The Network Science, Wireless, and Security laboratory at Virginia Tech (NetSciWiS@VT)  is a research group focused on developing fundamental mathematical tools and principles to design, develop, and build smart, secure, and self-organizing systems, with applications to networks, wireless systems, Internet of things (IoT) systems, smart power grids, and cyber-physical systems. Our research is largely interdisciplinary and draws upon tools from optimization, game theory, machine learning, statistics, control and economics to design and build networks and cyber-physical systems.

We are currently focused on several research thrusts:
  • Wireless cellular and 5G networks.
  • Virtual reality over wireless networks.
  • Integration of millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz cellular networks.
  • Wireless communications and networking using unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.
  • The Internet of Things.
  • Smart cities and critical infrastructure.
  • Cyber-physical systems.
  • Machine learning and data analytics.
  • Cybersecurity.
We are always looking for new students and postdocs within our area of research, broader information is found here.
News
[Jul 8, 2017] Dr. Walid Saad and Yaman Sharaf-Dabbagh Participate in Summer Camps at Virginia Tech Dr. Walid Saad and Yaman Sharaf-Dabbagh participate in two summer camps held at Virginia Tech, C-Tech² and Imagination summer camps ...
[Jun 14, 2017] Dr. Saad was a co-author of the paper that received the Best Student Paper Award from the 26th European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC'2017) Dr. Saad was a co-author ...
[Jun 6, 2017] Dr. Walid Saad Promoted to Associate Professor The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the promotion of Walid Saad to associate professor with tenure. Virginia Tech News ...
[Jun 5, 2017] PhD Student Omid Semiari successfully defends his PhD entitled "Context-Aware Resource Management and Performance Analysis of Millimeter Wave and Sub-6 GHz Wireless Networks" PhD student Omid Semiari has successfully ...
[May 5, 2017] Dr. Saad awarded a faculty fellowship from the College of Engineering Dr. Saad received a Dean's award in the form of a faculty fellowship from the College of Engineering, for outstanding research ...
[Apr 24, 2017] Dr. Saad provides his expert opinion to the media on the emerging Internet of Battlefield Things technology Dr. Saad was recently interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor and KCBS Radio San Francisco to weigh in on the emerging ...
[Apr 7, 2017] Anibal Sanjab received IEEE ICC 2017 conference travel grant Anibal Sanjab was chosen to receive the IEEE ICC 2017 Student Travel Grant to attend the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications in Paris, France ...
[Feb 8, 2017] Dr. Saad Leads a New Project on Exploring Big Data Analytics to Plan for Smart Communities of the Future We already have smartphones, smart clothing, and smart appliances, but emerging "smart cities" are still a concept of our imagined future ...
[Jan 25, 2017] Dr. Saad Leads a New Project on Laying Groundwork for the Internet of Battlefield Things By integrating smart devices on the battlefield, military strategists are tapping into the Internet of Things to hone their tactics. The massive deployment ...
[Dec 6, 2016] Dr. Saad elected Vice Chair of the Americas for IEEE Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks Walid Saad has been elected the Vice Chair of the Americas for the IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee of Cognitive ...
[Oct 4, 2016] Omid Semiari received Globecom conference travel grant Omid Semiari was chosen to receive the IEEE Globecom 2016 Student Travel Grant to attend 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference ...
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