Swarun Kumar
Sathaye Family Foundation Career Development Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Swarun Kumar is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. His research focuses on building next-generation wireless network protocols and services. He leads the Emerging Wireless Technologies (WiTech) lab at CMU. He received the George Sprowls Award for best Ph.D. thesis in computer science at MIT and the President of India gold medal at IIT Madras.
The Future of Connected Devices
Education
2015 Ph.D., Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010 BS, Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Applications of security and privacy
- artificial intelligence
- cyber physical systems security and privacy
- cyberphysical systems (CPS)
- data/network science systems
- digital twins
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- IoT security and privacy
- Mill 19 digital backbone
- mobile and app security and privacy
- mobile systems
- mobility
- network security
- robotics
- secure systems
- social networks security and privacy
- systems security
- wireless networks
Media mentions
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Second round of Future Enterprise Security Initiative funded projects announced
CyLab’s Future Enterprise Security Initiative has announced its second round of funded proposals.
PolitiFact
Kumar discusses national emergency alert
ECE’s Swarun Kumar debunks an October 4th national emergency alert myth with PolitiFact. “There will be no additional power consumption or health risk that this would entail,” he says.
the Accelerator
2023 Moonshot: Communication and Compute for All
The College of Engineering's 2023 Moonshot aims to provide internet connection to underprivileged communities around the world, allowing affordable communication and computer infrastructure to be accessible to all.
USA Today
Kumar shares his thoughts on phone calls on planes
ECE’s Swarun Kumar shares his thoughts on phone calls on planes with USA Today. “Using data when airborne is technically not a violation, and, of course, plenty of travelers use in-flight Wi-Fi,” he says.
Five Engineering faculty receive professorships
ECE’s Yuejie Chi, MSE’s Marc De Graef, ECE’s Swarun Kumar, ECE’s Brandon Lucia, and MechE’s Rebecca Taylor recently received professorships in Engineering for their outstanding scholarly achievements.
CMU Engineering
CMU launches initiative to transform nanosatellite capabilities
Researchers at CMU’s College of Engineering are working to develop computationally capable constellations of nanosatellites, equipped with machine learning techniques that extract valuable insights from the data while still in orbit.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Peekaboo! Here’s a system to guarantee smart home privacy
CyLab researchers have developed a new privacy-sensitive architecture for developers to build smart home apps.
Daily Beast
Kumar quoted on fiber that can turn clothes into listening devices
ECE’s Swarun Kumar was quoted in Daily Beast on a fiber that can be used to turn clothes into listening devices.
Fast Company
Kumar quoted on 5G technology
ECE’s Swarun Kumar was quoted by Fast Company about the advantages offered by the advancement of 5G technology.
CMU Engineering
Monitoring cow movement
Researchers develop smart farm infrastructure for monitoring animal health and agricultural productivity.`
I-Connect007
Kumar and Majidi’s research on fabric-friendly sensors featured
ECE’s Swarun Kumar and MechE’s Carmel Majidi have had their research on fabric-friendly sensors featured in I-Connect007.
Thrive Global
Kumar interviewed about 5G
ECE’s Swarun Kumar was interviewed by Thrive Global on 5G: what it is, how it can improve lives, and what concerns need to be addressed.