Stefano Basagni
Professor and Director of Global Programs, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office
- 312 Dana Research Center
- 617.373.3061
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Research Focus
Wireless networks; ad hoc networks; underwater and terrestrial sensor networking; protocol design and testing
About
Stefano Basagni holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas (December 2001) and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Milano, Italy (May 1998). He received his B.Sc. degree in computer science from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1991. Since Winter 2002 he is on faculty at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, in Boston, MA, where he is currently associate professor. From August 2000 to January 2002 he was assistant professor of computer science at the Department of Computer Science of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Dr. Basagni’s current research interests concern research and implementation aspects of mobile networks and wireless communications systems, Bluetooth and sensor networking, definition and performance evaluation of network protocols and theoretical and practical aspects of distributed algorithms.
Dr. Basagni has published over five dozens of referred technical papers and book chapters. He is also co-editor of two books. Dr. Basagni served as a guest editor of the special issue of the Journal on Special Topics in Mobile Networking and Applications (MONET) on Multipoint Communication in Wireless Mobile Networks, of the special issue on mobile ad hoc networks of the Wiley’s Interscience’s Wireless Communications & Mobile Networks journal, of the special issue of the Elsevier’s journal Ad Hoc Networks on advances in ad hoc and sensor networking, and of the special issue of the Elsevier’s journal Algorithmica on algorithmic aspects of mobile computing and communications.
Dr. Basagni serves as a member of the editorial board and of the technical program committee of ACM and IEEE journals and international conferences. He is a senior member of the ACM (including the ACM SIGMOBILE), senior member of the IEEE (Computer and Communication societies), and member of ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education).
Education
- PhD, University of Texas, Dallas, 2001
- PhD, University of Milan, Italy, 1998
Honors & Awards
- 2017 Faculty Research Team Award
- 2015 ACM Distinguished Scientist
Research Overview
Wireless networks; ad hoc networks; underwater and terrestrial sensor networking; protocol design and testing
Selected Research Projects
- An Open, Programmable Platform to Conquer the 5G and 6G Wireless Spectrum
- – Co-Principle Investigator, National Science Foundation
- CCRI: Grand: Colosseum: Opening and Expanding the World’s Largest Wireless Network Emulator to the Wireless Networking Community
- – Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- MRI: SEANet: Development of a Software-Defined Networking Testbed for the Internet of Underwater Things
- – Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Project Office
- – Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
Research Centers and Institutes
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- G. Koutsandria, V. Di Valerio, D. Spenza, S. Basagni, C. Petrioli, Wake-up Radio-based Data Forwarding for Green Wireless Networks, Computer Communications, Special Issue on Machine Learning Approaches in IoT Scenarios, 160, 172-185, 2020
- V. Di Valerio, F. Lo Presti, C. Petrioli, L. Picari, D. Spaccini, S. Basagni, CARMA: Channel-Aware Reinforcement Learning-Based Multi-Path Adaptive Routing for Underwater Wire- Less Sensor Networks, IEEE Journal on Selected Area in Communications. Special issue on Machine Learning in Wireless Communications, 37(11), 2019, 1–13
- B. Antonescu, M. Tehrani Moayyed, S. Basagni Clustering Algorithms and Validation Indices for a Wide mmWave Spectrum, Information. Special issue on Emerging Topics in Wireless Communications for Future Smart Cities, 9(10), 2019, 1-17
- S. Basagni, V. Di Valerio, P. Gjanci, C. Petrioli, MARLIN-Q: Multi-Modal Communica- tions for Reliable and Low-Latency Underwater Data Delivery, Ad Hoc Networks, (82), 2019, 134–145
- A.V. Sheshashayee, S. Basagni, WiLE: Leader Election in Wireless Networks, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 44(1–2), 2019, 1–23

Aug 11, 2023
Everything to Know About the 5G Revolution—and How it Will Usher in 6G
Northeastern’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things is working on improving 5G operability and developing 6G technology, which will enable faster speeds and more reliable connections.
Nov 02, 2022
2022 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes […]
Dec 23, 2021
COE Professors Selected in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes […]

Sep 23, 2021
$3M Award to Improve the Performance of 5G and 6G Wireless Networks
ECE Associate Professor Dimitrios Koutsonikolas, Professor Stefano Basagni, Professor Kaushik Chowdhury, Associate Professor Josep Jornet, and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia were awarded a $3M award to create “An Open, Programmable Platform to Conquer the 5G and 6G Wireless Spectrum.”
May 04, 2021
One Program, Two PhDs, Two Continents
Northeastern’s new international doctorate program—the Global Experiential PhD—provides students with an opportunity to earn separate PhDs from two universities in two continents while dramatically expanding the breadth of their research. As an added benefit, the program also expands the international job opportunities for graduates.
Apr 20, 2021
FY22 TIER 1 Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 17 COE faculty and affiliates who were recipients of FY22 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 11 different projects.
Jan 27, 2020
Spring 2020 PEAK Experiences Awardees
Congratulations to the COE student recipients of the Spring 2020 PEAK Experiences Awards. The PEAK Experiences Awards are a progressively structured sequence of opportunities designed to support learners as they continue climbing to new heights of achievement in undergraduate research and creative endeavor throughout their Northeastern journeys. BASE CAMP AWARDS Developing HPLC Methods for Characterizing […]

Sep 20, 2019
Creating the World’s Most Powerful Emulator of Wireless Systems
ECE Professor Tommaso Melodia is working with NSF and DARPA to create the next generation of wireless technology by building a testbed named Colosseum, which will be the world’s most powerful emulator of wireless systems.

Sep 18, 2019
NSF Names Third PAWR Wireless Research Platform in North Carolina’s Research Triangle
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the third award in its Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program. In collaboration with an industry consortium of 30 networking companies and associations, NSF is supporting the development and deployment of a new PAWR platform based in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina – named Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (“AERPAW”)

Apr 03, 2019
ECE Team Awarded DOD DURIP Grant
ECE Professor Tommaso Melodia and co-PIs Associate Professors Kaushik Chowdhury, Stefano Basagni, and Assistant Professor Jose Angel Martinez-Lorenzo were awarded a $295K grant by the Office of Naval Research for their proposal on “PROTECT: A Millimeter-wave Programmable Radio platfOrm and Tactical wirelEss Communication Testbed” as part of DOD’s Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).