IGOR KADOTA

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I am a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University hosted by Prof. Gil Zussman.
I obtained my PhD in LIDS at MIT, where I worked with Prof. Eytan Modiano.

My research aims to establish the theoretical foundations for modern communication networks, and leverage them towards the design of practical systems tailored to the needs of emerging data-driven applications such as shared augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, smart factories and distributed SGD. Towards this goal, I draw from the fields of stochastic control, mathematical optimization, machine learning, and network algorithms to develop theoretical solutions with provable performance guarantees. Then, I use programmable radios and computing platforms (figure below) to deploy my solutions and demonstrate their impact in real operating scenarios.

Here you can find additional information: Publications, Teaching, Talks and Service.

Awards and Honors

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RESEARCH:

• Best Paper Award at IEEE INFOCOM 2018 for our paper entitled Optimizing Age of Information in Wireless Networks with Throughput Constraints.
  • This work was featured in the MIT News article "Keeping Data Fresh for Wireless Networks"
  • Pictures of the Ceremony and of the Award Plaque.
• Best Paper Award Finalist at ACM MobiHoc 2019 for our paper entitled Minimizing the Age of Information in Wireless Networks with Stochastic Arrivals.

TEACHING AND MENTORING:

• MIT School of Engineering Graduate Student Extraordinary Teaching and Mentoring Award of 2020 - given annually by the School of Engineering to a graduate student in "recognition of demonstrated extraordinary teaching and mentoring efforts as a teaching or research assistant".
• MIT AeroAstro Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award of 2018 - given annually by the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics to a graduate student "who has demonstrated conspicuous dedication and skill in helping fulfill a subject's educational objectives".
  • Pictures of the Ceremony (photo 1 and photo 2) and of the Award.
  • Spotlight at the MIT Teaching & Learning Lab and announcement in LIDS News.

FELLOWSHIPS:

• Thomas G. Stockham Jr. Fellowship of 2019-2020 - awarded to a graduate student at MIT in "recognition of outstanding academic record, exceptional background, and promising future".
• CAPES Fellowship of 2011-2013 - awarded by the Brazilian federal government for the duration of the SM in ITA / Brazil.

PRESENTATION:

• Best Presentation Award at the 2020 MIT LIDS Student Conference with the talk WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation.
• Best Presentation Award at the 2017 MIT LIDS Student Conference with the talk Minimizing Age of Information in Broadcast Wireless Networks.

News

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• Aug, 2020: online talk "Index Policies: Gittins and Whittle Indices" at Carnegie Mellon University, SQUALL Seminar, hosted by Prof. Mor Harchol-Balter
• Aug, 2020: served as a panelist in the event PhD 101 organized by MIT Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
• July, 2020: successful defense of PhD thesis entitled "Age-of-Information in Wireless Networks: Theory and Implementation"
• June, 2020: received the 2020 School of Engineering Graduate Student Extraordinary Teaching and Mentoring Award
• Jan, 2020: talk "WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation" received the Best Presentation Award at the MIT LIDS Student Conference. Please find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrfvWxujud8.
• Dec, 2019: our book entitled Age of Information: A New Metric for Information Freshness has been published
• Dec, 2019: our IEEE TMC paper has been accepted
• Nov, 2019: talk "WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation" at MIT, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Nov, 2019: talk "WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation" at MIT, LIDS & Stats Tea Talk
• Oct, 2019: talk "WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation" at Harvard University, ISS Seminar, hosted by Prof. Flavio du Pin Calmon
• Oct, 2019: talk "WiFresh: Age-of-Information from Theory to Implementation" at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ECE Graduate Seminar, hosted by Prof. D. Richard Brown
• July, 2019: launch of CNRG's programmable radio lab. Excited about upcoming experiments in the new platform!