CCI xG Testbed Research Intern Pool

State of Virginia•Arlington, VA

25d

About The Position

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), located in Arlington - Ballston (Northern Virginia), is looking for highly-motivated and focused R&D students to help to realize the CCI xG Testbed Vision on advanced wireless communication network and autonomous systems. The work will be conducted in the research group Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), which is internationally renowned for its leading role in the area of cybersecurity, intelligence and autonomous systems for time- and mission-critical industrial applications. The candidate will actively collaborate with other researchers within the research group at Virginia Tech, as well as with our external collaborators in academia, government, and industry. This is a unique opportunity for students interested in developing and leveraging their hands-on experience. The employee will be part of CCI's proficient and motivated xG Testbed research team, led by Dr. Aloizio DaSilva, in order to carry out cutting edge and impactful work in the following topics: traditional computer network stack, wireless network infrastructure, and Software Defined Radio for cellular communication networks. The duties include supporting the proof-of-concept development, administering laboratory inventory on a daily basis, configuring and deploying software and hardware, maintaining and developing new functionalities on the CCI xG Testbed webpage.

Requirements

Experience with computer networking and wireless communication
Experience with software development (i.e. C, C++, Java, Python, MatLab,...)
Currently an junior or senior undergraduate student majoring in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Nice To Haves

Experience with the following: signal propagation, 5G technologies (i.e. network virtualization, mobile edge computing, cloud computing), Internet of Things, radio communication, machine learning, and understanding of computer network.