Wireless Communications Systems (WiCS) at Department of EECS, Howard University
Current Advisees
Abigail Oluwabunmi Oyekola (Fall 2022 - Present)
Graduate Student (PhD Program, Dept. of EECS, Howard University)
Jointly supervised by Dr. Danda B. Rawat
Research Topic: Baseband Transceiver Design for THz-Based Next Generation Cellular Communication Systems
Pulok Tarafder (Spring 2023 - Present)
Graduate Student (PhD Program, Dept. of EECS, Howard University)
Jointly supervised by Dr. Danda B. Rawat
Research Topic: Data Driven Communications for THz-band Communication Network
Jasni Mannil (Fall 2023 - Present)
Graduate Student (PhD Program, Dept. of EECS, Howard University)
Jointly supervised by Dr. Ahmed Rubaai
Research Topic: Data-driven Design of Cell Free Massive MIMO
Bella F. Kuete (Fall 2023 - Present)
Graduate Student (PhD Program, Dept. of EECS, Howard University)
Jointly supervised by Dr. Danda B. Rawat
Research Topic: Data-driven Design of Swarm of Drones
Previous Advisees
Majumder Fazle Haider (Fall 2021 - Summer 2025)
Graduated in Summer 2025 (PhD Program, Dept. of EECS, Howard University)
Just-Julian Scholar
Research Topic: AI-Based Transceiver Design for Next Generation of Wireless Communication Systems
Current Position: Lead Inventive Scientist, AT&T Labs, Plano, TX
Wenjie Xu
Graduated in 2021 (Masters Program, Dept. of CSEE, Marshall University)
Research Topic: Artificial Intelligence Aided Receiver Design for Wireless Communication Systems
Current Position: Data Scientist at InstaHub Inc.
Evan J. Allen
Graduated in 2021 (Undergraduate Program, Dept. of CSEE, Marshall University)
Research Topic 1: Artificial Intelligence Aided MIMO System Detection
Research Topic 2: Testbed Development for UAV-Assisted Communication Systems
Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech.
De'Johnna Wright (CpE, Senior Undergraduate Student, Howard University)
Caelia Thomas (EE, Senior Undergraduate Student, Howard University)
Joshua Whitaker (EE, Senior Undergraduate Student, Howard University)
Shah Lamaan Rana
Graduated in 2020 (Masters Program, Dept. of CSEE, Marshall University)
Research Topic: Beam Management for 5G NR
Current Position:
Andrew Meredith
Graduated in 2020 (Undergraduate Program, Dept. of CSEE, Marshall University)
Research Topic: Air-to-Air Channel Modeling for UAV Assisted Communication Systems
Current Position: