Hossein Pishro-Nik
استاد · Information Theoretic Privacy & Security
University of Massachusetts Amherstمعرفی
Hossein Pishro-Nik is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences. He holds B.S. degrees from Sharif University of Technology and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology, all in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Education:
- B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
- M.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
His research focuses on Information Theoretic Privacy & Security, Stochastic Modeling of Wireless Networks, Coding Theory, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. He has pioneered work in UAV trajectory optimization, privacy-preserving mechanisms, and cyber-physical systems integration. His recent publications address UAV path planning for coverage optimization, adversarial attack mitigation, and semantic communication for 6G.
He has received prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2009) and UMASS Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (2009). His work is supported by grants such as the CPS: Small grant for decision-making frameworks and cyber-physical networks.
His research group has developed a Virtual Lab of Connected Vehicle Technology to explore vehicular safety systems and infrastructure integration. He also investigates energy-efficient UAV-IoT systems and privacy in mobile networks through obfuscation and anonymization techniques.
