Staff and Students

Research and project staff

Ph. D. students

The following students are matriculating doctoral candidates.

Masters’ students

Former Ph. D. Students

Former researchers and students

Researchers

• Dr. Hanguang Yu, Ph.D. – Arizona State University, BLISS Lab: 2020-2025
• Dr. Yu Rong, Ph.D. – Arizona State University, BLISS Lab: 2018-2025
• Dr. Carl Morgenstern, Ph.D. – Arizona State University, Bliss Lab, 2023-2024 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Tom McGiffen, PhD from Stanford University, BLISS Lab: 2016-2018 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Sean Bryan, Ph.D. – Case Western Reserve University, BLISS Lab: 2018-2021 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Samet Arda, Ph.D. – Arizona State University, BLISS Lab: 2020-2021 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Sharanya Srinivas, Ph.D. – Arizona State University, BLISS Lab: 2020-2021 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Hyunseok Lee, Ph.D. – University of Michigan, BLISS Lab: 2017-2019 (LinkedIn)
• Prof. Jaehyun Park, PhD from Seoul National University, BLISS Lab: 2017-2018 (LinkedIn)
• Prof. Xue Jiang, PhD from McMasters University, BLISS Lab: 2015–2016 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Eric Torkildson, PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara, BLISS Lab: 2015 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Susanna Werth, PhD from University of Potsdam, Germany, BLISS Lab: 2015 (LinkedIn)

Co-Advised Ph.Ds

• Dr. Nivia Colon-Diaz, “Active Reflection Coefficient Analysis and Prediction, Measurement and Mitigation Methodologies for Co-located MIMO Radars in Transmit Mode”, ASU, Ph.D. conferred 2021
• Dr. Siddhartha Krishnamurthy, “Peak sidelobe level distribution computation for ad hoc arrays using extreme value theory”, Harvard University, Ph.D. conferred 2013
• Dr. Danielle Hinton, “Protocols for multi-antenna ad hoc wireless networking in interference environments”, MIT, Ph.D. conferred 2010 (LinkedIn)
• Prof. Siddhartan Govindasamy, “Multiple-antenna systems in ad hoc wireless networks”, MIT, Ph.D. conferred 2008 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Peter Parker, “On bounds and algorithms for cooperative wireless communication”, Harvard University, Ph.D. conferred 2008 (LinkedIn)
• Dr. Keith Herring, “Propagation Models for Multiple-Antenna Systems: Methodology, Measurements, and Statistics”, MIT, Ph.D. conferred 2008

Master’s Students

• Samuel Derenge, “Comparative Study of Adaptive Equalizers in Optical Space Communications” – ASU conferred 2025
• Raj Thakkar, “Implementation of Multi-Antenna Energy Detection and 16-Tap FIR on Domain Adaptive Processor” – ASU conferred 2024
• Akshaya Srikanth, “Efficient Implementation of Interpolation on Domain Adaptive Processor” – ASU conferred 2024
• Het Miteshkumar Desai, “Efficient Implementations of Matrix Inversion on 2D Array Architecture” – ASU conferred 2024
• Anjali Dixit, “RADAR-Based Non-Stationary and Stationary Human Presence Detection” – ASU conferred 2024
• Samuel B. Gordon, “Reconfigurable RF Transmitters for C-Band and X- Band: Design, Development, and Testing” – ASU conferred 2022
• Samuel K. Welker, “Precision Navigation using Two-Way Ranging: Bounds and Performance” – ASU conferred 2022
• Pravallika Reddy Ketha Hazarath, “Machine Learning-based Analysis of the Relationship between the Human Gut Microbiome and Bone Health” – ASU degree conferred 2020
• Huiwen Chu, “Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) Detection Methods: Performance Comparisons and Computationally Efficient Implementations” – ASU degree conferred 2020
• Saquib Siddiqui, “Hardware Implementation and Analysis of Temporal Interference Mitigation : A High-Level Synthesis Based Approach,” ASU degree conferred 2020
• Mohammad Samin Nur Chowdhury, “EEG-Based Estimation of Human Reaction Time Corresponding to Change of Visual Event,” ASU degree conferred 2019
• Gerald Gubash, “Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment,” ASU degree conferred 2019
• Dan Pressler, “Interaction Analytics of Software Factory Recordings,” ASU degree conferred 2018
• Wylie Standage-Beier, “Ionospheric Channel Modeling and Estimation,” ASU degree conferred 2017
• Prashant Sharma, “Low-power Physical-layer Design for LTE Based Very NarrowBand IoT (VNB – IoT) Communication,” ASU degree conferred 2017 (LinkedIn)
• Ujjwala, “Development of Components for Simulation of Wireless Communication,” ASU degree conferred 2017 (LinkedIn)
• Karteek Rupakula, “Development of Multiple Protocols in Novel Simulation Environment,” ASU degree conferred 2017 (LinkedIn)
• Niranjan Thontadarya, “Spectral Efficiency of MIMO Ad Hoc Networks with Partial Channel State Information,” ASU, degree conferred 2014 (LinkedIn)
• Kishore Sekhar, “Simultaneous Signaling and Channel Estimation for In-Band Full-Duplex Communications Employing Adaptive Spatial Protection,” ASU, degree conferred 2014 (LinkedIn)
• Hanguang Yu, “FPGA-Based Implementation of QR Decomposition,” ASU, degree conferred 2014 (LinkedIn)
• Alex Chiriyath, “Joint Radar-Communications Performance Bounds: Data versus Estimation Information Rates” – ASU conferred 2014 (LinkedIn)

Undergraduate Thesis

• Matthew Jackson, “Electroencephalography Feature Extraction of Neural Stimuli,” ASU, degree conferred 2016 (LinkedIn)
• Owen Ma, “Sensitivity Analysis of a Spatiotemporal Correlation Based Seizure Prediction Algorithm,” ASU, degree conferred 2015 (LinkedIn)

Master’s Project

• Kan Kawabata, ASU (LinkedIn)
• Roshni Venkatesan Suresh, ASU (LinkedIn)
• Preksha Nagesh, ASU

Undergraduate Project

• Elizabeth Jones, ASU, degree (4+1) conferred 2021 (LinkedIn)
• Ja’Lon Sisson, ASU, degree conferred 2015 (LinkedIn)