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, and both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1986 and 1990, respectively. His research interests encompass telecommunications networking, with a focus on optical networks, high-speed networking, wireless networks, and communications systems. Tonguz's work is noted for its contributions to vehicular networks, and he is the founder of the startup Virtual Traffic Lights, LLC, which aims to address transportation challenges through innovative vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications using Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology. He is active in several research collaborations aimed at enhancing socio-economic impact and promoting inclusive digital growth.

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