Roberto Rojas-Cessa
Roberto Rojas-Cessa
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
About Me
Roberto Rojas-Cessa obtained a MS Degree in Electrical Engineering from CINVESTAV (Mx), and a MS degree in Computer Engineering and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University (now Tandon School of Engineering NYU). He is active in research on networking, data analysis, and energy. He is interesting in not only developing new concepts but in bringing them out to reality. He has extensive publications on different specialized journals and proceedings in many International conferences. He authored the books “Advanced Internet Protocols, Services, and Applications," Wiley and Sons, 2012 and “Interconnections for Computer Communications and Packet Networks," CRC Press, 2017. His research has been funded by U.S. National Science Foundation and private companies.
He is a recipient of the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Innovator Award in 2013, and the NJIT NCE Excellent Teacher Award 2013. He serves in different capacities for IEEE conferences and journals.
He is a recipient of the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Innovator Award in 2013, and the NJIT NCE Excellent Teacher Award 2013. He serves in different capacities for IEEE conferences and journals.
Education
Ph.D.; Polytechnic University; ; 2001
M.S.; Polytechnic University; ; 2000
M.S.; Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico; ; 1995
B.S.; University of Veracruz; ; 1991
M.S.; Polytechnic University; ; 2000
M.S.; Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico; ; 1995
B.S.; University of Veracruz; ; 1991
Website
2025 Spring Courses
ECE 417 - ELECT AND COMP ENGR PROJ II
ECE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ECE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ECE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ECE 790A - DOCTRL DISSRTN & RESEARCH
ECE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ECE 637 - INTERNET & HIGHER-LAYER PROTOC
ECE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ECE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ECE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ECE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ECE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ECE 790A - DOCTRL DISSRTN & RESEARCH
ECE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ECE 637 - INTERNET & HIGHER-LAYER PROTOC
ECE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ECE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Teaching Interests
He enjoys teaching different subjects in networking and laboratories. He enjoys collaborating with students and taking on practical and theoretical challenges that help to exercise initiative and ingenuity in students.
Past Courses
ECE 394: DIGITAL SYSTEMS LAB
ECE 395: MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY
ECE 422: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
ECE 429: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS LAB
ECE 637: INTERNET & HIGHER-LAYER PROTOC
ECE 637: INTERNET AND HIGHER-LAYER PROTOCOLS
ECE 637: INTRO INTERNET ENGINEERING
ECE 681: BROADBAND PACKET SWITCHES
ECE 681: HIGH PERF ROUTERS & SWITCHES
ECE 681: HIGH PERFORMANCE ROUTERS AND SWITCHES
ECE 683: COMP NETWRK DESGN & ANALYS
ECE 395: MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY
ECE 422: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
ECE 429: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS LAB
ECE 637: INTERNET & HIGHER-LAYER PROTOC
ECE 637: INTERNET AND HIGHER-LAYER PROTOCOLS
ECE 637: INTRO INTERNET ENGINEERING
ECE 681: BROADBAND PACKET SWITCHES
ECE 681: HIGH PERF ROUTERS & SWITCHES
ECE 681: HIGH PERFORMANCE ROUTERS AND SWITCHES
ECE 683: COMP NETWRK DESGN & ANALYS
Research Interests
His current research interests are in energy, networking and communication, intelligent systems, among others.
Patents
Rail Transit Communication Method and System (US Patent Number 11252630)
Energy Packet Switches
Conference Paper
“A Special-Purpose Video Streaming Codec for Internet-based Remote Driving”
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024.
“Comparing Link Sharing and Flow Completion Time in Traditional and Learning-based TCP”
25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024.
“A Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Queuing Delay on a Router over a Single-Hop Path”
ICC 2022-IEEE International Conference on Communications, May 2022.
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024.
“Comparing Link Sharing and Flow Completion Time in Traditional and Learning-based TCP”
25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024.
“A Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Queuing Delay on a Router over a Single-Hop Path”
ICC 2022-IEEE International Conference on Communications, May 2022.
Journal Article
Jorge Medina Chirinos, Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2024. “AMI-Chain: A scalable power-metering blockchain with IPFS storage for smart cities.” Elsevier Internet of Things, vol. 25, pp. 14.
Yihan Xu, Ziqian Dong, Mikhail Smirnov, MICHAEL C KOHLER, Reza K AMINEH, Fang Li, Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2024. “A Survey of Wireless Soil Sensing Technologies.” IEEE Access, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 12010-12038.
Jorge Medina Chirinos, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, Ziqian Dong. 2023. “A global blockchain for recording high rates of COVID-19 vaccinations.” Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 10.
Geovanny Palomino-Roldan, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Ernesto Suaste. 2023. “Eye Movements and Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex as User Response in Virtual Reality.” IEEE Access, no. 1, pp. 9.
Maria Vladucu, Jorge Medina, Ziqian Dong, Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2023. “E-Voting Meets Blockchain: A Survey.” IEEE Access, no. 1, pp. 16.
Yihan Xu, Ziqian Dong, Mikhail Smirnov, MICHAEL C KOHLER, Reza K AMINEH, Fang Li, Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2024. “A Survey of Wireless Soil Sensing Technologies.” IEEE Access, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 12010-12038.
Jorge Medina Chirinos, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, Ziqian Dong. 2023. “A global blockchain for recording high rates of COVID-19 vaccinations.” Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 10.
Geovanny Palomino-Roldan, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Ernesto Suaste. 2023. “Eye Movements and Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex as User Response in Virtual Reality.” IEEE Access, no. 1, pp. 9.
Maria Vladucu, Jorge Medina, Ziqian Dong, Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2023. “E-Voting Meets Blockchain: A Survey.” IEEE Access, no. 1, pp. 16.
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White Paper
“Experiments on Computer Networks: Quickly Knowing the Protocols in the TCP/IP Suite”
ArXiv, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022.
“Scalability Analysis of a Global Blockchain For Immunization Records”
ArXiv, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022.
ArXiv, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022.
“Scalability Analysis of a Global Blockchain For Immunization Records”
ArXiv, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022.
Conference Proceeding
“Indirect Line-Of-Sight Free-Space Optical Communications Using Diffuse Reflection”
IEEE Intn'l Conf. on High Performance Switching and Routing, June 2021.
“Media Access Schemes for Indirect Diffused Free-Space Optical Networks”
2019 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, September 2019.
“Experimental Evaluation of Energy Transfers by an Energy Packet Switch in a Digital Microgrid”
IEEE 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, August 2019.
“Delayed Best-Fit Task Scheduling to Reduce Energy Consumption in Cloud Data Centers”
2019 International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Greedy Algorithm for Routing Power and Source Assignment on a Digital Microgrid”
IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) , July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
IEEE Intn'l Conf. on High Performance Switching and Routing, June 2021.
“Media Access Schemes for Indirect Diffused Free-Space Optical Networks”
2019 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, September 2019.
“Experimental Evaluation of Energy Transfers by an Energy Packet Switch in a Digital Microgrid”
IEEE 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, August 2019.
“Delayed Best-Fit Task Scheduling to Reduce Energy Consumption in Cloud Data Centers”
2019 International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Greedy Algorithm for Routing Power and Source Assignment on a Digital Microgrid”
IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) , July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
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Book
Roberto Rojas-Cessa. 2017. “Interconnection Networks for Computer Communications and Packet Networks.” 276 pp. New Jersey, United States: CRC Press , 2017. ISBN ISBN 9781482226966.
Eiji Oki, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Mallik Tatimapula, Christian Voght. 2012. “Advanced Internet Protocols, Services, and Applications.” Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2012. ISBN ISBN-10: 0470499036 .
Eiji Oki, Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Mallik Tatimapula, Christian Voght. 2012. “Advanced Internet Protocols, Services, and Applications.” Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2012. ISBN ISBN-10: 0470499036 .