Wireless Communications and Networks
• Beyond 5G, Ultra-Low Latency Mobile Networking
• Networking and AI for Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, particularly for
autonomous driving vehicles, robots, smart city
• SDN/NFV
• Distributed Computing and Edge/Fog Computing
Network Science, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics
• Multi-Agent Systems and Planning
• Statistical Decision and Learning
• Machine Intelligence and Multi-modal Fusion
• Security and Privacy on Big Data or CPS/IoT
Molecular Communications
• Synthetic Biology and Biochemical Computations/Communications
• Biochemical Reaction Networks and Systems Biology
University of South Florida (USF) is located in Tampa, Florida, US. Tampa has cozy weather and
comfortable lifestyle. USF is ranked no. 47 in the US in terms of research expenditure, and no.1 in
industrial engineering research according to QS Global Ranking. USF EE has vibrant research and
is in a highly expanding mode. Faculty in communications at the USF EE include one elected
member, National Academy of Engineering, 5 IEEE Fellows, and much more active professors.