CCI xG Testbed Team Summary ============================ The CCI xG Testbed Team at Virginia Tech is a diverse group of researchers, students, and staff working on next-generation wireless communication technologies. This document outlines the organizational structure and profiles key personnel contributing to the testbed's success. Organizational Structure ------------------------ Below is the organizational structure for the CCI xG Testbed Team, which defines the hierarchy and groups involved in research and operations. .. .. graphviz:: .. :align: center .. digraph org_structure { .. graph [ .. dpi=130, // Lower DPI for a more compact image .. rankdir=TB, // Top-to-bottom layout .. splines=ortho, // Orthogonal edges for a clean look .. ranksep=0.5 // Reduced vertical space between levels for a shorter diagram .. ]; .. node [ .. shape=box, .. style=filled, .. color=lightblue, .. fontname=Helvetica, .. penwidth=2 .. ]; .. edge [ .. dir=none, // No arrows, just lines .. color=black, .. penwidth=2 .. ]; .. // Define nodes .. Director [label="Director"]; .. Postdoc [label="Postdoc"]; .. Associate [label="Associate Faculty"]; .. TechTeam [label="Technical Team"]; .. AdminTeam [label="Admin Team"]; .. Visitors [label="Visitor/Engineer Resident"]; .. // Force ranking by levels .. { rank=min; Director } .. { rank=same; Postdoc; Associate } .. { rank=max; TechTeam; AdminTeam; Visitors } .. // Direct (solid) reporting lines to Director .. Director -> Postdoc [style=solid]; .. Director -> TechTeam [style=solid]; .. Director -> AdminTeam [style=solid]; .. Director -> Visitors [style=solid]; .. // Indirect (dotted) lines to Postdoc .. Postdoc -> TechTeam [style=dotted]; .. Postdoc -> AdminTeam [style=dotted]; .. // Associate Faculty has no lines .. } .. figure:: _static/cci_organization.png :alt: structure :align: center | The People ========== Director -------- .. _director: .. figure:: _static/aloizio.jpg :alt: Aloizio P. DaSilva :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Aloizio P. DaSilva - **Role:** Director, CCI xG Testbed Team - **Expertise:** Wireless networking, NFV, SDN, and SDR - **Profile:** `Profile `_ .. clear:: | | | | | | Post-Doc Researchers --------------------- .. figure:: _static/mayukh.jpg :alt: Mayukh Roy Chowdhury :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Mayukh Roy Chowdhury - **Role:** Postdoctoral Researcher - **Focus:** AI-driven radio resource management, 5G, and next-generation networks - **Profile:** `Profile `_ .. clear:: | | | | | | Technical Team -------------- The Technical Team includes doctoral students and a subset of master's researchers dedicated to developing and implementing advanced wireless technologies. **Doctoral Students:** .. figure:: _static/habibur_rahman.jpg :alt: Md. Habibur Rahman :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Md. Habibur Rahman - **Role:** Doctoral Student - **Focus:** Machine learning and deep learning in wireless networks and O-RAN | | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/asheesh.jpg :alt: Asheesh Tripathi :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Asheesh Tripathi - **Role:** Doctoral Student - **Focus:** Spectrum Sharing, Machine learning in wireless systems, O-RAN and experimental cellular research. - **Profile:** `Linkedin `_, `Github `_, `Google Scholar `_ | | | | | | **Master's Researchers and Interns:** .. figure:: _static/abida.jpg :alt: Abida Sultana :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Abida Sultana - **Role:** Graduate Research Assistant - **Focus:** Near Real-Time Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/fahim.png :alt: Fahim Bashar :align: left :width: 200px :height: 250px - **Name:** Fahim Bashar - **Role:** Graduate Research Assistant - **Focus:** NextG Testbed deployment and development | | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/rajat_2.png :alt: Rajat Nagar :align: left :width: 200px :height: 250px - **Name:** Rajat Nagar - **Role:** Research Intern - **Focus:** Deployment of cloud solutions and support for proof-of-concept development | | | | | | | Admin Team ---------- .. figure:: _static/harshit_sai_teja.jpg :alt: Harshit Sai Teja Doddi :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Harshit Sai Teja Doddi - **Role:** Master's Researcher / Intern - **Focus:** AI and ML in cloud computing for NextG Testbed applications | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/kshitij.png :alt: Kshitij Narvekar :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Kshitij Narvekar - **Role:** Master's Researcher / Intern - **Focus:** Integration of AI/ML in cloud platforms for wireless research | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/sanjna.png :alt: Sanjna Kumari :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Sanjna Kumari - **Role:** Master's Researcher / Intern - **Focus:** Cloud computing and non-real-time RIC aspects of O-RAN | | | | | | | Alumni and Former Students ---------------------------- .. figure:: _static/aditya.jpg :alt: Aditya Sathish :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Aditya Sathish `_ .. figure:: _static/souradeep.jpg :alt: Souradeep Deb :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Souradeep Deb `_ .. figure:: _static/jaswanth_sai_reddy.jpg :alt: Jaswanth Sai Reddy :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Jaswanth Sai Reddy `_ .. figure:: _static/Prateek.jpg :alt: Prateek Sethi :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Prateek Sethi `_ | | | | | | | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/Vikas.jpg :alt: Jaswanth Sai Reddy :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px Vikas .. figure:: _static/Tapan.jpg :alt: Tapan :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Tapan Bhatnagar `_ .. figure:: _static/Oren.jpg :alt: Oren :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px `Oren Collaco `_ .. figure:: _static/Adam.jpg :alt: Adam :align: left :width: 200px :height: 220px Adam | | | | | | | | | | | | Associated Research Faculty --------------------------- .. figure:: _static/jacek-kibilda-cci-researcher.jpg :alt: Jacek Kibilda :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Jacek Kibilda - **Role:** Associate Research Faculty - **Focus:** Modeling and technology design for next-generation mobile networks using stochastic geometry, AI, and optimization - **Profile:** `Profile `_ .. clear:: | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/joao-santos-cci-researcher.jpg :alt: Joao Santos :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Joao Santos - **Role:** Associate Research Faculty - **Focus:** 5G testbed and AI assurance; integrating SDR with SDN for programmable networks - **Profile:** `Profile `_ .. clear:: | | | | | | Visiting Researchers ------------------- .. figure:: _static/Gustavo.jpg :alt: Gustavo :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Gustavo Zanatta Bruno - **Role:** Visiting PhD Scholar - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/Abhishek.jpg :alt: Abhishek :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Abhishek Kumar - **Role:** Visiting PhD Scholar - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/Efat.jpg :alt: Efat :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Efat Samir - **Role:** Visiting PhD Scholar - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/Amirreza.jpg :alt: Amirreza :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Amirreza Ghafoori - **Role:** Visiting PhD Scholar - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | | | .. figure:: _static/Abdellah.jpeg :alt: Abdellah :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Abdellah El Baamrani - **Role:** Former Intern Student - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | | | Resident Engineers ------------------- .. figure:: _static/zeeshan-pic.jpg :alt: Zeeshan :align: left :width: 200px :height: 200px - **Name:** Zeeshan Shah - **Role:** Principal Engineer, Verizon- 5G ORAN Lab - **Focus:** 5G O-RAN- ACCoRD Testing and Integration Engineer- Support Day to Day ORAN ACCoRD testing activities - **Profile:** `Profile `_ | | | | For more details, please visit the `CCI xG Testbed Team page `_.