Academics

Some of the activities I have been involved with in academia. For a more comprehensive list you can take a look at my CV.



Publications, Preprints and Presentations

(In reverse chronological order)

1. M. Nikolov and Z. J. Haas, Optimal Topology for Relays in Wireless Networks, in preparation.

2. M. Nikolov and Z. J. Haas, Encoded Sensing for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks, submitted to ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks.

3. M. Nikolov and Z. J. Haas, Towards Optimal Broadcast in Wireless Networks: Algorithms and Bounds, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol.13, no.11, Nov. 2014.

4. M. Nikolov and Z. J. Haas, "Collaborating with Correlation for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks",
ACM MobiCom, International Workshop on Mission-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networking, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2012. (Best Paper Award)

5. M. Tsvetkova and M. Nikolov, "Mechanisms for Long-Tailed Degree Distributions in Social Interaction Networks."
International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, Redondo Beach, CA, March 2012.

6. M. Nikolov and Z. J. Haas, "Towards Optimal Broadcast in Wireless Networks",
ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems, Miami Beach, FL, November 2011.

7. N. Michael, M. Nikolov, A. Tang, G. E. Suh, C. Batten, "Analysis of Application-Aware On-Chip Routing under Traffic Uncertainty",
ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Networks-on-Chip, PA, May 2011.

Selected Awards and Honors


Best Paper Award, ACM MobiCom, International Workshop on Mission-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networking. 2012

Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, State University of New York (inc. all 64 campuses). 2009

Winner, Symbian Ltd. International Essay Contest, Breakthrough Technology Improvements, £1000. 2008

The College at Brockport Distinguished Scholar in Residence Scholarship, Tuition, Room & Board. 2005-2009

Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Xi.


Service


Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 2012 - present

Treasurer, Cornell University Engineering Graduate Student Association. 2011-2012