Title: Improving the credibility of simulation-based research in mobile networks Abstract: During my PhD, I have developed tools that will help researchers perform credible simulations for mobile networks. A significant part of my PhD dissertation focused on understanding human mobility patterns and using this information in developing "realistic" mobility models. In this talk, I will provide an overview of our contributions in this field, and current efforts in developing new methods to analyze movement traces collected from real scenarios. In addition, I will provide a broad overview of my research collaborations with scientists at T-Labs in Berlin, Germany and statisticians at the Colorado School of Public Health. While our work at T-Labs is motivated by reducing the gap between human-human and human-computer interaction, our team of biostatisticians, scientists, and software engineers at the Colorado school of public health focuses on developing new statistical methods, softwares, and systems to help improve the health of millions of americans.