Dola Saha

Dola Saha is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University at Albany, SUNY, and co-director of the Mobile Emerging Systems and Applications (MESA) Lab. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Colorado Boulder (2013). Her research intersects machine learning, wireless communications, and security, with focus areas in terahertz communication, signal detection, wireless physical layer security, and radio astronomy coexistence.

Research explores machine learning applications for wireless signal processing, including adversarial learning for secure waveforms, transformer-based terahertz communication, and multi-source RF interference cancellation. Funded projects include NSF grants for radio astronomy coexistence and AFRL projects on terahertz communications.

Awards include UAlbany CNSE Excellence in Research Award (2025) and IEEE ComSoc Exemplary Editor recognition. She currently advises 6 PhD students in areas including signal detection and terahertz systems. Teaching includes Modern Wireless Networks and Cyber-Physical Systems.

Recent publications demonstrate innovation in wireless security (WISE covert communication), terahertz systems (TWIRLD waveform), and radio astronomy protection (SCISRS). Awards include best paper recognitions at DySPAN conferences.