Dr. Ozan Tonguz

Biography

Ozan Tonguz is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Essex in 1980, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1986 and 1990, respectively. His research interests focus on telecommunications networking, specifically in the areas of optical networks, high-speed networking, and wireless networks and communications systems. Tonguz has engaged in notable projects, including founding the startup Virtual Traffic Lights, LLC, which aims to address various transportation issues through innovative vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication paradigms, leveraging emerging Dedicated Short Range Communications technology. He has also been featured in IEEE Spectrum for his research on vehicular networks and their applications in smart transportation infrastructure.

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