S. B. R. Chowdhury, R. Kidambi, A. Dubey, D. Wang, G. Mergen, A. Ahmed, et al., “Inference-time Unlearning Using Conformal Prediction,” arXiv:2602.03787, Feb. 2026.
Selected works · 2001—2026
Publications
Research spanning machine learning, artificial intelligence, communications theory, statistical signal processing, and wireless networks.
N. Monath, K. A. Dubey, G. Guruganesh, M. Zaheer, A. Ahmed, A. McCallum, G. Mergen, et al., “Scalable Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering,” Proceedings of the 27th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining (KDD ’21), pp. 1245–1255, 2021.
K. Y. Chiang, H. Ling, G. Mergen, G. Gupta, “Query Intent Understanding and Search Result Generation,” US Patent App. 18/523,177, published 2025.
D. M. Wang, G. Gupta, G. Mergen, B. Chen, K. A. Dubey, A. Ahmed, “Generating Customized Content Descriptions Using Artificial Intelligence,” US Patent App. 18/826,393, published 2025.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Type Based Estimation Over Multiaccess Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 613–626, Feb. 2006.
G. Mergen, V. Naware and L. Tong, “Asymptotic Detection Performance of Type-Based Multiple Access over Multiaccess Fading Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1081–1092, Mar. 2007.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Capacity and Stability of Regular Wireless Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 1938–1953, June 2005.
V. Naware, G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Stability and Delay of Finite User Slotted ALOHA with Multipacket Reception,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 2636–2656, July 2006.
B. Sirkeci-Mergen, A. Scaglione and G. Mergen, “Asymptotic Analysis of Multi-Stage Cooperative Broadcast in Wireless Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 52, no. 6, pp. 2531–2550, June 2006.
G. Mergen, Q. Zhao and L. Tong, “Sensor Networks with Mobile Access: Energy and Capacity Considerations,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 2033–2044, Nov. 2006.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Maximum Asymptotic Stable Throughput of Opportunistic Slotted ALOHA and Applications to CDMA Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1159–1163, Apr. 2007.
L. Tong, Q. Zhao and G. Mergen, “Multipacket Reception in Random Access Wireless Networks: From Signal Processing to Optimal Medium Access Control,” IEEE Communication Magazine, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 108–112, Nov. 2001.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Sensor-Fusion Center Communication Over Multiaccess Fading Channels,” Proc. of the 2005 Intl Conf. Acoustic Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 2005.
G. Mergen, V. Naware and L. Tong, “Asymptotic Detection Performance of Type-Based Multiple Access in Sensor Networks,” IEEE workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), New York, NY, June 2005.
G. Mergen, B. Sirkeci-Mergen, M. Gastpar, “Sufficient-Statistics Based Multiple Access over Wireless Fading Channels,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecomm), New Orleans, December 2008.
P. Venkitasubramaniam, G. Mergen, L. Tong and A. Swami, “Quantization for Distributed Estimation in Large Scale Sensor Networks,” International Conference on Intelligent Sensing and Information Processing (ICISIP), Bangalore, India, December 2005.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Capacity of Regular Ad hoc Networks with Multipacket Reception,” Proc. of Allerton Conference, Monticello, IL, Oct. 2001.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “On the Capacity of Regular Wireless Networks with Transceiver Multipacket Communication,” Proc. of Int. Symp. on Information Theory, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 30–July 5, 2002.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Stability and Capacity of Wireless Networks with Bursty Arrivals,” Proc. of the 2002 Conf. on Information Sciences and Systems (Princeton, NJ), March 2002.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Random Scheduling Medium Access for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks,” Proc. of IEEE MILCOM 2002 Military Communications Conference, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 2002.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Receiver Controlled Medium Access in Multihop Ad Hoc Networks with Multipacket Reception,” Proc. of IEEE MILCOM 2001 Military Communications Conference, Washington, DC.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “On the Asymptotic Stable Throughput of Opportunistic Random Access,” Proc. of Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 2004.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Estimation Over Deterministic Multiaccess Channels,” Proc. of Allerton Conference, Monticello, IL, 2004.
G. Mergen and L. Tong, “Capacity Considerations for Sensor Networks with Mobile Agents,” Proc. of Allerton Conference, Monticello, IL, Oct. 2003.
G. Mergen, P. Subrahmanya, N. Kasturi and R. Sundaresan, “Frequency Domain Equalization of Fractionally-Spaced CDMA Downlink,” Proc. of QTECH Forum, San Diego, CA, Nov. 14–16, 2005.
G. Mergen, S. P. Rao, J. Sidi, “Methods for Determining Decoding Order in a MIMO System with Successive Interference Cancellation,” US Patent 8,711,994, issued Apr. 29, 2014.
J. Tang, A. A. Salvekar, J. Sidi, J. H. Park, S. P. Rao, A. Gupta, S. Khare, G. Mergen, et al., “Using Joint Decoding Engine in a Wireless Device,” US Patent 8,634,332, issued Jan. 21, 2014.
Y. G. Cho, A. Dua, F. Lu, G. Mergen, S. P. N. Rao, A. Gupta, P. Subrahmanya, “Method and Apparatus for Data Aided Channel Quality Estimation,” US Patent 8,554,151, issued Oct. 8, 2013.
Y. Su, J. Tang, A. A. Salvekar, L. Xiao, G. Mergen, J. Sidi, “Reporting of Channel Quality Indicators for a Non-Linear Detector,” US Patent 8,526,319, issued Sep. 3, 2013.
G. Mergen, M. S. Shah, N. L. Grossman, N. Kasturi, Y. Li, “Methods and Apparatus for Predicting a Channel Quality Indicator in a Communication System,” US Patent 8,521,113, issued Aug. 27, 2013.
G. Mergen, P. Subrahmanya, V. Alilaghatta-Kantharaj, N. Kasturi, “Method and Apparatus for Filtering Noisy Estimates to Reduce Estimation Errors,” US Patent 8,406,359, issued Mar. 26, 2013.
G. Mergen, S. P. Rao, J. Sidi, “Methods for Determining Reconstruction Weights in a MIMO System with Successive Interference Cancellation,” US Patent 8,391,429, issued Mar. 5, 2013.
G. Mergen, P. Subrahmanya, N. Kasturi, R. Sundaresan, “Equalizer in a Wireless Communication System,” US Patent 8,160,128, issued Apr. 17, 2012.
N. L. Grossman, G. Mergen, N. Kasturi, “Dynamic Demodulator Selection Based on Channel Quality,” US Patent 7,899,134, issued Mar. 1, 2011.
G. Mergen, V. Sethuraman, N. Kasturi, P. Subrahmanya, “Method and Apparatus for Deriving a Channel Impulse Response Estimate for a Wireless Channel,” US Patent 7,675,962, issued Mar. 9, 2010.