Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Cognitive Wireless Systems and Networks

Syracuse University

Cognitive wireless systems describe various networks that may differ in scales and service objectives, but share the common attribute that nodes in the wireless network as well as their operations are autonomous or semi-autonomous. Each node is cognizant both of its surrounding environment (in both physical and cyber sense) as well as of the service objective such that the operation and efficiency of the network do not rely on some centralized and intelligent controller.The broadly defined topic of cognitive wireless systems is a research area that has a sustainable future smart’ devices and networks are increasingly becoming an integrated part of our daily lives. Equally important, cognitive networks and cognitive systems are becoming indispensable components of various tactical networks in which US federal government agencies have vested interest. Such networks go beyond the traditional cognitive radio networks and also encompass networks that include myriads of nodes of different modality and with diverse applications. Examples include cognitive sensing networks with smart sensing nodes with applications to DoD domain problems as well as environmental infrastructure and human health monitoring mobile phone networks where autonomous and nomadic devices form impromptu networks for information gathering or other purposes smart camera networks mobile cloud computing, and smart utility networks.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science