CSE - Wireless Network Characterization

For many users, wireless networking is the prevalent mechanism for connecting to the Internet.  Unfortunately, the actual quality of said connectivity can vary, often quite significantly.  The focus of these research projects are to study and examine new mechanisms for assessing the health of the wireless network or specific applications running on networks.  

Name of research group, project, or lab
NetScale Lab
Website
https://sites.nd.edu/aaron-striegel
Why join this research group or lab?

Our research group focuses on the development of practical systems and running in challenging wireless network environments.  Such work often involves writing code in Python or C / C++ as well as working with smartphones and UNIX servers.  

Logistics Information:
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering
Student ranks applicable
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications

At least one completed programming course at the college level (Python, C, C++)

Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
3 credits / 12+ hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
2
Techniques learned

UNIX, C / C++, Python, networking protocols

Project start
Spring 2025
Contact Information:
Mentor
Aaron Striegel
striegel@nd.edu
Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
Aaron Striegel
Email address of project director or principal investigator
striegel@nd.edu
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering