About Me
Maria Tsampazi holds a MEng (’21) in ECE from National Technical University of Athens, Greece. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things. Her research lies on NextG networks and intelligent resource allocation in Open RAN. She has received academic awards sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the IEEE Communications Society, and Northeastern University, and is a 2024 recipient of the National Spectrum Consortium Women in Spectrum Scholarship. She has previously collaborated with both government and industry, including organizations such as the U.S. Department of Transportation and Dell Technologies.
Expertise
I am a fourth-year PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, under the supervision of Prof. Tommaso Melodia. My research focuses on Open RAN systems and the experimental evaluation of NextG RANs in O-RAN. I specialize in AI for and on the RAN, as well as network management and optimization. My expertise includes AI/ML for RAN optimization, beamforming with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, and energy efficiency in 5G systems. I have extensive experience with experimental testbeds, system-level simulations, and software-defined radio techniques. Additionally, I possess strong technical skills in Python, MATLAB, TensorFlow, and more.
Resume
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Publications
Articles in Journals
- M. Tsampazi, and T. Melodia, "System-Level Experimental Evaluation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for NextG Communication Systems," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp. 1–16, in press, April 2025. [pdf] [bibtex]
- M. Polese, L. Bonati, S. D’Oro, P. Johari, D. Villa, S. Velumani, R. Gangula, M. Tsampazi, C. Robinson, G. Gemmi, A. Lacava, S. Maxenti, H. Cheng, and T. Melodia, "Colosseum: The Open RAN Digital Twin," IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, pp. 1–13, August 2024. [pdf] [bibtex]
- P. Brach del Prever, S. D'Oro, L. Bonati, M. Polese, M. Tsampazi, H. Lehmann, and T. Melodia, "PACIFISTA: Conflict Evaluation and Management in Open RAN" arXiv:2405.04395 [cs.NI], pp. 1–12, May 2024. [pdf] [bibtex]
- M. Tsampazi, S. D'Oro, M. Polese, L. Bonati, G. Poitau, M. Healy, M. Alavirad, and T. Melodia, "PandORA: Automated Design and Comprehensive Evaluation of Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents for Open RAN," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1–18, in press, 2024. [pdf] [bibtex]
Articles in Conference Proceedings
- M. Tsampazi, M. Polese, F. Dressler, T. Melodia, "O-RIS-ing: Evaluating RIS-Assisted NextG Open RAN," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Wkshps, NG-OPERA , London, United Kingdom, May 2025. [pdf] [bibtex]
- M. Tsampazi, S. D'Oro, M. Polese, L. Bonati, G. Poitau, M. Healy, T. Melodia, "A Comparative Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning-based xApps in O-RAN," Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023. [pdf] [bibtex]
- M. Diamanti, M. Tsampazi, E.E. Tsiropoulou, S. Papavassiliou, "Energy Efficient Multi-User Communications Aided by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and UAVs," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP), Irvine, California, August 2021. [pdf] [bibtex]
Awards & Honors
- National Spectrum Consortium: Recipient of the Women in Spectrum Scholarship for 2024. Watch the winner interview.
- College of Engineering Research Expo 2024: Judges' Award for poster presentation of PandORA: Automated Design and Comprehensive Evaluation of Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents for Open RAN.
- IEEE ComSoc Travel Grant: Selected to receive the grant for attending the 2023 IEEE GLOBECOM from IEEE Communications Society.
- NSF Student Travel Grant: Selected to receive a grant award for attending the 2023 IEEE GLOBECOM from the National Science Foundation.
- MWW-2023: Selected to participate in the POWDER-RENEW Mobile and Wireless Week held at the University of Utah.
- Acceptance with Funding Award to Northeastern’s Graduate School of Engineering: Admitted Fall 2021.
- Award of Academic Excellence 2009-2014: Awarded by the Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports.
- The Athens Model United Nations 2012: Mexico’s Ambassador and Representative of The Human Rights Council in the General Assembly.
- EYP Greece 2012: Selected to participate in the National Selection Conference of the European Youth Parliament Greece in Athens.
Languages
- English: Proficiency level (e.g., Fluent)
- French: Advanced level (e.g., Fluent)
- Greek: Native
Service
- Reviewer: ACM The International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile)
- Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
- Reviewer: Elsevier Computer Networks
- Reviewer: IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN)
- Reviewer: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
- Reviewer: IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)
- Reviewer: IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)