Real World Impact
The broader impact of this work will be strengthened by four important areas of activity:
Course Development and PhD Training
The proposed research work will benefit education efforts in the field.
We plan to incorporate this research agenda into graduate-level courses, such as CS8221 and CS5231, and to make wireless test-beds available
for advanced experiments. We also plan to use our laboratories for senior theses in which a
group of undergraduates participate in research activities. Considering the popularity of wireless programming
among students, the laboratory is expected to significantly promote the research involvement of undergraduates,
which could have a long-lasting impact on their careers as scientists and engineers.
Research Participation of Minorities and Females
We will accomplish the commitments outlined in this
proposal with the help of two graduate students whose careers will be furthered by this experience. We have and
will continue to pay special attention to recruiting women and under-represented minorities through the Minority
Engineering Scholarship Program at the University of Minnesota. Despite the fact that the enrollment of women
and minority students has recently declined sharply, the PI has been successful in recruiting a number of talented
women who have been very successful in their graduate work and research. Two female PhD Students have
graduated from the group in recent years . The support from this project will ensure that the selected students
can successfully accomplish their studies.
Outreach Activities
The PI will continue to give invited talks to communities outside the field of computer
science. and host an open house annually to (i) introduce students to opportunities available in technology-based
fields and to the university experience, (ii) to provide students with a gentle introduction to wireless hardware
and the basics of software, and (iv) to inject students with a sense of accomplishment, especially in the area of
technology that will make them more inclined to enroll in technical courses at the high school level and therefore
be better equipped to succeed at the university level.
Impact on Scientific Frontier and Daily Life
Finally, if we are successful, this proposed work will impact
both scientific research and daily life. Within our research community, this work will improve the performance of
wireless broadcast network designs, leading to more efficient spectrum utilization. Furthermore, with the recent
deployment of multimedia broadcast services (e.g., LTE-unlicensed) and increasing native broadcast support for
ZigBee,Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, this proposed work is uniquely positioned to have a noticeable impact on the future
practice of wireless networking. In daily life, wireless systems have been widely used in many applications such
as wireless telemetry, interactive smart environments, environmental monitoring and urban traffic control. Since
wireless communication is broadcast in nature, our systematic study of broadcast spectrum efficiency can lead to
a better understanding of these wireless systems and improve their performance. These systems, in return, can
enhance the convenience, efficiency, and safety of our daily life.
Prior NSF Support
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