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Director
Director
Prof. Baek-Young Choi, Ph.D.
Current Collaborators
Current Collaborators
Prof. Sejun Song, Augusta University
Dr. Taesang Choi, Dr. Sangshik Yoon, ETRI
Prof. Salim Hariri, University of Arizona
Dr. Ranganai Chapraza, Capgemini/Vodafone
Dr. Robert Bohn, NIST
Dr. Yoojoon Choi, KATECH
Mr. Moonkook Park, Mobigen
Mr. Seoungkyu Go, IN-Soft
Prof. Hisham Kholidy, SUNY-Poly
Current Ph.D. Students
Current Ph.D. Students
Md. Tajul Islam
Thanveer Sulthana
Ava Sharif Jourabchi
Manasa Leela Gummadavelly
(Co-Advised)
Sarah Choi
(Co-Advised)
Ranju Kumari
(Co-Advised)
Samuel Akinyede
(Co-Advised)
Elham Basunduwah
(Co-Advised)
Murali Ediga
Current MS Students
Current MS Students
Rishab Mechala, MS student
Ankitha Srirama Reddy, MS student
Jayadithya Nalajala, MS student
Graduated Ph.D. Students
Graduated Ph.D. Students
Dr. Rafida Zaman
(Late) Dr. Kaushik Ayinala
Dr. Helen Gebre-Amlek
Dr. Kaustubh Dhondge
Dr. Sunae Shin
Dr. Xinjie Guan
Dr. Hyungbae Park
Dr. Daehee (Danny) Kim
Dr. Jung Hwan Kim
Rafida Zaman, (female), Ph.D. Fall 2022, Dissertation title: ”Human Factors in Smart and Connected Communities,” Initial employment: Teaching Professor at University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO, USA
Kaushik Ayinala, Ph.D. Spring 2022, Dissertation title: ”Scaling Blockchain Networks,” (Posthumous Ph.D.)
Haymanot (Helen) Gebre-Amlek, (female), Ph.D. Fall 2018, Dissertation title: ”Toward a Reliable Network Management Framework,” Initial employment: Level 3 Communications, Current: BlackHawk Network, USA
Kaustubh Dhondge, Ph.D. Summer 2016, Dissertation title: Internet of Things (IoT) Applications With Diverse Direct Communication Methods, Initial employment: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Innovation Lab, Cincinnati, OH, Formerly: Founder/CEO of Glaukes Lab, LLC (His book 'Lifecycle IoT Security for Engineers'), Now: Associate Professor and Associate Dean, IIIT Surat
Sunae Shin, (female), Ph.D. Fall 2015, Dissertation title: Software Defined Mobility Management and Base Station Control for Green Cellular Networks, Initial employment: Assistant Professor at University of Central Missouri, Current: Assistant Professor at Georgia Gwinnett College
Xinjie Guan, (female), Ph.D. Fall 2015, Dissertation title: Energy Efficient Resource Allocation for Virtual Network Services with Evolving Workload in Cloud Data Centers, Initial and Current employment: Associate Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China
Hyungbae Park, Ph.D. Summer 2015, Dissertation title: Efficient Approaches to High Availability and Scalability Issues in Software-Defined Networks, Initial employment: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Central Missouri, Current: Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia
Daehee (Danny) Kim, Ph.D. Spring 2015, (Co-Advised with Dr. Sejun Song) Dissertation Title: Towards Data Optimization for Storage and Network Systems, Initial employment: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Current: Associate Professor at California State University at Stanislaus
Jung Hwan Kim, Ph.D. Spring 2011, Dissertation Title: Quality of Service and Channel Aware Packet Bundling for Capacity Improvement in Cellular Networks, Initial employment: Sprint, Current: Fannie Mae, VA
Past Co-Advised Ph.D. Students
Past Co-Advised Ph.D. Students
Dr. Muhammad Mohzary
Dr. Khalid J Almalki
Dr. Henry Haihong Zhu
Dr. Abdoh Jabbari
Dr. Muhammad Mohzary (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Spring 2023, Dissertation Title: ML-CHIEFS: Machine Learning-based Corneal-specular Highlight Imaging for Enhancing Facial Recognition Security, Initial employment: Assistant Professor at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Khalid J Almalki (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Spring 2022, Dissertation Title: ICE-MILK: Intelligent Crowd Engineering using Machine-based Internet of Things Learning and Knowledge Building, Initial employment: Assistant Professor/Vice Dean at Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Henry Haihong Zhu (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Fall 2021, Dissertation Title: Reliability Management Framework for Softwarized Network, Initial employment: Cisco Systems, Current employment: Mediatek
Dr. Abdoh Jabbari (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Fall 2019, Dissertation Title: ICE-MoCha: Intelligent Crowd Engineering using Mobile Internet of Things Characterization and Analytics, Initial employment: Associate Professor at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Past Postdoc/Visiting Scholars:
Past Postdoc/Visiting Scholars:
Prof. Sungwoo Tak, Pusan National University, South Korea, 2023
Prof. Marcin Glowacki, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, Spring 2015
Dr. Jaewon Choi (Fall’07 - Fall’08), Changwon National University, Now: with Agency for Defense Development, S. Korea
Past MS Students
Past MS Students
Venkat Rao Manavarthi, MS Spring 2024, Research: NSF PFI-TT and NSF IUCRC, Center for Big Learning (CBL) - Agility project, Initial employment: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Naveen Tiragati, MS, Spring 2023, Research: NSF AISL Project, Initial employment: See's Candies (HQ in KC)
Md Tajul Islam, MS, Spring 2019, Publication: ’Jointly Maximizing Throughput and Utilization for Dense Enterprise WLANs,’ IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, Continuing research as a current Ph.D. student, Initial employment: General Motors (GM)
Kaushik Ayinala, MS, Spring 2017, Publication: ’Optical Wireless Unlocking For Smart Door Locks Using Smartphones,’ IEEE 12th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN),’ Continued research as a Ph.D. student (deceased, 2022)
Mohammed Al-Mansoori, MS, Fall’17, Thesis Title: Smart City Open Data Network System: Openness, Security and Privacy, Initial employment: PhD student at UMKC
Seshusai Chennupat, MS Spring'18, Research Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Swaroop Chitiprolu, MS Spring'18, Research Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Kaustubh Dhondge, MS, Spring’11, Thesis Title: Energy Efficient Multi-Target Tracking In Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks, Initial employment: PhD student at UMKC
Joel Lopez, MS, Fall’10, Thesis Title: Anonymous Multicast Communication For Wireless Sensor Networks Using Layered Encryption and Hashing, Initial employment: Google, Inc. CA
Yue Wang, MS, Summer’08, Thesis Title: RTT Variability: Wired vs. Wireless Networks, Initial employment: DST Systems, Inc., Kansas City, MO, Now: a consultant in China
Sourik Samaddar, MS, Fall’07, Thesis Title: Reliable and Energy Efficient Routing Using Probabilistic Approach in Wireless Sensor Networks (REPAWS), Initial employment: AT&T, New Jersey, Now: with Akamai
Saurabh Bhandari, (Co-advised with Prof. E.K. Park), MS, Spring’07, Thesis Title: A Hybrid Approach For Efficient Multicasting in WDM Networks, Initial employment: Andrews McMeel Universal, Kansas City, MO, Now: founder and CEO of Flair IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. India
Past Undergrad Research Students
Past Undergrad Research Students
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, UMKC Women’s Council, Advisee: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, 2025
Bagus Hendrawan, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA (Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards) program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Muhammad Ariza Ridwan, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Fairuz Akbar Azaria, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Yerobeam Yerobeam, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Chata Trista Dyanti, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Aji Bambang Sasongko, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Adiat Rahman, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Agus Susanto, undergrad student (2023), through IISMA program, Research topic: Cloud Computing and AI applications
Genova Mongalo, Undergrad student (2022), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Reliable Sensing, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Swetha Bhumireddy, Undergrad student (2022), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Reliable Sensing, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Tyler Wheaton, Undergrad student (2020), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Multi-Stratum Channel Coordination for Resilient Internet of Space Things, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Mark Ekis, Undergrad student (2020), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Multi-Stratum Channel Coordination for Resilient Internet of Space Things, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Ekrem Kalabak (Undergrad, Spring/Summer/Fall’18), Research Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Samaa Gazzaz (Undergrad, Summer’14), (female, Co-advised with Dr. Sejun Song), Research Title: WiFi-Direct Beacon Scalability Testing, Funded by SUROP (UMKC’s Summer Undergrad Research Opportunity Program)
Robert Holland (Undergrad, Summer’14), (Co-advised with Dr. Sejun Song), Research Title: Design and Implementation of Security and Privacy Mechanisms for a Mobile Child Tracking System, Funded by SUROP (UMKC’s Summer Undergrad Research Opportunity Program)
Elijah Frazier (Undergrad, BS, Fall’09), Undergrad research on Comparisons of Static and Dynamic Caching in Content Distribution Networks, Funded by NSF REU
Awards and Honors of Advisee Students
Awards and Honors of Advisee Students
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, Elham Basunduwah, 2025
NSF FABRIC Travel Grant, Advisee: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, Spring 2025
Cybersecurity Competition - Capture The Flag, Notable mention (tie with the best score), CANSec, Student Team: Indraraj Biswas, Murali Ediga, Jayadithya Nalajala, Fall 2024
CANSec NSF travel grant, Recipient: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, Ankitha Srirama Reddy, Fall 2024
UMKC SSE/CS Balaji Travel Grant, Recipient: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, Fall 2024
UMKC School of Graduate Studies Travel Grant (with SSE matching), Recipient: Ava Sharif Jourabchi, Fall 2024
Ayinala Award for Excellence in Research, Recipient: Venkat Rao Manavarthi, UMKC School of Science and Engineering, Spring 2024
A keynote speaker of MINK-WIC 2023, Former Ph.D. student, Dr. Helen Gebre-Amlek Fall 2023
Ayinala Award for Excellence in Research, Recipient: Muhammad Mohzary, UMKC School of Science and Engineering, Spring 2023
Balaji Travel Award, School of Graduate Studies Travel Award, Tajul Md Islam, UMKC 2023
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Thanveer Sulthana, 2023
Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award – Advisee: Kaushik Ayinala, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2021
IEEE ComSoc NOMS Conference Student Travel Grant, Kaushik Ayinala, 2020
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Barbara Pendleton Award, Advisee: Rafida Zaman, UMKC Women’s Council, 2019
Preparing Future Faculty Award, UMKC SGS, Advisee: Tajul Md Islam, 2019
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, UMKC Women’s Council, Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, 2018
Graduate Studies Research Grant ($7500), UMKC SGS, Advisee: Md Mainul Islam Mamun, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2018
Outstanding PhD Student Award, Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2017
Best Graduate Poster Award, Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas -Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2015
Best Poster Award, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Hyungbae Park, CANSec Spring 2015
Graduate Studies Research Grant ($7425), UMKC SGS, Advisee: Sunae (Sunny) Shin, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2015
Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, UMKC Women’s Council, Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2015
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, UMKC SUROP, Advisee: Samaa Gazzaz, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award, 1st place, Advisee: Hyungbae Park, Great Plain Networks, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award, 2nd place, Advisee: Younghwan Jang, Great Plain Networks, 2014
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Sunae Shin, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2014
Graduate Studies Research Grant, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2014
Best Poster Award, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Hyungbae Park, Sunae Shin, CANSec Workshop 2014
UMKCWomen’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2014
Fellow of University of Missouri Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, University of Missouri System, 2013-2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2013
Best Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Xinjie Guan, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas - Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2013 (Also, received the full scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2014)
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Hyungbae Park, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2013
Scholarship for the First Annual GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) Summer Camp – Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2013
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2012
Best Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Sunae Shin, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas - Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2011 (Also, received the full scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2012)
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Daehee Kim, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2012
Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2011
Many Travel Grants from Conferences, Department, School of Computing and Engineering, and the University
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