The Network sciEnce, Wireless, and Security laboratory at Virginia Tech (NEWS@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:
  • Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) for wireless networks.
  • Federated learning over real-world wireless networks.
  • Wireless cellular and 6G networks.
  • Virtual reality over wireless networks.
  • Large intelligent surfaces and smart environments.
  • Integration of millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz cellular networks.
  • Wireless communications and networking using unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.
  • Autonomous vehicles over wireless networks.
  • The Internet of Things.
  • Age of information.
  • Behavioral game theory.
  • Smart cities and critical infrastructure.
  • Cyber-physical systems.
  • Data analytics.
  • Cybersecurity.
We have openings for new PhD students starting Spring/Fall 2020, in any of the above or related areas,  we are also always looking for new postdocs within our area of research, broader information is found here. 
News
[Jan 29, 2020] Walid Saad named a Clarviate Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science for 2019 Dr. Saad was named a Clarviate Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science for 2019. The Web of Science recognizes the world's most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science ...
[Jan 29, 2020] Dr. Walid Saad receives the 2019 Early Achievement Award Dr. Saad received the 2019 Early Achievement Award from the IEEE Communications Society's Communication Theory Technical Committee for contributions to distributed optimization and learning for heterogeneous wireless systems ...
[Jun 25, 2019] Christina Chaccour and Walid Saad Have Won The Best Paper Award at The 10th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS) Christina Chaccour, Ramy Amer, Bo Zhou, and Walid Saad Have Won The Best Paper Award at The  ...
[Jun 3, 2019] Dr. Walid Saad Promoted to Full Professor The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the promotion of Walid Saad to full professor.
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[May 21, 2019] Dr. Saad receives the Dean's Award for Excellence in Research from Virginia Tech's College of Engineering Dr. Saad receives the Dean's Award for Excellence in Research from Virginia Tech's College of Engineering ...
[May 15, 2019] PhD Student Yaman Sharaf-Dabbagh successfully defends his PhD PhD Student Yaman Sharaf-Dabbagh successfully defends his dissertation entitled "Security and Privacy of Internet of Things: Authentication and Blockchain" ...
[May 15, 2019] PhD Student Mingzhe Chen Successfully Defends His PhD PhD Student Mingzhe Chen Successfully Defends His PhD
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[May 3, 2019] PhD Student Abdelrahman Eldosouky successfully defends his PhD PhD Student Abdelrahman Eldosouky successfully defends his dissertation entitled "Security of Critical Cyber-Physical Systems: Fundamentals and Optimization". ...
[Mar 7, 2019] NEWS@VT Almunus Wins the 2019 Outstanding Dissertation Award in "Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics" Congratuations to ECE Alumnus Mohammad Mozaffari (Ph.D. 18) for winning the 2019 Outstanding Dissertation Award in the "Science, Technology ...
[Nov 15, 2018] 
 Walid Saad has been elevated to IEEE Fellow (Class 2019) for contributions ...
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