Multi-Agent Algorithms for Topology Control in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (Date: 21 July 2017)
Prof. Abdullah Konak
Without requiring a fixed infrastructure, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) has many application areas, including sensor networks, vehicular networks, robot swarms, and emergency response systems. MANETs have dynamic topologies that could be disconnected because of the mobility of nodes. This work presents centralized and distributed agent-based approaches to maintaining the connectivity of a MANET. In the centralized algorithms, the behavior of each agent is optimized by a central control system that is aware of the global state of the network at all times. In the distributed algorithms, agents are autonomous and not aware of the whereabout of all nodes in the network. Therefore, agents use simple flocking rules based on local information to find a solution to a computationally difficult problem in real-time as the topology of the network changes dynamically. Simulation results are presented to evaluate the performance of the centralized and distributed approaches.
| Date | 21 July 2017 (Friday) |
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| Time | 10:30-11:30 |
| Venue | HW-828 |
| Speaker | Abdullah Konak is a Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University Berks. Dr. Konak received his degrees in Industrial Engineering, B.S. from Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, M.S. from Bradley University, and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Konak’s current research interest is in the application of Operations Research techniques to complex problems, including such topics as network design, network reliability, facilities design, green logistics, and data mining. Dr. Konak has published papers in leading journals such as Operations Research Letters, Informs Journal on Computing, Europan Journal of Operations Research, Computers and Operations Research, IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, International Journal of Production Research, and Production Economics. He has been a principal investigator in sponsored projects from the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, the US Department of Labor, and Venture Well. Dr. Konak currently teaches courses on Database Management Systems, Information Security, and Technology-based Entrepreneurship. He is a member of IISE, INFORMS, and IEEE. |