Wireless and mobile systems are growing at a breath taking pace and are influencing the way people live and interact. The persuasiveness of mobile computing is being felt not only by the business, but also by each household. Future of mobile computing seems to be very promising and anywhere, anytime, any device access to information is a reality. In this presentation, we describe basics of how wireless cell phones work, how mobility is supported, and what is the underlying infrastructure. We illustrate applications of wireless networking in diverse areas and provide an overview of current state of the art. We also summarize the research work being carried out at UC. Finally, we look at the challenges faced by the wireless technology and project future directions.

About the Speaker

Dharma P. Agrawal is the Ohio Board of Regents Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering and the founding director for the Center for Distributed and Mobile Computing in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, OH. His current research interests energy efficient routing and information retrieval in ad hoc and sensor networks, effective handoff handling and multicasting in integrated wireless networks, interference analysis in Piconets and routing in Scatternet, use of directional antennas for enhanced QoS and Scheduling of periodic real-time applications. He has edited several books and his recent coauthored book Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Systems, has just been published by Brooks/Cole publishing.

Dr. Agrawal has over 330 papers and four patents. He has been the Program Chair and General Chair for numerous international conferences and meetings. He has delivered keynotes for five international conferences. He has received numerous awards including IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the ACM. Very recently, he has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist for duration of five years.

Faculty Host: Hassan Peyravi

• Thursday September 4, 2003
  OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTE FOR COMPLEX ADAPTIVE MATTER (ICAM) AND KSU PARTICIPATION
  Prof. Khandker Quader, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:00 PM Smith Hall, Room 110

• Friday September 26, 2003
  Impact on Research, Science, Learning of the Third Frontier Network
  Professor Al Stutz, Operational Director, Ohio Super Computer, Columbus, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Wednesday October 8, 2003
  Tandem Repeat Evolution in the Human Genome: An Algorithmic Study
  Dr. S. Cenk Sahinalp, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Monday October 13, 2003
  AnglaHindi : A Machine-Aided Translation System for translation from English to Hindi
  Dr. RMK Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Wednesday October 15, 2003
  Is Honesty the Best Policy (Mathematically)?
  Prof. Alan Taylor, Union College, Schenectady, NY
  4:15 - 5:15 PM MSB, Room 228

• Wednesday October 22, 2003
  Replicated Databases
  Dr. Yuri Breitbart, OBR Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Wednesday November 5, 2003
  Improving Performance of Internet Protocols Over Wireless Networks
  Mark Allman, The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Berkeley, California
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Wednesday November 12, 2003
  Intelligent Traffic Management and Control for Heterogeneous Networks
  Gus Samba, -, Aurora, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228

• Friday November 21, 2003
  Emerging Topics in Science and Applications of Liquid Crystals
  Dr. Oleg D. Lavrentovich, Interim Director, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  3:15 - 4:30 PM MSB, Room 228