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Christopher Kitras

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Research

I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University (BYU), advised by Philip Lundrigan. I work in the NET Lab as a Network Researcher who works to make systems more intelligent, adaptable, and resilient. Before starting my PhD, I completed my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at BYU in 2021.

My research interests include sensor networks, IoT resilience, and systems engineering. I am particularly interested in how these fields can leveraged to enhance the capability of simple systems without adding extra hardware to its architecture.

Publications

	If You Build It, Will They Connect? 6 GHz WiFi in a Stadium Ethan Sorensen, Doug Hales, Christopher Kitras, Jamison Lofthouse, Joshua Montierth, Philip Lundrigan IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2026 [Xplore]
	Sustainable Radon Mitigation through Optimized HVAC Scheduling Christopher Kitras, John D. Beard, James D. Johnston, Philip Lundrigan IEEE/ACM Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems, and Engineering Technologies (CHASE), 2025 [ACM][Xplore][Presentation]
	Hidden in Plain Sight: Communicating using Interference Ashton Palacios, Daniel Harman, Christopher Kitras, Elle Kelsey, Mitchell C. Burnett, Willie K. Harris, Philip Lundrigan IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), 2025 [Xplore]
	Utilizing Low-Cost Sensors to Monitor Indoor Air Quality in Mongolian Gers Callum E. Flowerday, Philip Lundrigan, Christopher Kitras, Tu Nguyen, Jaron C. Hansen Sensors. Vol 23, 2023 [MDPI][Code]
	Location Verification of Crowd-Sourced Sensors Christopher Kitras, Carter Pollan, Kyle Meyers, Philip Lundrigan IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2023 [Xplore][Presentation][Code]

Posters

	TCAM: Traffic Camera Air quality Monitoring Christopher Kitras, Carter Pollan, Janie Linford, Philip Lundrigan Air Quality: Science for Solutions, 2025
	Radon Mitigation through Optimized HVAC Scheduling Christopher Kitras, Carter Pollan, John Beard, Jim Johnston, Philip Lundrigan Air Quality: Science for Solutions, 2024
	SSS: Building a Seven Segment Sign Christopher Kitras, Ashton Palacios, Philip Lundrigan PyCon, 2023 [Docs][Code][Press Coverage][Demo]
	Location Monitoring Framework for Citizen Science Sensors Christopher Kitras, Carter Pollan, John Beard, Jim Johnston, Philip Lundrigan Air Quality: Science for Solutions, 2023

Posters that won the "Best Poster" award are highlighted in yellow.

Projects

	Chess Sight: A Computer Vision System for Stockfish Bryson Schiel, Christopher Kitras, Matthew McKinney ECEN 631: Robotic Vision [Code][Demo]
	Unintentional Darknet: An Analysis of Scanning Behavior through the Lens of Abandoned Domains Christopher Kitras, Bryson Schiel CS 660: Adv Compter Networks [Presentation]
	A Replication Study of DSAV Measurement Christopher Kitras, Bryson Schiel CS 660: Adv Computer Networks [Presentation]
	EpicEth: A HDL Circuit to Control a 3D Printer over Ethernet Christopher Kitras, Bryson Schiel ECEN 620: Advanced Digital Systems [Code][Demo]
	Music Generation with Direct Policy Optimization Shad Torrie, Dallin Miner, Christopher Kitras CS 673: Computational Creativity [Presentation]
	OpenGL Frontend for BELLHOP, a Real-Time Simulation Tool Christopher Kitras, Ashton Palacios ECEN 528: High Performance Parallel Computing [Presentation][Code][Demo]
	WiLiE: Wireless LiDAR Explorer, a Mobile Robot for Network Coverage Mapping Christopher Kitras, Ashton Palacios ECEN 526: Wireless Networking [Presentation][Code][Demo]

Teaching

ECEN 225: Introduction to Computer Systems Laboratory, Instructor (Winter 2023)
ECEN 426: Computer Networks, TA (Fall 2022)
ECEN 220: Fundamentals of Digital Systems, TA (Fall 2019, Winter 2020)

Entries highlighted in yellow indicate a course created by me.