Former Students (Alphabetical Order)

Note: The PDF for theses before 2003 are only available on GT computers unless the author has released the copyright.

• Kevin Almeroth (1997)
  Thesis: Support for efficient, scalable delivery of interactive multimedia services

• J,ose Bernabeau-Auban (1988)
  Thesis: Location finding algorithms for distributed systems

• Yang Chen (2014)
  Thesis: Characterizing and mitigating communication challenges in wireless and mobile networks

• Shun Yan Cheung (1990)
  Thesis: Optimizing the performance of quorum consensus replica control protocols

• Russell Clark (1995)
  Thesis: Solutions for ubiquitous information services : multiple protocols and scalable servers

• Lenitra Clay (2002)
  Thesis: Replication techniques for scalable content distribution in the internet

• Mehmet Demirci (2013)
  Thesis: Facilitating the provision of auxiliary support services for overlay networks

• Jeff Donahoo (1998)
  Thesis: Application-based enhancement to network-layer multicast

  
  Note: Jeff was officially advised by Ellen Zegura.

• Jinliang Fan (2006)
  Thesis: Enabling Performance Tradeoffs Through Dynamic Configuration of Advanced Network Services

• Zongming Fei (2000)
  Thesis: Techniques for supporting service scalability over the internet

• Meng Guo (2005)
  Thesis: Supporting Scalable and Resilient Video Streaming Applications in Evolving Networks

• Minaxi Gupta (2004)
  Thesis: Quality-consciousness in Large-scale Content Distribution in the Internet

• Karim Habak (2018)
  Thesis: Mobile Device Clusters As Edge Compute Resources: Design,Deployment and Role in the Computing Ecosystem

• Jia He (2025)
  Thesis: A Model-Based Approach to Understanding and Improving Video COnferencing Quality of Experience

• Qi He (2005)
  Thesis: The Design and Evaluation of Advanced TCP-based Services over an Evolving Internet

• Tianji Jiang (2000)
  Thesis: Accommodating heterogeneity and scalability for multicast communication

• Paul Judge (2002)
  Thesis: Security and protection architectures for large-scale content distribution

• Hyewon Jun (2007)
  Thesis: Power Management in Disruption Tolerant Networks

• Pradnya Karbhari (2005)
  Thesis: Throughput and Fairness Considerations in Overlay Networks for Content Distribution

• Taehyun Kim (PhD in ECE) (2005)
  Thesis: Scalable Video Streaming over the Internet

• Bobby Krupczak (1997)
  Thesis: Protocol subsystem support for efficient and flexible communication services

• Chung-Ki Lee (1994), Myongji University, Yongin, Korea.
  Thesis: Communication protocols in multi-hop radio networks

• Xue Li (1998)
  Thesis: Scalable and adaptive video multicast over the internet

• Samantha Lo (2015)
  Thesis: Design and Evaluation of Virtual Network Migration Mechanisms on Shared Substrate

• Tarun Mangla (2020)
  Thesis: Video QoE Estimation using Network Measurement Data

• Ahmed Mansy (2014)
  Thesis: Network and end-host support for HTTP adaptive video streaming

• AliReza Khoshgoftar Monfared (2016)
  Thesis: Tactical HPC: Scheduling High Performance Computers in a Geographical Region

• George Riley (2001)
  Thesis: Techniques for large scale distributed simulations of computer networks

• George Rouskas (1994)
  Thesis: Single-hop lightwave WDM networks and applications to distributed computing

• Ahmed Saeed (2019)
  Thesis: Scalable Packet Scheduling in Software

• Srini Seetharaman , Research Scientist, Deutsche Telekom Lab, San Francisco, CA.
  Thesis: Analyzing Cross-layer Interaction in Overlay Networks

• Cong Shi (2014), Square, Atlanta, GA.
  Thesis: Addressing Connectivity Challenges for Mobile Computing and Communication

• David Stevens (1992), (Last known position -- would appreciate an update!) Group Manager, Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Atlanta, GA.
  Thesis: TDMA slot allocation strategies for mobile packet radio networks

• Rajesh Talpade (1997), Google, New York.
  Thesis: Towards ubiquitous internet multicast : convergence mechanisms and data transfer reliability

• Mukarram Bin-Tariq (2010). Google, Mountain view, CA
  Thesis: Modeling performance of internet-based services using causal reasoning

• Donghua Xu (2005), Ask.com, Piscataway, NJ.
  Thesis: Scalability and Composability Techniques for Network Simulation

• Wenrui Zhao (2006), Research Scientist, Facebook, CA.
  Thesis: Routing and Network Design in Delay Tolerant Networks

• Yimeng Zhao (2020), Research Scientist, Facebook, CA.
  Thesis: Mitigating interconnect and end host congestion in modern networks

• Yong Zhu (2006), Google, Kirkland, WA.
  Thesis: Routing, Resource Allocation and Network Design for Overlay Networks

• Li Zou (2003), Google, Mountain View, CA.
  Thesis: State and file sharing in peer-to-peer systems