John S. Baras

Research Interests

• MAC protocols design for satellite and wireless networks
• Dynamic bandwidth allocation and scheduling in satellite and wireless networks

Publications

1. H. Zeng, M. Hadjitheodosiou and J. S. Baras, "Two-Level Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for A Space-To-Ground Relay Network", Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Globecom Technical Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 27 - Dec 1, 2006.
2. H. Zeng, M. Hadjitheodosiou and J. Baras, "Two-level Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for A Space Relay Communications Network", submitted to IEEE ICC 2006, 11-15 June 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.
3. H. Zeng, A.Roy-Chowdhury, N. Rentz, M. Hadjitheodosiou and J. S. Baras , "Flexible and Dynamic Communication Architecture for Lunar Exploration", Proceedings of the 24th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , San Diego, CA, June 11 - 14 , 2006 .
4. H. Zeng, M. Hadjitheodosiou and J. S. Baras, "Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for a Space Relay Communications Network", Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS06) , pp 75-80, April 28, 2006.
5. H.  Zeng, M.  Hadjitheodosiou, and J.S.Baras, "Dynamic Resource Allocation for an IP-based Communications Network Supporting Space Exploration", Proceedings of the AIAA ICSSC Conference, Rome, Italy, September 25-28, 2005.
6. M. Hadjitheodosiou, H. Zeng, A. Nguyen, and B. L.Ellis, "Flexible Access for a Space Communications Network with IP Functionality", Computer Networks, Volume 47, Special Issue on "Extending the Internet to Space" , Pages 679-700, 2005.
7. H. Zeng and M. Hadjitheodosiou, "Dynamic Access for a Space Communications Network with IP Functionality", The Fourth Space Internet Workshop SIW-4, Hanover, MD, June 8-10, 2004.
8. H. Zeng, M. Hadjitheodosiou and E. Zimboulakis, "Efficient, Flexible and Secure Access for the Future NASA Communications Network ", Monterey, California, May 9-12, 2004.
9. H. Zeng and M. Hadjitheodosiou, "Efficient and Dynamic Access for the Future NASA Communications Network", Proceedings of AIAA 2004, Monterey, California, May 9-12, 2004.
10. M. Hadjitheodosiou, H. Zeng, B. L. Ellis, "Flexible and Reliable Access for the Future NASA Space Network", Ground Systems Architecture Workshop, Manhattan Beach, California, March 30-April 1, 2004.
11. H. Zeng, Y. Shang, Y. Chen and M. Hadjitheodosiou, "Modeling the Communication Needs of NASA Enterprises", Proceedings of OPNET 2003.
12. H. Zeng and M. Hadjitheodosiou, "Traffic Modeling and Dynamic Access for the Future NASA Communications Network", Proceedings of AIAA 2003, Yokohama, Japan, April 15-19, 2003.

Internships

• Intelligent Automation Inc., Rockville, MD     July 2006 ~ Sept. 2006 Wireless Research Engineer Intern.
  

Contact Information

Office Address:

AVW 3182
A.V. Williams Building 115
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742.
Phone: 301 - 405 - 6561, 301 - 405 - 4047

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Personal Webpage: http://www.isr.umd.edu/~zengh/