Wendi Heinzelman

Wendi Heinzelman is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and holds a secondary appointment in the Computer Science Department at the University of Rochester. She currently serves as the Dean of the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on wireless communications, mobile computing, and multimedia systems. She earned a BS from Cornell University (1995) and MS/PhD from MIT (1997/2000).

• EDUCATION:
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University (1995)
  • M.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT (1997)
  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT (2000)

Her research interests span wireless sensor networks, mobile-cloud computing, and heterogeneous networking. She has pioneered work on energy-efficient protocols and RF energy harvesting systems. Over 150 publications and 55,000+ citations reflect her impactful contributions.

Awards include ACM and IEEE Fellowships in Communications, Signal Processing, and Computer Societies. She co-founded N² Women to support women in engineering and is active in professional organizations like SWE and ACM Sigmobile.

Her work integrates computational offloading, MIMO systems, and delay-tolerant networks for real-world applications like wildlife tracking (JumboNet) and medical condition management platforms. Current projects emphasize edge computing and multi-hop ad hoc networks.