Vuk Marojevic

Dr. Vuk Marojevic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU), holding the Paul B. Jacob Chair. He leads research in wireless communications, focusing on open radio access networks (O-RAN), AI-driven security, and UAV (drone) communications. His work emphasizes software-defined radio (SDR), spectrum sharing, and testbed development for 5G/6G networks.

Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Barcelona Tech–UPC (Spain) and University of Hannover (Germany), respectively. Key projects include leading NSF-funded initiatives like AERPAW and Open Artificial Intelligence Cellular (OAIC), which prototype AI-enabled control systems for cellular networks. He also co-designed the AERPAW testbed for UAV experimentation.

Research interests span O-RAN security, AI at the physical layer, wireless security protocols, and vehicular communications. His contributions include open-source implementations of 4G/5G protocols and frameworks for secure slicing and intrusion detection in O-RAN deployments. He actively collaborates with industry and academic partners to advance standards for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in cellular networks.

Publications highlight innovations in reinforcement learning for resource allocation, RIS (reconfigurable intelligent surfaces) applications, and secure UAV communications. He serves as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.

Current research includes prototyping zero-trust security architectures (ZTRAN) and evaluating interference mitigation in drone corridors. He mentors students in MS and Ph.D. programs focusing on wireless systems, security, and AI integration in next-gen networks.