Interests
Research interests are in the fundamentals of handling (compressing/transmitting/storing) data over networks and extracting information from data, including information theory, theory of communication, wireless communications, coding and system optimization, signal processing and statistical/machine learning theory, and their applications.
Recent Select Funded Research Projects
鈥淚nformation Theoretic Foundations for Flexible Physical Layers鈥� Gift from Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, Oct. 2016.
鈥淐CF:CIF: Foundations of Interfering Cellular Networks,鈥� CIF Program, CCF Division, NSF, PI: M. K. Varanasi, duration Aug. 2014鈥揓ul. 2019.
鈥淐ollaborative Research: Multihop Muti铿俹w Wireless Networks: A Treasure Hunt,鈥� CIF Program, CCF Division, NSF, lead PI: M. K. Varanasi, (PIs: Avesthimehr, Caire, Jafar), Jul. 2012鈥揓un. 2015.
鈥淐ollaborative Research: Exploring the Fundamentals of Multihop Multi铿俹w Wireless Networks,鈥� CIF Program, CCF Division, NSF, lead PI: M. K. Varanasi, (PIs: Avesthimehr, Caire, Jafar, Sabharwal). Sept. 2011鈥揂ug. 2012.
鈥淢ulti-Antenna Communications with Finite-Rate Feedback,鈥� PI: M. K. Varanasi, Co-PI: Y. Liu, Theoretical Foundations Cluster, CCF Division, NSF, Sept. 2007鈥揂ug. 2011.