Eytan Modiano

Eytan Modiano is the Richard C. Maclaurin Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, affiliated with the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) and the Operations Research Center (ORC). His research focuses on communication networks, protocols, security, and performance analysis with applications in wireless, optical, and satellite networks. He has held roles at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and served on editorial boards including IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. Awards include the Infocom Achievement Award (2020) and multiple best paper awards.

Education:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Connecticut (1986)
• M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland (1989, 1992)

Research emphasizes Age of Information (AoI), queueing networks, reinforcement learning, and network resilience. His work bridges theory and practice, addressing challenges in distributed systems and network security. He has organized major conferences like IEEE Infocom and Wiopt, and is an IEEE Fellow and AIAA Associate Fellow.

Awards:

• Infocom Achievement Award (2020)
• Co-recipient of MobiHoc 2018, Infocom 2018, and Wiopt 2013 Best Paper Awards
• Sigmetrics 2006 Best Paper Award
• IEEE Fellow, AIAA Associate Fellow