Notes:
Next Lecture | Research Project Info
| Date | Topic | Reading for this class meeting | Assignment / Due |
| Jan 12 | Course Intro Research Methods | Syllabus, (keshav-ccr07) | Paper 1 assigned |
| Jan 14 | Intro to Vehicular Networks | Wireless Networks and Security Background (yousefi-itst06), (papa-commag09) | Paper 1 due |
| Jan 19 | Guest Lecturer: Hadi Arbabi Using Vehicular Networks to Collect Common Traffic Data | (arbabi-its10) | |
| Jan 21 | Traffic Monitoring Mobility Models and Simulation | VN Ch 1 (skim) VN Chs 2, 12, 13 (skim) (focus on 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3.1, 12.2.3.1, 12.2.4.1, 12.2.4.2) IDM MOBIL Java Applet | |
| Jan 26 | No Class | ||
| Jan 28 | Protocols (WAVE, 802.11p, DSRC) | (uzcategui-commmag09), (jiang-vtc08) | |
| Feb 2 | Guest Lecturer: Hadi Arbabi ns-3 Tutorial | Program 1 assigned | |
| Feb 4 | Guest Lecturer: Hadi Arbabi VANETs in ns-3 Tutorial | Program 2 assigned | |
| Feb 9 | Government Initiatives (IntelliDrive, Europe) | VN Ch 3, 4 IntelliDrive ITS Strategic Research Plan | Program 1 due Project Topics assigned |
| Feb 11 | Applications | VN Ch 6 (6.1-6.4) (hull-sensys06), (yoon-mobisys07) | |
| Feb 16 | No Class | ||
| Feb 18 | No Class | Paper 2 assigned | |
| Feb 23 | Guest Lecturer: Mo Almalag Safety Applications (part 1, part 2) | VN Ch 5 (le-commag09), (jiang-wcm06) | Program 2 due Project Topics due |
| Feb 25 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| Mar 2 | Applications | VN Ch 6 (6.5-6.7) (gradinescu-vtcspr07) | |
| Mar 4 | Application Presentations Aaron: (caliskan-vanet06) Ahmed: (nadeem-mc2r04) | Paper 2 due | |
| Mar 9 | No Class - Spring Break | ||
| Mar 11 | No Class - Spring Break | ||
| Mar 16 | Networking Issues To be discussed: (jiang-vanet08), (wang-vanet08), (wang-autonet08) | (wang-vanet08) | Project Proposal due |
| Mar 18 | Networking Issues To be discussed: (torrent-moreno-vanet04), (torrent-moreno-vanet05) | (torrent-moreno-vanet04) | |
| Mar 23 | Security | (raya-wirecommag06), (parno-hotnets05) | Papers for Background Presentation due |
| Mar 25 | Dissemination To be discussed: (ni-mobicom99), (bachir-vtc03), (ibrahim-vtc09), (little-its05) | (ni-mobicom99), (ibrahim-vtc09) | Evaluation Plan due |
| Mar 30 | Routing To be discussed: (li-vtmag07), (wu-vanet04), (korkmaz-vanet04) | (li-vtmag07) | |
| Apr 1 | No Class - Project Work | ||
| Apr 6 | Project Background Presentations | ||
| Apr 8 | No Class - Project Work | ||
| Apr 13 | Aggregation To be discussed: (ibrahim-autonet08), (raya-vanet06), (picconi-vanet06) | (ibrahim-autonet08), (raya-vanet06) | |
| Apr 15 | No Class - Project Work | ||
| Apr 20 | No Class - Project Work | ||
| Apr 22 | No Class - Project Work | ||
| Apr 27 | Gongjun Yan PhD Defense (starts 10am) | (yan-wcm-otrc09) | Final Paper due at 11:59pm |
| Fri, Apr 30 | Final Exam assigned at 8am | ||
| Mon, May 3 | Final Exam due at 8am |