Joshua Tyler is pursuing a master’s in electrical engineering.
At minimum, a master’s thesis signifies the last and most significant milestone on a graduate student’s road to an advanced degree. Scholarly work by Joshua Tyler for that purpose, however, really went above and beyond.
Tyler is a master’s student in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and recently two papers he wrote based on his thesis research were presented at two prestigious conferences in the field.
It’s rare that a university student’s work is accepted by such high-level conferences as the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ Global Communications and its Conference on Communications, said Don Reising, associate professor in electrical engineering.
“Josh is a very hard-working and self-motivated researcher. He possesses a drive that is unique and uncommon,” said Reising.
Both papers focused on ways to enhance the ability to identify radios using their transmitted signals, each of which has its own “fingerprint.” Being able to ID a radio makes it easier to detect signals from outside sources and prevent unauthorized network intrusions from hostile actors.
“The acceptance of these papers in the two top IEEE ComSoc conferences showcases not only Josh’s hard work, knowledge and dedication but also what can be accomplished by our students here at UTC,” Reising said.
With their presentation at the two conferences, Tyler’s papers should attract attention from other electrical engineering scholars, Reising said.
“These papers will assist in the recruitment of other researchers—undergraduate and graduate—as well as pursuit of extramural funding from agencies such as the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and Federal Aviation Administration,” he said.
