• About Me
• Research
• Publications
• Coursework
• Personal

About Me

I grew up in the area of Springfield, Illinois. Then, I attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as an undergraduate to obtain a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. Currently, I am an incoming PhD student to the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University with Cristina Nita-Rotaru as my advisor.

Research

My research interests include wireless networks and security. In the past, I have investigated the topic of distributed algorithms for improved coverage performance in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs) and UnderWater Sensor Networks (UWSNs). My work currently focuses on secure wireless network coding.

Publications

Journal Articles

• K. Akkaya and A. Newell, "Distributed Node Deployment for Maximized Connected Coverage in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks", in Elsevier Computer Communications Journal, vol. 32, no. 7, 2009, pp. 1233-1244.

Conference Papers

• A. Newell and K. Akkaya, "Self-Actuation of Cameras for Redundant Data Elimination in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks", in the Proceedings of International Conference on Communications (ICC'09) , Dresden, Germany, June 2009. Slides

Coursework

The following are graduate courses I will take at Purdue University.

• CS 503 Operating Systems
• CS 626 Advanced Information Assurance

Personal

In my spare time I enjoy running and cycling. Also, I like traveling whenever I get the chance.