Short Biography
Corey E. Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing at the University of Southern California (USC). Baker is a former Application and Framework Engineer in Health and Research Products at Apple Inc where he worked on medical and research frameworks such as CareKit and ResearchKit. Prior to joining USC, Baker was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky (UK). He directs the Network Reconnaissance (NetRecon) Lab, where his research investigates full-stack systems for distributing, protecting, and authenticating data in opportunistic networking scenarios for rural remote patient monitoring, smart cities, and natural disasters to improve people’s livelihood. He evaluates real-world applications of opportunistic delay tolerant networks (DTNs), software-defined networks (SDNs), and human-centered design to empower device-to-device (D2D) social networks for crowd-sourcing information. Leveraging opportunistic communication provides complementary solutions to traditional networks typically dependent upon centralized infrastructures such as the Internet.
Professor Baker received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University (SJSU), an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida (UF) under the supervision of Professor Janise McNair. After completion of his graduate studies, Baker was a University of California Presidents Postdoctoral Fellow in the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California San Diego under the mentorship of Tara Javidi and Ramesh Rao. Baker was later a Visiting Scholar in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department at the University of Southern California under the mentorship of Bhaskar Krishnamachari. As a graduate student, Baker was an NSF Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow, GEM PhD Fellow through Intel Corporation, and FEF McKnight Doctoral Fellow.
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Academic Positions
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2024 Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Southern California -
2018 - 2023 Assistant Professor
Computer Science
University of Kentucky -
2017 Visiting Scholar
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Southern California -
2015-2017 UC President's Postdoc Fellow
ECE, Qualcomm Institute
University of California San Diego
Selected Awards
William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award
UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship
Network Reconnaissance (NetRecon) Lab Research Projects
The Network Reconnaissance (NetRecon) Lab is directed by Professor Corey E. Baker. The NetRecon Lab investigates full stack systems for distributing, protecting, and authenticating data in opportunistic networking scenarios for remote patient monitoring, smart cities, and natural disasters to improve the livelihood of people. I evaluate real-world applications of opportunistic delay tolerant networks (DTNs) and human centered computing to empower device-to-device (D2D) social networks for crowd sourcing information. Leveraging opportunistic communication provides complementary solutions to traditional networks which are typically dependent upon centralized infrastructures such as the Internet. The goal of my research is to make critical data accessible to vulnerable communities in the midst of intermittent and poor connectivity while minimizing delay.
