In This Issue April 2003 Vol. 1, Issue 1
WNCG Launches Industrial Affiliates Program, Builds Staff
ENS Building Renovations
Verizon Wireless Field Trip
CodeWarrior In the Classroom
Intel Dontates Workstations
Motorola Donates Equipment
Rappaport, Bard Speak at THEnet
Rappaport named GlobeCom 2004 Technical Program Chairman
Bovik, Evans to Serve on ICIP 2003 Technical Program Committee
de Veciana to Serve on INFOCOM 2003 Technical Progam Committee
Recent Publications
Wireless Friday Seminars
WNCG Student Seminars
WNCG Annual Wireless Networking Symposium
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Recent Publications
Journal Papers
Conference Papers
Book Chapters
Invited Talks & Presentations
Funded Proposals & Grants
Journal Papers
- J. G. Andrews and T. H. Meng, "Optimum Power Control for Successive Interference Cancellation with Imperfect Channel Estimation", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2003.
- A. Verstak, N. Ramakrishnan, L. T. Watson, J. He, C. A. Shaffer, K. K. Bae, J. Jiang, W. H. Tranter, and T. S. Rappaport, "BSML: A Binding Schema Markup Language for Data Interchange in PSEs," Scientific Programming, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2003.
- H. R. Sheikh, B. L. Evans, and A. C. Bovik, "Real-Time Foveation Techniques for Low Bit Rate Video Coding", Journal of Real-Time Imaging, Vol. 9 No. 1, February 2003, pp. 27-40.
- S. Lee and A.C. Bovik, "Fast Algorithms for Foveated Video Processing," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 2003.
- Z. Wang, L. Lu, and A.C. Bovik, "Foveation Scalable Video Coding With Automatic Fixation Selection," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 12, No. 2, February 2003.
- J. G. Andrews and T. H. Meng, "Successive Interference Cancellation in a Low Earth Orbit Satellite System," International Journal on Satellite Communications and Networking, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2003, pp. 65-77.
- S. Lee, C. Podilchuk, V. Krishnan, and A.C. Bovik, "Foveation-Based Error Resilience and Unequal Error Protection Over Mobile Networks," Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, Special Issue on Multimedia Communications, Vol. 34, No. 1-2, January 2003.
- S. Liu and A.C. Bovik, "Efficient DCT-domain Blind Measurement and Reduction of Blocking Artifacts," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 12, No. 12, December 2002.
- T. S. Rappaport, A. Annamalai, Jr., R. M. Buehrer, and W. H. Tranter, Reply to Letters to the Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 40, No. 11, November 2002, p. 16.
- D. A. Gore, R. W. Heath, Jr., and A. J. Paulraj, "Transmit Selection in Spatial Multiplexing Systems," IEEE Communication Letters, Vol. 6, No. 11, November 2002, pp. 491-493.
- U. Rajashekar, G. Panayi, F.P. Baumgartner, and A.C. Bovik, "The SIVA Demonstration Gallery for Signal, Image, and Video Processing Education," IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 45, No. 4, November 2002, pp. 323-335.
- J. Stine and G. de Veciana, "Improving Energy Efficiency of Centrally Controlled Wireless Data Networks," Wireless Networks, Vol. 8, No. 6, November 2002, pp. 681-700.
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Conference Papers
- Ludmila Cherkasova, Jangwon Lee, "FastReplica: Efficient Large File Distribution within Content Delivery Network," 4th USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems (USITS), March 2003.
- B. L. Evans, V. Monga, and N. Damera-Venkata, "Variations on Error Diffusion: Retrospectives and Future Trends," Proc. of SPIE/IS&T Conf. on Color Imaging: Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications, vol. 5008, Santa Clara, CA, Jan. 20-24, 2003.
- L. Dong, H. Ling, and R. W. Heath, Jr., "Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Wireless Communication Systems Using Antenna Pattern Diversity," Proc. of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., November 17-21, 2002.
- D. J. Love and R. W. Heath, Jr., "Equal Gain Transmission in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Wireless Systems," Proc. of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., November 17-21, 2002.
- K. Sato, B. L. Evans, and J. K. Aggarwal, "Designing an Embedded Video Processing Camera using a 16-bit Microprocessor for Surveillance System",
Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Digital and Computational Video, Clearwater Beach, FL, Nov. 14-15, 2002.
- H.R. Sheikh, Z. Wang, L.K. Cormack, and A.C. Bovik, "Blind Quality Assessment for JPEG2000 Compressed Images," Thirty-Sixth Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, California, November 3-6, 2002.
- M.F. Sabir, R. Tripathi, B.L. Evans, and A.C. Bovik, "A Real-time Embedded Software Implementation of a Turbo Encoder and Soft Output Viterbi Algorithm Based Turbo Decoder," Thirty-Sixth Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, California, November 3-6, 2002.
- M.F. Sabir, R.W. Heath, and A.C. Bovik, "An Unequal Error Protection Scheme for Multiple Input Multiple Output Systems," Thirty-Sixth Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, California, November 3-6, 2002.
- M. Milosevic, L. F. C. Pessoa, and B. L. Evans, "Simultaneous Multichannel Time Domain Equalizer Design Based On The Maximum Composite Shortening SNR", Proc. of IEEE Asilomar Conf. on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, Nov. 3-6, 2002.
- M. Milosevic, L. F. C. Pessoa, B. L. Evans, and R. Baldick, "DMT Bit Rate Maximization With Optimal Time Domain Equalizer Filter Bank Architecture", Proc. of IEEE Asilomar Conf. on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, Nov. 3-6, 2002.
- N. Damera-Venkata, B. L. Evans, and J. Tuqan, "Design of Optimum Multi-Dimensional Energy Compaction Filters", Proc. of IEEE Asilomar Conf. on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, Nov. 3-6, 2002.
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Book Chapters
- A.C. Bovik, "Future Trends in Multimedia Research and Practice," in The Handbook of Video Databases, B. Furht and O. Marques (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2003.
- M. Pattichis and A.C. Bovik, "Latent Fingerprint Analysis Using an AM-FM Model" in Advances in Fingerprint Recognition, N.K. Ratha and R. Bolle (Editors) , Springer Verlag 2003.
- Z. Wang, H. Sheikh, and A.C. Bovik, "Objective Video Quality Assessment" in The Handbook of Video Databases, B. Furht and O. Marques (Editors) ,
Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press 2003.
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Invited Talks & Presentations
- T. S. Rappaport, "Indoor Networks -- The Final Frontier for the Wireless Revolution", Keynote Speaker, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, March 25, 2003
- T. S. Rappaport, "Indoor Networks -- The Final Frontier for the Wireless Revolution", Keynote Speaker, Motorola Smart Networks Development Forum, Dallas, TX, March 24, 2003
- T. S. Rappaport, "Wireless: Ted Rappaport Unplugged", THEnet Networking and Telecommunications Conference, Keynote Speaker, Austin, TX, March 6, 2003.
- B. Bard, "Voice on the Internet," THEnet Networking and Telecommunications Conference, Invited Talk, Austin, TX, March 6, 2003.
- R. W. Heath, "A Brief Overview of Multi-Antenna Wireless: MIMO Research @ UT Austin," Invited Talk, Applied Research Labs, Austin, TX, March 5, 2003.
- R. W. Heath, "Multi-Antenna Wireless: MIMO Research @ UT Austin," Invited Talk, Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, February 27, 2003.
- R. W. Heath, "Multi-Antenna Wireless: MIMO Research @ UT Austin," Invited Talk, SBC Technology Resources Inc., Austin, Texas, February 12, 2003.
- R. W. Heath, Jr., "Advances in Wireless Technology: Location Based Secure Encryption & Multi-Antenna Wireless Communication," Invited Talk, Texas Alliance for Technology Commercialization: Growth by Alliance Forum, Austin, Texas, February 5, 2003.
- J. G. Andrews, "Successive Interference Cancellation for Uplink CDMA, and Ongoing Research Projects", Invited Talk, Rice University, Houston, TX, January 31, 2003.
- A.C. Bovik, "Using Visual Attention in Video Processing and Communication," Invited Lecture, The Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, January 2003.
- A. C. Bovik, "Image Quality Assessment: From Error Measurement to Structural Similarity," Invited Lecture, The Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, January 2003.
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Funded Proposals & Grants
- "Administrative Support for Prof. Rappaport's Technical Program Chair Activities for Globecom 2004" Sponsor: IEEE Globecom 2004, March 2003 - December 2004, PI: T. S. Rappaport
- "Third Generation (3G) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Research in LabView", Sponsor: National Instruments, January 2003, PI: J. G. Andrews.
- "High Capacity Ad Hoc Networks Using Successive Interference Cancellation", Sponsor: University of Texas, Summer Research Assignment (SRA), January 2003, PI: J. G. Andrews.
- "Biomedical Image Analysis V," Perceptive Scientific Instruments, 2003, PI: A.C. Bovik.
- "Antenna Allocation and Handoff in MIMO Cellular Communication Systems", Sponsor: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon, South Korea, December 2002 - December 2003, PI: Robert W. Heath, Jr.
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