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Morteza Hashemi

Morteza Hashemi
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Kansas
Teaching Office: 2046 Eaton Hall
Research Office: 359 Nichols Hall
 Phone: 785-864-3878
E-mail: mhashemi@ku.edu

Short Bio: I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas, where I lead the Wireless Communication and Networked Systems (WCNS) Group. My research focuses on wireless communications and networking, with current interests in UAV and aerial networks, dynamic spectrum sensing and sharing, AI-native wireless systems, and NextG communications. Our work combines theoretical modeling, optimization, and machine learning with experimental wireless platforms and real-world measurements.

Research Areas

Our research develops intelligent, adaptive, and experimentally validated wireless and networked systems. We combine communication and networking theory, optimization, machine learning, and real-world experimentation across four primary research areas:

  • AI-Native Wireless Networks: AI solutions for communication and networked systems, including federated and distributed learning, reinforcement learning, online decision-making, and learning-driven resource allocation.

  • NextG Wireless & Edge Systems: Emerging wireless architectures and experimental systems including: mmWave and sub-THz communications, integrated sensing and communications, edge computing, and immersive networked applications.

  • UAV & Aerial Networks: Wireless connectivity, network control, and experimental platforms for unmanned and autonomous aerial systems, including cellular, multi-connectivity, and beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations.

  • Spectrum Intelligence: Dynamic spectrum sensing, sharing, and management using distributed optimization, learning, and networked sensing.
Research projects

Please refer to our research projects for further details on our current and past projects. 

Interested in Joining WCNS?
We welcome motivated PhD, MS, and undergraduate students who want to develop and experimentally validate new ideas in wireless communications and networking. Current research opportunities span AI-native wireless systems, NextG communications, UAV and aerial networks, spectrum intelligence, and edge computing. Our projects often combine mathematical modeling and algorithm design with simulation, software development, SDR platforms, and real-world experiments.

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Recent News

  • 2026 - NSF Award: Serving as Co-PI on a new $600,000 NSF NeTS project, Immersi-Fi, to develop a multi-connectivity LiFi platform for mobile immersive systems.
  • 2026 - Editorial Appointment: Appointed Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Networking.
  • 2026 - Publications: Six journal and conference papers were published or accepted, including papers in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, IEEE GLOBECOM, and IEEE CCNC.
  • August 2025 - Promotion: Promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas.
  • 2025 - NSF Award: Our group received a $760,000 NSF award for AeroSpec, which will develop an adaptive spectrum framework for autonomous aerial systems.
  • 2025 - Recognition: Received the KU School of Engineering Bellows Scholar Award.

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