I am the Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Purdue University, where I lead the ION research lab.

ION conducts research at the intersection of networking, communications, and machine learning. Contemporary network architectures we investigate include Fog computing systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), NextG Wireless, and social learning networks (SLN), and our foundational techniques include convex and non-convex optimization, machine learning, and signal processing.

Since joining Purdue, I have been fortunate to receive several external early career research awards, including NSF's CAREER Award, ONR's YIP (Young Investigator Program) Award, DARPA's YFA (Young Faculty Award), AFOSR's YIP Award, and Intel's RSA (Rising Star Faculty Award). Check out my CAREER project webpage for more details on this project too.

Prior to joining Purdue, I was the Associate Director of the EDGE Lab and a Lecturer of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, where I received my PhD. I also co-founded the big data startup company Zoomi Inc based on my research.

I am also active in teaching. In addition to lecturing, I co-authored the book The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives and have taught three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on networking.

Note to prospective students/postdocs: I am not actively recruiting. However, I am always interested in connecting with highly motivated individuals in case an opportunity arises. If you are interested, please send me an email with (i) your resume/CV and (ii) a brief statement of research interests. I apologize in advance that I cannot respond to every email.

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