Vijay is an Assistant Professor in the Cybersecurity Engineering (CYSE) Department at George Mason University (GMU), Virginia, USA. He also holds Adjunct Assistant Professor position with the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer (ECE) Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA. Before joining GMU, he was a Research Assistant Professor in the Bradley Department of ECE at Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, USA and was affiliated with Wireless@Virginia Tech Research Lab. He is also a
faculty member of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), a Virginia state-wide
initiative to foster 5G wireless, autonomous systems, data and cybersecurity research. He received his PhD degree in Computer Science from University of Kentucky and B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur India in 2019 and 2013 respectively. He is a native of Janakpur, Nepal.
Key research areas include:
I am always looking for self-motivated students with a solid background in wireless communications, AI/ML and cybersecurity. Selected applicants will join my research group as graduate research assistants (GRAs) and will pursue a Ph.D. (or M.S.) degree in Information Technology (or Cybersecurity Engineering) with School of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University. The areas of research are at the intersections of wireless communications (5G/next-G cellular systems), AI/ML, and cybersecurity - applications to various fields, such as, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, autonomous systems (e.g., vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), smart power grids, and cyber-physical systems (CPS).
NextG Wireless Laboratory (NextG Lab@Mason) is a research group that focuses on research and prototyping of next-generation wireless communications and networking with a focus on 5G/6G cellular systems, wireless security, AI/ML to wireless, Open radio access network (O-RAN), and spectrum sharing. We primarily focus on the experimental research and prototyping of secure, intelligent cellular communication systems, leveraging open cellular software (such as srsRAN), and software-defined radios (such as, USRP X310s and N310s).
Vikramreddy Anapana is currently a PhD student in the Department of Information Technology, College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University. He obtained his M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2014. His research interests include 6G wireless communications, mmWave communications and beamforming, signal processing, digital system design, antennas and applied electromagnetics, and machine learning.
Ta-seen Niloy is current a PhD student in the Department of Information Technology, College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University. She obtained her B.S. in electrical and electronic engineering from American International University (AIU), Bangladesh in 2019. She was award Magna Cum Laude Award and Dr. Anwarul Abedin Leadership Award, Deans Award on Capstone Project all at 19th convocation of AIUB. She is the winner of 6th Inspiring Women Award 2021 in the category of "Leaders of Tomorrow" organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum. Her research interests include wireless communications, machine learning, antenna design and fabrication, and signal processing.