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Gil Zussman is the Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, with affiliations in the Department of Computer Science and the Data Science Institute. He directs the Wireless and Mobile Networking (WiMNet) Lab. His research focuses on networking, particularly wireless and resilient networks. He earned degrees from the Technion and Tel Aviv University, followed by a postdoc at MIT. He has held visiting roles at Tel Aviv University and led projects like the NSF PAWR COSMOS testbed. Zussman has been recognized with IEEE Fellow, NSF and DTRA awards, and multiple best paper awards.
Education: B.Sc. (Industrial Engineering & Management) and B.A. (Economics) from Technion (1995); M.Sc. (Operations Research) from Tel Aviv University (1999); Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) from Technion (2004). Postdoctoral Associate at MIT (2004-2007).
Research emphasizes wireless, mobile, and resilient networks, with contributions to full-duplex systems, spectrum access, and urban sensing. His work integrates theory and experimentation, leveraging testbeds like COSMOS.
Key awards include IEEE Fellow (2022), NSF CAREER Award (2010), and seven best paper awards. He chairs IEEE INFOCOM technical committees and serves on multiple editorial boards.
Advising and grants: PI of the NSF PAWR COSMOS testbed, team leader in the 2009 Vodafone competition, and mentor to over 20 students. Active in service roles, including TPC chair for IEEE INFOCOM and ACM MobiHoc.
Labs: Director of WiMNet Lab; oversees the COSMOS testbed for advanced wireless experimentation. Research spans edge computing, smart city infrastructure, and cybersecurity in networks.
