Mihail Sichitiu

Biography
Mihail L. Sichitiu was born in Bucharest, Romania. He received a B.E. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1995 and 1996 respectively. In May 2001, he received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is currently employed as an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. His primary research interest is in Wireless Networking with emphasis on multi-hop networking and wireless local area networks.
Education
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Ph.D.
2001
Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame -
Master's
1998
Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame -
Master's
1996
Electrical Engineering
Politechnica University of Bucharest, Romania -
Bachelor's
1995
Electrical Engineering
Politechnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research Focus
- Networking
Recent News

NC State Named a Hot Spot for 5G Innovation
Posted on December 5, 2019 | Filed Under: Research
Ultra-fast speed meets unparalleled responsiveness. That’s the promise of fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. And now, NC State ECE is the newest hub for driving 5G innovation.
This post was originally published in NC State News.

NSF Announces Raleigh and Cary as Testbed Sites for Advanced Wireless
Posted on September 18, 2019 | Filed Under: Research and Smart
NC State ECE will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones.

Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect, Trace Sounds
Posted on November 13, 2014 | Filed Under: News
North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. The technology is designed to help emergency pe …
Recent Media Mentions

North Carolina State Rolls Out Experimental Open Source WiFi Network
February 9, 2012
North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) Centennial Campus has implemented one of the country’s first large-scale, outdoor, experimental wireless networks using open source software. The project is called CentMesh, which stands for Centennial Outdoor Wireless Mesh Network Testbed for Research and Education, and was developed by Dr. Rudra Dutta and Dr. Mihail Sichitiu.
Recent Publications
- 60 GHz Outdoor Propagation Measurements and Analysis Using Facebook Terragraph Radios (2022)
- A Taxonomy and Survey on Experimentation Scenarios for Aerial Advanced Wireless Testbed Platforms (2021)
- AERPAW emulation overview and preliminary performance evaluation (2021)
- FPV Video Adaptation for UAV Collision Avoidance (2021)
- Placement of mmWave Base Stations for Serving Urban Drone Corridors (2021)
- Secure 5G Network for a Nationwide Drone Corridor (2021)
- A Lightweight Localization Solution for Small, Low Resources WSNs (2019)
- Clearer than Mud: Extending Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) for Securing IoT Systems (2019)
- Fog Radio Access Network: A New Wireless Backhaul Architecture for Small Cell Networks (2019)
- Physical Layer Performance of a Cooperative Amplify and Forward Scheme for MIMO WLANs (2019)