News

03/30/2024

Our new paper has been accepted to IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) 2024.

03/29/2024

New funding alert! Two proposals, in both of which Kim is the PI, have been approved for funding by the Department of Defense (DoD) Test and Evaluation Cyber Center of Excellence (TECCE) via Millennium Corporation.

03/09/2024

Our new paper has been accepted to Elsevier e-Prime.

02/29/2024

New funding alert! Proposal entitled "DSRC-C-V2X In-Band Coexistence for Georgia's Connected Vehicle Operation," in which Kim is the sole PI, has been approved for funding by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

02/29/2024

Our new paper has been accepted to IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC) 2024. The acceptance ratio was 19.34%.

02/28/2024

Our new paper has been accepted to IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) 2024.

02/11/2024

Our new papers have been accepted to IEEE SoutheastCon 2024. Superb work, Dhruba, Leighton, Bryce! Proud of you guys!

08/31/2023

Our new papers have been accepted to IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2023 Fall. Superb work Dhruba and Zach!

07/25/2023

New funding alert! The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a supplement to our ongoing award for Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees. [Project Info]

06/01/2023

Our group was introduced in the June 2023 Webzine of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Network (KOSEN). Find the article here: [Korean  |  English].

05/29/2023

New funding alert! The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) supplement to our ongoing award. [Project Info]

03/19/2023

Preprint of our new paper is available:

02/21/2023

Preprints of our new papers are available. Great work Dhruba and Zach!

08/25/2022

Kim was invited to give a talk titled "Blockchain: What and Why?" at the City University of Seattle. [Talk]

04/15/2022

Our paper entitled "Byzantine-fault-tolerant consensus via reinforcement learning for permissioned blockchain implemented in a V2X network" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. [Download | Website]

03/29/2022

New funding alert! Proposal entitled "Driving Risk-Initiated Vehicle-to-Everything Communications (DRIVEcomm)," in which Kim is the sole PI, has been awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). [Project Info]

02/10/2022

We were awarded a Best Paper Award from the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC) 2022 for our paper entitled "On the Byzantine-fault-tolerant consensus in blockchain built on internet of vehicles." The award can be found here.

12/27/2021

Our new paper entitled "On the Byzantine-fault-tolerant consensus in blockchain built on internet of vehicles" has been accepted for publication in IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC) 2022. [Download | Website | Presentation]

Our new paper entitled "On the feasibility of 4.9 GHz public safety band as spectrum option for internet of vehicles" has been accepted for publication in IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC) 2022. [Download | Website | Presentation]

08/27/2021

We were awarded a Best Paper Award from the 17th International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS) 2021 for our paper entitled "Simulations for stochastic geometry on the performance of V2X communications in rural macrocell environment." The information can be found here on the website of the conference.

03/31/2021

Kim was invited to have a talk entitled "Cybersecurity: What and why?" at the Innovation Living Learning Community. A full video of this online talk can be found here.

03/26/2021

New funding alert! Proposal entitled "Study on spectrum options for GDOT’s connected vehicle infrastructure," in which Kim is the sole PI, has been approved for funding by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The news can also be found on the organization's website.

03/19/2021

New funding alert! Proposal entitled "Utilizing Amazon Internet of Things (IOT) infrastructure to run Command and Control (C2) infrastructure," in which Kim is the PI, has been approved for funding by the Department of Defense (DoD) Test and Evaluation Cyber Center of Excellence (TECCE) via Millennium Corporation.

03/05/2021

The abstract of our new paper entitled "Adding interactivity to education of complex wireless networks using digital game-based learning" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2021. The presentation can be found here.

02/24/2021

Kim has been promoted to a Senior Member of IEEE.

02/08/2021

Our new paper entitled "Environment-adaptive multiple access for distributed V2X network: A reinforcement learning framework" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2021 Spring. [Download | Website | Presentation]

Our new paper entitled "On the coexistence of WiGig and NR-U in 60 GHz band" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2021 Spring. [Download | Website | Presentation]

01/26/2021

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Environment-adaptive multiple access for distributed V2X network: A reinforcement learning framework" is now available at arXiv:2101.10447. [Download]

11/16/2020

Our new paper entitled "Crash risk-based prioritization of basic safety message in DSRC" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Access. [Download | Website]

10/25/2020

Presentation for our new paper entitled "Reinforcement learning for accident risk-adaptive V2X networking" at IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2020 Fall is now available here.

10/25/2020

Presentation for our paper entitled "Mitigation of human RF exposure in 5G downlink" at IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2020 Fall is now available here.

07/28/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Byzantine-fault-tolerant consensus via reinforcement learning for permissioned blockchain implemented in a V2X network" is now available at arXiv:2007.13957. [Download]

07/08/2020

Our new paper entitled "Mitigation of human RF exposure in 5G downlink" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2020 Fall.

05/30/2020

Our GDOT-funded project entitled "Adequacy of DSRC in 5.9 GHz Band for GDOT's Connected Vehicle Infrastructure," where Kim is the sole PI, is now officially active as of 5/30/2020. [View project info]

05/26/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Mitigation of human RF exposure in wearable communications" is now available at arXiv:2005.12487. [Download]

05/21/2020

Our new paper entitled "Reinforcement learning for accident risk-adaptive V2X networking" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2020 Fall.

05/18/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Novel backoff mechanism for mitigation of congestion in DSRC broadcast" is now available at arXiv:2005.08921. [Download]

04/07/2020

Mr. Yakub Sharif successfully defended his Master's thesis. Congratulations!

04/04/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Reinforcement learning for accident risk-adaptive V2X networking" is now available at arXiv:2004.02379. [Download]

03/19/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Prioritization of basic safety message in DSRC based on distance to danger" is now available at arXiv:2003.09724. [Download]

03/01/2020

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Stochastic analysis on downlink performance of coexistence between WiGig and NR-U in 60 GHz band" is now available at arXiv:2003.01570. [Download]

02/14/2020

Funding alert! Proposal entitled "Adequacy of DSRC in 5.9 GHz Band for GDOT's Connected Vehicle Infrastructure," in which Kim is the sole PI, has been approved for funding by Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

12/11/2019

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Human electromagnetic field exposure in wearable communications: a review" is now available at arXiv:1912.05282. [Download]

12/05/2019

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Spatiotemporal analysis on broadcast performance of DSRC with external interference in 5.9 GHz band" is now available at arXiv:1912.02537. [Download]

11/14/2019

Kim attended IEEE Military Communication Conference (MILCOM) 2019 held in Norfolk, VA. He gave a presentation entitled "Mitigation of civilian-to-military interference in DSRC for urban operations." Find the slides and video of the presentation.

11/14/2019

Kim attended IEEE Military Communication Conference (MILCOM) 2019 held in Norfolk, VA. He gave a presentation entitled "Human EMF exposure in wearable networks for internet of battlefield things." Find the slides of the presentation.

11/05/2019

Kim attended IEEE Homeland Security Symposium 2019 held in Boston, MA. He gave a presentation entitled "5G or Wi-Fi for HA/DR in the 60 GHz Band?" Find the slides and video of the presentation.

09/20/2019

Our new paper entitled "Human electromagnetic field exposure in 5G at 28 GHz" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Thanks to Mr. Imtiaz Nasim for his excellent work for this paper!

08/30/2019

Our new paper entitled "Human EMF exposure in wearable networks for internet of battlefield things" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) 2019. The paper will be presented at the conference in November 2019. Thanks to Mr. Imtiaz Nasim for his excellent work for this paper!

08/15/2019

Kim attended Korea-US Conference 2019 held in Chicago, IL. He gave a presentation entitled "Human exposure in 5G communications." Find the slides and video of the presentation.

08/08/2019

Our new paper entitled "Mitigation of civilian-to-military interference in DSRC for urban operations" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) 2019. The paper will be presented at the conference in November 2019. Thanks to Ms. Tsigigenet Dessalgn for her excellent work for this paper!

07/31/2019

Our new paper entitled "5G or Wi-Fi for HA/DR in the 60 GHz band?" has been accepted for publication in IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security 2019. The paper will be presented at the conference in November 2019.

07/23/2019

Kim attended 6th NSF mmW RCN Workshop held at National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO. He presented a poster entitled "Human exposure in mmW wearable communications." Thanks to Mr. Imtiaz Nasim for his excellent work for production of results for the poster!

05/20/2019

Our new paper entitled "Impacts of mobility on performance of blockchain in VANET" has been published in IEEE Access.

04/03/2019

Ms. Tsigigenet Dessalgn successfully defended her Master's thesis. Congratulations!

03/29/2019

Mr. Imtiaz Nasim successfully defended his Master's thesis. Congratulations!

01/31/2019

Our paper was cited in a comment to the FCC, which is found here.

12/01/2018

Kim gave a talk at Electrical Engineering Research Colloquium. A related news can be found here.

10/24/2018

A preprint of our new paper entitled "Mitigation of human RF exposure in 5G downlink" is now available at arXiv:1807.09094. [Download]