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Wireless @ Virginia Tech
www.wireless.vt.edu
Jeffrey H. Reed
Director, Wireless@VT
Tamal Bose
Associate Director, Wireless@VT
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What is Wireless @ Virginia Tech?
A comprehensive organization focused on
wireless research to support our educationalmission
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Characteristics of Virginia TechsWireless Program
Hands-OnBuilding hardware, prototyping, system integration
Relevant
Knowledge of the impact of business and economic issueson system design, implementation, and integration
Students are coached in oral and written communicationskills, encouraged to interact with sponsors
Multidisciplinary
Economics, regulatory issues, electromagnetics, RF design,signal processing, networking, communication theory
Entrepreneurial Pursue novel technical approaches
Promote new opportunities and applications forcommercialization
Students are our most important product!
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New Wireless Umbrella Group MPRG, CWT, VTVT, WML, Antenna Group, Time
Domain Lab, DSPRL
Officially organized in June 2006
Currently 33 tenure-track faculty and morethan 100 students
Backlog in research growing
University providing initial financial support Cognitive Networks targeted as strategic
technical growth effort
Wireless @ Virginia Tech
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Radio System Design
Dr. William A. Davis, ProfessorAntennas, electromagnetic fields, Microwave measurements, Communications circuits, Radioengineering, Wireless applications
Dr. Steven W. Ellingson, Assistant ProfessorTransceiver Design for Wideband & SDR Applications, Smart Antennas and MIMO, InterferenceMitigation, Emitter Detection & Geolocation, Radio Astronomy and Microwave Remote Sensing
Dr. Dong Ha, ProfessorWireless sensor systems for monitoring and diagnosis of buildings and vehicles, Low-power VLSIdesign for wireless communications, Low-power/high speed analog and mixed-signal design, RF ICdesign
Dr. Timothy Pratt, Professor
Satellite communications, Radar, Position Location, Wireless
Dr. Sanjay Raman, Associate Professor (On Loan to NSF)RF/Microwave/Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuits (RFICs/MMICs), Mixed-Signal IntegratedCircuits/SoC Integration, Micro/Nano-machining, RF MEMS/NEMS and Packaging
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Software & Cognitive Radios
Dr. Peter Athanas, Professor
Reconfigurable computing, hardware & software security and anti-tamper,computational aspects of software defined radios
Dr. Charles Bostian, ProfessorCognitive Radio, RF Design
Dr. Michael Buehrer, Associate ProfessorUltra Wideband (UWB) for Communication and position location, UWB-basedHeath Monbitoring, Spread spectrum techniques, Mulitple-antennatechniques, Cognitive Radio
Dr. Claudio da Silva, Assistant ProfessorCognitive Radio Systems, Signal Detection and Classification, UWB
Dr. Jeff Reed, ProfessorSoftware Radio and Cognitive Radio, DSP-based Receivers, Interference Rejection,Communication Simulation, Smart Antennas,, Location Technology
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Wireless Networks (1)
Dr. Luiz A. DaSilva, Associate ProfessorWireless networking, Mobile ad hoc networks, Cognitive radios and cognitivenetworks, Game-theoretic modeling of wireless networks, Cooperation andself-organization in wireless networks
Dr. Mohamed Eltoweissy, Associate Professor
Information Assurance and Trust, Ubiquitous Networking, Service-OrientedArchitectures, Autonomic Network Management and Protocols, GroupCommunications
Dr. Thomas Hou, Assistant ProfessorResource (spectrum) management and networking issues for SDR-enabledwireless networks, Optimization and algorithm design for wireless ad hoc and
snesor networks, Video communications over dynamic ad hoc networks
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Wireless Networks (2)
Dr. Allen B. MacKenzie, Assistant ProfessorWireless Communications, Multihop Wireless Networks, Applications ofGame Theory and Decision Theory, Sensor Networks, Mobility Modeling
Dr. Scott Midkiff, ProfessorBroadband wireless access, Wireless local area networks, Network protocols,Network management, Network performance evaluation and simulation,Networked collaboration and multimedia applications for engineeringeducation
Dr. Jung-Min Park, Assistant ProfessorIntrusion detection in high-bandwidth networks, Network-attack traceback,Secure spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks
Dr. Yaling Yang, Assistant ProfessorNetwork resource management,Network modeling, Media access control,routing and transport layer issues in wireless networks
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System Modeling
Dr. Anil Vullikanti, Assistant Professor - Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteModeling and simulation of social and infrastructure systems, Epidemiology,Distributed and mobile computing, Combinatorial optimization, Combinatorialalgorithms
Dr. Marathe, Madhav, Professor - Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteInteraction-based Modeling and Simulation of Large Complex Biological,Information, Social, and Technical (BIST) Systems, Design and Analysis ofAlgorithms and Computational Complexity, Social Networks & Graph Theory
Dr. Christopher L. Barrett, Professor - Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteSimulation of very large systems, Theoretical foundations of simulation,Interaction-based systems, computing, and dynamical systems, Computationaland systems biology
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Antennas and Propagation
Dr. Ahmad Safaai-Jazi, ProfessorWideband antennas, UWB communications, Wideband materialcharacterization, Guided-wave optics, Optical fibers and devices
Dr. Brent Ledvina, Assistant ProfessorGNSS/GPS/Galileo software receivers, Weak signal acquisition and tracking,Radio propagation, Ground-based remote sensing, Ionospheric scintillationsand irregularities
Dr. Warren Stutzman, ProfessorAntennas for wireless systems, Small antennas for portable devices, WiFiantenns, Wideband antennas for, Phased arrays, Earth-space propagation
Dr. Amir I. Zaghloul, ProfessorAntennas, Phased Arrays, Satellite Communications, WirelessCommunication, RF Systems
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Signal ProcessingDr. Louis Beex, ProfessorExpertise in stochastic, digital, and adaptive signal processing.
Dr. Lamine Mili, ProfessorRobust estimation, signal processing, Image processing, Speech processing,Nonlinear dynamics, Bifurcation theory, Power systems analysis and control
Dr. Sedki M. Riad, ProfessorWideband microwave measurements with emphasis on time domaintechniques, Wideband characterization and modeling of devices, networks,
materials, or structures
Dr. William H. Tranter, ProfessorDigital signal processing, Wireless communication systems, Digitalcommunication systems, Computer-aided design, Analysis and performanceevaluation of communication systems
Dr. Tamal Bose, ProfessorAdaptive Signal Processing, Channel Equalization,Modulation Classification
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Wireless & Communication Systems
Dr. Michael S. Hsiao, ProfessorTest and verification of hardware and software systems, Verification ofsecurity protocols, Power management of complex systems
Dr. Ira Jacobs, ProfessorFiber optic communication system performance, architecture, andtechnology, Modulation and detection techniques to combat non-linearitiesand dispersion, Interfaces between fiber optic and wireless networks,Broadband access technologies ands applications
Dr. Thomas Martin, Associate ProfessorLow power, mobile, and wearable computing
Dr. Cameron Patterson, Associate ProfessorReconfigurable and secure computing, Algorithms for electronic designautomation, Model-based design of software defined radios
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Economics
Dr. Sheryl Ball, Associate Professor, EconomicsIndividual decision making, experimental economics, and game theory.Worked on acquiring licenses from the FCC to broadcast on the frequencyrequired for the service to be provided.
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Current Research Sponsors
Applied EM Army Research Office Astron Wireless
Technologies Ausgar Technologies, Inc Bradley Fellowship
Program Catalyst
CommunicationsTechnologies
CIA
Cisco Systems, Inc. DRS Technologies ETRI Freescale
Motorola
National Institute of Justice National Polar-Orbiting
Earth Sensing SatelliteProgram
National Science
Foundation NASA RFMD M/A-COM Office of Naval Research
Sony-Ericsson SPAWAR Systems Center Tektronix Texas Instruments U.S. Naval Research
Laboratory
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Examples of New Technologies
Software Radios
Flexible, multimode and adaptive wireless networks
Cognitive Radio
Incorporates learning into radio management
Ultra Wide Band
Propagation, communications protocols, toolsChip Design
Baseband and RF
Antennas and Smart and Phased Array Antennas Design and channel and performance measurements
Wearable Computers and Personal Area NetworksLANs and WANs, indoor/outdoor location awareness
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Silver Membership Features
Designated faculty and student point of contact
Annual visit to company by designated faculty tosummarize specific research in the affiliates area ofinterest.
Two admissions to the annual Wireless SummerSchool/Symposium
Annual Report on Research
Company representation on the Wireless @VT AdvisoryBoard to provide group guidance
Complimentary copies of publications
Access to password protected web site that includessome pre-prints, research in progress, software, data,etc.
Opportunity to participate in Student Patron Program
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Silver Membership Features Networking opportunities and preference in teaming arrangements
Free educational versions of software tools developed by Wireless@VT
Monthly newsletter and detailed semi-annual report on all centerresearch
Free Access to recorded Wireless@VT seminars
Help with recruiting
Notices of recruiting events
Email announcing recruiting events Availability of conference room for in-lab recruiting events
Faculty attendance at recruiting functions
Request from company
$35k/year
Designation of primary company POC and secondaryPOC
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Gold Membership
Target market
Ideal for companies willing to spend
more to obtain valuable intellectualproperty considerations andadditional benefits
Currently being defined
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Student Patron Program
This is an optional feature to bothsilver and gold affiliate programs,with a fellowship for the designatedfaculty member to award.
Price $30k/academic year
Student and company are encouraged toarrange for summer job