Ad hoc networks, or networks without a central controller, or a base station. The ability of nodes in such a network to move freely and autonomously in a physical region brings several challenges: maintaining the connectivity while the nodes move, fulfilling the requirements (QoS) of the application for which the network is deployed, and physically avoiding obstacles, to name a few. This research touches on some of the research challenges in implementing such a type of network. The applications can vary, for example, an ad hoc network can form in order to provide connectivity to ground search and rescue teams, it can also be formed in an urban environment like a city, it can also perform tasks directly in case of border patrol, environmental monitoring, traffic optimization, among others.
People
- Paulo Alexandre Regis: Assistant Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University; https://paregis.me
- Amar Nath Patra: Assistant Professor at Radford University; https://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/computing.html
- Suman Bhunia: Assistant Professor at Miami University; http://sbhunia.me
- Laik Ruetten: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; https://www.linkedin.com/in/laik-ruetten-26a16a145/
- Nicholas Ceccarelli: The State University of New Yort at Buffalo; https://www.linkedin.com/in/nceccarelli/
- Tristan Brodeur: Undergraduate Researcher at University of Nevada-Las Vegas; https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-brodeur-a7987896
- Shamik Sengupta: Associate Professor at University of Nevada-Reno; https://www.cse.unr.edu/~shamik/
Resources
Related publications
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- Search and Rescue Operations with Mesh Networked Robots
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Positioning Scheme for First-responders in a Dynamic Area of Interest
- Implementation of 3D Obstacle Compliant Mobility Models for UAV networks in ns-3