CSE's Vuran among three UNL faculty honored for research

Mehmet Vuran, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering, is one of three UNL faculty members who were recently named among the top 50 researchers in their respective fields.

Vuran joins Shashi Verma, Emeritus Charles Bessey Professor of Natural Resources, and Andrew Suyker, Research Professor of Natural Resources, in being named to the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014 by Thomson Reuters.

Vuran was acknowledged for his research in computer science, which focuses on wireless networks, most recently delving into the development of a type of underground wireless sensor networks that could revolutionize agricultural soil data collection and cognitive radio networks to shape how American households will access low-cost internet in the near future. Vuran is completing a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and has been an associate editor of three scientific publications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Computer Networks Journal, and IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds was compiled by Thomson Reuters, which collected citation data from the last 11 years and recognizes researchers who have published the greatest number of highly cited papers during 2012-2013. Thomson Reuters is a leading authority in evaluating journals on impact and citations.

“These individuals are influencing the future direction of their fields, and of the world,” the report says. “It is precisely this type of recognition, recognition by peers, in the form of citations, that makes their status meaningful.”

The list is broken into 21 disciplines with 50 top researchers in each area.

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