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Richard
Wolff (Ph.D., Columbia University).
Teaching
and Research with OPNET
REU Program Summer 2009
IEEE Montana Section
Schedule Fall 2009
Class Links
Fall 2009
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EE543: Advanced Telecommunications Systems - Syllabus
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UH 400: All Things E - Syllabus
Spring
2009
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EE548: Advanced Topics in Communications Systems
- syllabus
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EE495: Engineering Ethics and Professionalism - syllabus
Prior
Year courses
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EE 447, Cellular and Wireless Communications,
Fall 2008 – syllabus
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EE547, Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks, Spring
2008 - syllabus
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EE495, Engineering Ethics and Professionalism,
Spring 2008 - syllabus
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EE 541 Advanced Communication Theory, Fall 2008
- syllabus
-EE 543,
Telecommunications Switching and Transmission Systems, Fall 2007
Course
information
-EE 447,
Mobile and Wireless Communications, Fall 2006
Course
information
-EE495,
Professionalism, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 2006
- Course
Information
- EE
548, Advanced Topics in Communications Systems, Spring 2006
- Course
Information
Research
Interests
Optical Networks, Wireless systems, Rural
Ad Hoc Networks, Telematics
Senior Design Projects

Fall 2005
Aircraft cabin wireless computer games
Wireless Network for ECE Robots
CAN Video Bus
Radio transmission system for Bridger Bowl
Spring 2005
Wireless
network for ECE robots
Table Lamp Controller
Vehicular Traffic Flow Radio System
Radio Transmission System for Bridger Bowl
Playing Computer Games on a Wireless Network
Fall 2004
Bridger
Bowl Network Interface Box
Digital
Short Range Radio Link
Table Lamp Controller
Vehicular Traffic Flow Radio System
Spring 2004
GPS-enabled
robot
Ad hoc Short-range Radio Link
Ad hoc
Network Interface Box
Publications: full list
Links
to Recent papers
SECON 09:
Interference Aware Routing and Scheduling in Wireless Backhaul Networks
with Smart Antennas
ICC '09: QoS
Enhancement and Performance Evaluation of Ad-hoc Routing Protocols for
Rural Public Safety
ICC '09: Efficient Recovery Algorithms
for Wireless Mesh Networks with Cognitive Radios
WOC '09:
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOLITON-BASED AND NON-SOLITON ALL-OPTICAL WDM
SYSTEMS
CITIZEN POLITICAL ENFRANCHISEMENT AND INFORMATION
ACCESS: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS
WOC’ 08: EDFA TRANSIENT
REDUCTION USING POWER SHAPING
ICC’ 08: Reliable Routing for Roadside to Vehicle Communications in Rural Areas
IEEE
Communications Magazine, November 2008: Routing Protocols for Vehicular Ad
Hoc Networks in Rural Areas
IEEE
Journal
of Lightwave Technology: "A Markov-Based Reservation Algorithm for
Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks"
ACM
Computers in Entertainment: "An Aircraft Cabin Wireless System for
Computer Games and Entertainment"
IEEE Globecom AutoNet Workshop: "A Geographic and
Traffic Information Based Mobility Model for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks in
Sparse and Rural Areas"
"Protection
Against Large Power Excursions in Network Failures"
"Suppression
of Optical Amplifier Transients by Channel Power Shaping"
"A
Terrain-Based Routing Algorithm for Sparse Intermittent Networking
(TRAIN)"
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A Wireless Computer Games and Entertainment System for the Aircraft Cabin
Environment"
"Terrain-Aware
Ad Hoc Scheduling for Sparse Mobile Networks"
"Performance
Optimization of Dynamic All-Optical Networks"
"Development
of Wireless Traffic Monitoring System for ITS"
OCSN
2005, July 2005, "Transient Effects in MEMS-swithed All-Optical
Networks with EDFAs"
OCSN 2005, July 2005, "A Novel Optical
Communication Technique by Using an In-Line Acousto-Optic Fiber Phase
Modulator"
OCSN
2005, July 2005, "A Lexicographically Optimized Routing Algorithm for
All-Optical Networks"
Wireless 2005, July 2005, "Ad Hoc Networking in
Rugged and Remote Areas: Intermittently Connected Networking"
Wireless 2004, "Using Multi-hop for Broadband
Wireless Access in Rural Areas"
,WCNC'
04, March 2004: Using WiFi for Cost-Effective Broadband Wireless Access in
Rural and Remote Areas"
IEEE Communications Magazine, February, 2004:
" Crossing the Digital Divide:
Cost-Effective Broadband Wireless Access for Rural and Remote Areas"
Master's
Degree Projects
Saritha Achar, Fall 2004. "Test bed for
Measuring Transients in Multi-wavelength All-Optical Communications
Networks"
Terry
Moltzan, Spring 2005. "Design and Analysis of a Wireless Telemetry System
Utilizing IEEE 802.16"
Gaurav Dawra, Spring
2006. "Terrain-Based Routing Protocol for Sparse Ad Hoc Intermittent
Network"
Work
in Progress
- Applications of Ad Hoc Networks in Rural
Areas
- Applications-driven, Dynamically Reconfigurable Optical Networks
- Broadband Communications Using Powerline Carrier
- Economics of Wireless Access Alternatives for Montana
- Managing Transients in Optical Networks Induced by Switching and Routing
- Telecommunications Applications of Emerging Optical Materials and Devices
- Applications of Wireless Communications in Telematics
- Transparent, Dynamically Controlled Optical Networks
- Mitigating the performance impacts of switching transients in
dynamically configured WDM networks
- Applications of wireless systems
for rural areas: precision agriculture
- Ad hoc network applications
Selected
Talks
2005 OPTeC Conference, September 29,
2005. "Review of Optical Systems Reserach at MSU"
2004 Joint Engineers Conference, Nov.
2004, "Broadband Internet Access: Getting on to the Information
Highway"
2004 Joint Engineers Conference, Nov. 2004, "Ad
Hoc Networks"
PTAP Particpants Reivew Workshop, April 20, 2004."Mitigating Adverse
Transient Effects in
Dynamic,
All-optical Networks"
OPTeC Seminar,
April 1, 2004, "The Niche for MEMS Switching"
PARA 2004 Annual
Meeting, 1/30/2004, "Closing the Loop with Wireless"
Montana Telecom
Conference, Oct 1, 2003: "The Luddites versus the Geeks"
Invited talk, Drexel University
ECE dept, Sept 2003, "Trends in Wireless for Rural Applications"
BRIN Summer Faculty
Meeting: The Future of Networking
Computer Science Seminar, 3/24/03: Initial
Directions of the Gilhousen Program
Sept, 2002: "Transparent Optical
Networks: An Optical Illusion?"
Gilhousen Colloquium Talks
Gilhousen Colloquium, October 3, 2005,
Hoss Izadpanah, CREOL, "High Availability Free Space Optical and MM
Wave Communications"
Gilhousen Colloquium, September 12, 2005, Dr. Ali
Kujoory, Sonoma State University, "Voice over IP - Overview"
Gilhousen
Colloquium, April 11, 2005, Janet Jackel, Telcordia, "Optical CDMA:
What, Why and How?"
Gilhousen Colloquium, Nov. 23, 2004, Steve Corboto,
"Designing a New Networking Environment for US Research and Education"
Gilhousen Colloquium,
Oct. 26, 2004, Todd Graetz, "Wireless Deployment in Small and Medium
Markets"
Gilhousen Colloquium, Sept. 28, 2004,
Gabriela Manriquez, "Third Generation Wirelss: Spectrum Management
Considerations"
Gilhousen
Colloquium, Nov. 24, 2003, Yikun Huang, " Beamforming Antennas for
Wireless Communications"
Gilhousen Colloquium, Oct. 27,
2003, Bill Olsen, " Mesh Technology for High-Speed Residential Data
Services"
Gilhousen
Colloquium, Oct 20, 2003, George Clapp, "The OptiPuter Project"
Glhousen Colloquium, Oct. 6, 2003, Manu
Malek, Stevens:
Gilhousen
Colloquium, September 29, 2003 Shel Leader :" DSRC: A Short-range
Wireless Technology for Telematics Applications"
Gilhousen Colloquium, Sept 22, 2003,: "MSU Campus
Wireless NetworK"
Gilhousen Colloquium, April 7,
2003, Dave Waring, Telcordia : How Far Can We Go With Wires?
Gilhousen Colloquium,
3/17/03, Richard Wolff : Wireless Trends
Wireless Montana Workshop -
Sept. 26, 2003
Final
agenda and summary of panel sessions
Panel
Powerpoint presentations
Registration List
Personal
Interests

Cross country skiing
Cycling
Backpacking
Running - Lewis and
Clark Marathon
Sweat Pea Run
Canoeing and rafting
Hiking

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