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Natasha Devroye
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Electrical and Computer Engineering1039 SEO | devroye@uic.edu| (312) 996-1013
Research Interests: Information theory (Shannon theory for two-way channels, relay channels, interference channels, broadcast channels, cognitive networks, zero error capacity, error exponents); radar and communications co-existence; statistical analysis of hardware security; interpreting deep-learned error correcting codes;
Erdem Koyuncu Heading link
Erdem Koyuncu
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering1033 SEO | ekoyuncu@uic.edu| (312) 355-3437
Research Interests: Communication theory, networks, signal processing, machine learning.
Hulya Seferoglu Heading link
Hulya Seferoglu
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering1037 SEO | hulya@uic.edu| (312) 413-7573
Research Interests: Networking: design, analysis, and implementation of network protocols and algorithms. Edge computing. Distributed machine learning.
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Besma Smida
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering1035 SEO | smida@uic.edu| (312) 996-0514
Research Interests: Wireless Communication Theory (two-way communications, limited feedback, and Network-Coding HARQ), Full-duplex Communication, Radar, Sensing, Wireless Structure Control and Backscatter Modulation.
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Daniela Tuninetti
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering1038 SEO | danielat@uic.edu | (312) 413-7431
Research Interests: Fundamental limits of distributed coded computing and data (caching, data shuffling and pliable index coding) with and without privacy constraints.
Capacity limits of wireless interference networks (with special emphasis on cognitive radio and user cooperation), and coexistence issues between radar and communications systems.
Design of closed-loop deep brain electrical stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor patients.