Meet The Team
Lab Director
Vijay K. Shah, PhD
Vijay K. Shah currently serves as the lab director of NextG Wireless Lab@George Mason University. He is an Assistant Professor in the Cybersecurity Engineering (CYSE) Department in the School of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University, Virginia, USA. Prior to joining Mason, he was a Research Assistant Professor in the Bradley Department of ECE at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA and was affiliated with Wireless@Virginia Tech Research Lab.
Dr. Shah also holds adjunct faculty position with the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is also a faculty member of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), a Virginia state-wide initiative to foster 5G wireless, autonomous systems, data and cybersecurity research.
For more information, do check out his personal website: https://mason.gmu.edu/~vshah22/
Current Postdocs
Naveen Naik Sapavath
Naveen Naik Sapavatha is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NextG Lab@Mason. He received Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Howard University, Washington DC, and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. He has 6 years of teaching experience for various courses in Electrical Engineering for both undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include 5G/NextG Wireless Communications, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, Wireless virtualization, Game Theory, Network slicing, optimal wireless resource allocations, massive MIMO, Beamforming, and wireless networking for emerging networked systems including cyber-physical systems and Internet-of-Things.
Current PhD Students
Vikramreddy Anapana (Spring 2022 -)
Vikramreddy Anapana is currently a PhD student in the NextG Wireless Lab at George Mason University. He obtained his M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2014. His research interests include 6G wireless communications, mmWave communications and beamforming, signal processing, digital system design, antennas and applied electromagnetics, and machine learning.
Ta-seen Niloy (Spring 2022 -)
Ta-seen Reaz Niloy is PhD student in the NextG Wireless Lab at George Mason University. She obtained her B.Sc in electrical and electronic engineering from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), in 2019. She was awarded Magna Cum Laude Award and Dr. Anwarul Abedin Leadership Award, Deans Award on Capstone Project all at 19th convocation of AIUB. She is the winner of 6th Inspiring Women Award 2021 in the category of "Leaders of Tomorrow" organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum. Her research interests focus on the design, analysis and implementation of 5G/Next-G wireless systems in the 12-GHz satellite band.
Sarik Dhungel (Fall 2022 -)
Sarik Dhungel is a PhD student in the NextG Wireless Lab at George Mason University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Institute of Engineering (IOE), Western Region Campus, Nepal. His research interests include 5G-based indoor positioning, network slicing, and AI driven cellular radio access networks.
Undergraduate Students
Nathan Stephenson (Summer 2022 -)
Nathan Stephenson is an undergraduate student at George Mason University pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering with a minor in Music Technology. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 2021. His research interests include software and hardware development for 5G/Next-G wireless systems involving simulations, DevOps, cybersecurity, geopositioning, and machine learning.
Nathaniel Kabigting (Spring 2023 -)
Nathaniel Kabigting is an undergraduate student at George Mason University pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 2021. His research interests include 5G/Next-G architecture, artificial intelligence, and wireless testbed prototyping.
Luis Nino Walder (Spring 2023 -)
Luis Nino Walder is an undergraduate student at George Mason University pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Robotics. His research interests include 5G/Next-G wireless systems, hardware integration, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.