Dr. Anthony Rowe

Professor

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Biography

Anthony Rowe is the Siewiorek Walker Family Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on networked real-time embedded systems, specifically emphasizing low-power wireless communication. He has been involved in significant projects related to large-scale sensing and critical infrastructure monitoring, including efforts to enhance building energy efficiency. Throughout his career, he has developed numerous hardware and software systems, accumulating several accolades, including four paper awards for his scholarly contributions. Rowe is also the director of the CONIX Research Center, which collaborates with seven universities to explore future distributed computing architectures. His work has been recognized in venues such as the World Economic Forum in Davos. In addition to his technical achievements, Rowe has received several prestigious awards, including the Lutron Joel Ruth Spira Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013 and the CMU CIT Early Career Fellowship in 2015. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2010 and has significantly impacted the fields of intelligent, resilient networking and the intersection of physical and virtual worlds.

Research Interests

Experience

Siewiorek Walker Family Professor

2016-01-01 — Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, leading research on embedded systems and low-power communication.

Director

2010-01-01 — Present

CONIX Research Center • Pittsburgh, PA

Oversees research projects focusing on distributed computing architectures.

Awards

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Lutron Joel Ruth Spira Excellence in Teaching Award

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CMU CIT Early Career Fellowship

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Steven Fenves Award for Systems Research

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Dr. William D. Nancy W. Strecker Early Career Chair

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.