Rahul Bulusu
Rahul Bulusu
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. Student,
The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
rbulusu3@gatech.edu, rbbulusu@gmail.com, (803) 915-9900
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I am a first year Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. student at The University of Texas at Austin, advised by Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury working in the GENESYS Lab in the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG).
My research explores next-generation wireless sensing and networking systems that enable precise localization, real-time perception, and autonomy. Specifically, I work on ultra-wideband (UWB) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensing systems for localization, tracking, and autonomous platforms. My broader interests lie in wireless networking, mobile systems, and IoT, with an emphasis on building robust, low-latency, and deployable systems.
My research has been published at leading venues like MobiCom, ICCCN, Sensors Letters, and HotMobile.
I have been fortunate to receive recognition for my work through competitive fellowships and research grants, including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP), graduate fellowship from the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin, and President’s Fellowship at Georgia Tech. My projects have also secured external support and awards, including the Connectivity Prize sponsored by Verizon Wireless and research funding through the Magellan Scholarship and GT Student IoT Innovation Challenge and Arts at Tech.
Before UT Austin, I earned my M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, advised by Prof. Ashutosh Dhekne working in the WiSciTech Lab. I completed my undergraduate studies in three years at the University of South Carolina Honors College, majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics where I conducted research with Prof. Sanjib Sur working in the SyReX Lab and with Prof. Jason Bakos in the Heterogenous and Reconfigurable Computing Lab.
Publications
Publications
- Systemization of Knowledge: Resilience and Fault Tolerance in Cyber-Physical Systems
- uThaw: Ultra-wideband Wireless Solid-Liquid State Transition Sensor to Detect Thawing of Food
- Outdoor Millimeter-Wave Picocell Placement using Drone-Based Surveying and Machine Learning
Posters & Demos
Posters & Demos
- Poster: Helping Autonomous Vehicles Maneuver Traffic Anomalies using UWB
- Thaw: A UWB-based Ice-Water State Detector
- MilliDrone: A Drone Platform to Facilitate Scalable Survey of Outdoor Millimeter-Wave Signal Propagation
Fellowships & Awards
Fellowships & Awards
Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship: Awarded by UT Austin for outstanding academic record ($6,000 per year for 4 years).
Runner-Up in Graduate Poster Symposium at Georgia Tech: Awarded runner-up prize in the Graduate Poster Symposium for the Junior Student Category along with $200 in prize money.
Arts at Tech Microgrant: Awarded $1000 for “Luminous Flux: An Interactive UWB Light Show Display” project.
Connectivity Prize (Sponsored by Verizon Wireless): Awarded $14,000 to be divided by group members for BS4LIES Project from CDAIT.
NSF Student Travel Grant: Awarded by ACM WiSec 2024 Conference - received a $2000 conference travel grant award.
Student IoT Innovation Challenge Project Support: Received $3000 project support from CDAIT Student IoT Innovation Challenge.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) Awardee Fall 2023-Spring 2028: Awarded by National Science Foundation ($37,000 per year for 3 years).
President's Fellowship Fall 2023-Spring 2028: Awarded by Georgia Tech ($5,500 per year for 4 years).
First Place at Discover USC: Awarded by USC at Discover USC'23 Poster Competition.
USC Outstanding Senior Award 2023
William Edward Dent Jr. Scholarship 2022: Awarded by USC CEC Department for outstanding work.
ACM HotMobile’22 Best Poster Runner-Up
Magellan Scholarship 2022: Awarded $6,000 by USC for research on Drone-based Multimodal Surveying for Outdoor 5G Millimeter-Wave Picocell Placement.
Marva Smalls Scholarship 2022: Awarded by USC CEC Department for outstanding work.
SC Palmetto Fellows Scholarship 2020-2023: Awarded by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education ($10,000 includes Stem Supplement).
USC Dean’s Scholarship 2020-2023: Awarded by USC $3,000/year for outstanding academic merit.
USC Faculty and Staff Scholarship 2020-2023: Awarded $3,000/year by USC.
News
News
December 2025: Systemization of Knowledge: Resilience and Fault Tolerance in Cyber-Physical Systems paper published in arXiv preprint
May 2025: Awarded Runner-Up in CS Graduate Poster Symposium for the Junior Student Category along with $200 in prize money.
February 2025:
uThaw paper published to IEEE Sensor Letters.
Awarded Arts at Tech Student Microgrant for “Luminous Flux: An Interactive UWB Light Show Display” project.
November 2024: Awarded Connectivity Prize sponsored by Verizon Wireless for BS4LIES Project.
September 2024: Poster: Helping Autonomous Vehicles Maneuver Traffic Anomalies using UWB" accepted to ACM MobiCom 2024.
May 2024: Awarded NSF Student Travel Grant for WiSec 2024. Presented UWB-Auth: A UWB-based Two Factor Authentication Platform at ACM WiSec 2024 on behalf of the authors.
March 2024: BS4LIES: Backscatter 4 Low-power IoT Environmental Sensing received $3000 project support for CDAIT Student IoT Innovation Challenge. Congrats to the other students on this project: Eric Greenlee, Aadesh Madnaik, and Jason Cox!
February 2024: Presented Thaw Poster at ACM HotMobile 2024.
January/February 2024: Presented BS4LIES: Backscatter 4 Low-power IoT Environmental Sensing at CoC Graduate Poster Symposium and CRIDC 2024 Poster Competition.
January 2024: Thaw Poster accepted to ACM HotMobile 2024.
May 2023:
Awarded the President's Fellowship from Georgia Tech.
Graduated from University of South Carolina with Magna Cum Laude.
USC Honors College Revocation - received Honors College medal.
April 2023:
Theia: Outdoor Millimeter-Wave Picocell Placement using Drone-based surveying and Machine Learning accepted as a full paper to IEEE ICCCN'23.
USC Honors College Thesis was accepted in fulfillment and CSCE web app has been completed and submitted.
April 2023: USC Awards Day! Received USC Outstanding Senior Award
Presented Theia Poster and Outdoor Point Cloud Reconstruction Using Drone-based Millimeter-Wave Systems Poster at USC CSE Research Symposium and Discover USC. Theia Poster won first place at Discover USC! Featured on USC Computer Science and Engineering Department News
Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship.
June 2022: Awarded William Edward Dent Jr. Scholarship
March 2022: Awarded Best Poster Runner-Up Award at ACM HotMobile 2022. Congrats Ian McDowell as well. Featured on UofSC Computer Science and Engineering Department News.
January 2022: MilliDrone Poster accepted to ACM HotMobile 2022.
December 2021: Received Magellan Scholar with Ian McDowell (combined $6000 funding) for work on Drone-based Multimodal Surveying for Outdoor 5G Millimeter-Wave Picocell Placement.
June 2021: Awarded Marva Smalls Scholarship
HotMobile'22 Award
HotMobile'22 Award
Discover USC'23 Award
Discover USC'23 Award
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