People
Principal Investigator
Dr. Michael P. McGarry
Michael P. McGarry is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in 1997. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He is a co-recipient of the 2009 IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper award. His research interests include automation of network management, cloud computing, MAC protocols, and bandwidth forecasting. His CV can be found here, his Google Scholar page can be found here, and his ResearchGate profile can be found here.
Active Projects:
- Automation of Network Management using Machine Learning
Past Projects:
- Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs)
- DBA for Hybrid Fiber/Copper Access Networks
- Video Bandwidth Forecasting
- Computation Offloading
Contact Information:
Ph: (915) 747-6955
Email: mpmcgarry@utep.edu
Doctoral Candidates
Sunday Ogundele
Sunday Oluwaleke Ogundele is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He received his B.Eng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with First Class Honors, from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin Nigeria. He is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. His research interests include network fault management, wireless communications and networking, and signal processing.
Active Projects:
- Automation of Network Fault Management
Contact Information:
Email: soogundele@miners.utep.edu
Masters Candidates
Michelle Lara
Michelle Lara is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. She received her B.S in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso in May of 2023. She is currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. Her research interests include network fault management.
Active Projects:
- Automation of Network Fault Management
Contact Information:
Email: mlara11@miners.utep.edu
Jaime Merin
Jaime Merin is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He received a B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering from Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. His research interests include network fault management, IoT, and robotics.
Active Projects:
- Automation of Network Fault Management
Contact Information:
Email: jmerin@miners.utep.edu
Undergraduate Assistants
Daniel Cruz
Daniel Cruz is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is working on his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is currently working on software development for OpenTap: a software-defined data acquisition system. He has expertise with Python programming and sensor interfacing. His resume can be found here.
Active Projects:
- Software-Defined Network Measurement and Analytics
Contact Information:
Email: djcruz@miners.utep.edu
Jazmin Munoz
Jazmin Munoz is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is working on her B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. She has assisted our group with the development of visualizations of network flow data, see: NetFlow Data Visualization Web Interface. She has expertise with the Matplotlib and Seaborn Python data visualization libraries. Her resume can be found here.
Active Projects:
- Software-Defined Network Measurement and Analytics
Contact Information:
Email: jgmunoz2@miners.utep.edu
Damaris Renteria
Damaris Renteria is a Research Assistant in the Communication Networks Laboratory from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is working on her B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is currently curating a database of Autonomous System (AS) logos and AS classifications. Her resume can be found here.
Active Projects:
- Software-Defined Network Measurement and Analytics
Contact Information:
Email: drenteria5@miners.utep.edu
Alumni
Herman Ramey
Herman Ramey is a software engineer for SAIC in El Paso, Texas. He completed his M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso on the subject of network traffic classification in May 2024 under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry.
Alberto de la Rosa
Alberto De La Rosa is an AI/Computer Vision Engineer at Zabble, applying AI solutions to waste management. He previously worked as an R&D Computer Engineer at Sandia National Labs, specializing in Computer Vision technologies and 3D object detection using data fusion of lidar and image data for robotic applications. Alberto holds two Bachelor of Science degrees: one in Biological Sciences (December 2016) and another in Electrical Engineering (May 2022). He completed his Master of Science in Computer Engineering (December 2022) at the University of Texas at El Paso. His Master's thesis, supervised by Dr. Michael McGarry, focused on mitigating concept drift in network traffic classification using online learning techniques.
Dr. Christopher Mendoza
Christopher Mendoza is a Software Engineer working on large language models for Bing search at Microsoft. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering all from the University of Texas at El Paso under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. His research interests include network measurement, software defined networking, and large language models.
Luis Vergara
Luis Vergara is a Grid Software Engineer Lead at Siemens in Portland, Oregon. In his role, he provides essential support to the Calibre EDA product by specializing in the development of Build, infrastructure, and Grid tools. He completed his M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso on the subject of active learning for network traffic classification in May 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry.
Carlos Alcantara
Carlos Alcantara is a software engineer for SAIC in El Paso, Texas. He completed his M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso on the subject of network traffic classification in May 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry.
Julio Reyes-Munoz
Julio Reyes-Munoz completed his M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso on the subject of computation offloading in May 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.
Contact Information:
Email: jareyesmuno@miners.utep.edu
Dr. Salvador Melendez
Salvador Melendez is a researcher with the US Army Research Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. He received his B.S. in Mechatronics from the Tecnologico de Monterrey in 2006. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2014 and 2015 under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry. His research interests include cloud computing, and wireless communications.
Contact Information:
Email: smelendez5@miners.utep.edu
Esau Ruiz
Esau Ruiz is a software engineer for Hewlett Packard in El Paso, Texas. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mexico City. He received his MBA from the Universidad Autonoma Ciudad Juarez. He received his M.S. in Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael McGarry in May 2015. His research interests include neighbor discovery and routing for wireless networks.
Contact Information:
Email: eeruizgaistardo@miners.utep.edu
Elliott I. Gurrola
Elliott I. Gurrola is a software engineer with Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas. He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2011. He received his M.S. in Computer Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Michael P. McGarry in 2013. His research interests include MAC protocols for access networks, and cloud computing.
Contact Information:
Email: eigurrola@miners.utep.edu
Jesus Hernandez
Jesus Hernandez is a software engineer for MSD Ignition in El Paso, Texas. He completed his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso under the supervision of Dr. Michael P. McGarry in Spring 2012. His research interests are in video communication and he has a published IEEE conference article on the subject.
Contact Information:
Email: jesus.e.hernandez.l@gmail.com
Prof. Rami J. Haddad
Rami J. Haddad is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. He received his B.S. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan in 2004. He received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota at Duluth in 2006. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Akron in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Michael P. McGarry. His research interests include video bandwidth forecasting, optical fiber modulation techniques, optical fiber nonlinear effects, and optical fiber networks. His information can be found here.
Contact Information:
Email: rhaddad@georgiasouthern.edu
Rosish Shakya
Rosish Shakya is a senior software engineer for Dell in Austin, Texas. He completed his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Akron under the supervision of Dr. Michael P. McGarry in Spring 2011. His research interests are in video communication and he has a published IEEE conference article on the subject.
Contact Information:
Email: shakya.rosish@gmail.com
