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ACoRN Multihop Wireless Networking Workshop

Victoria University, July 14, 2008

1 of 4 events being held in July at VU

Following the success of the last two workshops, the ACoRN Workshop on Wireless Multihop Networks will provide a forum for all researchers in Australia (including postgraduate students) working on these areas to present and discuss their current research directions, identify peers working on similar topics, and facilitate the process of establishing successful collaborations. The workshop will feature:

  • a keynote speaker from a prominant university;
  • a single track of presentations, with significant time after each presentation for questions, discussions, and uncovering any similarities with other ongoing works;

The workshop will have a single track of presentations, with significant time after each presentation for questions and discussions, leading to uncovering any similarities with other ongoing works, identifying peers working on similar topics and facilitating the process of establishing successful collaborations.

This workshop is supported by the ARC Communications Research Network (ACoRN). ACoRN aims to stimulate creativity, innovation and breakthrough science, leading to technological advancement in telecommunications.

Program

MONDAY JULY 14

9:00 am

Workshop Registration

9:30 am

Workshop Welcome

9:45 am

Plenary Session

  • Assoc. Prof. Arek Dadej, Leader Telecommunication Network and Service Group, Institute for Telecommunications Research
    “TBD”

10:45 am

Break

11:15 am

Technical Presentation Session 1

  • Waqas Ahmed, Victoria University
    “Aspects of QoS for Opportunistic Spectrum Access Networks”
  • Manzur Ashraf, Institute for Telecommunications Research
    “Rate Adaptive Channel MAC”

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Technical Presentation Session 2

  • Zainab Zaidi, NICTA
     “Performance of link metrics in wireless mesh networks (WMN)”
  • Chatu Lokuge, Industrial Research Limited
    “Study of a Novel Geographic Set-up and an Access Protocol for Mesh, Ad-Hoc and Cognitive Networks”
  • Rizwan Ahmad, Victoria University
    “Enhanced Relay-Enabled Distributed Coordination Function : Performance Evaluation”

3:15 pm

Break

3:45 pm

Poster Presentation Session

  • Oday Jerew, The Australian National University
     “Topology Control Algorithm for DSR Routing Protocol With Minimum Routing Overhead”
  • Leon Craven, The Australian National University
    “A Systematic Approach To A Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Network Test Bed”

5:00 pm

End of Workshop

Venue

Victoria University
Footscray Park Campus
Ballarat Rd, Footscray
Lecture Theatre A315

Map

http://www.vu.edu.au/About_VU/Campus_Maps/Footscray_Park/

Registration and additional Information

Registration fees and forms can be found at http://www.acorn.net.au/event/WorkshopsJuly08/.

For more information, please contact ACoRN and the administration staff can either answer your query or pass onto someone who can.

 

This workshop/tutorial is 1 of 4 being held from 14th to 17th of July 2008 at Victoria University. We encourage delegates to take advantage of this and register for all 4 events.
View more information at http://www.acorn.net.au/event/WorkshopsJuly08/