Title: A Transparent Spectrum Co-Access Protocol for Primary and Secondary Users
Abstract: Opportunistic spectrum access (OSA) has been considered as one of the effective approaches to enhance the efficiency of wireless spectrum. With OSA, however, one major problem is inevitable, i.e., the performance of secondary users is heavily affected by the transmission pattern of primary users. In this talk, Dr. Min Song will introduce a novel protocol, termed spectrum co-access protocol (SCAP). With SCAP, secondary users can transparently access the spectrum with primary users. Therefore, the SCAP enables mutually beneficial coexistence between the primary user network and secondary user network. Numerical results indicate that the SCAP significantly outperforms the OSA.
Biography: Dr. Min Song served as Program Director with the NSF from 2010 to 2014. As an NSF Program Director, Min initiated three new programs and managed 11 programs in the field of wireless communications networks. He oversaw hundreds of wireless communications and networking projects with a total funding budget of over $80 million. Through his outstanding contributions in promoting NSF’s international leadership, Min received NSF Director’s award in 2012. Min is currently the Founding Director of Institute of Computing and Cybersystems, Dave House Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science, and Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering at Michigan Tech. Min is currently serving as the IEEE Communications Society Director of Conference Operations, and the General Chair of IEEE INFOCOM 2016.
Min’s professional career comprises 26 years in industry, academia, and government. Over the course of his career, Min has held various leadership positions and gained substantial experience in performing a wide range of duties and responsibilities. Min’s research interests include design, analysis, and evaluation of wireless communication networks, network security, cyber physical systems, and mobile computing. During the past 15 years, Min has secured more than $3.4 million in research funding from NSF, DOE, NASA, and private foundations, and published more than 160 technical papers. Min was the recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2007.