Dr. Kaushik Chowdhury

Professor

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Biography

Kaushik Chowdhury is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Chandra Family Endowed Distinguished Professorship. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from VJTI Mumbai, a Master of Science from the University of Cincinnati, and a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before joining UT Austin, he spent fifteen years as a professor at Northeastern University in Boston. His research interests are centered around applied machine learning in wireless systems, including deep learning applications for wireless spectrum sensing, sharing, and RF fingerprinting, as well as real-time learning spectrum access architectures for next-generation telecommunications. He is also involved in multimodal sensor fusion for situational assessment using data from various sensors for autonomous vehicles, and networked robotics in coordination and communication for unmanned aerial systems. Professor Chowdhury has worked on significant large-scale projects like the Colosseum RF/network emulator as part of a $100 million public-private partnership with NSF and the wireless industry. He has received numerous awards, including the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2017, and several IEEE paper awards.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-08-01 — Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering specializing in applied machine learning and wireless communications.

Professor

2003-08-01 — 2018-07-31

Northeastern University • Boston, MA

Professor involved in various research areas related to electrical and computer engineering.

Awards

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U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

2017-01-01
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award

2017-01-01
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Office of Naval Research Director Research Early Career Award

2016-01-01
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National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award

2015-01-01

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.