Jeremy Gummeson

Jeremy Gummeson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the College of Information and Computer Science. He currently works in the Sensors Lab under Deepak Ganesan and the Laboratory for Advanced Systems Software under Prashant Shenoy. His research focuses on energy harvesting for wearables, backscatter communication systems, and distributed wireless sensing technologies.

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2013).

Research Interests:
Jeremy’s work spans energy-efficient wearable devices, privacy in sensor systems, metamaterial-based mmWave networks, and low-power environmental monitoring. His innovations include intra-body power transfer for health wearables and acoustic-based sensing for vision-impaired environments. Recent projects emphasize sustainable computing and secure authentication mechanisms within smart spaces.

Article Trends: His recent publications (2024-2025) highlight advancements in privacy-preserving audio systems, metamaterial networks, and intra-body communication. These reflect a focus on integrating biomedical applications with cutting-edge wireless technologies to enhance both functionality and security.

• Leading the Way award (Hewlett Packard, 2015)
• IEEE Outstanding Senior (2006)
• Betterment of the ECE Department award (2006)
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant (2006)

Advising & Grants: Jeremy has no listed advisees. He has served as a reviewer for ACM MobiSys, ACM UbiComp, ACM CHI, IEEE RFID, and multiple transactions journals. As Web Chair for ACM HotMobile (2016), he contributed to conference organization. His current lab affiliations drive collaborative research in sensor systems and network software.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the Sensors Lab and the Laboratory for Advanced Systems Software, working on projects involving energy autonomy, wireless communication, and health monitoring through wearable technologies.