U.S.-Australia Workshop: Self-Organizing Wireless Networks Based on Cross Layer Interactions

0827150美国-澳大利亚研讨会：基于跨层交互的自组织无线网络该奖项支持美国研究人员、博士后和研究生参加2008年11月在墨尔本举行的关于基于跨层交互的自组织无线网络的美澳研讨会。共同组织者是马里兰大学帕克学院土木工程与环境工程系的斯图尔特·米尔纳教授和墨尔本大学电气与电子工程系的马里穆图·帕拉尼斯瓦米教授，以及ARC(澳大利亚研究理事会)智能传感器、传感器网络和信息处理研究网络(ISSNIP)的召集人。能够自组织或自主重新配置其架构的无线通信网络(例如，网络拓扑、通信协议等)为了应对系统功能/连通性的退化和/或丧失，以及动态的应用需求，提出了一种新的、可能具有变革性的研究思路。此类网络可以感知、诊断和重新配置，以便在计划外事件期间和之后不间断地运行。会议的目标是促进对自组织网络的基本了解，推进其理论基础，确定这些网络的挑战，并允许分析和设计集成物理、网络和应用领域的可自主重新配置的工程系统。具体来说，他们将讨论网络的动态拓扑重新配置能力对实时网络应用的自主操作和响应能力的重要性。马里兰大学和墨尔本大学之间有足够的利益重叠，表明他们可以成功地开展拟议的活动，并且互动将对双方都有利。下一代无线和移动系统的用户将受益于正在讨论的自组织无线网络技术所提供的优势。这次研讨会将为美国博士后和研究生提供一个获得全球研究经验的绝佳机会。预计他们将在整个职业生涯中与澳大利亚的研究人员和学生保持联系和合作。有关研讨会及其调查结果的信息将通过各自的网站(美国：http://www.cnis.umd.edu：澳大利亚：http://www.ee.unimelb.edu.au/ISSNIP/.))提供研讨会由美国国家科学基金会电气、通信和网络系统部S联合资助。

0827150MilnerTitle: U.S.-Australia Workshop: Self-Organizing Wireless Networks Based on Cross Layer InteractionsThis award supports the participation of American researchers, postdocs, and graduate students in a U.S.- Australia workshop on self-organizing wireless networks based on cross layer interactions to be held in Melbourne in November 2008. The co-organizers are Professor Stuart Milner of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park and Professor Marimuthu Palaniswami in the Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne and Convenor of ARC (Australian Research Council) Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP). Wireless communication networks that can self-organize or autonomously reconfigure their architecture, (e.g., the network topology, the communication protocols, etc.) in response to degradation and/or loss of system function/connectivity as well as dynamic application requirements represent a new and potentially transformative research idea. Such networks can sense, diagnose, and reconfigure to function uninterruptedly during and after unplanned events. The goal of the meeting is to advance the fundamental understanding of self-organizing networks, to advance their theoretical foundations, to identify the challenges of these networks, and to allow the analysis and design of autonomously reconfigurable engineered systems integrating physical, networks and application domains. Specifically they will be discussing the importance of the dynamic topological reconfiguration capabilities of the network to autonomous operation and responsiveness for real-time network applications.There is sufficient overlap of interests between the University of Maryland and the University of Melbourne to indicate that they can successfully pursue the activities proposed and that the interaction will benefit both sides. Users of next generation wireless and mobile systems would benefit from advantages provided by the self-organizing wireless network technologies being discussed. This workshop will provide the US postdocs and graduate students an excellent opportunity to receive a global research experience. It is anticipated that they will maintain contacts and collaborations with the Australian researchers and students throughout their careers. Information about the workshop and its findings will be made available via respective websites (U.S.: http://www.cnis.umd.edu: Australia: http://www.ee.unimelb.edu.au/ISSNIP/.) The workshop is being jointly funded with NSF?s Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems.