RESEARCH

Spectrum & Connectivity

The center focuses on developing new solutions that enable communication-intensive applications across large numbers of wireless and mobile devices.

Members:
David Clark, Devavrat Shah, Dina Katabi, Hari Balakrishnan, Jonathan Perry, Keith Winstein, Kermin Elliott Fleming, Peter Iannucci, Swarun Kumar, Yury Polyanskiy
Research:
802.11n+ : Random Access Heterogeneous MIMO Networks, Efficient and Reliable Backscatter Networks, MegaMIMO: Scaling Wireless Capacity with User Demands, SoftCast: A Cross-Layer Design for Scalable Mobile Video, Spinal Codes, TIMO : Making 802.11n Robust to Cross-Technology Interference

Mobile Applications

The center explores and develops distributed application designs that work across mobile devices and compute/storage clouds. This research includes new programming models, abstractions, and communication protocols for mobile environments.

Members:
Fadel Adib, Jue Wang, Keith Winstein, Shyamnath Gollakota, Swarun Kumar
Research:
802.11n+ : Random Access Heterogeneous MIMO Networks, Aggregation in Dynamic Networks, Alfalfa: real-time interactive protocols that work well over wireless networks,CarSpeak: A Content-Centric Network for Autonomous Driving, Code In The Air - Simplifying Sensing and Coordination Tasks on Smartphones, Efficient and Reliable Backscatter Networks, MegaMIMO: Scaling Wireless Capacity with User Demands, Mosh: mobile shell, SoftCast: A Cross-Layer Design for Scalable Mobile Video, TIMO : Making 802.11n Robust to Cross-Technology Interference, Traffic-Aware Techniques to Reduce 3G/LTE Wireless Energy Consumption, Wi-Vi: See Through Walls with Wi-Fi Signals

Security & Privacy

Having a secured site is an integral part of offering quality service, when a customer does not have to worry about downtime or important financial information being stolen when accessing your site; they are most likely to obtain product or service from you.

Members:
Dina Katabi, Keith Winstein

Research:
IMDShield: Securing Implantable Medical Devices, TEP: Secure In-Band Wireless Pairing, Mosh: mobile shell, Wi-Vi: See Through Walls with Wi-Fi Signals

Low-Power Systems

The center develops hardware and software designs for energy-efficient mobile systems. These include low-power handsets, energy-scavenging sensors, and wireless medical devices.

Members:
Anantha Chandrakasan, Arvind

Research:
Aggregation in Dynamic Networks, Efficient and Reliable Backscatter Networks, IMDShield: Securing Implantable Medical Devices

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