About Me

I am a PhD student in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) at MIT, advised by Professor Eytan Modiano. My research involves modeling and analyzing problems in communication networks, using tools from optimization, probability theory, and learning.

I received my Master’s degree from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2022. Before joining MIT, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2019.

My expected graduation is spring 2026.

In my spare time I enjoy running, traveling, and hiking.

Journal Papers

• N. Jones and E. Modiano, “Minimizing age of information in spatially distributed wireless networks.” Under review at IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (2024).
• V. Tripathi, N. Jones, and E. Modiano, “Fresh-CSMA: A distributed protocol for minimizing age of information.” Journal of Communications and Networks (2023). [IEEEXplore]

Conference Papers

• N. Jones and E. Modiano, “Optimal slicing and scheduling with service guarantees in multi-hop wireless networks.” Proceedings ACM MobiHoc 2024. [ACM]
• N. Jones, J. Wornell, C. Li, and E. Modiano, “Achieving AoI fairness in spatially distributed wireless networks: From theory to implementation.” Proceedings WiOpt 2024. [IEEEXplore]
• N. Jones and E. Modiano, “Minimizing age of information in spatially distributed wireless networks.” Proceedings IEEE INFOCOM 2023. [IEEEXplore]
• V. Tripathi, N. Jones, and E. Modiano, “Fresh-CSMA: A distributed protocol for minimizing age of information.” Proceedings IEEE INFOCOM 2023. [IEEEXplore]

SM Thesis

• N. Jones, “Optimizing random access for information freshness in spatially distributed wireless networks.” MIT EECS SM Thesis. [download]

Resume

Find the latest version of my resume here.