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.
  • Autonomous vehicles over wireless networks.
  • The Internet of Things.
  • Behavioral game theory.
  • 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 30, 2018] Dr. Saad gives a podcast interview on the Internet of Things  Dr. Saad provides his perspective on the future of the Internet of Things in a podcast interview by Fybr. The interview is found ...
[Jul 30, 2018]  PhD student Gilsoo Lee received a Centennial Scholarship from the Nokia Foundation. This scholarship ...
[May 28, 2018] Dr. Saad received the 2018 IEEE ComSoc RCC Early Achievement Award Dr. Saad has received the 2018 IEEE ComSoc Radio Communications Committee (RCC) Early Achievement Award for contributions to fundamental ...
[May 16, 2018] PhD Student Mohammad Mozaffari successfully defends his PhD PhD Student Mohammad Mozaffari successfully defends his PhD
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[May 12, 2018] Dr. Saad Investigates Ways to Advance Smart City Technologies Dr. Walid Saad received the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Best Young Professional in Academia Award in recognition for outstanding contributions ...
[May 11, 2018] Dr. Saad joins the BioBuild program at Virginia Tech Dr. Saad joined the faculty of the BioBuild program at Virginia Tech. The BioBuild program investigates interdisciplinary researcher needed to explore building systems ...
[Dec 20, 2017] Dr. Saad awarded IEEE ComSoc Best Young Professional in Academia Dr. Walid Saad received the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Best Young Professional in Academia Award in recognition for outstanding contributions ...
[Dec 11, 2017] Tutorials on "Wireless Communications and Networking with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" by Dr. Saad Dr. Walid Saad has given several tutorials on "Wireless Communications and Networking with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", at the following ...
[Dec 4, 2017] Dr. Saad delivers a tutorial on "The Internet of Things: Enablers, Technologies, and Applications" at IEEE GLOBECOM 2017 Dr. Saad, together wtih Dr. Mehdi Bennis, delivered a tutorial on the Internet of Things at IEEE GLOBECOM 2017 ...
[Oct 1, 2017] New Seed Grant from the Army Research Office (ARO) to study the performance of communications using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Dr. Saad received a new 9-month, $57,922 seed grant from the Army Research Office (ARO) entitled ...
[Sep 24, 2017] Dr. Saad delivers a keynote on Drones and Smart Cities at the IEEE VTC-Fall, 3rd IEEE Workshop on Next Generation Backhaul/Fronthaul Networks Dr. Saad delivered a keynote entitled " The Internet of Everything: When Drones meet 5G ...
[Jul 16, 2017] Dr. Saad delivers a plenary talk on Smart Cities at the APA Virginia Conference Dr. Saad delivered a talk entitled "Smart Cities: Enablers, Challenges, and Opportunities" at the APA Virginia Conference ...
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