Charlie Thornton

Research Assistant Professor,

National Security Institute, Virginia Tech

Contact: thorntonc (at) vt (dot) edu

About me: As of Summer 2023, I am blessed to be a Research Assistant Professor with the Spectrum Dominance Division of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute. I received my PhD from Virginia Tech in 2023, during which I studied online learning-based cognitive radar under the supervision of R. Michael Buehrer.

My main research interest is the application of sequential decision making to wireless systems and networks. I also enjoy radar signal processing, communication theory, and estimation theory. More broadly, I am interested in leveraging all kinds of developments in applied mathematics to improve information systems.

For more information, please see my previous publications or contact me at the address above.

Some Links:

The Way of Life - C. Hodge

Magnalia Dei (The Great Works of God) - H. Bavinck

In Evil Long I Took Delight - J. Newton

Bandit algorithms - T. Lattimore and C. Szepesvári

Notes on probability and measure - A. Dembo

Understanding ML - S.S. Shwartz and S. Ben-David

Thornton Lab at Virginia Tech - D. Thornton (my wonderful wife)