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Vahid Disfani, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director, UTC ConnectSmart Research Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Foundation Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar <\/a>| LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ph. D. Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Atefeh Alirezazadeh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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James Griffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar | LinkedIn | Webpage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shahab Afshar, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pablo Macedo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar <\/a>| LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shailesh Wasti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Farog Mohamed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saroj Khanal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | Webpage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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