DANS Lab
(Data-Algorithms-Network Systems-Security)
Join the team
Dr. Choi is looking for self-motivated and hard-working 'Ph.D. students' who have solid background in computer science with strong coding skills and professionalism.
(For UMKC students, I would work with students only with those who took my class and excelled in it with great professionalism.)
Director
Prof. Baek-Young Choi, Ph.D.
Current Collaborators
Prof. Sejun Song, UMKC
Dr. Taesang Choi, Dr. Sangshik Yoon, ETRI
Prof. Salim Hariri, University of Arizona
Dr. Ranganai Chapraza, Capgemini/Vodafone
Dr. Robert Bohn, NIST
Dr. Yoojoon Choi, KATECH
Mr. Moonkook Park, Mobigen
Mr. Seoungkyu Go, IN-Soft
Current Ph.D. Students
Md. Tajul Islam
Thanveer Sulthana
Ava Sharif Jourabchi
Research Associate
Venkat Rao Manavarthi, MS, 2024
Current MS Students
Rishab Mechala, MS student
Ankitha Srirama Reddy, MS student
Jayadithya Nalajala, MS student
Past Ph.D. Students (Graduated with Ph.D.)
Dr. Rafida Zaman
(Late) Dr. Kaushik Ayinala
Dr. Helen Gebre-Amlek
Dr. Kaustubh Dhondge
Dr. Sunae Shin
Dr. Xinjie Guan
Dr. Hyungbae Park
Dr. Daehee (Danny) Kim
Dr. Jung Hwan Kim
Rafida Zaman, (female), Ph.D. Fall’22, Dissertation title: ”Human Factors in Smart and Connected Communities,” Initial employment: Teaching Professor at University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO, USA
Kaushik Ayinala, Ph.D. Spring'22, Dissertation title: ”Scaling Blockchain Networks,” (Posthumous Ph.D.)
Haymanot (Helen) Gebre-Amlek, (female), Ph.D. Fall’18, Dissertation title: ”Toward a Reliable Network Management Framework,” Initial employment: Level 3 Communications, Current: BlackHawk Network, USA
Kaustubh Dhondge, Ph.D. Summer’16, Dissertation title: Internet of Things (IoT) Applications With Diverse Direct Communication Methods, Initial employment: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Innovation Lab, Cincinnati, OH, Now: Founder/CEO of Glaukes Lab, LLC (His book 'Lifecycle IoT Security for Engineers')
Sunae Shin, (female), Ph.D. Fall’15, Dissertation title: Software Defined Mobility Management and Base Station Control for Green Cellular Networks, Initial employment: Assistant Professor at University of Central Missouri, Current: Assistant Professor at Georgia Gwinnett College
Xinjie Guan, (female), Ph.D. Fall’15, Dissertation title: Energy Efficient Resource Allocation for Virtual Network Services with Evolving Workload in Cloud Data Centers, Initial and Current employment: Associate Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China
Hyungbae Park, Ph.D. Summer’15, Dissertation title: Efficient Approaches to High Availability and Scalability Issues in Software-Defined Networks, Initial employment: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Central Missouri, Current: Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia
Daehee (Danny) Kim, Ph.D. Spring’15, (Co-Advised with Dr. Sejun Song) Dissertation Title: Towards Data Optimization for Storage and Network Systems, Initial employment: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Current: Associate Professor at California State University at Stanislaus
Jung Hwan Kim, Ph.D. Spring’11, Dissertation Title: Quality of Service and Channel Aware Packet Bundling for Capacity Improvement in Cellular Networks, Initial employment: Sprint, Current: Fannie Mae, VA
Past Co-Advised Ph.D. Students
Dr. Muhammad Mohzary (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Spring 2023
Dr. Khalid J Almalki (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Spring 2022
Dr. Henry Zhu (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Fall 2021
Dr. Abdoh Jabbari (Co-advised with Prof. Sejun Song), Fall 2019
Past Postdoc/Visiting Scholars:
Prof. Sungwoo Tak, Pusan National University, South Korea, 2023
Prof. Marcin Glowacki, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, Spring 2015
Dr. Jaewon Choi (Fall’07 - Fall’08), Changwon National University, Now: with Agency for Defense Development, S. Korea
Past MS Students
Venkat Rao Manavarthi, MS Spring 2024, Research: NSF PFI-TT and NSF IUCRC, Center for Big Learning (CBL) - Agility project
Naveen Tiragati, MS, Spring 2023, Research: NSF AISL Project
Md Tajul Islam, MS, Spring 2019, Publication: ’Jointly Maximizing Throughput and Utilization for Dense Enterprise WLANs,’ IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, Continuing research as a current Ph.D. student
Kaushik Ayinala, MS, Spring 2017, Publication: ’Optical Wireless Unlocking For Smart Door Locks Using Smartphones,’ IEEE 12th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN),’ Continued research as a Ph.D. student
Mohammed Al-Mansoori, MS, Fall’17, Thesis Title: Smart City Open Data Network System: Openness, Security and Privacy, Initial employment: PhD student at UMKC
Seshusai Chennupat, MS Spring'18, iResearch Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Swaroop Chitiprolu, MS Spring'18, iResearch Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Kaustubh Dhondge, MS, Spring’11, Thesis Title: Energy Efficient Multi-Target Tracking In Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks, Initial employment: PhD student at UMKC
Joel Lopez, MS, Fall’10, Thesis Title: Anonymous Multicast Communication For Wireless Sensor Networks Using Layered Encryption and Hashing, Initial employment: Google, Inc. CA
Yue Wang, MS, Summer’08, Thesis Title: RTT Variability: Wired vs. Wireless Networks, Initial employment: DST Systems, Inc., Kansas City, MO, Now: a consultant in China
Sourik Samaddar, MS, Fall’07, Thesis Title: Reliable and Energy Efficient Routing Using Probabilistic Approach in Wireless Sensor Networks (REPAWS), Initial employment: AT&T, New Jersey, Now: with Akamai
Saurabh Bhandari, (Co-advised with Prof. E.K. Park), MS, Spring’07, Thesis Title: A Hybrid Approach For Efficient Multicasting in WDM Networks, Initial employment: Andrews McMeel Universal, Kansas City, MO, Now: founder and CEO of Flair IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. India
Past Undergrad Research Students
Bagus Hendrawan, undergrad student through IISMA (Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards) program
Muhammad Ariza Ridwan, undergrad student through IISMA program
Fairuz Akbar Azaria, undergrad student through IISMA program
Yerobeam Yerobeam, undergrad student through IISMA program
Chata Trista Dyanti, undergrad student through IISMA program
Aji Bambang Sasongko, undergrad student through IISMA program
Adiat Rahman, undergrad student through IISMA program
Agus Susanto, undergrad student through IISMA program
Genova Mongalo, Undergrad student (2022), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Reliable Sensing, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Swetha Bhumireddy, Undergrad student (2022), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Reliable Sensing, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Tyler Wheaton, Undergrad student (2020), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Multi-Stratum Channel Coordination for Resilient Internet of Space Things, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Mark Ekis, Undergrad student (2020), Research Title: Machine Learning-based Multi-Stratum Channel Coordination for Resilient Internet of Space Things, Funded by NASA MOSGC (Missouri Space Grant Consortium)
Ekrem Kalabak (Undergrad, Spring/Summer/Fall’18), Research Title: 311 City’s OpenData Analysis and Visualization
Samaa Gazzaz (Undergrad, Summer’14), (female, Co-advised with Dr. Sejun Song), Research Title: WiFi-Direct Beacon Scalability Testing, Funded by SUROP (UMKC’s Summer Undergrad Research Opportunity Program)
Robert Holland (Undergrad, Summer’14), (Co-advised with Dr. Sejun Song), Research Title: Design and Implementation of Security and Privacy Mechanisms for a Mobile Child Tracking System, Funded by SUROP (UMKC’s Summer Undergrad Research Opportunity Program)
Elijah Frazier (Undergrad, BS, Fall’09), Undergrad research on Comparisons of Static and Dynamic Caching in Content Distribution Networks, Funded by NSF REU
Awards and Honors of Advisee Students
Former Ph.D. student, Dr. Helen Gebre-Amlek, a keynote speaker of MINK-WIC 2023
Balaji Travel Award, School of Graduate Studies Travel Award, Tajul Md Islam, 2023
UMKC Women’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Thanveer Sulthana, 2023
Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award – Advisee: Kaushik Ayinala, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2021
IEEE ComSoc NOMS Conference Student Travel Grant, Kaushik Ayinala, 2020
UMKC Women’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Barbara Pendleton Award, Advisee: Rafida Zaman, 2019
Preparing Future Faculty Award, Advisee: Tajul Md Islam, 2019
UMKC Women’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, 2018
Graduate Studies Research Grant ($7500), Advisee: Md Mainul Islam Mamun, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2018
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2017
Best Graduate Poster Award, Advisee: Haymanot Helen Gebre-Amlak, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas -Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2015
Best Poster Award, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Hyungbae Park, CANSec Spring
2015
Graduate Studies Research Grant ($7425), Advisee: Sunae (Sunny) Shin, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2015
UMKCWomen’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2015
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Advisee: Samaa Gazzaz, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award, 1st place, Advisee: Hyungbae Park, Great Plain Networks, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award, 2nd place, Advisee: Younghwan Jang, Great Plain Networks, 2014
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Sunae Shin, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2014
Graduate Studies Research Grant, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, School of Graduate Studies, UMKC, 2014
Best Poster Award, Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Hyungbae Park, Sunae Shin, CANSec Workshop 2014
UMKCWomen’s Council - Graduate Assistance Fund Scholarship, Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2014
Fellow of University of Missouri Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, University of Missouri System, 2013-2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2013
Best Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Xinjie Guan, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas - Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2013 (Also, received the full scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2014)
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Hyungbae Park, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2013
Scholarship for the First Annual GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) Summer Camp – Advisee: Xinjie Guan, 2013
Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2012
Best Graduate Student Poster Award – Advisee: Sunae Shin, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas - Women In Computing Conference (MINK WIC), October 2011 (Also, received the full scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2012)
Outstanding PhD Student Award – Advisee: Daehee Kim, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, 2012
Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award – Advisee: Kaustubh Dhondge, Great Plain Networks, 2011
Many Travel Grants from Conferences, Department, School of Computing and Engineering, and the University