Joshua Moore

PhD Student focused on O-RAN, RAN Management, and Security for NextG Communications

Experience
Dec 2023 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU
  • Employing USRP, Linux, networking, and specialized 5G expertise to extend and contribute significantly to srsRAN and OpenAirInterface for diverse next-gen communication research
  • Conducting research on NSF-funded collaborative R&D projects aimed at advancing wireless 4G/5G and communication technologies
  • Managing lab resources, organizing weekly progress meetings, and supervising and mentoring student workers
    • Jan 2023 – May 2023
    Laboratory Teaching Assistant
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU
  • Performed all assistant teaching duties for ECE 3714 Digital Devices and Logic Design class
  • Mentored 100+ students across 3 sections for one-college semester
  • Proctored exams, graded assignments, prepared instructional materials, and provided other general assistance in the instructional process
    • Aug 2020 – Dec 2022
    Undergraduate Researcher Assistant
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU
  • Created an open-source testbed for 5G/beyond Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications
  • Developed 10 applications to assist with troubleshooting various difficulties of wireless testbeds
    • Education
    Dec 2023 – Present
    Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
    PhD in Computer Engineering
    Specialization: Wireless 5G/6G technologies and security in Radio Access Networks
    Aug 2020 – Dec 2022
    Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
    B.S. in Software Engineering
    GPA: 4.0/4.0 | MSU IEEE Student Chapter Web Master, Founder of Open Source Software group at MSU
    May 2018 – May 2020
    Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS
    Associate's Degree in General Studies
    Teaching
    MILCOM 2025 DoS Replay demo
    Fronthaul DoS Testing with Soft-T UE
    Announcing the Wireless Research Discord!
    srsRAN OTA Setup Made Easy
    srsRAN 5G Installation Guide
    Secure Slicing via LLM interaction
    See more videos on my YouTube channel
    Publications
    Enhancing UAV-to-Ground Channel Modeling for AERPAW Digital Twin Using Generative Adversarial Networks In Preparation
    IEEE Wireless Communications
    Joshua Moore, Anıl Gürses, Aayam Raj Shakya, Tirian Judy, Charles Ueltschey, Vuk Marojevic
    Understanding O-RAN Threat Surfaces, Security Vulnerabilities, Standardization, Mitigation, and Testing Tools Under Review
    IEEE COMST
    Joshua Moore, Aly S. Abdalla, Felix Klement, Aayam Raj Shakya, Prateek Shantharama, Vuk Marojevic
    RAN Tester UE: An Automated Declarative UE Centric Security Testing Platform [Dataset/Tool Paper] Preprint
    ACM SACMAT, 2025
    Charles Ueltschey, Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Vuk Marojevic
    Integrated LLM-Based Intrusion Detection with Secure Slicing xApp for Securing O-RAN-Enabled Wireless Network Deployments Preprint
    arXiv, 2025
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Prabesh Khanal, Vuk Marojevic
    Next Generation Cellular Networks Prototyping O-RAN Enabled UAV Experimentation for the AERPAW Testbed Accepted
    IEEE Communications Magazine, 2025
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Charles Ueltschey, Vuk Marojevic
    Prototyping O-RAN Enabled UAV Experimentation for the AERPAW Testbed Preprint
    arXiv, 2024
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Charles Ueltschey, Vuk Marojevic
    Advancing Experimental Platforms for UAV Communications: Insights from AERPAW'S Digital Twin Accepted
    IEEE VTC-Fall, 2024
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Charles Ueltschey, Anıl Gürses, Özgür Özdemir, Mihail L. Sichitiu, İsmail Güvenç, Vuk Marojevic
    Soft Tester UE: A Novel Approach for Open RAN Security Testing Accepted
    IEEE VTC-Fall, 2024
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Charles Ueltschey, Vuk Marojevic
    Advancing O-RAN security: Integrated intrusion detection and secure slicing xApps Accepted
    IEEE INFOCOM Workshops, 2024
    Mohammadreza Kouchaki, Joshua Moore, Minglong Zhang, Vuk Marojevic
    ZTRAN: Prototyping Zero Trust Security xApps for Open Radio Access Network Deployments Accepted
    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2024
    Aly S Abdalla, Joshua Moore, Nisha Adhikari, Vuk Marojevic
    Toward Secure and Efficient O-RAN Deployments: Secure Slicing xApp Use Case Accepted
    IEEE FNWF, 2023
    Joshua Moore, Nisha Adhikari, Aly S. Abdalla, Vuk Marojevic
    SSxApp: Secure Slicing for O-RAN Deployments Accepted
    MILCOM, 2023
    Joshua Moore, Aly S Abdalla, Minglong Zhang, Vuk Marojevic
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