Aria Nosratinia

Aria Nosratinia is a Professor and Eric Jonsson Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, affiliated with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He serves as Associate Head of ECE and leads foundational research in wireless communication systems, security, and machine learning applications.

• PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1996)
• IEEE Fellow and Thompson-Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
• Recipient of 2023 Erik Jonsson School Faculty Research Award

His research spans information theory, signal processing, and data security in wireless systems, with notable contributions to:

• Wireless Communication: Coherence diversity, Massive MIMO, LDPC codes, Cognitive radios
• Machine Learning: Graph inference, Community detection with side information, Deep learning for graph structures
• Security: Hardware Trojans analysis, Covert communication mechanisms, Wireless network vulnerabilities

Recent publications highlight advancements in RIS (Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces), covert channel analysis, and machine learning applications for network inference. The lab has secured $1 million NSF grants for wireless hardware security and machine learning applications.

Scientific recognitions include:

• IEEE Fellowship for contributions to wireless communication and security
• Thompson-Reuters Highly Cited Researcher designation
• 2023 Erik Jonsson School Faculty Research Award
• 2018 IEEE International Symposium first-place award

Collaborations with Dr. Yiorgos Makris (UT Dallas) and Dr. Matthieu Bloch (Georgia Tech) have produced groundbreaking work on wireless Trojan mitigation and cooperative secrecy strategies. The lab actively recruits PhD and post-doctoral researchers through targeted openings.