Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech
Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech
Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech
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<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> engineering faCulty expertise listing 2010-2012<br />
ping; land use management<br />
<strong>Expertise</strong>: Watershed modeling with GWLF, HEC-HMS, HSPF,<br />
etc.; geographical information systems (GIS)<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: <strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental<br />
Quality, <strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation and Recreation,<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Health, U.S. Geological Survey,<br />
U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection<br />
Agency<br />
WEARABLE COMPUTERS<br />
see Computer <strong>Engineering</strong>, T. Martin<br />
WETLAND RESTORATION<br />
see Ecological <strong>Engineering</strong>, Wynn<br />
WIFI<br />
see Communications, Stutzman<br />
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS<br />
see Communications, et al<br />
Computational Science, Ramakrishnan<br />
Digital Signal Processing, Beex<br />
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, COGNITIVE<br />
AND SOFTWARE RADIO<br />
Name: Charles W. Bostian<br />
Department: Electrical and Computer <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-5096<br />
FAX: 540-231-3004<br />
E-mail: bostian@vt.edu<br />
URL: www.cognitiveradio.wireless.vt.edu<br />
Specialty: Cognitive and S<strong>of</strong>tware Defined Radio<br />
Application: Public safety communications<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: NSF, National Institute <strong>of</strong> Justice,<br />
DARPA<br />
WIRELESS NETWORKING<br />
Name: Thomas Hou<br />
Department: Electrical and Computer <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-2950<br />
FAX: 540-231-8292<br />
E-mail: thou@vt.edu<br />
URL: www.ece.vt.edu/thou<br />
Specialty: Resource (Spectrum) Management and Networking<br />
Issues for Cognitive Radio Based Wireless Networks, Optimization<br />
and Algorithm Design for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor<br />
Networks, Video Communications over Dynamic Ad Hoc Networks<br />
Applications: Wireless communication networks; public safety<br />
communications; tactical communication networks<br />
<strong>Expertise</strong>: Cross-layer optimization; algorithm design; prototype<br />
and testbed<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: National Science Foundation,<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Naval Research<br />
WIRELESS NETWORKS<br />
see also Computers, Midkiff<br />
Computer Science, Feng<br />
Networks, L. DaSilva<br />
Radio <strong>Engineering</strong>, Ellingson<br />
WIRELESS NETWORKS<br />
Name: Allen B. MacKenzie<br />
Department: Electrical and Computer <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-3565<br />
FAX: 540-231-3362<br />
E-mail: mackenab@vt.edu<br />
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