Short and medium range wireless communications.
Ultra-Wideband wireless comunications.
Cognitive radios and networks.
Cross-layer optimization.
I am currently working on a cross-layer protocol that involves an optimization in the physical layer and an adjustment to MAC layer based on channel conditions.
Optimal Integration Time for Energy-Detection PPM UWB Systems; Jose M. Almodovar-Faria and Janise McNair; to appear in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), December 2012
Optimal Receiver Bandwidth for Energy-Detection PPM UWB Systems; Jose M. Almodovar-Faria, Janise McNair, and David Wentzloff; IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), March 2011
Coming soon ...
