Overview

Research Areas

High-speed network modeling, performance evaluation, efficient simulation and optimization techniques applied to the analysis and design of communication systems.

Current Projects

• Architecture Issues on the design of Quadruple Play Service Architectures (with CISCO)
• Service-Oriented Networking (with IBM)
• Pricing and optimal service delivery of Next Generation Network services
• Virtual Computing Lab: Monitoring for Predictive Scheduling and Scalable Provisioning (with CACC and IBM)
• Performance and Testing of Next Generation Services over Wireless Mesh Networks (with Nortel)
• Cross Layer interactions and Next Generation Applications over WiMAX networks
• Mobility Modeling and Performance in MANET/DTN
• Stochastic Approach to Internet Congestion Control & Peer-to-Peer Networks

News

• NPRG researchers to study how to measure impact of virtual worlds "presence". Article on local news channel WRAL 5. - September 2009.
• NPRG receives two research grants from Center for Advanced Computing and Communication (CACC) to work on "Network 3D Virtual Computing for Collaborative Environments in Science and Education: Towards VCL 3.0 - continuation" and "Network Visualization and Optimization through Accurate Traffic Characterization" - July 2009
• A Virtual Lecture on "Service Awareness, Virtual Collaboration, and Traffic Implications on Network Architecture" by Dr. Michael Devetsikiotis, on June 9 2009, 4:30pm EDT
• NPRG receives a research grant from CISCO to work on "Modeling Broadband Aggregation Architectures for Emerging and Future Traffic Patterns". - July 2008
• Prof. Michael Devetsikiotis receives an IBM Rational Faculty Award. - July 2008
• NPRG receives a research grant from Center for Advanced Computing and Communication (CACC) to work on "Network 3D Virtual Computing for Collaborative Environments in Science and Education: Towards VCL 3.0". - May 2008
• Prof. Michael Devetsikiotis and Prof. Laurie Williams receive a research grant from IBM to work on the new collaboration platform called "Jazz" - April 2008
• Graduate Student Vineet Kulkarni and Professor Mike Devetsikiotis received the Best Paper Award in the Annual Simulation Symposium, for their paper "Cross Layer Responce Surface Methodology applied to Wireless Mesh Network VoIP Call Capacity" - April 2008 (photo during group meeting)
• Congratulations to Dr. Bob Callaway for successfully defending his PhD thesis "An Autonomic Service Delivery Platform for Service-Oriented Network Environments" - March 2008
• Prof. Michael Devetsikiotis named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer - March 2008
• Graduate Student Ioannis Papapanagiotou and Professor Mike Devetsikiotis received the Best Paper Award in PMQRS Symposium IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 - November 2007