CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

24th Sunday Half Day Tutorials
Morning
Session 1
Scalable and Localized Network Layer Protocols in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada
Room: Mariner
Morning
Session 2
Afternoon Session 1
Wireless Sensor Networks: Perspectives, Applications, and Research Directions
Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virginia Tech, USA
Room: Clipper
Afternoon
Session 1
Cancelled
MEMS enabled Microsystems: from dumb to cogent sensors-design for intelligence
Elena Gaura, Coventry University, UK
Room: Mariner
Afternoon
Session 2
Cancelled
Directional Antenna Systems for Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Carlos Cordeiro, Philips Research, USA
Hrishikesh Gossain and Dharma Agrawal, University of Cincinnati, USA
Room: Clipper
 
25th Monday 8:30-9:00 Welcome and Best Paper Award
9:00-10:00 Session 1: Keynote: Prof. Ian Akyildiz
State Room: C
Session Chair: Mario Gerla
BREAK
10:30-12:30 Session 2A: Backbone
State Room: B
Session Chair: Xiang-Yang Li
Session 2B: MAC
State Room: D

LUNCH
Harbor Lights

14:00-16:00 Session 3A: Multicast/Topology
State Room: B
Session Chair: Stefano Basagni
Session 3B: Overlay/Pervasive Networks
State Room: D
Session Chair: Y. C. Tay
BREAK
16:30-18:00 Session 4: Panel
State Room: C
Session Chair: Marco Conti

BREAK

18:30-20:30 Reception/Poster Session
Reception: Harbor Lights
Poster Session: State Rooms A and E
 
26th Tuesday 8:30-9:30 Session 5: Keynote: Dr. Sri Kumar
State Room: C
Session Chair: Dharma P. Agrawal
BREAK
10:00-12:00 Session 6: Best Paper Candidates
State Room: C
Session Chair: Ivan Stojmenovic

LUNCH
Harbor Lights

13:30-15:30 Session 7A: Routing
State Room: B
Session Chair: Chita Das
Session 7B: Security/Reliability
State Room: D
Session Chair: Sajal Das
BREAK
16:00-18:00 Session 8A: Localization
State Room: B
Session Chair: Ed. Callaway
Session 8B: MAC/Timing Issues
State Room: D
Session Chair: J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves

BREAK

19:00-21:00 Banquet/NSF NeTS Program: Dr. Joseph B. Evans
Harbor Lights
 
27th Wednesday 8:30-9:30 Session 9: Keynote: Dr. Charles E. Perkins
State Room: C
Session Chair: Jie Wu
BREAK
10:00-12:00 Session 10A: QoS
State Room: B
Session Chair: Wei Zhao
Session 10B: Sensor Networks
State Room: D
Session Chair: Loren Schwiebert

LUNCH
Harbor Lights

13:30-15:30 Session 11A: Aggregation/Dissemination
State Room: B
Session Chair: John K. Zao
Session 11B: Coding/Compression
State Room: D
Session Chair: Mukesh Singhal
 

Monday, October 25: MASS Technical Sessions
 

8:30-9:00 Welcome and Best Paper Award
9:00-10:00 Session 1: Keynote: Prof. Ian Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology,
“Wireless Actor and Sensor Networks: Research Challenges”
10:00-10:30 BREAK
10:30-12:30 Session 2A: Backbone

Selective Backbone Construction for Topology Control
H. Liu, R. Gupta

Efficient Computation of Maximal Independent Sets in Unstructured Multi-Hop Radio Networks
T. Moscibroda, R. Wattenhofer

A Reliable Virtual Backbone Scheme in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
M. Min, D. Du

A Performance Comparison of Protocols for Clustering and Backbone Formation in Large Scale Ad Hoc Networks
S. Basagni, M. Mastrogiovanni, C. Petrioli
 

Session 2B: MAC

TCP Friendly Medium Access Control for Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks: Alleviating Self Contention
D. Berger, Z. Ye, P. Sinha, S. Krishnamurthy, M. Faloutsos, S. Tripathi

Link Layer Measurements in Sensor Networks
N. Reijers, G. Halkes, K. Langendoen

Adaptation of Multiple Access Parameters in Time Hopping UWB Cluster Based Wireless Sensor Networks
I. Guvenc, H. Arslan, S. Gezici

Packet Fragmentation in Wi-Fi Ad Hoc Networks with Correlated Channel Failures
A. Lyakhov
 

12:30-14:00 LUNCH

14:00-16:00 Session 3A: Multicast/Topology

Localized Topology Control for Heterogeneous Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
X.-Y. Li, W.-Z. Song, Y. Wang

On the Construction of Virtual Multicast Backbone for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Y. Wu, Y. Xu, G. Chen, K. Wang

Efficient and Robust Multicast Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
R. Vaishampayan, J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves

Shortest Multipath Routing using Labeled Distances
C. Balasubramanian, J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves
 

Session 3B: Overlay/Pervasive Networks

SOLONet: Sub-Optimal Location-Aided Overlay Network for MANETs
A. Patil, Y. Liu, L. Xiao, A.-H. Esfahanian, L. Ni

Stable Group Model in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming System
G. -T. Xue, M. -L. Li, Q. -N. Deng

pREST: A REST-based Protocol for Pervasive Systems
W. Drytiewicz, I. Radusch, S. Arbanowski, R. Popescu-Zeletin

An RFID Based Framework for Object Distribution, Tracking and Recalls in Pervasive Transaction Environments
P. De, K. Basu, S. Das
 

16:00-16:30 BREAK
16:30-18:00 Session 4: Panel 
"Is Mobile Ad Hoc Technology Ready for the Wireless Networking World?"
Organizer: Marco Conti (IIT-CNR, Italy)
Panelists:
Ian F. Akyldiz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Ed Callaway (Motorola Labs, USA)
Mario Gerla (UCLA, USA)
Vann Hasty (Mesh Networks, USA)
Joe Macker (Naval Research Laboratory, USA)

18:00 -18:30 BREAK

18:30-20:30 Reception/Poster Session
 

Tuesday, October 26: MASS Technical Sessions
 

8:30-9:30 Session 5: Keynote: Dr. Sri Kumar, DARPA,
“Integrated Wireless Micro-Sensor Networks: Challenges and Applications”
9:30-10:00 BREAK
10:00-12:00 Session 6: Best Paper Candidates (one of them will be selected)

Offered Load Control in IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Ad-hoc Networks
P. C. Ng, S. C. Liew

Performance Comparison of Cache Invalidation Strategies for Internet-based Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
S. Lim, W.-C. Lee, G. Cao, C. Das

IEEE 802.11 Fragmentation-Aware Energy-Efficient Ad-Hoc Routing Protocols
T. Nadeem

Model-based Resource Prediction for Multi-hop Wireless Networks
Y. Sun, X. Gao, E. Belding-Royer, J. Kempf
 

12:00-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-15:30 Session 7A: Routing

Hop count optimal position based packet routing algorithms for ad hoc wireless networks with a realistic physical layer
J. Kuruvila, A. Nayak, I. Stojmenovic

A mix route algorithm for mix-net in wireless ad hoc networks
S. Jiang, N. Vaidya, W. Zhao

Geograms versus Geocircuits: Virtual Circuit Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks (GCRP)
S. Fotopoulou-Prigipa, B. McDonald

A New Framework for Loop-Free On-Demand Routing Using Destination Sequence Numbers
J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, H. Rangarajan
 

Session 7B: Security/Reliability

Locality Driven Key Management Architecture for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
G. Xu, L. Iftode

Benchmarking Block Ciphers for Wireless Sensor Networks
Y. W. Law, J. Doumen, P. Hartel

Reliable Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Based on Mobility Prediction
J. Tang, G. Xue, W. Zhang

Play Alone or Together - Truthful and Efficient Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks With Selfish Nodes
J. Cai, U. Pooch
 
15:30-16:00 BREAK
16:00-18:00 Session 8A: Localization

Localization of Wireless Sensor Networks with a Mobile Beacon
M. Sichitiu, V. Ramadurai

Performance Tradeoffs of Localization Methods in Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks
Y. Shang, H. Shi, A. Ahmed

A Swarm-based Fuzzy Logic Control Mobile Sensor Network for Hazardous Contaminants Localization
X. Cui,T. Hardin, R. Ragade, A. Elmaghraby

Enhancing Location Service Scalability with HIGH-GRADE
Y. Yu, G.-H. Lu, Z.-L. Zhang
 
Session 8B: MAC/Timing Issues

Joint Synchronization, Routing and Energy Saving in CSMA/CA Multi-Hop Hybrid Networks
D. Jurca, J.-P. Hubaux

Analysis and Implementation of Scalable Clock Synchronization Protocols in IEEE 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks
D. Zhou

Scheduled Persistence for Medium Access Control in Sensor Networks
C. Colbourn, V. Syrotiuk

Time Indexing in Sensor Networks
R, Zheng, G. He, I. Gupta, J. Hou, L. Sha
 

18:00 -19:00 BREAK

19:00-21:00 Banquet / NSF NeTS Program: Dr. Joseph B. Evans
 

Wednesday, October 27: MASS Technical Sessions
 

8:30-9:30 Session 9: Keynote: Dr. Charles E. Perkins, Nokia,
“Convergence between Ad Hoc Network Protocols”
9:30-10:00 BREAK
10:00-12:00 Session 10A: QoS

Quality of Service Analysis and Control for Wireless Sensor Networks
J. Kay, J. Frolik

Improving Interactive Video in Ad-Hoc Networks Using Path Diversity
Ahmed Abd El Al

Throughput Guarantees for Multi-priority Traffic in Ad Hoc Networks
Y. Yang, R. Kravets

Use of Congestion-Aware Routing to Spatially Separate TCP Connections in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Z. Ye, S. Krishnamurthy, S. Tripathi
 

Session 10B: Sensor Networks

A Study of the Coverage of Large-scale Sensor Networks
B. Liu, D. Towsley

Semantic Internetworking of Sensor Systems
K. Wang, S. A. Ayyash, T. Little

Proxy-Based Sensor Deployment for Mobile Sensor Networks
G. Wang, G. Cao, T. La Porta

Trade-off Between Coverage and Data Reporting Latency for Energy-Conserving Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks
W. Choi, S. Das
 

12:00-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-15:30 Session 11A: Aggregation/Dissemination

Localized probabilistic and dominating set based algorithm for efficient information dissemination in ad hoc
M. Hauspie, A. Panier, D. Simplot-Ryl

Dynamic Proxy Tree-Based Data Dissemination Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks
W. Zhang, G. Cao, T. La Porta

Query Aggregation for Providing Efficient Data Services in Sensor Networks
W. Yu, L. Thang, D. Xuan, W. Zhao

Update-Linearizability: A Consistency Concept for the Chronological Ordering of Events in MANETs
J. Haehner, K. Rothermel, C. Becker

 
Session 11B: Coding/Compression

RACE: Time Series Compression with Rate Adaptivity and Error Bound for Sensor Networks
H. Chen, J. Li, P. Mohapatra

Power Aware Coding for Spatio-Temporally Correlated Wireless Sensor Data
C. Tang, C. Raghavendra, V. Prasanna

A Path Compression Technique for On-demand Ad-hoc Routing Protocols
V. Giruka, M. Singhal, S. P. Yarravarapu

Optimizing a Class of In-network Processing Applications in Wireless Sensor Networks
B. Hong, V. Prasanna