معرفی
Dr. Igor Kadota is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on next-generation communication networks, blending rigorous theory, system implementation, and machine learning to address challenges in full-duplex systems, millimeter-wave networks, and spectrum sharing markets. He leads the Wireless Lab and is affiliated with the Communications and Networking Lab, SpectrumX, and the Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy.
- Educations:
- Ph.D. and S.M. in Communication Networks, MIT
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, ITA, Brazil
- Affiliations: Communications and Networking Lab, SpectrumX, Trienens Institute
Research Interests: Prof. Kadota’s work emphasizes Age of Information theory, spectrum sharing markets, full-duplex wireless systems, and drone networking. His projects include FPGA-based full-duplex prototypes, real-time adaptive algorithms, and machine learning pipelines for atmospheric sensing via millimeter-wave radar. Recent initiatives focus on bridging techno-economic gaps in spectrum zone management and deploying autonomous resource allocation strategies.
Awards & Recognition:
- Best Student Paper Awards at WiOpt 2024 and 2025
- NSF grants (SII-NRDZ-SBE, SII-NRDZ, and RINGS)
- Senior Member of IEEE (2024)
- ACM SIGCOMM 2023 SRC 1st Place Award (collaborative work)
Grants & Service:
- Organized workshops at IFIP Performance and Asilomar Conferences
- Technical Program Committee member for ACM SIGMETRICS/IFIP Performance and IEEE INFOCOM
- Outreach initiatives include K-12 STEM programs and NSF PAWR COSMOS testbed demonstrations
Labs & Teams: The Wireless Lab recruits Ph.D., Master’s, and undergraduate students to tackle interdisciplinary projects. Current openings exist in spectrum sharing algorithms, drone networks, and full-duplex hardware-software co-design.
