Luiz DaSilva
Executive Director
Current University
Virginia Tech
Research Area
Wireless networks, resource management, game theory
Research Summary
Luiz DaSilva's research focuses on adaptive resource management in wireless networks, including cognitive networks and the application of game theory to wireless networks. He works to make the next generation of networks more reliable, robust, and efficient.
Background
DaSilva is the inaugural Executive Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), and the Bradley Professor of Cybersecurity at Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
DaSilva previously held the chair of Telecommunications at Trinity College Dublin, where he served as the Director of CONNECT, a national telecommunications research center in Ireland.
He has published two books and more than 300 peer-reviewed articles. He is the recipient of a 2023 Golden Geese Mentoring Award for his commitment to mentoring and excellence in graduate education and a 2024 Dean's Award for Excellence in Service.
He was an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2015-2018), a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, and is a Fellow of the IEEE, for contributions to cognitive networking and to resource management in wireless networks.
Alma Mater
The University of Kansas