Eytan H. Modiano

Richard Cockburn Maclaurin Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Head, Computing Sector
Director, Communications and Networking Research Group

Contact Info

Office Phone

617.452.3414

Email

modiano@mit.edu

Office

32-D628

Administrative Contact

Rachel Cohen (non-AeroAstro)
rcohen@mit.edu
617.452.2666
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Affiliated Labs

My research interests include architectures and protocols for communication networks, including satellite, wireless, and optical networks. My teaching interests include communication systems and networks and data networks.

Specialization and Research Interests

Data communication, satellite and hybrid networks, high-speed networks

Teaching Interests

Communications Systems Engineering, Data Networks

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Academic Degrees

B.S., 1986, U. Connecticut; M.S., 1989, U. Maryland; Ph.D., 1992, U. Maryland

Positions Held at MIT

Interim Director, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, 2021; Associate Director,  Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, 2017-2020; Associate Department Head, 2014 – 2018; Professor, 2011-present; Associate Professor, 2003-2011; Assistant Professor, 1999-2003; MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Member of Technical Staff, August 1993-1999

Awards & Honors

  • INFOCOM Achievement Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020
  • Committed to Caring Award, MIT, 2018
  • INFOCOM Best Paper Award, IEEE, 2018
  • MobiHoc Best Paper Award, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018
  • MobiHoc Best Paper Award, ACM, 2016