://www.techrxiv.org/users/762009/articles/738758-scalable-dynamic-spectrum-access-with-ieee-1900-5-2-spectrum-consumption-models.
Zang, Chengbo, et al. “Data-Driven Traffic Simulation for an Intersection in a Metropolis.” ArXiv Preprint ArXiv:2408.00943, 2024, https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00943.
Chizhik, Dmitry, et al. Backscatter Measurements and Models for RF Sensing Applications in Cluttered Environments. 2024, https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2401.15206.
Matney, Oriana, et al. “Poster: Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Wireless Remote Controlled Underwater Vehicles.” Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing, Association for Computing Machinery, 2023, pp. 595–97, https://doi.org/10.1145/3565287.3617988.

Researchers

Jason O. Hallstrom

Deputy Director & Chief Research Officer
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Gil Zussman

Wi-Edge Research Lead; Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
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Zoran Kostic

Professor of Professional Practice, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
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Dimitris Pados

Professor and I-SENSE Fellow, Florida Atlantic University
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Dipankar Raychaudhuri

Professor and Director of WINLAB, Rutgers University
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Henning Schulzrinne

Professor Dept. of Computer Science; Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
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Ivan Seskar

Chief Technologist at WINLAB, Rutgers University
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George Sklivanitis

Schmidt Research Associate Professor & I-SENSE Fellow
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Trainees

Abhishek Adhikari

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
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Alon S. Levin

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University
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Batsheva Gil

Undergraduate Student in Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
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Gabriel Garcia

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
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Georgios Orfanidis

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University
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Mahshid Ghasemi Dehkordi

Ph.D. Student in Engineering at Columbia University
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Miguel Cruz Santos

Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
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Parker Wilmoth

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
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Sai Laxman Jagarlamudi

M.S. Student in Computer Science at Rutgers University
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Sanaz Naderi

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University
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Shalini Choudhury

Ph.D. Student at Rutgers University WINLAB
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Stephan Mazokha

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University
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Suvosree Chatterjee

Ph.D. student in Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
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Zahra Williams

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
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Alumni

Dan Weiner

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Lehman College
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Erfan Farhangi Maleki

Former Postdoc in Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
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Fanchen Bao

Former Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
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Igor Kadota

Former Postdoc in Engineering at Columbia University
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Kengmin Lin

M.S. Student in Engineering at Columbia University
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Manav Kohli

Ph.D. Student in Engineering at Columbia University
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