Maria Gorlatova

Former contributor - Postdoctoral Researcher, Ph.D. Candidate
Wireless and Mobile Networking Lab (WimNet)
Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY

Current research interests: Architectures, algorithms, and protocols for emerging wireless and mobile networking devices and applications, with an emphasis on the enabling technologies for the Internet of Things.
Office: 801 CEPSR    
E-mail: maria dot gorlatova at caa dot columbia dot edu

Brief bio: Maria is a postdoctoral researcher at the Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering WimNet Lab led by Professor Gil Zussman. Maria received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in May 2013. Her Ph.D. dissertation, focused on networking ultra low power energy harvesting devices, was recognized with the highest departmental distinction (the Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications). Previously, Maria received the B.Sc. (Summa Cum Laude) and the M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Ottawa, Canada. She also previously worked as a research scientist, specializing in security of wireless networks, at Defense R&D Canada and at Telcordia Technologies Advanced Research. 

Maria is a recipient of the Columbia University Presidential Fellowship, Canadian Graduate Scholar (CGS) NSERC Fellowships, and the 2012 Google Anita Borg USA Fellowship. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 ACM SenSys Best Student Demo Award and the 2011 IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communications. [ LinkedIn ] [ Blog ] [ Full CV ]

01/01/2014 I finished my Ph.D. studies and my postdoc at Columbia and joined IBM as a Senior Strategy Consultant with Business Performance Services corporate headquarters group. This page is no longer kept up to date. Please find me on LinkedIn or read what I am up to on my personal webpage. [ LinkedIn ] [ Blog ]

Recent News and News Highlights

12/5/2013: John Sarik presented the results of our joint work on indoor light spectrum measurements at the IEEE GlobalSIP Symposium on Energy Harvesting and Green Wireless Communications (invited paper).

11/15/2013: I gave an invited talk titled "Characterizing New Environmental Energy Sources for the Internet of Things" at an undergraduate computer science and statistics STATW100 seminar at Columbia. The talk was focused on our light and motion energy measurement studies and characterizations.   

11/6/2013: I attended the 2013 Rising Stars in EECS Academic Career Workshop for Women organized by the MIT EECS Department (invited participant). [ News Item ] [ CU EE Dept. News Item ]

7/11/2013: Our study of object and human motion energy harvesting is profiled by the MIT Technology Review Physics ArXiv Blog. In this study we analyzed motion properties using a 40-participant dataset, and also collected and processed over 200 hours of motion information for different participants. Joint work with John Sarik and Mina Cong. [ Physics ArXiv Blog Article ] [ Report PDF ] 

5/10/2013: I was awarded a Columbia University Electrical Engineering Department Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement in the areas of system communication and signal processing, the highest award given by the Department to a Ph.D. student. [ Award Info ] 

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Selected Awards and Recognitions

 

  • Google Anita Borg USA Fellowship, 2012 [ News Item ] [ Columbia EE Dept. News Item ]
  • Columbia University Presidential Fellowship, 2008 - 2013
  • Canadian National NSERC CSG Ph.D. Graduate Fellowship, 2008 - 2010
  • Canadian National NSERC CSG M.S. Graduate Fellowship, 2005 - 2007
  • Ontario M.S. Graduate OGS Fellowship, 2005 - 2006
  • Xerox Canada Inc Scholarship, 2004
  • Finalist, Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship 2011

Education

2008 - 2013 - Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Thesis: Energy Harvesting Networked Nodes: Measurements, Algorithms, and Prototyping [ Thesis PDF ] 
  • M.Phil. Sept. 2011, GPA: 4.18/4.0

2005 - 2006 - M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

  • Thesis: Wormhole Attack Detection in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.

2000 - 2004 - B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

 Experience

 

Publications

Journal Publications

  • [TMC12] M. Gorlatova, A. Wallwater, G. Zussman, Networking Low-Power Energy Harvesting Devices: Measurements and Algorithms, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 12, no. 9, Sept. 2013. [ Paper PDF ]
  • [WirComm10] M. Gorlatova, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, D. Rubenstein, X. Wang, G. Zussman, Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags for Ubiquitous Object Networking,  IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine,  vol. 17, no 6, pp. 18-25, Dec. 2010. Winner: 2011 IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communications. [ Paper PDF ][ bib entry ]

Conference Proceedings: Networking Ultra Low Power Devices

  • [INFOCOM13mini] M. Gorlatova, R. Margolies, J. Sarik, G. Stanje, J. Zhu, B. Vigraham, M. Szczodrak, L. Carloni, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, G. Zussman, Prototyping Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs), in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'13 mini-conference, Turin, Italy, Apr. 2013. [ Paper PDF ] [ bib entry ]
  • [INFOCOM11] M. Gorlatova, A. Wallwater, G. Zussman, Networking Low-Power Energy Harvesting Devices: Measurements and Algorithms, in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'11, Shanghai, China, Apr. 2011 (~16% acceptance rate). [ Paper PDF ] [ bib entry ]
  • [WiOpt11] M. Gorlatova, A. Bernstein, G. Zussman, Performance Evaluation of Resource Allocation Policies for Energy Harvesting Devices,in Proc. IEEE WiOpt'11, Princeton, NJ, May 2011. [ Paper PDF ][ bib entry ]
  • [MobiCom09] M. Gorlatova, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, D. Rubenstein, X. Wang, G. Zussman, Challenge: Ultra-Low-Power Energy-Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs), in Proc. ACM MobiCom'09 (~10% acceptance rate), Beijing, China, Sept. 2009. [ Paper PDF ] [ bib entry ]

Conference Proceedings: Engineering and Computer Science Education

  • [ITiCSE13] M. Gorlatova, J. Sarik, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, G. Zussman, Project-based Learning within a Large-scale Interdisciplinary Research Effort, Proc. ACM ITiCSE'13, Canterbury, UK, July 2013. [ Paper PDF ][ bib entry ]

Conference Proceedings: Security and Connectivity in Wireless Networks

  • [MILCOM11] M. Gorlatova, R. Aiello, S. Mangold, Managing Base Station Location Privacy, in Proc. IEEE MILCOM'11, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 2011.
  • [ASC08] D. Lynch, S. Knight, M. Gorlatova, Y. Lacharite, L. Lamont, R. Liscano, P. Mason, Providing Effective Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks without Affecting Bandwidth or Interoperability, in Proc. 2008 Army Science Conference (ASC'08), Orlando, FL, Dec. 2008.
  • [MILCOM08] L. Kant, K. Chang, A. McAuley, K. Manousakis, O. Younis, M. Gorlatova, K. Young, C. Graff, NEDAT: A Toolset to Design and Analyze Future Force Networks, in Proc. IEEE MILCOM'08, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2008.
  • [SecureComm07] M. Gorlatova, M. Kelly, R. Liscano, P. Mason, Enhancing Frequency-based Wormhole Attack Detection with Novel Jitter Waveforms,  in Proc. ICST SecureComm'07, Nice, France, Sept. 2007.
  • [MILCOM06] M. Gorlatova, P. Mason, M. Wang, L. Lamont, R. Liscano, Detecting Wormhole Attacks in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks through Protocol Breaking and Packet Timing Analysis, in Proc. IEEE MILCOM'06, Washington, DC, Oct. 2006.

Workshop Proceedings

  • [IOFC11] M. Gorlatova, R. Aiello, S. Mangold, Managing Location Privacy in Cellular Networks with Femtocell Deployments, in Proc. IEEE Workshop on Indoor and Outdoor Femtocells (IOFC'11), Princeton, NJ, May 2011 (co-located with IEEE WiOpt'11).
  • [NPSec05] M. Wang, L. Lamont, P. Mason, M. Gorlatova, An Effective Intrusion Detection Approach for the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET) Protocol, in Proc. 2005 IEEE Workshop on Secure Network Protocols (IEEE NPSec'05), Boston, MA, Nov. 2005 (co-located with IEEE ICNP'05).

Conference Demonstrations

  • [INFOCOM13Demo] R. Margolies, L. Pena, K. Kim, Y. Kim, M. Wang, M. Gorlatova, J. Sarik, J. Zhu, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, and G. Zussman, "Demo: An Adaptive Testbed of Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs) Prototypes", in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'13, Turin, Italy, Apr. 2013. [ bib entry ]
  • [IDTechEx12Demo] J. Sarik, L. Pena, M. Wang, K. Kim, H. Wang, F. Duque, G. Burrow, R. Margolies, M. Gorlatova, B. Vigraham, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, and G. Zussman, "Demo: Energy Harvesting Active Network Tag (EnHANT) Prototypes and Prototype Testbed", IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage USA'12, Washington, DC, Nov. 2012 (invited demonstration).
  • [SenSys11Demo] G. Stanje, P. Miller, J. Zhu, A. Smith, O. Winn, R. Margolies, M. Gorlatova, J. Sarik, M. Szczodrak, B. Vigraham, L. Carloni, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, and G. Zussman, Demo: Organic Solar Cell-equipped Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tag (EnHANT) Prototypes, in Proc. ACM SenSys'11, Seattle, WA, Nov. 2011. Winner: Best Student Demo Award. [ Demo abstract PDF ] [ Accompanying poster PDF ] [ Video of the demo ][ bib entry ]
  • [MobiSys11Demo] J. Zhu, G. Stanje, R. Margolies, M. Gorlatova, J. Sarik, Z. Noorbhaiwala, P. Miller, M. Szczodrak, B. Vigraham, L. Carloni, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, G. Zussman, Demo: Prototyping UWB-Enabled EnHANTs,  in Proc. ACM MobiSys'11, Washington, DC, June 2011. [ Demo abstract PDF ]
  • [MobiCom10Demo] M. Gorlatova, J. Chen, M. Szczodrak, E. Xu, A. Skolnik, A. Schwartz, Z. Noorbhaiwala,  M. Zapas, L. Carloni, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, D. Rubenstein, G. Zussman, Demo: Prototyping Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags: Phase II MICA Mote-based Devices, ACM MobiCom'10 Demo Session, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2010. [ Demo abstract PDF ]
  • [SECON10Demo] M. Gorlatova, T. Sharma, D. Shrestha, E. Xu, J. Chen, A. Skolnik, D. Piao, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, D. Rubenstein, G. Zussman, Demo: Prototyping Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags with MICA2 Motes, in Proc. 2010 IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (IEEE SECON'10), Boston, MA, June 2010. [ Demo abstract PDF ]

Conference Poster Presentations

  • [INFOCOM11Poster] S. Schmid, M. Gorlatova, D. Giustiniano, V. Vukadinovic, S. Mangold, Poster: Networking Smart Toys with ToyTalk and ToyBridge, in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'11, Shanghai, China, Apr. 2011. [ Poster abstract PDF ]

Patents

  • [PatentApplication11] S. Mangold, R. Aiello, M. Gorlatova, System and Method for Managing Location Services in Wireless Networks, US Patent Application 2012/0276,920, filed Apr. 2011.

Datasets

Technical Reports and Proprietary Publications

  • [Arxiv13] M.Gorlatova, J. Sarik, M. Cong, I. Kymissis, G. Zussman, "Movers and Shakers: Kinetic Energy Harvesting for the Internet of Things", arXiv:1307.0044, July 2013. [ Report PDF ] [ News item ]
  • [CU-EE12] M. Gorlatova, R. Margolies, J. Sarik, G. Stanje, J. Zhu, B. Vigraham, M. Szczodrak, L. Carloni, P. Kinget, I. Kymissis, G. Zussman, Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags: Prototyping and Experimentation, Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering Technical Report, July 2012.
  • [CU-EE11] M. Gorlatova, A. Bernstein, G. Zussman, Performance Evaluation of Resource Allocation Policies for Energy Harvesting Devices, Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering Technical Report, Jan. 2011.
  • [CU-EE10] M. Gorlatova, A. Wallwater, G. Zussman, Networking Rechargeable Low-Power Devices: Measurements and Algorithms, Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering: Technical Report, Dec. 2010. [ Report PDF ]
  • Telcordia Technologies: 3 technical reports.
  • Defense R&D Canada: 6 technical reports, 1 contractor report.

Personal

I am an avid runner and triathlete. I competed in the 2010 and 2011 New York City Triathlons (in 2011 I finished 9th in my age group -- top 4% of the finishers -- and qualified for the age group nationals), the 2011 Westchester Toughman 1/2 Ironman Triathlon, and the 2012 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. In 2012 I also ran my first full marathon. [My athlinks profile ]
More information about me is available on my blog.