::Dr. Alagan Anpalagan, RRM&RAN Research Group Website::

Wireless Technologies and Systems: Spread Spectrum systems, Multi-carrier systems, Infrastructure-based wireless systems (cellular), Infrastructure-less wireless systems (adhoc), Wireless sensor networks, TDD/FDD-based wireless systems, Satellite communication systems, Femto cell systems, QoE-aware radio systems and technologies

Radio Resource Management: Distributed power control, Rate adaptation, Asynchronous scheduling, Interference management, Dynamic channel scheduling, Sub-carrier allocation, Adaptive antenna selection, Wireless quality of service.

• Cognitive Radios: wideband cooperative spectrum sensing with fused information, game-theoretic approach to spectrum sharing, adaptive and predictive channel access control based on embedded Markov chain for efficient spectrum utilization, developing a channel inference model based on Baysian theory with limited channel knowledge for channel access
• Green Radios: QoS vs QoE trade-off, network-wide power optimization
• Femto Cells: trraffic off-loading, macro-femto integration, threshold-triggered service provision

Cross-layer Optimization in Wireless Networks: Light weight WSNs, Physical to Link to Network layer control, Rate adaptation in IP-based wireless networks, Autonomous connection establishment, Integrated queuing, scheduling and routing, Energy-aware algorithms, QoS-aware algorithms.

Cooperative Communication using Relaying: OFDM and OFCDM, cooperative CSI, AF/DF/EF system, distributed partner selection, clustering of users to reduce complexity, subcarrier, power allocation

Students interested in doing research/project in the above and emerging areas are welcome to contact me with the up-to-date resume for PhD or MASc program of study. Interested students should be self-motivated, disciplined and have thirst for knowledge and innovation. It is necessary that the applicants have sound background in wireless communications or wireless networking, and solid foundation in mathematics including optimization techniques.

Also undergraduate students interested in Design Project, Ryerson Research Assistantship, NSERC Summer Research Fellowship and Summer Research Assistantship are encouraged to take a look at the suggested topics on this website and discuss with me.

Please make an appointment before coming to see me by sending an email to alagan@ee.ryerson.ca.