Marco Gruteser

Marco Gruteser is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (primary) and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Rutgers University, leading research at the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB). His work focuses on mobile computing, location privacy, vehicular networks, and wireless security. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, he has pioneered privacy-preserving techniques in location-based services and advanced connected vehicle systems.

• NSF CAREER Award recipient
• Rutgers Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award
• Best Paper Awards at ACM MobiCom 2012/2011, MobiSys 2010

His research spans vehicular security, visual MIMO networks, mobile sensing, and privacy-preserving systems. Recent publications highlight WiFi-based vehicle positioning, light-based communication, and federated learning applications. He has advised numerous PhD and MS students now at institutions like Google, Carnegie Mellon, and AT&T Labs.

Notable contributions include ParkNet (parking sensing), capacitive touch authentication, and tire-pressure monitoring security analysis. His work has been featured in NPR, The New York Times, and CNN.