Research Interest

Dr. Korakis' research interests are in the field of wireless networks with emphasis on access layer protocols, cooperative networks, directional antennas, quality of service provisioning and network management. He also focuses on implementation and experimentation of wireless protocols.

Thanasis Korakis leads the Wireless Implementation Testbed Laboratory (Witest Lab) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Polytechnic University.

For more information on his research activities, you can visit the Reseach page of the Witest Lab.

Research Experience
  • Research Assistant Professor, Feb 2007 – today
    Center for Advanced Technologies in Telecommunications (CATT), Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

    • Design and implementation of MAC protocols for cooperative wireless communications. Implement wireless drivers and develop a test-bed for a MAC protocol called CoopMAC.

    • Design and implementation of cooperative protocols for the interconnection of UMTS with WiFi systems in order to provide reliable broadcast transmission under 3G technology.

    • Design of MAC protocols for using of directional antennas in cooperative wireless communications.

    • Design and implementation of association control algorithms in infrastructure wireless networks.

  • Research Scientist, Jun 2005 – Feb 2007
    Center for Advanced Technologies in Telecommunications (CATT), Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

    • Design and implementation of MAC protocols for cooperative wireless communications. Implement wireless drivers and develop a test-bed for a MAC protocol called CoopMAC.

    • Design and implementation of cooperative protocols for the interconnection of UMTS with WiFi systems in order to provide reliable broadcast transmission under 3G technology.

    • Design of MAC protocols for using of directional antennas in cooperative wireless communications.

    • Design and implementation of association control algorithms in infrastructure wireless networks.

  • Visiting Researcher, Jun 2004 - Oct 2004
    Computer Science & Engineering Dept, University of California, Riverside, CA

    • Design and develop of power and association control algorithms for infrastructure wireless networks compliant to IEEE 802.11h.

  • Research Assistant, Sept 2001 - Jun 2005
    Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Dept of Computer & Communication Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

    • Design and develop of MAC layer protocols for full exploitation of directional antennas in wireless networks.

    • Design and develop of MAC layer algorithms and protocols for traffic scheduling and provisioning of quality of service in wireless networks.

    • Design and develop of power and association control algorithms for infrastructure wireless networks.

  • Research Assistant, Jan 1995 - Jun 1997
    Department of Informatics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    • Design and develop of MAC protocols for traffic scheduling in ATM wireless networks.

Funded Projects