معرفی
Navid Nikaein is a Professor at EURECOM's Communication Systems department, specializing in wireless networking and 5G/6G technologies. His research focuses on advanced protocols, network slicing, and large-scale emulation using the OpenAirInterface framework. He teaches graduate courses on ad hoc networking and mobile applications development.
Research Interests:
- Uplink channel access for mixed traffic in LTE/LTE-A systems
- Scheduling schemes for cellular and ad hoc networks
- Hardware/software co-design for wireless emulation
- Network slicing and runtime systems for RAN flexibility
Awards:
- Best-in-Session Presentation Award at INFOCOM 2016
- Best Paper Award at Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks for Public Safety (2011)
Key Projects:
- OpenAirInterface.org: Open-source LTE/5G platform
- FlexRAN: SD-RAN programmability framework
Advising & Grants:
Active in technical program committees for IEEE conferences and leads EU-funded research initiatives on 5G/6G architecture. Collaborates on projects like Mosaic5G and SliceNet for network slicing innovation.
Labs/Teams:
Leads the Communication Systems research group at EURECOM, focusing on prototyping next-gen wireless systems through open-source collaboration.
