2026Preprint
Ph.D. candidate · University of Kansas
Masoud
Ghazikor.
Making wireless networks
more reliable and efficient.
I study wireless communications and distributed optimization, with a focus on UAV networks and connected intelligent systems.
Wireless Communication
& Networked Systems
& Networked Systems
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
At the intersection ofWireless communicationsDistributed optimizationMachine learning
01 / About
A little
background.
I’m a researcher working on the connections that keep people, devices, and aerial systems in sync.
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Kansas, where I joined the Wireless Communication and Networked Systems (WCNS) group in 2022. My work brings together wireless communications, distributed optimization, and control for UAV networks.
I earned my B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, with a minor in Computer Engineering, from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in 2020. My undergraduate research explored restoration methods in optical fiber networks. During my Ph.D., I earned an M.Sc. with Honors in 2025, focusing on distributed optimization and control algorithms for UAV networks.
Beyond research
Volleyball, video games, and billiards at a professional level.
02 / Research
Connections, by design.
From the wireless channel to the learning algorithm, I explore how networks can work better together.
01
UAV communications
Cross-layer transmission control and video streaming in unlicensed spectrum, with a focus on throughput and video quality.
Transmission control · Interference · Queuing02
RIS-assisted networks
Outage analysis and resource optimization for UAV-NOMA systems, studying power allocation and reflecting elements.
Reconfigurable surfaces · NOMA · Reliability03
Wireless learning
Communication-aware federated learning, from channel-aware neighbor selection to transmission control for connected IoT devices.
Personalization · D2D networks · IoTAlso explored: mmWave blockage modelingGEO–LEO satellite communicationsOptical network restoration
03 / Publications
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04 / Experience
Ideas into
practice.
Research, simulation,
and hands-on teaching.
University of Kansas2022 — Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Developing analytical models and optimization methods for wireless and networked systems.
Research contributions
- UAV networks, with USRA. Developed a theoretical framework for throughput and PSNR in unlicensed spectrum, optimizing cross-layer parameters for UAV-to-ground and aerial links.
- mmWave networks. Built a simulation framework for blockage scenarios, capturing blocker characteristics and transmitter–receiver geometry.
- Satellite networks. Implemented single- and multi-beam communication models to analyze outage probability across GEO–LEO satellite and terrestrial links.
- Personalized federated learning. Developed a channel-aware neighbor selection policy based on transmission error.
- RIS-assisted NOMA. Analyzed BS-to-UAV communications to study the interplay between power allocation and reflecting elements.
University of Kansas2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Instructed 52 students in Circuits II Lab, connecting circuit theory with hands-on experiments.
Teaching topics
First- and second-order transients; AC steady state and power analysis; transformers; frequency response and Bode plots; filter design; and Sallen–Key active filters.
K. N. Toosi University of Technology2019 — 2020
Research Assistant
Implemented routing algorithms in OMNeT++ to evaluate alternative paths after optical fiber network failures, enabling immediate data recovery.
05 / Education
The foundation.
Doctor of Philosophy2022 — Present
Electrical Engineering
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA
Master of Science With Honors2022 — 2025
Electrical Engineering
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA
Bachelor of Science2016 — 2020
Electrical Engineering
Minor in Computer Engineering
K. N. Toosi University of Technology Tehran, Iran
Diploma2011 — 2015
Mathematics and Physics
Besharati Exemplary High School Bandar-e Gaz, Iran
06 / Skills
My toolkit.
Programming
Python · C/C++ · Java · MATLAB
Tools & simulation
ADS · CST · OMNeT++ · GNS3 · PSpice · Microsoft 365 · LaTeX
Languages
English · Persian · Turkmen · Turkish
07 / Contact
Let’s connect.
Have a research question or an idea for collaboration?
I’d be glad to hear from you.