He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a co-founder of the Laboratory of Education and Research in Security Assured Information Systems (LERSAIS), which has been designated as Center of Academic Excellence in information Education and Research (CAE + CAE-R) jointly by the United States NSA and DHS. His research interests include Wireless Network Security, Positioning and Localization, and Cryptography and Information Security. He has had research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, The Army Research Office, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the co-author of the textbook Principles of Wireless Networks: A Unified Approach.