Philosophy
My approach to building academic initiatives focus on three key principles:
- fostering interdisciplinary collaboration that transcends traditional departmental boundaries
- creating sustainable partnerships with industry and government that align research with real-world impact
- integrating research and education to ensure that students are both contributors to discovery and beneficiaries of cutting-edge training
My life and my career have been incredibly blessed, and leadership along these dimensions is a powerful way for me to give back.
Experience
Institute Building & Strategic Leadership
- NSF SpectrumX: Organizational structure and bylaws, strategic and implementation planning, multi-institution coordination, administrative staffing, funding expansion
- Notre Dame Wireless Institute: Founding vision, faculty recruitment, culture-building, lab space development, cross-campus alignment & collaborations, stakeholder engagement with Dean of Engineering and Vice President for Research
Partnership & Fundraising Success
- First NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) at Notre Dame
- Major industry partnerships: Qualcomm, AT&T, Nokia, InterDigital, NVIDIA
- Government collaborations: NSF, ONR, NIJ, NTIA Liaison, DoW FutureG
- Grants, contracts, and and industry gifts totaling over $45M
Policy Engagement & External Impact
- IEEE DySPAN and TPRC Publications and Presentations
- FCC and NTIA Regulatory Comments
- NextG Alliance Research Council
Graduate Education & Program Development
- Associate Chair & Director of Graduate Studies (2021-2022)
- Comprehensive rebrand, program marketingOverview of graduate advising philosophy (expand from FAQ)
- Active coordination with peers and leadership in the College of Engineering and the Graduate School
- Informal leader of curriculum assessment & evolution
University Committees
- Research and Sponsored Programs Committee
- Multi-Disciplinary Research Building Committee
- Computing Committee
- Faculty Search Committees