3.9/4

Josep Miquel Jornet is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), the director of the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking (UN) Laboratory, an Associate Director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT), and a faculty member of the SMART Center at Northeastern University (NU).

Course Overview

This course addresses technical aspects for the conception of 6G networks, in which the terahertz band (i.e., the frequencies between 100 GHz and 10 THz) plays a critical role. The course provides a comprehensive view of the enabling technologies, challenges, and opportunities for THz communication networks, from innovative device concepts and propagation channel models to ultra-broadband communication and networking protocols. It combines in-class lectures with analytical, numerical and experimental homework assignments leveraging unique state-of-the-art capabilities in the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things. The covered topics include terahertz device technologies, terahertz wave propagation and channel modeling, terahertz communications and signal processing, terahertz network architecture and protocol stack, as well as regularization and standardization.

3.85/4

Kaushik Roy Chowdhury is Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northeastern University and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, and Faculty Fellow of the College of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2009 and M.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 2006. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Course Overview:

Overview of different mobile and wireless systems. Cellular networks: design, evolution, handoff, analysis. Traffic channel allocation: static, dynamic schemes, and reservations. Multiple access schemes: ALOHA
and CSMA variants, 802.x family. Link layer operation: protocols and addressing. Network layer: Bellman Ford, AODV, DSR. Transport layer: classical and wireless TCP. Distributed network architectures: ad hoc networks, sensor network and devices, protocols for IOT. Next generation cellular architectures that include Open Radio Access Networks. Machine learning and data analytics for wireless sensing and on optimizing the operation of wireless networks

3.9/4

Josep Miquel Jornet is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), the director of the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking (UN) Laboratory, an Associate Director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT), and a faculty member of the SMART Center at Northeastern University (NU).

Course Overview:

• Identify and describe the key building blocks of a wireless digital communication system
• Design and implement advanced wireless digital communication solutions
• Program and operate state-of-the-art RF equipment and professional-grade instrumentation
• Conduct reliable experimental field measurement and testing campaigns
• Write technical documentation in support of the designed and implemented systems
• Participate effectively in a team and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the individual team
members (including themselves) and the team as a unit