Current students


  • Hamideh Hajizadeh, PhD candidate (co-advisor with Prof. Kees Goossens), European project SCOTT (Secure Connected Trustable Things), TU/e, the Netherlands.

  • Weijiang Kong, PhD candidate (co-advisor with Prof. Kees Goossens), HiPer project (High Performance Vehicle Computer and Communication System for Autonomous Driving), TU/e, the Netherlands.

Former students

Supervised PhD and EngD students


  1. Zohreh Hosseinkhani, PhD, Evaluation and Improvement of the Performance of Bluetooth Mesh Networks, IUT, graduated in January 2024.

  2. Paul Detterer, PhD (co-advisor with Prof. Twan Basten and Dr. Hailong Jiao), Quality-of-Service-Adequate Wireless Receiver Design, QoS-AB project, TU/e, the Netherlands, graduated in March 2023.

  3. Cumhur Erdin, Engineering Doctorate (EngD), SoC Design of a Reconfigurable Approximate Low Power Digital BaseBand (QoS-AB project), NXP Semiconductors and TU/e, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in September 2019.

  4. Rasool Tavakoli, PhD (co-advisor with Prof. Kees Goossens and Prof. Twan Basten), Dependable Wireless Sensor Networks for In-Vehicle Applications, DEWI project, TU/e, the Netherlands, graduated in December 2018.

  5. Onur Carhacioglu, Engineering Doctorate (EngD), Cooperative Coexistence of Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks, imec-NL and TU/e, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in February 2018.

Supervised Master students


  1. Reyhaneh Javidpour, A Mechanism for Improving the Performance of Data Dissemination in Bluetooth Mesh Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in January 2024.

  2. Raghav Yadav, Embedded Systems master student, Impact of Physical Layer Parameters on the LoRa-based Ranging, ALTEN, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in September 2023.

  3. Abhigya Parashar, EIT Embedded Systems master student, Systematic Performance Monitoring and Examination of ZigBee Networks, Signify, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2023.

  4. Bianca-Andreea Ion, Embedded Systems Master, Improving RF Presence Sensing in a ZigBee Ceiling Installation: A Survey and More, Signify, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in July 2023.

  5. Negar Halakou , Adaptive Relay Selection in Dynamic and Mobile Bluetooth Mesh Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2023.

  6. Mina Habibollahi , Time Shifting: a Technique for Reliable Coexistence of TSCH-based IoT Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in September 2022.

  7. Toma Constantin Garofil, Electrical Engineering Master, Integration of Zigbee 3.0 Switches into the MasterConnect System, Signify, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in July 2022.

  8. Hooman Sarvghadi, Decentralized Blacklisting Method for Large-Scale Multi-Hop Time-Slotted Channel Hopping Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in September 2021.

  9. Susan Hosseini, Embedded Systems Master, A Comprehensive IoT-Enabled Predictive Maintenance Framework, NTS-Group, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in July 2021.

  10. Simindokht Rastgar, Learning-based Adaptive Duty-Cycling Mechanism for Low-Power Multi-hop Wireless Sensor Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in July 2021.

  11. Seshan Paranthur Santhanam, Embedded Systems Master, Implementation and Evaluation of Concurrent Time-of-Flight Ranging with BLE, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2020.

  12. Kshitiz Gupta, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Dr. Rasool Tavakoli), Run-time Per-Channel Transmission Power Adaptation For IEEE 802.15.4 TSCH Networks Using Reinforcement Learning, Electronic Systems group, Electrical Engineering Department, TU/e, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in May 2020.

  13. Keyshav Mor, Embedded Systems Master, An Embedded Linux Distribution for the Data Acquisition Hardware of the Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at CERN, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, graduated in January 2020.

  14. Eduardo Leon Romero, Embedded Systems Master, Experimental Performance Evaluation of the Bluetooth Mesh Protocol for Monitoring Applications, ALTEN, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in September 2019.

  15. Arun Ramachandran, Embedded Systems Master, Multi-Protocol Device Commissioning Framework for IoT Mesh Networks, IRDETO, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2019.

  16. Ayturk Duzen, Embedded Systems Master, Implementation and Evaluation of Phase-Based Group Ranging and Localization with BLE, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2019.

  17. Maik Vermeulen, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Hamideh Hajizadeh), Modeling the Coexistence of Co-located BLE and TSCH Networks, Electronic Systems group, Electrical Engineering Department, TU/e, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2019.

  18. Hamid Rahimian Kalatebali, Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of TSCH Hardware Accelerator in IEEE 802.15.4 Standard Transceiver, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in August 2019.

  19. Dhyaneswaran Dhanushkodi Gnanavel, Embedded Systems Master, Performance Evaluation and Design of BLE/Zigbee Combo Networks for Lighting Control and Asset Tracking Applications, Signify (formerly Philips lighting), Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in July 2019.

  20. Farzad Veisi, Communication Networks Master, Time Slotted Channel Hopping Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks and Analysis of Inter-TSCH Networks Interference, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2019.

  21. Ali Rajabi, Computer Architecture Master, Link Quality-aware Distributed Control of Formation in Networked Multi-Agent Systems, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2019.

  22. Jay Nagdeo, Embedded Systems Master, Synchronization of Anchors in a TDoA based Ultra-Wide Band Localization System, Meuleman Electronics, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2018.

  23. Sahithya Ravi, Embedded Systems Master, Evaluation, Modelling and Optimization of Coverage Enhancement Methods of NB-IoT, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2018 with Cum Laude.

  24. Jonathan Candel, Embedded Systems Master, Dynamic Range Low-power Wireless Protocols for Environmental Monitoring, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, graduated in August 2018.

  25. Rashid Aligholipour, Computer Architecture Master, Enhancing the Performance of Multiple Network-on-Chip (Catnap) with Using Subnet Switching Capability for Control Packets, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2018.

  26. Mahboobeh Fakouri, Computer Architecture Master, Node Mobility Support for Time-Slotted Channel Hopping Wireless Sensor Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2018.

  27. Hajar Hajian, Computer Architecture Master, Low-Latency Distributed Scheduling Algorithms for Time-Slotted Channel Hopping Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in June 2018.

  28. Raghu Rajappa, Embedded Systems Master, Investigation of EtherCAT for Motion Building Blocks, NTS-Group, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in July 2017.

  29. Elaheh Lolaki, Computer Architecture Master, Adaptive Duty Cycling for Wireless Sensor Networks with Long Sleep Periods, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in April 2017.

  30. Changfeng Chen, Embedded Systems Master (co-supervised with Rasool Tavakoli), Low-Power Wireless Sensor Network Design for a CPS platform, Electronic Systems group, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in March 2017.

  31. Marzieh Nankali, Computer Architecture Master, Link Qulity-based Clustering Technique for Wireless Sensor Networks, Isfahan University of Technology, graduated in March 2017.

  32. Athanasios Vellios, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Prof. Kees Goossens), Power Consumption Analysis and Modeling for Low-Power Wireless Devices, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in October 2016.

  33. Thomas Nederlof, Embedded Systems Master, Distributed Lighting Control, Devlab, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in October 2016.

  34. Radhakrishnan Natarajan, Electrical Engineering Master (co-advisor with dr. Madeleine Gibescu), Heterogeneous Radio Sensor Network Architectures for Smart Home Energy Management Systems, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2016 with Cum Laude.

  35. Abhishek Srujan, Embedded Systems Master, Ultra-Wide Band for Vehicle Platooning, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2016.

  36. Chethan Shettar, Embedded Systems Master, Ultra-Wide Band for Wireless In-Vehicle Networks, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2016.

  37. Sai Janani Ramachandran, Embedded Systems Master, Algorithms and Simulation Set-up for Realizing Bluetooth Low Energy based Ranging, Dialog Semiconductors, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2016.

  38. Yongchang He, Embedded Systems Master, Experimental Setup for Bluetooth Low Energy Ranging Application, Dialog Semiconductors, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, graduated in August 2016.

  39. Tim Winkel, Embedded Systems Master, Robustness of Bluetooth Low Enrgy in In-vehicle Networks - An Experimental Study, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in January 2016.

  40. Elco Cuijpers, Embedded Systems Master, Topology-Based Distributed Scheduling for Time Slotted Channel Hopping, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in January 2016.

  41. Deepak Sudhakar, Embedded Systems Master, Effectiveness of Time-Slotted Channel Hopping in Wireless In-Vehicle Networks, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in September 2015.

  42. Vaibhav Kulkarni, Embedded Systems Master, Facilitating Wireless Coexistence Research, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, graduated in August 2015 with Cum Laude.

  43. Daniel Popescu, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Prof. Twan Basten), Wireless Sensor Network for Water Quality Measurements, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in December 2014.

  44. Ashutosh Soman, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Dr. Sander Stuijk), Buffer Management Policies for BLE-based Multi-hop Communication, imec-NL, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in October 2014.

  45. Ruud Bauhaus, Embedded Systems Master (co-advisor with Dr. Sander Stuijk), Transmit Power Adaptation for Optimizing Energy Consumption in WBANs, TU/e, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, graduated in March 2014.