Ushasi Ghosh

Ushasi Ghosh

PhD Candidate, ECE, University of California, San Diego

About Me

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UC San Diego, working with Prof. Dinesh Bharadia in the Wireless Communication, Sensing, and Networking Group WCSNG.

I completed my B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NITD), India. Later, I earned my MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specializing in systems and signals.

Before starting my doctoral studies, I worked at Qualcomm, San Diego, where I focused on 5G NR protocol optimizations for extended reality (XR) applications. Motivated by the desire to delve deeper into research, I returned to UCSD to pursue my Ph.D.

Research Overview

My research lies at the intersection of wireless communication, networked systems, and AI-driven optimization. I design systems and algorithms that enhance the performance and programmability of next-generation wireless networks, with a particular focus on application-aware and edge-native 5G architectures. Recently, my work has expanded to explore how large language models (LLMs) and autonomous network agents can be integrated into the networking stack to enable reasoning-driven control, log analysis, and self-optimizing infrastructure. Broadly, my goal is to bridge the gap between application-level experience (QoE) and network-level intelligence, enabling networks that can understand, reason, and adapt - bringing us closer to AI-native communication systems.

Refer to my project website EdgeRIC

Here is a selected list of my talks!