Alumni

alumni

Graduate Students:
Yunxia Chen, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. degree in Department of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China (2002) Graduated in 2003. Currently she is with Cisco Networks, California. Email: yunxia.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Ali Alavi, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Fair
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Electronics), Sharif University Of Technology, Iran (2002) Graduated in 2004. Currently he is with Fortress Technology Inc., Toronto. Email: aalavi.@.ualberta.ca
Laleh Najafizadeh, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 1999 M.Sc. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2003 Graduated in 2004. She completed Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA in 2009. Currently she is an Assistant Professor in Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Email: laleh.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Tao Cui, M.Sc. Student
B.Eng. Degree from the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China) in 2003. Graduated in 2005. Currently he is with California Institute of Technology. Email: href="#">taocui.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Saeed Fouladi Fard, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. Faculty of Telecommunication, Tehran, Iran, 2000 M.Sc. University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2003. Research interests: MIMO & CDMA. Email: saeed.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Dung Ngoc Dao, Ph.D. Student
B.Eng in Telecommunications, Hanoi University of Technology, 1995. Six years with Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN). M.Sc in Telecommunications, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2002. Research Interests: OFDM, MIMO, Error Control Coding. Hobbies: Tennis, Traveling. Graduated in 2006. Currently he is with Toshiba Research Europe Ltd., UK. Email: dndung.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Saeed Kaviani, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering (Communications), Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2003) Research Interests: Communication Theory, Coding Theory, Wireless Communications Graduated in 2006. Currently he is with Qualcom, San Diego, USA. Email: saeedk.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Nancy (Xinwei) Deng, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications,China,2005 Research Interests: Communication theory,Wireless communications,MIMO systems Graduated in 2007. From 2007 to 2010, Nancy was a Senior Patent Analyst at Shusaku Yamamoto, Osaka, Japan. She is currently with Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Ottawa. Email: nancyd.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Yue Wu, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2000) M.Sc. Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2003) Research Interests: Space-time Coding, MIMO system. Graduated in 2007. Email: yuewu.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Mahdi Hajiaghayi, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Communication), Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2005) Research Interests: Wireless Communication, MIMO Systems,Computer and Data Networks Graduated in 2007. He is currently a PhD student at University of Toronto Email: mahdih.@.ualberta.ca
Mehtaz Sharmin, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh (2004). Research Interests: Wireless Communications, MIMO system, DSP. Graduated in 2007. Email: msharmin.@.ualberta.ca
Luqing Wang, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. (Jilin University, China, 1992), Computer Analyst (1992-2000), M.Sc. ( University of Alberta, Canada, 2002) Research Interests: OFDM/DMT, PAR Reduction, Equalization, Digital Signal Processing Graduated in 2007. He is currently with SMART Technologies, Calgary. Email: wlq.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Khoa Tran Phan, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Sergiy Vorobyov
B.Sc. 2005, The University of New South Wales, Australia. Research Interests: wireless communications and networking Graduated in 2008. Currently he is with California Institute of Technology. Email: khoa.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Tyler Nechiporenko, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2007 16-Month Internship SED Systems, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, May 2005 - Aug. 2006 Research Interests: Cooperative Communications, Adaptive Transmission Techniques, Cognitive Radio, and Wireless Sensor Networks Graduated in 2008. Email: nechiporenko.@.ieee.org
Yu Fu, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Witold A. Krzymień
B.Sc in the Dept. of Communication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 1999. Communication Engineer, China Unicom, China (1999-2000) M.Eng/Research Scholar in National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2002 R & D Engineer in MRD Technologies, Singapore (2002-2003) Research interest: Wireless Communications, Communication Theory, Error Control Coding Graduated in March, 2009. She is currently with Nortel Networks, Ottawa. Email: yufu.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Duy (Danny) Ngo, M.Sc. Student
B.Eng. Telecommunications Engineering (with First-class Honours and the University Medal), University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia), 2007 Alberta Ingenuity Fund Student Scholar (2007-2012) iCORE Graduate Student Scholar (2007-2012) Research Interests: Mathematical Optimization and its application in Communications, Dynamic Radio Resource Allocation, Dynamic Spectrum Access Graduated in July, 2009. Completed Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering in McGill University, Canada in 2013. He is currently a Lecturer at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Newcastle, Australia. Email: trongduy.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Prasanna Kalansuriya, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. Engineering, Dept. of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (08/2005) Design Engineer at Electroteks Global Networks Pte Ltd, Sri Lanka (10/2005 - 05/2007) Lecturer at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (06/2007 - 12/2007) Research assistant, ICORE Wireless Communication Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, (2008 - 2010) Research Interests: Wireless communication, Signal processing, and applications of chipless RFID and passive RFID in pervasive sensing and the Internet of Things Graduated in August, 2009. In 2012, Prasanna was a visiting researcher with the Auto-ID Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. He completed Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, in 2014. Currently serving as an Electronic Engineer at Clarinox Technologies, Australia. Email: kalansur.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Alireza Ghaderipoor, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1999. M.Sc. University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2002. Research interests: Space-Time Coding, MIMO Systems, CDMA, Wireless Communications Graduated in October, 2009. From 2010 to 2012, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Information Systems Laboratory (ISL), Stanford University. Currently he is with Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, California, USA. Email: ghaderi.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Xiaowen Gong, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Sergiy Vorobyov
B.Sc. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2008 Research interests: Wireless Communications and Networking, Cognitive Radio Networks, Opportunistic Spectrum Access Graduated in July, 2010. Email: xgong2.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Wei Zhang, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. degree in Shandong University (2000) M.Sc. degree in Shandong University (2004) Research interest: Communication theory,Broadband wireless communications. Graduated in April, 2011. Email: wzhang.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Gongpu (David) Wang, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. in Anhui University, Hefei, China, 2001 M.Sc. in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 2004 Research interests: Wireless Communication Theory, Channel Estimation, Signal Detection, Synchronization Techniques Graduated in August, 2011. He is currently with the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Email: gongpu.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Madushanka Soysa, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering , University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2009) Research interests: Communication theory, Coding theory Graduated in August, 2011. He is currently with University of California, San Diego. Email: soysa.@.ualberta.ca
Kaveh Mahdaviani, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran (2009) Research interests: Wireless communication and Information theory (including Combined equalization and Coding techniques, Network Coding, coding in Euclidean space, and probabilistic methods, Game Theory, Graph Theory) Graduated in August, 2012. He is currently with University of Toronto. Email: kmahdavi.@.ualberta.ca
Damith Senaratne, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2005) Software Engineer, Millennium IT, Sri Lanka (2005-2006) M.Sc. in Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2006-2007) Research Interests: Wireless Communication, MIMO signal processing Graduated in September, 2012. Currently he is with Qualcom, San Diego, USA. Email: damith.@.ualberta.ca
Zohreh Abdeyazdan, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran (2006) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering Communication Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran (2009) Research interests: Computer networks, Wireless Communications (MAC Layer, Scheduling & Routing) Graduated in September, 2012. Email: abdeyazd.@.ualberta.ca
Gayan Amarasuriya, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2006) Engineer - Wireless Network Architecture and Planning, Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (2007-2008) Research interests: Communication theory, Cooperative relay networks, Massive MIMO, Millimeter-wave cellular systems, and Network interference analysis by using stochastic geometry. Graduated in August, 2013. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University, NJ, USA. Email: amarasur.@.ualberta.ca
Shuangshuang Han, Ph.D. Student
B.Eng in Communication Engineering, Shandong University, China (2002-2006) M.Eng in Communication and Information Systems, Shandong University, China (2006-2009) Research interests: Wireless Communications, Channel Coding, Equalization Techniques, Cooperative Communication Graduated in August, 2013. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China. Email: shan7.@.ualberta.ca
Sachitha Kusaladharma, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2010) Network Engineer, Millennium IT, Sri Lanka. 2010-2011 Research interests: Cognitive Radio Networks, Communication theory, MIMO systems, Wireless sensor networks Graduated in August, 2013. Currently he is reading for his Ph.D. under my supervision. Email: kusaladh.@.ualberta.ca
Saman Atapattu, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Hai Jiang
B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1999-2003) M. Eng. in Telecommunications, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (2006-2007) Research interests: Cognitive Radio Networks, Cooperative communications, Space-time coding, Fading processes, MIMO systems Graduated in August, 2013. Currently he is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Email: atapattu.@.ualberta.ca
Maolin Wang, M.Sc. Student
B.Eng in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alberta (2011) Research interests: Wireless communications, MIMO systems, FPGA implementation. Graduated in December, 2013. He is currently with TELUS, Edmonton, Canada. Email: maolin1.@.ualberta.ca
Mengheng Jin, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Bruce Cockburn
B.Eng in Communication Engineering, Changzhou Institute of Technology, China (2006-2010) Research interests: Wireless communications, Digital signal processing, MIMO systems, FPGA implementation Graduated in December, 2013 Email: mengheng.@.ualberta.ca
Yun Cao, Ph.D. Student
B.S. in Automation, Southeast University, China (2003- 2007) M.Sc. in Pattern Recognition & Intelligent System, Southeast University, China (2007-2010) Research interests: Wireless communications, Cognitive radio, Cooperative relay networks Graduated in April, 2015 Email: cao7.@.ualberta.ca
Shashindra Silva, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2013) Research interests: Wireless communications, Cooperative relay networks Graduated in 2015. Currently, Shashindra is reading for his Ph.D. under my supervision. Email: jayamuni.@.ualberta.ca
Vesh Banjade, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Hai Jiang
B.Eng. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Nepal (2009) M.Eng. in Telecommunications, Asian Institute of Engineering, Thailand (2009-2011) Research interests: Wireless communications: Fading models, Cooperative communications, Detection, Multiple antenna systems, Cognitive radio Graduated in January 2016. Currently a research scientist scholar at Intel Labs, Portland, USA. Email: sharmaba.@.ualberta.ca
Yamuna Dhungana, Ph.D. Student
B.Eng. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Nepal (2009) M.Eng. in Telecommunications, Asian Institute of Engineering, Thailand (2009-2011) Research interests: MIMO systems (Beamforming and Space-time coding), Relay assisted and cooperative communications, Energy efficiency (Green radio communications) Graduated in April 2016. Currently with Ericsson Canada Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada. Email: dhungana.@.ualberta.ca
Sachitha Kusaladharma, Ph.D. Student
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2010) Network Engineer, Millennium IT, Sri Lanka. 2010-2011 M.Sc. in Wireless Communications, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. (2011-2013) Research interests: Cognitive radio networks, Communication theory, MIMO systems, Wireless sensor networks Email: kusaladh.@.ualberta.ca
Chao Ren, Visiting Ph.D. Student
B.Eng. in Telecommunications Engineering, Ocean University of China, China (2011) M.Eng. in Communications and Information Systems, Xidian University, China (2011-2012) Ph.D. Student in Communications and Information Systems, Xidian University, China (2012-Present) Research Interests: Wireless communications, Device-to-device communications, Cooperative communications, Cognitive radio networks Email: ren2.@.ualberta.ca
Koosha Pourtahmasi Roshandeh, M.Sc. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran (2015) Research Interests: Stochastic geometry, Wireless communications, MIMO systems, Cognitive radio networks, Cooperative relay networks Email: pourtahm.@.ualberta.ca
Yin Long, Visiting Ph.D. Student
B.Eng. in Telecommunications Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China (2010) M.Eng. in Communications and Information Systems, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China (2010-2013) Electronic Engineer, National Civil Aviation surveillance Radar and Communication Engineering Research Center, China (2013-2014) Ph.D. Student in Communications and Information Systems, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China (2014-Present) Research Interests: Wireless communications, MIMO systems, Random matrix theory, SCMA Email: long1.@.ualberta.ca
Prasanna Herath, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Witold A. Krzymień
B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2007) Engineer-Transmission Network Optimization, Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (2007-2009) M.Eng. in Telecommunications, University of Western Sydney, Australia (2009-2011) Research Student, TRTech, Edmonton, Canada (2012 September - 2016 May) Telecommunications Intern (R & D), InterDigital Inc., Montreal, Canada (Feb.2017 - Nov. 2017) Research Interests: Heterogeneous networks, Stochastic geometry, Device-to-device communications, Cooperative communications, Cognitive radio networks Graduated in 2018. Dr. Herath is currently a Senior Engineer at InterDigital, Inc., Montreal, Canada. Email: prasanna.@.ualberta.ca
Bitan Banerjee, M.Sc. Student
B.Eng. in Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, India (2015) Research interests: Content Centric Networking, Wireless Communications, Stochastic Modelling Email: bitan.@.ualberta.ca
Keyu Wu, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Hai Jiang
B.Eng. in Information Counter Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, China (2008-2012) M.Eng. in Communication Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, China (2012-2014) Research interests: Wireless communications, MIMO systems, Cognitive radio, Cooperative relay networks Graduated in 2018. Email: keyu2.@.ualberta.ca
Lanping Li, visiting Ph.D. Student
B.Eng. in Communication Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2008-2012) M.Eng. in Communication and Information Systems, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2012-2014) Ph.D. Student in Communication and Information Systems, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2014-2018) Research interests: MIMO systems, SCMA, Lattice reduction and its applications, Sphere decoding and its applications Email: langpin.@.ualberta.ca
Khagendra Belbase, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Hai Jiang
B.Eng. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Nepal (2010) Lecturer, Kantipur Engineering College, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2010-2012) M.Eng. in Wireless Communications, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (2012-2014) Research interests: Radio wave propagation, MIMO systems, Cross-layer design, Radio resource management Graduated in 2019. Dr. Belbase is currently with Ericsson Canada Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada. Email: belbase.@.ualberta.ca
Shashindra Silva, Ph.D. Student - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2013) M.Sc. in Wireless Communications, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (2013-2015) Research interests: Wireless communications, Cooperative relay networks Graduated in 2020. Email: jayamuni.@.ualberta.ca
Danyang Wang, M.Sc. Student
B.Sc. in School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, China(2017) Research interests: Wireless communication, Physical layer security, Energy harvesting Graduated in 2020. Email: danyang5.@.ualberta.ca
PDF and Research Associates:
Wen Chen, Research Associate
Ph.D. (U Electro-Commun., Japan, 1999) M.Sc. (Wuhan University, China, 1993) B.Sc. (Wuhan University, China, 1990) Research Assistant (Academia Sinica, 1993-1995) Research Interests: DSP and OFDM Currently he is a Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, and a member of its Wireless Network Transmission Laboratory Email: wenchen.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Zhongshan Zhang, Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.Sc. in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 1998. M.Sc. in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 2001. Ph.D. in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 2004. Research interest: Communication Theory, Synchronization Technologies, Detection and Estimation, Multicarrier Communications and Broadband Wireless Communications. Currently he is a Professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. Email: zszhang.@.ece.ualberta.ca
Hossein Bagheri, Post-Doctoral Fellow - cosupervised with Dr. Masoud Ardakani
BSc (University of Tehran, Iran, 2002) MSc (Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2005) PhD (University of Waterloo, Canada, 2010) Summer-Internship (Qualcomm, USA, 2009 ) Research interests: Cooperative communications, cognitive radio, interference and relay channels Turbo Convolutional/Block (product) Codes Signal Processing in Communications especially in Multicarrier Systems (OFDM and DMT): DVBT standard, DSL systems IEEE 802.16j (WiMAX), LTE physical layer issues Currently he is a Research Engineer with Huawei Technologies, Chicago, USA. Email: bagheri2.@.ualberta.ca
Saman Atapattu, Post-Doctoral Fellow - cosupervised with Dr. Hai Jiang
B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1999-2003) M. Eng. in Telecommunications, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (2006-2007) Ph.D. in Telecommunications, University of Alberta, Canada (2013). Research interests: Cognitive radio networks, Cooperative communications, Space-time coding, Fading processes, MIMO systems Currently he is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Email: atapattu.@.ualberta.ca
Ahmad Abu Al Haija, Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan (2006) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan (2009) Visiting Student, Tufts University, Medford, MA (February 2013 to August 2014) Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2015) Research Interests: Cooperation in multiuser channels, Resource allocation for cooperative communication systems, Wireless communications, and Performance analysis and evaluation over fading channels Email: abualhai.@.ualberta.ca
Jinming Wen, Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.Sc. in information and Computing Science, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, China (2008) M.Sc. in Pure Mathematics, Jilin University, Changchun, China (2010) Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2015) Post-doc, LIP, ENS de Lyon and CNRS, France (2016) Research Interests: Lattice reduction and its applications, Sphere decoding and its applications, and Compresses Sensing Email: jinming1.@.ualberta.ca
Zeinab Zeinalkhani, Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran (2006) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran (2009) PhD in Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (2015) Research Interests: Wireless Communications, Signal Processing, Cognitive radio networks, Compressed Sensing, Internet of Things Email: zeinalkh.@.ualberta.ca
Kaitian Cao, Visiting Professor
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (2001) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (2004) Ph.D. in Signal and Information Processing, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2011) Research Interests: Wireless Communications, Detection, Cognitive Radio Email: kaitian1.@.ualberta.ca
Summer Students:
Brendan Crowley, Undergraduate Student
Award: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Email: crowley.@.ualberta.ca
Bo Dong, Undergraduate Student

Graduate Students:

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