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News and Media Coverage

Featured by over 100 government-agency websites and media outlets, including from NSF, NBC, NPR, Huffington Post, Washington Times, IEEE Spectrum, France Science Magazine.

1. August 2016, NSF, Turn your eyes to the skies for the latest explorers
2. August 2016, The Huffington Post, Turn your Eyes to The Skies for the Latest Explorers
3. August 2015, Dallas Business Journal, Tech Titans of the Future – University: Drone-based Wi-Fi network gives vital real-time information
4. February 2016, Discovery Canada, UAS use for emergency response
5. August 2015, North Texan, UNT engineering researchers earn 2015 Tech Titan Award
6. June 2015, IoT Journal, Global City Teams Challenge Expo: Looking Beyond the ‘Really Cool Stuff’
7. May 2015, Homeland Security Today Magazine, Transforming on-demand emergency communications with drones, the needs, analyses, and solutions
8. May 2015, Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center, Spotlight: UAVs for Disaster Area Communication
9. March 2015, UNT Research, Creating drone networks
10. December 2014, NSF CS Bits & Bytes, A New Kind of Wi-Fi Provider
11. November 2014, GENI, Demo-GENI Over the Air
12. November 2014, NSF, NSF Cyber-Physical Systems Special Report
13. October 2014, SCIENCE & VIE, Des drones vont relayer le wi-fi longue distance
14. August 2014, KEAR, Texas Drones Built To Save Lives
15. August 2014, UNT Insider, Flying drones carry life-saving technology
16. August 2014, UNT Engineering, UNT Drone Research
17. August 2014, AUVSI, Texas Researchers Expand Boundaries of UAS Wi-Fi
18. July 2014, US Ignite Application Summit 2014 Highlight Video
19. July 2014, NSF, Drones for Disaster Relief
20. July 2014, NSF huffingtonpost, Dispatches From a Connected Future
21. July 2014, UNT Engineering, Best Use of Advanced Wireless’ Award
22. July 2014, Scientific Computing, Drones for Disaster Relief
23. July 2014, PSFK, WiFi Harnesses Could Aid Dogs In Disaster Relief Efforts
24. July 2014, textually.org, The good drone
25. July 2014, UNT Alumni, Drone research at UNT
26. June 2014, EE Web, Featured Engineers
27. June 2014, NSF Twitter, Communication after Disasters
28. June 2014, Science Magazine, Research goes to the dogs—and the drones
29. June 2014, IEEE Spectrum, On the Internet of Things
30. June 2014, UNT News, Drone research at UNT
31. June 2014, UNT Inhouse, Communicating at the White House
32. June 2014, NT Daily, Drones for Disaster Relief
33. June 2014, North Texas Talk, Drones with Wi-Fi Signal
34. June 2014, State Tech Magazine, Are Drones and Robots the Future of Public Safety?
35. June 2014, Information Week, Internet Of Things Meets Robots At SmartAmerica
36. Spring 2014, UNT College of Engineering News Letter, NIST Grant Awarded for Research on Comlex Information System Failures
37. May 2014, PR Web, SmartAmerica Expo Today
38. May 2014, NBC DFW, WiFi Broadcasding Drones
39. May 2014, Denton Record-Chronicle, Drone offers Wi-Fi signal
40. May 2014, Washington Times, Drone with Wi-Fi Signal
41. May 2014, UAS Vision, Drone with Wi-Fi Signal
42. May 2014, UNT Facebook, Drone offers Wi-Fi Signal
43. May 2014, Evaluation Engineering, SERS at SmartAmerica
44. May 2014, IEEE Spectrum, Emergency Response Teams Combine Mobile Robots, Drones, and Dogs
45. May 2014, ECN Magazine, The Future of Disaster Response

Selected Invited Talks and Demonstrations

1. “Aerial Networking using Directional Antennas with Application to On-Demand Emergency Communication”, TSDOS, September, 2018.
2. “Safe Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System”, Invited presentation at YanShan University, Qinhuangdao, China, July 2018.
3. “Safe Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System”, Invited presentation at the Mathworks Research Faculty Summer Summit, Boston, June 2018.
4. “Safe Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System”, Invited presentation at the Workshop on Autonomous System, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, March 2018.
5. “Learning-based Control for Large-scale Dynamical Networks”, invited presentation in the NSF workshop Real-time Learning and Decision Making in Dynamical Systems, Alexandria, VA, Feb 2018.
6. “Smart Emergency Response for Connected Communities Using a Big Data-Driven Decision Framework Part II: Collaboration”, invited presentation at the 2nd US-JAPAN (NSF-JST) Workshop on Collaborative Global Research on Applying Information Technology, Tokyo, Japan, December 2017.
7. “Safe Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System”, invited presentation at the NSF CPS PI MEETING CPS Challenges for Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Workshop organized by Dr. Gurdip, November 2017.
8. Participated in the Demonstration of UAV networking at UNT Stars at the Star, October 2017.
9. “Emergency Response: Lessons Learned from Harvey and Opportunities to Success”, invited presentation in 2017 National Workshop on Developing a Research Agenda for Connected Rural Communities, September 2017.
10. Demonstrated of UAV-based on-demand emergency communication at the Denton Public Safety Day, September 2017.
11. Invited talk and demonstration on “Aerial Communication Infrastructure for Smart Emergency Response” at GCTC Expo, Washington D.C., August 2017.
12. “Co-design of Networking and Decentralized Control to enable a Safe Airspace under Uncertainty”, Invited presentation at UTARI, August 2017.
13. “Co-design of Networking and Decentralized Control to Enable UAV Networks in an Uncertain Airspace”, Invited presentation at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjng, P. R. China, June 2017.
14. “Co-design of Networking and Decentralized Control to Enable UAV Networks in an Uncertain Airspace”, Invited presentation at 1st Symposium on Autonomous Systems, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, P. R. China, June 2017.
15. “Co-Design of Networking and Decentralized Control to Enable UAV Networks in an Uncertain Airspace”, invited presentation at Huazhong University of Science & Technology, P. R. China, June 2017.
16. Participated in Full-scale Disaster Exercise with the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, Denton, May 2017.
17. “Co-design of Networking and Decentralized Control to enable a Safe Airspace under Uncertainty”, Invited presentation at Texas Systems Day, March 2017.
18. Participated in Big X Functional & Full Scale Training Exercise with the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, November 2016.
19. “Aerial communication infrastructure for smart emergency response”, invited presentation at NSF CPS PI meeting, October 2016.
20. Invited demonstration on the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology at Denton Makers Fair, Denton, October 2016.
21. Invited demonstration on the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology at Air Research Consortium, TCU, October 2016.
22. Invited demonstration on the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology at Denton Public Safety Day, Denton, September 2016.
23. “Aerial Networking using Directional Antennas with Application to On-Demand Emergency Communication”, Invited talk at AIAA 2016 Intelligent Systems Workshop at NASA Langley, August, 2016.
24. Invited to participate in the Advanced Wireless Workshop with the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, D.C., July 2016.
25. Invited demonstration at GCTC Expo, Austin, June 2016, for the SERS team, including team members from University of North Texas, Mathworks, Denton Fire Department, Austin Fire Department, and North Central Texas Council of Government.
26. “Bridging Big Data Analytics with Real-time Decision Making for Large-scale Cyber-Physical Systems”, invited presentation at the JST-NSF Big Data Joint Workshop/Symposium at the University of Tokyo, May 2016.
27. Participated in the Denton disaster drill on the use of UAVs for search and rescue operations, May 2016. The drill demonstrated the capability of drone technology in support of mass search and rescue operations at the onset of the emergency.
28. “Decision-making under Uncertainty for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Smart City Applications”, University of Virginia, May 2016.
29. “The Role of Drones in Disaster Response”, invited demonstration in the 2016 Emergency Preparedness Summit invited by deputy district director, April 2016.
30. “Decision-making under Uncertainty for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Smart City Applications”, Oregon State University, April 2016.
31. “Decision-making under Uncertainty for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Smart City Applications”, Wayne State University, April 2016.
32. “Decision-making under Uncertainty for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Smart City Applications”, University of Texas Arlington, April 2016.
33. Invited demonstration at SXSW on the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, Austin, TX, April 2016.
34. “Decision-making under Uncertainty for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Smart City Applications”, San Jose State University, CA, March 2016.
35. “Aerial Communication Infrastructure for Smart Emergency Response”, invited demonstration at the 2015 Defense Innovation Challenge, Austin, TX, December 2015.
36. “Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: Uncertainty, Decision, and Smart City Applications”, invited talk at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, November 2015.
37. “Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: Uncertainty, Decision, and Smart City Applications”, invited talk at University of Texas Arlington, November 2015.
38. “Drone-carried Wi-Fi Communication Infrastructure for Emergency Response”, UNT Board of Regents Meeting, invited demonstration by UNT President and Chancellor, November 2015.
39. “Aerial Communication Infrastructure for Smart Emergency Response”, poster and demonstration, NSF CPS PI Meeting, November, 2014.
40. Third Prize GENI demonstration award in GEC 21 on the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, Indiana University, IN, October 2014.
41. “Wi-Fi drone”, invited demonstration at Hewlett-Packard (HP) “Bring Your Children to Work Day”, August 2015.
42. “Simulation and Control Systems Design”, invited talk at the First Workshop of Implementing and monitoring a sustainable desalination pilot-scale plant, by Institute of International Education (IIE), Global Innovation Initiative (GII), University of North Texas, University College London, and State University of Ponta Grossa, August 2015.
43. Invited by the British Embassy to participate in the workshop UK-US Next-generation Air Traffic Control Systems Opportunities for Improved Research Collaboration with the strategic air traffic management technology, June 2015.
44. “Smart Emergency Response System”, invited talk at Mathworks Summer Research Faculty Summit, June 2015.
45. Invited by the Netherland Embassy to participate in the workshop Global Smart City & Community Coalition: building a global partnership to accelerate collaboration and smart city deployments with the UAV-based on-demand emergency communication technology, June 2015.
46. “Smart Emergency Response System”, invited talk and demonstration at Global City Team Challenge Expo, June 2015.
47. “Wi-Fi drone”, invited demonstration at 2015 Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies (LMAS) Program Student Conference, April 2015.
48. “Decision Making for Large-scale Dynamical Networks under Uncertainty”, invited talk at IEEE MetroCon, October 2, 2014.
49. “Drone-carried on-demand WiFi Communication Infrastructure”, invited demonstration at US Ignite Application Summit, June 2014.
50. “Drone-carried on-demand WiFi Communication Infrastructure”, invited demonstration at SmartAmerica Challenge Expo, D.C., June 2014.
51. “Drone-carried on-demand WiFi Communication Infrastructure”, invited talk and demonstration at University of Washington, Seattle, May 2014.
52. “Cyber-physical System Foundation to Enable Robust Airborne Networking in the National Airspace System”, NSF CPS Transportation Workshop, January 2014.
53. “Integrated Testbeds to Enable Robust Airborne Networking”, SmartAmerica Challenge Workshop on CPS, December 2013.

Project Awards and Recognitions

1. Tech Titan of the Future – University Level award ($25,000 honorarium), Metroplex Technology Business Council, August 2015.
2. Best Paper Award, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC), March 2015.
3. Third Prize GENI demonstration award in GEC 21, Indiana University, IN, October 2014.
4. Best demonstration award in the “Use of Advanced Wireless” Category in the US Ignite 2014, Silicon Valley, CA, June 2014.
5. Invitation to the White House for the Smart America Challenge Project, December 2013 and May 2014. The SERS was described by Todd Park (U.S. Chief Technology Officer) as an exemplary achievement.
6. Wanda J. Shafer Graduate Scholarship from Woman Transportation Seminar (WTS) in DFW, 2015.
7. Second Prize in the IEEE MetroCon Poster Presentation (Graduate Student Category) in 2014.
8. Best poster presentation at the NSF-funded International Workshop on Airborne Networks in 2013.