mu-Net Lab

At the University of Alabama, our laboratory performs interdisciplinary research at the intersections among underwater wireless communications, networking, and marine robotics. Our objective is to use the developed technologies and tools to address the environmental challenges. Our research and education efforts span a wide range of activities: Instrumentation, lab tests, field experiments, theoretical exploration, algorithm design, model development, and hardware prototyping. Our signature work is listed below

• NSF CCRI mu-Net project: Infrastructure to Advance Mobile Underwater Wireless Networking Research; see aquatictech.org.
• NSF CAREER award: Mobile Underwater Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous Surface Vehicles; see the career webpage.
• MATHCOUNTS-Tuscaloosa that promoting math education and competitions at Tuscaloosa and local areas: https://mathcounts.ua.edu/.

At our lab, we are fully committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our activities, including research involvement, teaching/advising, and outreach.

News highlights for mu-Net Lab

Dr. Aijun Song, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, was selected as one of the Alabama Water Institute’s Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology faculty fellows; see the news via link.

Brodie Alexander, a student in the mu-Net lab, is featured as in the University ‘Where Legends Are Made’ campaign: “Engineering your Impact: https://legends.ua.edu/engineering-your-impact/. The video story can be accessed at https://youtu.be/dTHwDkDGNLs.

Mu-net research is featured in the University of Alabama’s 2024 ‘Where Legends Are Made’ campaign videos:
https://youtu.be/1cwwUYogeX0?si=ZhQ8FZLxx5_7f5bc

The University of Alabama released a promotion video about its water research: “UA: The Epicenter of the New Water Economy.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loEND7lBpdk
muNet lab and students are featured; see the video at 0:43, 1:21, 1:39, 1:51.

Dr. Song launched MATHCOUTNS-Tuscaloosa in 2018 and has been organizing math competitions for local schools since then. Dr. Mike Daria, superintendent for Tuscaloosa City Schools, said, “MATHCOUNTS allows students with a greater interest in math and STEM to pursue their passion outside the classroom and work with students from other districts. This partnership is a shining example of the University working with city schools to provide those enriching opportunities.” See the highlighted story: https://stories.ua.edu/mathcounts/index.html.