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Current PhD Students

Graduated PhD students

• Xupeng Wei. Ph.D. thesis title: Coordination Among Strategic Agents with Asymmetric Information, (graduated May 2024, now with WeRide, San Jose, CA)
• Nasimeh Heydaribeni. Ph.D. thesis title: Analysis and Design of Information Transmission in Networks of Strategic Agents, (graduated Dec 2021, now PostDoc at UCSD)
• Abhinav Sinha. Ph.D. thesis title: Mechanism Design with Allocative, Informational and Learning constraints, (graduated Sep 2017, now with Google, SF).
• Deepanshu Vasal. Ph.D. thesis title: Dynamic decision problems with cooperative and strategic agents and asymmetric information, (graduated May 2016, now PostDoc at UT-Austin).
• Jung Hyun Bae. Ph.D. thesis title: Capacity-achieving schemes for finite state channels,
  (graduated May 2011, now with Samsung Information Systems America, San Diego, CA).
• Ali Nazari (co-advised with Sandeep Pradhan). Ph.D. thesis title: Error exponent for discrete memoryless multiple-access channels, (graduated May 2011, now with Data Capital Management, NY).
• Kaiann Fu. Ph.D. thesis title: Finite-Length and Asymptotic Analysis and Design of LDPC Codes for Deep Space and Fading Channels, (graduated August 2007).
• Chun-Hao Hsu. Ph.D. thesis title: Design and Analysis of Capacity-Achieving Codes and Optimal Receivers with Low Complexity, (graduated December 2006, now with Qualcomm, San Jose, CA).
• Shih-Yu Chang (co-advised with Wayne Stark). Ph.D. thesis title: Generating Function Analysis of Wireless Networks and ARQ Systems, (graduated July 2006, now with the Computer Science Department at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan).
• Arvind Krishnamoorthy. Ph.D. thesis title: Code and receiver design for the non-coherent fast fading channel, (graduated December 2005, now with Nokia Solutions & Networks, Schaumburg, IL).
• Lihua Weng (co-advised with Sandeep Pradhan). Ph.D. thesis title: Error exponent regions for multi-user channels, (graduated September 2005, now with MStar Semiconductor Inc., Taiwan).
• Rza Nuriyev. Ph.D. thesis title: Communication over the noncoherent channel, (graduated May 2003, now Managing Director and Partner, Head of Tashkent office Baku).

Prior PhD Students

• Aathira Prasad, 2021-2022
• Jui Wu, 2014-2017

Prior MS Students

• Hamed Alkhathami and Divyanshu Shambharkar (Developed a FHSS system in GNURADIO), 2024
• Raghu Arghal
• Shashank Krishnamurthy Bhat (Developing a set of Laboratory experiments using GNURADIO
  and USRPs; jointly with W. Stark), 2019
• Ibrahim Ajlan, Summer 2019
• Gautam Thakur (Developing a set of Laboratory experiments using GNURADIO and USRPs), 2018-2019
• Multidisciplinary Design Program: Anusha Joshi, Jun Luo, Xiaoran Peng, 2018
• Group consisting of Alex Yin and Gautam Thakur, GNURADIO: synchronization in CDMA systems, 2017-2018
• Group consisting of Yu Wang, Yang Xiao, 2015–2016
• Zhe Feng, 2014–2015
• Y. Chen (jointly with T. Mudge), Fall 2011-2013
• S. Sharma, Fall 2011-Summer 2012
• Group consisting of (jointly with W. Stark): Jaehyun Chang, Sheng-Yang Hung, Taewon Kim,
  Sunghwan Moon, Hedieh Alavi Tamaddoni, Erh-Kang Tsao, Suhang Wang, Spring 2011-Summer 2012
• K. Sohn, 2009-2011
• Zehra Fatima Rizvi, Spring/Summer 2004
• Chia-han Lee, Fall 2002
• Subramanian Jayaram, Winter 2002
• Apurva A Turakhia, Fall 2001-Winter 2002
• Srikumar Kanajan, Fall 2001
• Rajeshwar Singh Khara, Fall 2001
• Fahd Binjawad Pirzada, Fall 2001
• Hai-Jo Tarn, Fall 1999-Winter 2000

Prior Undergraduate Students

• Ryan Faulkner
• Matthew Zhu, 2019
• Multidisciplinary Design Program: “Backyard Brains” (Cedric Bernard, Anusha Joshi (MS), Jun Luo (MS), Trevor Mckinney, Xiaoran Peng (MS), Yifan Zhang, 2018
• UROP team “Heterodox macro-economic models with sound mathematical/engineering foundations” group consisting of John Robison, Jianrong Yu, 2017-2018
• Multidisciplinary Design Program: Raghu Arghal, Weifong Chou, Matthew Price, Abhinav Reddy, Zachary Robinson, Yuan Tian, Jessica Yan, 2017
• Group consisting of: Jingyao Hu, Yier Zhang, 2017
• Group consisting of: Keyu Chen, Jianan Jiang, 2017
• Xisheng Yao, 2013
• Paul Rigge (jointly with Z. Zhang and S. Pradhan), 2012
• Frederic Sala, 2009
• Annapoorna Leela Mallepalle, 2009
• Group consisting of: Chao Yuan, Rahul Kundu, Yu Wang (jointly with W. Stark), 2009
• Brian Bagnal, Spring/Summer 2008
• Nibal Arzouni, 2007
• Brent Ditri, 2005
• Thomas Rainwater, 2005
• Stephen Gallagher, 2005
• Michael Quinn, 2005
• Wichai Pawgasame, Fall 2002/Winter 2003
• Donald Chan, Fall 2003
• Nataphone Subsin, Winter 2002
• Tufan Coskun Karalar, Spring/Summer 2002