The Communications and Networking (Commnet) Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University is the home to faculty, postdocs, and students interested in communications and networking.

Our research draws on a wide range of techniques including information theory, communication theory, networking, signal processing, optimization methods, and stochastic control to advance our understanding of the theoretical limits of communication systems and networks, as well as to design and implement novel algorithms for approaching these limits. To prototype our solutions, we leverage the Wireless Laboratory.

Specific research topics include:

• Blockchain and decentralization
• Distributed learning over networks
• Interference Mitigation and Management for Spectrum Coexistence
• Integrated Sensing and Communications using Millimeter-Wave Systems
• Learning and control for advanced wireless networks
• MAC layer protocols for cellular vehicular networking (C-V2X)
• Network control algorithms for mission-critical / time-sensitive applications
• Network economic modeling of spectrum sharing for Next Generation (6G+) wireless networks