Research

Research directions of Network and Security Research Lab. (NetLab), founded at Korea University and currently affiliated with the College of IT Convergence at Gachon University, are spanned in, but are not limited to, RF-Powered Computing and Networking, Mobile Telecommunications, Design and Implementation of Networked Systems, and Network Security.

• RF-Powered Computing and Networking for the Internet of Things

  • Design of RF-Powered Computer Systems for IoT

  • Network Architectures for RF-Powered Computing

  • Design and Analysis of Backscatter MAC Protocols

  • Optimization of Integrated RF-Power Transfer and Communication Systems

  • Software Engineering for IoT Applications

• Security and Privacy in Wireless Communications, Mobile Computing, and Networked Systems

  • Robust Communication in Wireless Networks

  • Secure PHY/MAC Protocols for Next-Generation Wireless LANs

  • Lightweight and Energy-Efficient Cryptography for RF-Powered Computer Communications Systems

  • Security and Privacy in Edge-Cloud Computing Systems

  • Secure Computing in Decentralized Networked Systems

• Beyond 5G/6G Network Technologies for Mobile Telecommunications

  • Advanced Beamforming in mmWave MIMO Systems

  • Smart Handover across Cellular Networks and WLANs

  • Mobile Network Function Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking

  • IoT Traffic Integration to Cellular Networks

  • Cloud-Associated Service Design for Mobile Networks

• Optimization Techniques for Mobile Wireless Communication and Networking

  • Approximation Algorithms in Wireless Networks

  • Link Scheduling and MAC Protocol Design for MIMO Wireless Networks

  • Algorithmic Game Theory for Mobile and Wireless Networks

  • Stochastic Network Optimization in Wireless Networks

  • Rate Control based on Practical Wireless Network Coding

• Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Network Protocols and Networked Systems

  • Modeling and Performance Analysis of MAC Protocols in Wireless Networks

  • Routing and Transport Protocols over Software-Defined Networking

  • Resource Allocation Protocols in Cooperative and Cognitive Radio Networks

  • Collaborative Computing Systems Across Hyperscale Clouds, Edge Clouds, and Edge Devices

  • Design and Implementation of Predictable, Configurable, and Interoperable SW Framework for Edge-Cloud