09/22/2021
By Sokny Long

The Francis College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, invites you to attend a Ph.D. proposal defense by Yue Wang on “Dynamic Traffic Scheduling Algorithms with Spectral and Temporal Flexibility in SDM-EON.”

Ph.D. Candidate: Yue Wang
Defense Date: Thursday, Sept 30, 2021
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST
Location: This will be a virtual defense via Zoom. Those interested in attending should contact Ph.D. advisor, vinod_vokkarane@uml.edu, at least 24 hours prior to the defense to request access to the meeting.

Committee Chair (Advisor):
Vinod M. Vokkarane, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Committee Members:
Tricia Chigan, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Seung Woo Son, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Abstract:
Modern bandwidth-intensive and heterogeneous network traffic necessitate development of advanced solutions for networks in many possible areas, such as network architectures, hardware, and algorithms. Two emerging network architectures, elastic optical networks (EON) and space division multiplexing (SDM), are considered as promising solutions for supporting the current and future challenges of massive network demands.

Our research scope is on supporting dynamic scheduling for SDM-EONs, in order to exploit the potential of both EON and SDM. We propose SDM slice-ability and SDM lightpath switching frameworks, that explore the spectral and temporal flexibility, respectively to efficient allocate bandwidth. We also find that these two frameworks are complementary in nature.

All the students and faculty members, who are interested in the topic, are welcome to attend this online defense.