Research Summary

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.

• Distributed and federated machine learning.

• Quantum machine learning and quantum communication networks.

• Semantic communications and networking.

• Wireless cellular and 6G networks.

• Metaverse.

• Extended reality over wireless networks.

• Large intelligent surfaces and smart environments.

• Wireless communications and networking using unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.

• Connected autonomy (control, communications, sensing).

• The Internet of Things.

• Age of information.

• Behavioral game theory.

• Smart cities and critical infrastructure.

• Cyber-physical systems.

• Cybersecurity.