17th ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems

Tentative Technical Program



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Black = full paper (25-min oral presentation) / Red = short paper (15-min oral presentation)

Sunday, September 21

7:30 AM

Registration Opening

9:00 AM

Tutorial: Modeling and Simulation of Vehicular Area Networks

All Day

Concurrent Symposia/Workshops I

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Q2SWinet 2014
DIVANet 2014

Monday, September 22

7:30 AM

Registration Opening

All Day

Concurrent Symposia/Workshops II

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Q2SWinet 2014
DIVANet 2014

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome Address and Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, US

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 1: Wireless Sensor Networks (I)

Chair: Cheng Li, Memorial University, Canada
DrySim: Simulation-Aided Deployment-Specific Tailoring of Mote-Class WSN Software
Moritz Strübe (FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany); Florain Lukas (FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany); Bijun Li (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany); Rüdiger Kapitza (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
Connectivity Analysis of Indoor Wireless Sensor Networks using Realistic Propagation Models
Gagan Goel (University of Toronto, Canada); Scott H Melvin (University of Toronto & SIRADEL, Canada); Yves Lostanlen (SIRADEL & University of Toronto, Canada); Dimitrios Hatzinakos (University of Toronto, Canada)
TR-MAC: An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol exploiting Transmitted Reference Modulation for Wireless Sensor Networks
Sarwar Morshed (University of Twente, The Netherlands); Geert Heijenk (University of Twente, The Netherlands)

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 2: Multihop Wireless Networks (I)

Chair: Jelena Misic, Ryerson University, Canada
Dirichlet's Principle on Multiclass Multihop Wireless Networks: Minimum Cost Routing Subject to Stability
Reza Banirazi (University of Southern California, USA); Edmond Jonckheere (USC, USA); Bhaskar Krishnamachari (University of Southern California, USA)
Energy-Efficient Multi-Hop Broadcasting in Low Power and Lossy Networks
Chi-Anh La (Grenoble Informatics Laboratory, France); Liviu-Octavian Varga (STMicroelectronics, France); Martin Heusse (Grenoble Informatics Laboratory & Grenoble INP, France); Andrzej Duda (Grenoble Institute of Technology, France)
Wireless Networking Testbed and Emulator (WiNeTestEr)
Joseph D. Beshay (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Yongjiu Du (Southern Methodist University, USA); Pengda Huang (Southern Methodist University, USA); Niranjan Mahabaleshwar (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Brooks McMillin (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Ehsan Nourbakhsh (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Kiruba S. Subramani (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Tianzuo Xi (Southern Methodist University, USA); Bhaskar Banerjee (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Joseph D. Camp (Southern Methodist University, USA); Jinghong Chen (The University of Arizona, USA); Ping Gui (Southern Methodist University, USA); Ravi Prakash (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Dinesh Rajan (Southern Methodist University, USA)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM -

Poster/Demo Session I

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 3: Mobile and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Chair: Sharief Oteafy, Queens University, Canada
Exact Analysis on Network Capacity of Airborne MANETs with Digital Beamforming Antennas
Jun Li (Communications Research Centre of Canada, Canada); Chi Zhang (Carleton University, Canada); Yifeng Zhou (Communications Research Centre, Canada); Simon Perras (Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada); Yiqiang Q. Zhao (Carleton University, Canada)
Impact of Node Mobility on Single-Hop Cluster Overlap in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Khadige Abboud (University of Waterloo & MASc, Canada); Weihua Zhuang (University of Waterloo, Canada)

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel Session

Wireless Sensor Networks: Lessons Learned from the Past, Future Challenges for the Next Research Genetation of WSN, and New Research
Chair: Azzedine Boukerche (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Panelists:
Ian F. Akyildiz (Georgia Institute of Technology, US);
Falko Dressler (University of Paderborn, Germany);
Hossam Hassanein (Queen's University, Canada);
Hussein Mouftah (University of Ottawa, Canada)

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Coffee Break

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Session 4: LTE and Cellular Networks (I)

Chair: Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris 13, France
Semi-Static Interference Coordination in OFDMA/LTE Networks: Evaluation of Practical Aspects
Donald Parruca (RWTH Aachen University, Germany); Fahad Aizaz (RWTH-Aachen University, Germany); Soamsiri Chantaraskul (The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), Thailand); James Gross (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden)
Handoff Rate Analysis in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks: a Stochastic Geometric Approach
Wei Bao (University of Toronto, Canada); Ben Liang (University of Toronto, Canada)
Towards Mobility-Aware Predictive Radio Access: Modeling, Simulation, and Evaluation in LTE Networks
Hatem Abou-zeid (Queen's University, Canada); Hossam S. Hassanein (Queen's University, Canada); Ramy Atawia (Queen's University, Canada)
Mobile Device Video Caching to Improve Video QoE and Cellular Network Capacity
Hasti Ahlehagh (University of California San Diego, USA); Sujit Dey (University of California, San Diego, USA)

Tuesday, September 23

7:30 AM

Registration Opening

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dharma Agrawal, OBR Distinguished Professor, University of Cincinnati, US

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5: Optimization and Performance Evaluation

Chair: Vojislav Misic, Ryerson University, Canada
Multi-Channel Slotted Aloha Optimization for Machine-Type-Communication
Osama Arouk (University of Rennes 1 & IRISA / INRIA Rennes, France); Adlen Ksentini (University of Rennes 1 / IRISA Lab, France)
On optimal relay placement for improved performance in non-coverage limited scenarios
Mikhail Zolotukhin (University of Jyväskylä, Finland); Alexander Sayenko (Nokia Siemens Networks, Finland); Timo Hämäläinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Performance of simple polling MAC with wireless re-charging in the presence of noise
Jelena Mišić (Ryerson University, Canada); Mohammad Khan (Ryerson University, Canada); Vojislav B. Mišić (Ryerson University, Canada)

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 6: LTE and Multihop Wireless Networks (II)

Chair: Edmond Jonckheere, University of Southern California, USA
Regret-based Learning for Medium Access in LTE Femtocell Networks
Ying Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong); Jason Min Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong); Brahim Bensaou (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)
User Satisfaction Based Joint User Selection and Beamforming in TD-LTE-A Downlink
Xuanli Wu (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Nannan Fu (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Di Lin (McGill University, Canada); Wanjun Zhao (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
Modeling of IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Wireless Chains with Hidden Nodes
Thiago Abreu (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France); Bruno Baynat (Université Pierre et Marie Curie-LIP6, France); Thomas Begin (Université de Lyon 1, France); Isabelle Guérin Lassous (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - LIP, France); Huu-Nghi Nguyen (Ens de Lyon - LIP, France)
Interference-Aware Mesh Multicast for Wireless Multihop Networks
Daniel Lertpratchya (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA); Douglas Blough (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA); George Riley (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM -

Poster/Demo Session II

1:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 7: Delay Tolerant and Opportunistic Networks

Chair: James Gross, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Analysis of Social Structure and Routing in Human based Delay Tolerant Network
Suvadip Batabyal (Jadavpur University, India); Parama Bhaumik (Jadavpur University, India)
Efficient Solutions for the Authenticated Fragmentation Problem in Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networks
Michael Noisternig (TU Darmstadt, Germany); Matthias Hollick (Technische Universität Darmstadt & Secure Mobile Networking Lab, Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt, Germany)
Searching a Needle in (Linear) Opportunistic Networks
Esa Hyytiä (Aalto University, Finland); Suzan Bayhan (University of Helsinki, Finland); Joerg Ott (Aalto University & Helsinki Institute of Information Technology, Finland); Jussi Kangasharju (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Socially Inspired Data Dissemination for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Felipe Cunha (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil); Guilherme Maia (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil); Aline Carneiro Viana (INRIA, France); Raquel A. F. Mini (PUC Minas, Brazil); Leandro Aparecido Villas (UNICAMP, Brazil); Antonio A.F. Loureiro (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Duty cycling in opportunistic networks: intercontact times and energy-delay tradeoff
Elisabetta Biondi (IIT-CNR, Italy); Chiara Boldrini (IIT-CNR, Italy); Andrea Passarella (IIT-CNR, Italy); Marco Conti (IIT-CNR, Italy)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 8: Algorithms, Scheduling, and Optimization

Chair: Abdelhamid Mammeri, University of Ottawa, Canada
Entropy as a New Metric For Denial Of Service Attack Detection In Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks
Mohamed Nidhal Mejri (University of Paris 13 & Paris, France); Jalel Ben-Othman (University of Paris 13, France)
Deterministic Distributed Rendezvous Algorithms for Multi-Radio Cognitive Radio Networks
Guyue Li (Institute of Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Zhaoquan Gu (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Xiao Lin (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Haosen Pu (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Qiang-Sheng Hua (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
A Semi-Persistent Scheduling Scheme for Videotelephony Traffics In the Uplink of LTE Networks
Jean Thierry Stephen Avocanh (L2TI Laboratory, University of Paris 13 Nord, France); Marwen Abdennebi (L2TI Laboratory, University of Paris Nord, France); Jalel Ben-Othman (University of Paris 13, France); Giuseppe Piro (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Channel Capacity Optimization for an integrated Wi-Fi and Free-space Optic Communication System (WiFiFO)
Qiwei Wang (Oregon State University, USA); Thinh Nguyen (Oregon State, USA); Alan Wang (Oregon State University, USA)

7:30 PM

Banquet

Wednesday, September 24

7:30 AM

Registration Opening

All Day

Concurrent Symposia/Workshops III

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MobiWAC 2014
PE-WASUN 2014

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 9: Wireless Sensor Networks (II)

Chair: Khadige Abboud, University of Waterloo, Canada
A Simple Method for the Deployment of Wireless Sensors to Ensure Full Coverage of an Irregular Area with Obstacles
Ines Khoufi (INRIA, France); Pascale Minet (INRIA, France); Anis Laouiti (TELECOM SudParis, France); Erwan Livolant (INRIA, France)
Organic Wireless Sensor Networks: A resilient paradigm for ubiquitous sensing
Sharief M.A. Oteafy (Queen's University, Canada); Hossam S. Hassanein (Queen's University, Canada)
Transmission Power Control-based Opportunistic Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks
Rodolfo W. L. Coutinho (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil); Azzedine Boukerche (University of Ottawa, Canada); Luiz F. M. Vieira (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil); Antonio A.F. Loureiro (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Imputing Missing Values in Sensor Networks using Sparse Data Representations
Liang Ze Wong (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore); Huiling Chen (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore); Daniel C. Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Singapore); Shaowei Lin (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore)

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 10: Tracking, Positioning, and Scheduling

Chair: Dwight Makaroff, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Lane Detection and tracking System Based on the MSER algorithm, Hough Transform and Kalman Filter
Abdelhamid Mammeri (University of Ottawa, Canada); Azzedine Boukerche (University of Ottawa, Canada); Guangqian Lu (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Incorporating User Motion Information for Indoor Smartphone Positioning in Sparse Wi-Fi Environments
Wasiq Waqar (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Yuanzhu Chen (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Andrew Vardy (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
Wireless Scheduling Algorithms in Complex Environments
Helga Gudmundsdottir (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Eyjólfur I. Ásgeirsson (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Marijke Bodlaender (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Joe Foley (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Magnús M. Halldórsson (Reykjavik University, Iceland); Ymir Vigfusson (Reykjavik University, Iceland)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 11: Mobility, Caching, and Compression

Chair: Eyjolfur Asgeirsson, Reykjavic University, Iceland
Understanding the Interactions of Handover-Related Self-Organization Schemes
Kais Elmurtadi Suleiman (University of Waterloo, Canada); Abd-Elhamid M. Taha (Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia); Hossam S. Hassanein (Queen's University, Canada)
FGPC: Fine-Grained Popularity-based Caching Design for Content Centric Networking
Dung Ong Mau (Huazhong University of Science & Technology, P.R. China); Min Chen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China); Tarik Taleb (NEC Europe Ltd., Germany); Xiaofei Wang (The University of British Columbia, Canada); Victor CM Leung (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
Application Caching for Cloud-Sensor Systems
Yi Xu (University of Florida, USA); Abdelsalam Helal (University of Florida, USA)
Efficient Data Compression with Error Bound Guarantee in Wireless Sensor Networks
Mohammad Abu Alsheikh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Puay Kai Poh (NUS, Singapore); Shaowei Lin (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore); Hwee Pink Tan (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore); Dusit Niyato (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 12: Network Coding and Data Forwarding

Chair: Scott Melvin, University of Toronto, Canada
On Control of Inter-session Network Coding in Delay-Tolerant Mobile Social Networks
Neetya Shrestha (I3S - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis/CNRS UMR 7271, France); Lucile Sassatelli (I3S - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis/CNRS UMR 7271, France)
Space-Time Effeicent Wireless Network Coding
Yan Yan (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Baoxian Zhang (University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Zheng Yao (Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
Community-Based Forwarding for Low-Capacity Pocket Switched Networks
Khadija Rasul (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Shaiful Chowdhury (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Dwight Makaroff (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Kevin G Stanley (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)

Thursday, September 25

7:30 AM

Registration Opening

All Day

Concurrent Symposia/Workshops IV

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MobiWAC 2014
PE-WASUN 2014