Because of their economical operation and low environmental pollution, PHEVs (Plug-in
Hybrid Electric Vehicles) are rapidly substituting gasoline vehicles. However, there still exist …

Efficient resource allocation is an important problem that aims for a “greener” and more
environmentally friendly electric power grid. The smart behavior of the newly emerged grid …

In this paper, we propose a framework for coupling the communication network of a smart
grid with the power distribution network in an effort to better utilize the scarce energy …

The ubiquitous sensing-capable mobile devices have been fuelling the new paradigm of
Mobile Crowd Sensing (MCS) to collect data about their surrounding environment. To …

The development of optimal control strategies for many stochastic models relies on the
observed traffic intensity. However, implementation of such control strategies is often …

Cellular networks are rapidly evolving towards the fourth generation, thus providing a global
infrastructure for wideband mobile network access. Currently, most of the energy …

The paper investigates the capabilities for open access to resource management in
convergent networks. Based on the analysis of policy and charging control functions in …

ABSTRACT KALLITSIS, MICHAEL G. Optimal Resource Allocation for Next Generation
Network Services.(Under the direction of Michael Devetsikiotis.) Advances in various …

Network resources for Mobile Communication have been increasingly scarce, especially
bandwidth, as data services developing so quickly nowadays. Improvement of resource …

Rate adaptation represents a relevant issue in optimization of wireless local area network
performance. The paper proposes to employ a cognitive approach to perform rate …