His research interests include communication and information theories and their applications, with an emphasis on next-generation wireless technologies and their physical and networking layers. His work applies information theory to wireless communications and computational imaging, with the goal of creating wireless network design that dramatically improves performance over current state-of-the-art networks. He also leads a multi-university team that is developing the world’s first large-scale network emulator. His honors include a 2006 NSF CAREER Award and SMU’s 2006-07 Golden Mustang Award, which honors junior faculty members who sustain high achievement as both teachers and scholars.