A. Bruce McDonald

Phone: 617-373-3028
Fax: 617-373-8970
Email: mcdonald@ece.neu.edu

Lab and Students' Office: 227 Egan Technology Transfer Center
Lab Phone: 617-373-3009
Recent Graduate Student Achievements:

• Yue Fang Passed the Comprehensive Exam for the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Sep 2005)

• Yue Fang Successfully Defended her Doctoral Dissertation for the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Dec 2005)

• Mustafa Ozdemir Passed the Comprehensive Exam for the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Dec 2005)

• Daniel Ugarte Successfully Defended his Thesis for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Dec 2005)

Faculty Advisor:

• Graduate Student Rumi Club

• The Reconfigurable Wireless-Networking and Communications Laboratory: RWIN-Lab

• ECEG364 Mobile and Wireless Networking (Snell Library 13)

• Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30 - 6:00 pm (after class) or by appointment.

• Course Web Site: Please visit the blackboard systems for all course related material and information.

Research interests

Electronic communications involves the reliable transport of information that may or may not be inherently electronic or digital in form. The objective of electronic communications, and networks in particular, is to provide fair and reliable access to set of robust and cost-effective tools that enable people and machines, possibly heterogeneous and widely separated, to gather, process and convey information regardless of its original form or intended application. Prof. McDonald's interests are in topics related to computer and data communications networks, namely, routing algorithms, network performance analysis, wireless ad-hoc networks, mobility management, communications protocols, internetworking, stochastic simulation and distributed systems. His current research is focused on the development and analysis of adaptive algorithms for routing, dynamic organization and resource management in wireless ad-hoc networks. He is particularly interested in the interactions between different communications 'layers' and how understanding these dynamic processes can lead to more robust network control and, thus, open new application domains for reconfigurable wireless networks. He is also investigating mobility and statistical estimation of node location and link quality to understand its impact on power consumption, network performance and the development of models and techniques for utilizing uncertain knowledge in multidimensional dynamic environments in order to optimize network performance and allocate resources in order to satisfy statistical quality-of-service constraints (more). In addition, Prof. McDonald is investigating and validating tools for improving the runtime of ad hoc network simulation that do not sacrifice fidelity nor the impact of interacting effects. His primary areas of interest include the following:

• Theoretical Performance Bounds
• Queuing Models
• Mobility Modeling
• Statistical Quality-of-Service Routing in Wireless Networks
• Dynamic Adaptive Clustering
• Geodesic Routing and Mobility Management
• Internetworking, Address Resolution and Naming
• Discrete Event Simulation
• Distributed Systems and Network Design

Professional Experience and Educational Background

Dr. McDonald earned Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh ('00,'95) and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University ('86). He is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. Prof. McDonald's current research interests are focused on cross-layer interaction and the development of methodologies for supporting statistically bounded QoS support involving adaptive real-time applications in dynamic wireless networks. Prof. McDonald has served as the Program Chair for the SCS Communications Networks and Distributed Systems Conference (CNDS'02, CNDS'03 and CNDS'04) and has served on several other Conference Program Committees. From 1996-2000 he served as a Sr. Computer Engineer in the Dept. of Neurophysiology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh where he developed distributed tools for real-time physiological monitoring in the ICU and in 1996 he was as a Visiting Researcher in the Applied Network Research Group at Bellcore in Redbank NJ. His prior positions include Systems and Applications Engineering at Timeplex and Micom Systems (1987-1989) and Network Engineer for the Municipality of Newton Massachusetts (1989-1992). Prof. McDonald's association with Northeastern University began in 1968 when his father, Prof. and Dean Philip R. McDonald (of the Philip R. McDonald Chair of Business Administration) accepted an appointment as an Associate Professor of Marketing. Prof. McDonald currently resides in Westwood, Mass with his wife Laurie (1990 graduate of Northeastern University) and sons Justin Philip (b. 10/08/98) and Matthew Stephen (b. 03/17/02).

External Support/Funding Approximate Total: $560,000

• National Science Foundation CAREER Grant FY 2004 Competition (NSF Award Id : 0347698, PI: McDonald, A.B.) Project Title: CAREER: Cross-Layer Optimization for Robust Admission Control in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: A Theoretical Framework. The award is effective 1 June 2004 through 31 May 2005. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards for new faculty members. The CAREER program recognizes and supports the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. CAREER awardees are selected on the basis of creative, career-development plans that effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their institution.
• Industry Partner FY 2003 (PI): Two semester contract for approximately $25,000 to support RA.
  Project Title: Terms of contract prohibit posting of this information and identity of funding agency.
• Industry Partner FY 2003 (PI): One semester contract for approximately $12,000 to support RA.
  Project Title: Terms of contract prohibit posting of this information and identity of funding agency.
• Industry Partner Summer 2004 (PI): One semester contract for approximately $25,000 to support 40 hour (extended) RA.
  Project Title: Terms of contract prohibit posting of this information and identity of funding agency.
• Industry Partner Pending Final Approval (PI): One year initial contract for approximately $80,000; renewable. Project Title: Directions in Cross-Layer Design and Analysis for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: On Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the Cross-Layer Paradigm for Scalability and Service-Oriented Design The intial project is officially effective from August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.

Teaching

Recent Graduate and Undergraduate Courses Taught:

(2006) : ECE G364: Mobile and Wireless Networking (4 SH)
(2005) : ECE U322: Digital Logic Design (4 SH)
(2005) : ECE U323: Digital Logic Design Lab (1 SH)
(2005) : ECE G311: Communications Networks and Performance (4 SH)
(2004) : ECE U628: Computer Communications Networks (4 SH)
(2004) : ECE U629: Internetworking Design Lab (1 SH)
(2004) : ECE G399: Advanced Seminar for Computer Engineering (4 SH/S/U)
(2004) : ECE U628: Communications Networks (4 SH)
(2004) : ECE U629: Internetworking Design Lab / Section A (1 SH)
(2004) : ECE U629: Internetworking Design Lab / Section B (1 SH)
(2003) : ECE G331: Network Communications and Performance Engineering (4 SH)
(2003) : ECE 1458: Computer Communications Networks
(2003) : ECE 1330: Noise and Stochastic Processes
(2003) : ECE 1330: Noise and Stochastic Processes: Honors Adjunct
(2003) : ECE 3511: Communications Networks and Performance Engineering
(2002) : ECE 1458: Communications Networks
(2002) : ECE 3655: Special Topics in Computer Networks
(2003) : ECE 3511: Communications Networks and Performance Engineering
(2001) : ECE 3650: Local Area Networks and Internetworking
(2001) : ECE 3511: Communications Networks and Performance Engineering
(1997) : TEL 2062: Network Performance (University of Pittsburgh)

Links to Research Related Web Web Sites

• Simulation: OPNET in Classes and Research (Simulation)

Peer reviewed journal articles

1. Ozdemir, M. and McDonald, A.B., "On the Performance of Ad Hoc Wireless LANs: A Queuing Theoretic Model" Performance Evaluation: An Elsevier International Computer Science Journal, Special Issue on Performance Modeling and Evaluation of Wireless Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Ubiquitous Networks.
2. Gopalan, A., Dawived, S., Znati, T.F. and McDonald, A.B., "On the Implementation and Performance of the (alpha,t)-Protocol on Linux." Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation and Modeling International, Special Issue on Modeling and Simulation of Emerging Wireless and Sensor Network Technologies and Applications, Accepted: to appear in 2005.
3. McDonald, A.B., and Znati, T.F., "Statistical Estimation of Link Availability and Its Impact on Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks." Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WMC), No. 4, 2004, pp. 331-349.
4. Goldstein, B., McNames, J., McDonald, A.B., Ellenby, M.S., Lai, S., Sun, Z., Krieger, D. and Sclabassi, R.J. "A Physiological Data Acquisition System and Database for the Study of Disease Dynamics in the Intensive Care Unit." Critical Care Medicine: The Official Journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2003, pp. 433-441.
5. McDonald, A.B., and Znati, T.F., "Design and Performance of and Distributed Dynamic Clustering Algorithm for Multimode Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks." Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation and Modeling International, Special Issue on Simulation and Modeling of Computer Systems and Networks, Vol. 78, No. 70, July 2002, pp. 408-422.
6. Ellenby, M.S., McNames, J., Lai, S., McDonald, A.B., Krieger, D., Sclabassi, R.J. and Goldstein B, "Uncoupling and Recoupling of Autonomic Regulation of the Heart Beat in Pediatric Septic Shock." SHOCK: Journal of the Shock Society, Vol. 16, No. 4, October 2002, pp 274-277.
7. Ellenby, M.S., McNames, J., Lai, S., McDonald, A.B., Krieger, D., Sclabassi, R.J. and Goldstein, B., "Dynamic Assessment of Intracranial Hypertention." Journal of Investigative Medicine, Traumatic Brain Issue, Vol. 49 (80A), 2001.
8. McDonald, A.B. and Znati, T., "A Mobility-Based Framework for Adaptive Clustering in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication (J-Sac), Special Issue on Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 17, No. 8, August 1999, pp. 1466-1487.
9. McDonald, A.B and Znati, T., "ARP Versus ES-IS:Performance Evaluation of Neighbor-Greeting Protocols." The Computer Journal, Vol. 39, No. 10, November 1996, pp. 856-867.

1. Ozdemir, M., Gu, D., McDonald, A.B. and Zhang, J., "Enhancing MAC Performance with a Reverse Direction Protocol for High-Capacity Wireless LANs" Submitted for Peer Review to the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC'06), April 3-6 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2. Ugarte,D. and McDonald, A.B., "Dynamic Spectrum Management: Capacity Analysis Enabled Through Spot Market Deregulation" Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN'05), Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, November 8-11, 2005.
3. Fang, Y., Gu, D., McDonald, A.B. and Zhang, J., "On the Performance Enhancement of Wireless LANs --- A Multipolling Mechanism with a Hidden Terminal Solution" Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM'2005) St. Louis, MO, November 29 - December 2, 2005.
4. Ugarte,D. and McDonald, A.B., "On the Network Capacity of Multi-Hop Wireless Networks with Dynamic Spectrum Management" Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks (MWCN'2005) Marrakeck, Morroco, September 19-20, 2005.
5. Ozdemir, O. and McDonald, A.B., "A Queuing Model for Multiple-Hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks" Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks (MWCN'2005) Marrakeck, Morroco, September 19-20, 2005.
6. Fang, Y., Gu, D., McDonald, A.B. and Zhang, J., "A Two-Level Carrier Sensing Mechanism for the Overlapping BSS Problem in Wireless LANs" Proceedings of 14th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN'2005) Chania Crete, Greece, September 18-21, 2005.
7. Ozdemir, M. and McDonald, A.B., "A Queuing Theoretic Model for Wireless Ad Hoc LANs." Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob'2005) Monreal, Canada, August 22-24, 2005.
8. Ozdemir, M. and McDonald, A.B. and Ramanathan, R. "Asynchronous Reservation-Oriented Multiple Access for Wireless Networks (AROMA)." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Wireless Networks, Communications, and Mobile Computing (WIRELESSCOMM'05) International Symposium of Wireless Quality-of-Service (WiQoS'5), Maui, Hawaii, June 13-16, 2005.
9. Fang, Yue and McDonald, A.B., "Theoretical Network Capacity of Multi-hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks." Proceedings of The Sixth IEEE International Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks (MWCN 2004), Paris, France, October 25-27, 2004, pp. 311-322.
10. Fotopulou-Prigipia, S. and McDonald, A.B., "Geograms versus Geocircuits: Geographic Virtual Circuit Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks (GCRP)." Proceedings of The First Annual IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2004), Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 25-27, 2004.
11. Ozdemir, M. and McDonald, A.B., "An M/MMGI/1/K Queuing Model for IEEE 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks." Proceedings of ACM Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Wireless Ad Hoc, Sensor and Unbiquitous Networks (PE-WASUN 2004), in conjunction with the Seventh ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Mobile Systems (MSWiM 2004), Venice, Italy, October 7, 2004, pp. 107-111.
12. Fang, Yue and McDonald, A.B., "Dynamic Codeword Routing (DCR): A Cross-Layer Approach for Performance Enhancement of General Ad Hoc Routing." To appear in Proceedings of The First IEEE International Conference of Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications Networks (SECON 2004), Santa Clara, CA, October 4-7, 2004, pp. 255-263.
13. Ozdemir, M. and McDonald, A.B., "A Queuing Theoretic Model for IEEE 802.11 DCF." Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), San Francisco, CA, April 25-28, 2004, pp. 33-38
14. Fang, Yue and McDonald, A.B., "Theoretical Channel Capacity in Multi-hop Ad Hoc Networks." Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), San Francisco, CA, April 25-28, 2004, pp. 181-186.
15. Fang, Yue and McDonald, A.B., "Performance Analysis of Multi-hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks using IEEE 802.11 DCF." Workshop on Multihop Wireless Networks (MWN'04) Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference , Workshop on Multihop Wireless Networks (MWN'04) Phoenix, AZ, April 15-17, 2004, pp. 321-322.
16. Gopalan, A., Znati, T., Dwivedi, S. and McDonald, A.B., "On the Implementation and Performance of the (alpha,t) Protocol in Linux." Proceedings of the 37th Annual SCS/IEEE/ACM Simulation Symposium (ANSS), Arlington, VA, April 18-22, 2004, 27-34.
17. Fotopoulou-Prigipa, S. and McDonald, A.B., "A Novel Paradigm for Geographic Routing in Ad Hoc Networks: Comparison of Geograms and Geocircuits." Proceedings of The Communications Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference (CNDS), San Diego, CA, January 19-22, 2004.
18. Santivanez, C. and McDonald, A.B., "Progressive Scaling: A Methodology for Efficient Validation and Parameter Tuning of Large Ad Hoc Network Simulations." Proceeding of The Communications Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference (CNDS), Orlando FL, January 19-23, 2003, pp. 31-36.
19. Santivanez, C., McDonald, A.B., Stavrakakis, I. and Ramanathan, R., "On the Scalability of Ad Routing Protocols." Proceedings of the 21st Annual Combined Conference of The IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (INFOCOM), New York, June 23-27 2002, IEEE Proceedings Vol. 3, pp. 1688-1697.
20. Fang, Y. and McDonald, A.B., "Cross-layer Performance Effects of Path-Coupling in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Implications for Throughput, Power and Scalability." Proceedings of The 21st Annual IEEE International Performance, Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Phoenix AZ, April 3-5 2002, pp. 281-290.
21. McDonald, A.B. and Znati, T., "Design and Performance of a Distributed Dynamic Clustering Algorithm for Ad Hoc Networks." Proceedings of The 34th Annual IEEE/ACM Simulation Symposium (ANSS), Seattle WA, April 2001, pp. 27-35.
22. Rao, S., McDonald, A.B. and Znati, T., "Design and Analysis of Hierarchical Group-Based Mobility for Ad-Hoc Networks." Proceedings of The Communications Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference (CNDS), Phoenix AZ, January 2001, pp.
23. McDonald, A.B. and Znati, T., "A Dual-Hybrid Adaptive Routing Strategy for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks." Proceedings of The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Chicago, IL, September 2000, pp. 1125-1130.
24. McDonald A.B. and Znati, T., "Predicting Node Proximity in Ad-Hoc Networks: A Least Overhead Adaptive Model for Selecting Stable Routes." Proceedings of The First Annual ACM Workshop for Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHOC), Boston, MA, August 2000, pp. 29-33.
25. McDonald, A.B. and Znati, T., "A Path Availability Model for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks." Proceedings The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), New Orleans, LA, September 1999, pp. 35-40.
26. Meempat, G. and McDonald, A.B., "Mobile Teleconferencing: Design and Performance of Architectures for Inter-Switch Handoff Management and Session Multicasting." Proceedings of The IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC now WCNC), Florence IT, October 1998, pp.
27. McDonald, A.B. and Znati., T., "ARP Versus ES-IS: Performance Comparison of Neighbor-Greeting Protocols." Proceedings of The 29th Annual IEEE/ACM Simulation Symposium (AISS), New Orleans LA, April 1996, pp. 71-80.

1. Goldstein B., Ellenby M., Lai S., McNames J., McDonald A.B., Krieger D., Sclabassi R.J. and Buchman T.G., "Characterization of Variability in Physiologic Time Signals During Hypotension in Pediatric Sepsis." Proceedings of The Annual Symposium for the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), 2001, Vol. 28:A46, Refereed Abstract.
2. Goldstein, B., Lai, S., Bratton, S., Ellenby, M., McDonald, A.B., Krieger, D. and Sclabassi, R.J. "Correlation of Dynamic Assessment of Organ System Coupling with Tissue Perfusion in Pediatric Sepsis." American Academy of Pediatrics, 2000 Fall Meeting.
3. McDonald, A.B and Krieger, D., Sclabassi, R.J. and Goldstein, B., "A Real-Time, Continuous Physiologic Data Acquisition System For The Study Of Dynamical Disease In The Intensive Care Unit." Proceedings of The Annual Symposium for the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Orlando, FL, February 2000, Vol. 27:A88, Refereed Abstract.
4. McDonald, A.B., "Mobility and Wireless Communications: New Paradigms in Dynamic Wireless Network Design." IEEE Student Chapter Speaker Series, Northeastern University, Boston MA, January 2000.
5. Meempat, G. and McDonald, A.B., "Teleconferencing on the Battlefield: Design and Analysis of Architectures and Algorithms for Mobility Management and Conference Bridging." Bellcore Technical Document. January 1997, Speaker: A.B. McDonald.
6. Meempat, G. and McDonald, A.B., "Simulation Study of Handoff Rerouting Strategies to Support Mobility of Wireless Users in ATM Backbone Networks." The 6th annual IEEE Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling, Part of IEEE Milcom, Maclean VA, October 1996, Invited Talk, Speaker: A.B. McDonald.
7. Meempat, G. and McDonald, A.B., "Network Design and Evolution for Integrating Wireless Mobility into Broadband Network Infrastructure." Bellcore Technical Document. September 1996, Speaker: A.B. McDonald.

Journal, Conference Proceedings and Books Edited

1. Proceedings for The Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference. Published by the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), San Diego CA, 2004, In-Press.
2. Proceedings for The Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference. Published by the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), San Diego CA, 2003, ISBN: 1-56555-261-X.
3. Proceedings for The Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference. Published by the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), San Diego CA, 2002, ISBN: 1-56555-244-X.

Graduate Student Research Group:
M.S. Thesis and Ph.D. Dissertations Supervised

Since joining the faculty in January 2001 I have been research advisor for eight ECE graduate students (7 CDSP/1 CE). As of August 2003 four of my students have completed the M.S. Thesis Defense and one of my students has completed the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense. A second student is expected to complete the Ph.D. in mid 2004 along with a fifth M.S. Thesis Defense (Ph.D. Continuation). Currently two of my FT Doctoral students are supported as RAs through external contracts with a local corporation. I would like to express my gratitude towards the corporate sponsor and these students for their valuable contributions to the graduate program in ECE at Northeastern University. Congratulations and thanks to all my students and for those moving on---best wishes for success and happiness in whatever endeavors you choose to undertake. It has been a prviledge to work with all of you. Note: Active Full-Time Doctoral Students are identified below as follows: Student Name

• Yue Fang, RA, (ECE/CDSP) Ph.D. Candidate, Graduation Expected Spring/Summer 2004 (Proposal/Comprehensive August 2004).
  Topic: Theoretical Modeling of Capacity Bounds and Cross-Layer Optimization in Ad Hoc Networks.
• Aibin Guo, (ECE) M.S. Thesis Defended August 21 2003.
  Title: "Admission Control for Multi-Hop Wireless Networks: A Theoretical Framework for Efficient Capacity Mangement"
  Summer RA: NPC Research Institute
• Rolando Herrero, Part-Time, (ECE/CDSP) Ph.D. Candidate.
  Topic:Wireless Voice-Over-IP (WVoIP) Modeling and Analysis.
• Mustafa Ozdemir, RA (External Support), (ECE/CDSP) Ph.D. Candidate, Graduation Expected August 2005.
  Topic: Queueing Models and Analysis of Ad Hoc Networks with Applications to QoS Routing.
  Summer Internship 2003: OPNET Technologies.
  Recent Honors: Best Poster Presentation 2003 CDSP Workshop;runner-up
  Support: Research supported by external grant (Spring 2004)
• Sophia Fotopoulou-Prigipa, (ECE) M.S. Thesis Defended April 18 2003.
  Title: "Geograms versus Geocircuits: Analysis of Location-Based Routing Strategies for Ad Hoc Networks"
• Emre Safak, TA, (ECE/CDSP) M.S./Ph.D., M.S. Thesis Defended May 25 2003.
  Title: "Location Mangement in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Modeling and Analysis"
  Recent Honors: Top Score CDSP Ph.D. Qualifier 2002.
• Cesar Santinvanez, (ECE/CDSP) Ph.D., Graduated May 2002.
  Title: "A Framework for Multimode Routing in Ad Hoc Networks: Theoretical and Practical Analysis"
  Current Employer: BBN.
• Daniel Ugarte, RA (External Support), (ECE/CDSP) M.S./Ph.D., M.S. Thesis Defense Expected Fall 2003.
  M.Sc. Topic: Modeling and Optimization of Dynamic Schemes for Bandwidth and Channel Allocation Using Frequency Agile Tranceivers.
  Summer Internship 2003: BBN.
  Support: Research supported by external grant (Fall 2003/Spring 2004)
• Hon-Yin Wong, (ECE) M.S. Thesis Defended April 7 2003.
  Title: "Adaptive Cluster-Based Geodesic Routing for Ad Hoc Networks"
  Current Employer: Motorola.

• (2004) ACM PE-WASUN Technical Program Committee
• (2004) IEEE Infocom 2005 Executive Committee: Publicity Co-Chair
• (2004) NSF Panelist Arlington VA (fourth panel in four years)
• (2004) M.S.E.E. Committee Member/Reader
• (2004) Ph.D. CE Committee Member/Reader
• (2004) External Ph.D. Committee Member/Reader---Proposal
• (2004) External Expert Proposal Reviewer (Australia)
• (2004) External Ph.D. Committee Member/Reader (Australia)
• (2004) Faculty Coordinator or Ph.D. Qualifier Exam in Computer Engineering.
• (2004) Member of Graduate Admissions Committee (CDSP/Communications and Networking)
• (2003) Student Organization Leadership Retreat; Warren Center (IEEE Advisor)
• (2003) Reviewer IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
• (2003) Reviewer IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
• (2003) Reviewer IEEE Transactions on Networking.
• (2003) External Examiner for Ph.D. Thesis: RMIT University Melbourne, Australia.
• (2003) NSF External Proposal Reviewer.
• (2003) NSF Proposal Panelist ANIR/ANR: ITR Small March 2003.
• (2003) Technical Program Committee: HICSS-38 Mobile and Distributed Information Track; 2004.
• (2003) Member of Graduate Admissions Committee; Chair Brad Lehman (ECE).
• (2003) Faculty Co-Advisor to Northeastern IEEE Student Chapter.
• (2003) Voting Faculty Rep. of Northeastern University Technology Steering Committee (UTC).
• (2003) Technical Program Chair: SCS CNDS'04, San Diego, CA, January 2004.
• (2003) Technical Program Committee: IEEE/ACM Simulation Symposium 2004.
• (2003) Technical Program Committee: ACM MobiHoc Poster Session; Chair Jason Redi; 2003.
• (2002) Faculty Co-Advisor to Northeastern IEEE Student Chapter.
• (2002) Member of Ad Hoc Committee Proposing Changes to UTC Process; July 2002.
• (2002) Voting Faculty Rep. of Northeastern University Technology Steering Committee (UTC).
• (2002) Member of Information Engineering Organizing Committee (ECE).
• (2002) Member of Telecommunications Management Organizing Committee (COE).
• (2002) Technical Program Chair: SCS CNDS'03, Orlando, FL, January 2003.
• (2002) Technical Program Committee: IEEE/ACM Simulation Symposium 2003.
• (2002) Technical Program Committee: HICSS-37 Mobile and Distributed Information Track; 2003.
• (2002) Reviewer: IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (INFOCOM) 2003.
• (2002) NSF Proposal Panelist ANIR/ANR: ITR Small} June 5-6 2002.
• (2001) Reviewer: IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (INFOCOM) 2002.
• (2001) Technical Program Chair: SCS CNDS'03, San Antonio TX, January 2002.
• (2001) NSF Proposal Panelist ANIR/ANR: ITR Small May 2001.
• (2001) NSF External Proposal Reviewer.
• (2001) Member Faculty Search Committee (ECE).
• (2001) Technical Program Committee: IEEE Symposium on Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.