Research Projects and Interests
Our reserach has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Texas Advanced Technology and Reserach Programs, Southwestern Bell, TIVOLI, Semiconductor Reserach Corporation, General Motors, the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG) industrial affiliates and equipment donations from Intel and Dell.
| Wireless and Sensor Networks | Network Management and Performance | CAD and Nanotechnology | Honors & Awards |
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Wireless and Sensor Networks
- Architecture and abstractions for environment and traffic aware system-level coordination of wireless networks. Supported by an Intel Research Council grant and the National Science Foundation.
- Network Support for Distributed Sensing Applications Funded by NSF.
- Applications of stochastic geometry to modelling wireless and sensor networks.
- Ad hoc wireless networking
- Competition and cooperation in multiprovider/technology wireless systems.
- Quality of service and resource management for wireless systems
- See Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG) for other ongoing research at U.T. Austin in this area.
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Network Management and Performance
- Resource management for high-speed networks
- Simulation and estimation methodologies
- Network monitoring and measurement
- Planning and pricing for communication networks
- See Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG) for other ongoing research at U.T. Ausitn in this area.
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Algorithms, Computer Aided Design and Nanotechnology
A look at nanoscale structures.
The second and third figures are micrographs taken with transmission
electron microscope of a Cu interconnect sample
and carbon nanotube bundles , i.e., potential building
blocks for nanoelectronics.
Courtesy P. Ferreira.
- Tools for dealing with uncertainty in computer-aided design.
- Nanoscale Computing Group. An interdiciplinary project aimed at developing design methods and tools, manufacturing techniques and nanoelectronic devices to make nanocomputing a reality. Funded SRC and NSF grants.
- NOVA Project: ASIPs & Retargetable Compilers CAD for Embedded Systems Funded by TATP and NSF grants.
- See Center for nano- & molecular science and technology (CNM) for other interdisciplinary reserach in this area at U.T. Austin and elsewhere.
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Research Honors and Awards
Fellow IEEE 2009.
Best Paper appearing in ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, Jan 2002-2004.
Paper included in "The Best of ICCAD - 20 Years of Excellence in Computer Aided Design," edited by A. Kuehlmann, 2003.
IEEE/CAS William J. McCalla ICCAD Best Paper Award, November 2000.
General Motors Foundation Centennial Fellowship in Electrical Engineering, since 1998.
Editor for IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 1997-2001.
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1996.
Joe. J. King Professional and Engineering Leadership Award, 1996.