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

• 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

Conferences/Workshops and Events

• 13th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2008) co-located with IEEE ICC 2008
• 1st IEEE Workshop on Enabling the Future Service-Oriented Internet, co-located with IEEE GLOBECOM 2008

News

• 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
• New Project: Supporting Pair Programming and Virtualization of the Jazz Development Environment funded by IBM, jointly with Professor Laurie Williams of Computer Science - January 2008
• Graduate Student Ioannis Papapanagiotou and Professor Mike Devetsikiotis received the Best Paper Award in PMQRS Symposium IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 - November 2007