Curriculum Vitae

Full Curriculum Vitae (Updated March 2026)

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania
Ph. D. in Systems Engineering, August 1998, Thesis: Managing Prerecorded Traffc in Packet–Switched Networks
Advisor: Dr. Keith W. Ross
M. S. E. in Electrical Engineering, August 1996

Fachhochschule Dieburg, Germany
Diplom–Ingenieur(FH) in Electrical Engineering, 1994

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Computer Engineering, Arizona State University
Program Chair, January 2018 – present

School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University
Professor, August 2011 – present

Department of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
Associate Professor, August 2005 – August 2011

Department of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
Assistant Professor, October 2000 – August 2005

German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD FOKUS) and Technical University Berlin
Post–doctoral Researcher and Lecturer, August 1998 – October 2000

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Teaching

• Communication Networks, Multimedia Networking
• Electrical Networks and Digital Design Fundamentals
• Performance Evaluation of Computer Networks
• Random Signal Theory

Research

• 5G/6G Wireless Network Systems
• Access and Metropolitan Area Networks, Hybrid Optical-Wireless Backhaul Networks
• Beyond-Shannon (Goal-oriented) Communication, Identification via Channels
• Real–time Streaming of Continuous Media over Wired and Wireless Networks
• Software Defined Networking (SDN), Time-sensitive Networking (TSN)
• Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), Network Function Virtualization
• Engineering and Distance Education