Electrical and Computer

Engineering

Graduate Studies and Research

September, 2008
 Contents
1. Message from the Chairman’s Office 2
2. Cleveland State University 3
3. The Fenn College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 3
4. The Degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) 3
5. The Degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE) 5
6. Accelerated 5-year BS/MS Program 7
7. The Degree of Doctor of Engineering (DE) 7
8. Financial Aid 8
9. Application Information 8
10. Faculty and Staff 10
11. Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Courses 11
12. Instructional Laboratories 13
13. Research Laboratories 13
14. Research and Scholarly Projects 14
15. Recent Faculty Publications 23

News Release
Recent Grant Awards
1/23/08: Dr. Sridhar received a grant from the National Science Foundation for funding of the project titled
"CAREER: Improving the Productivity of the Sensor Network Programmer" in the amount of $450,000.
5/9/08: Dr. Sridhar received from the National Science Foundation a supplemental funding for support of
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the same project in the amount of $12,000.

6/30/08: Drs. Zhao, Sridhar, Yu, and Fu received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project
titled ―MRI: Acquisition of Equipment to Establish a Secure and Dependable Computing Infrastructure for
Research and Education at CSU‖ in the amount of $150,000.

7/17/08: Dr. Yau received a grant from the American Diabetes Association for the project titled ―Stabilization
of Immobilized Enzymes for Implantable Glucose Monitoring Devices‖ in the amount of $100,000 for Year
One of an anticipated three year award.

7/22/08: Dr. Simon received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project titled
―Biogeography-based Optimization of Multiple Related Complex Systems‖ in the amount of $295,879.

8/21/08: Dr. Yu received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project titled ―Collaborative
Research: NEDG: Exploring Data Access in Internet-based Wireless Mobile Networks‖ in the amount of
$50,000.

Spin-off Company
Dr. Gao has been working with Jim Dawson, a former student of his, on a CSU spin-off company, ADRC
Technologies. On 8/12/08, it has announced that it had received a $1,000,000 venture capital to license a
patent-pending control technology developed by Dr. Gao. Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s major news paper,
reported this company and Dr. Gao’s lab on September 2, 2008.

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 Message from Chairman’s Office

Since 1923 the Fenn College of Engineering has provided high quality
undergraduate and graduate engineering programs to students in Northeast Ohio
and beyond. Then in 1964 the College served as the nucleus around which the
State of Ohio established Cleveland State University with its six colleges.

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is the largest of Fenn College’s six
departments, and it offers two undergraduate degree programs (a BS in
Electrical Engineering and a BS in Computer Engineering), two master’s degree
programs (an MS in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in either electrical
engineering or computer engineering, and an MS in Software Engineering), and
a Doctoral Degree program.

Besides teaching and conducting research in the more traditional areas of

communications, controls, power electronics, power systems, and digital systems, recent recruitment of faculty in
the areas of computer engineering, software engineering, MEMs, and sensors has greatly expanded ECE’s range
of courses, degrees, and research activities. In addition to its nine research laboratories, the Department’s faculty
play major roles as both leaders and researchers in the college-wide Center for Research in Electronics and
Aerospace Technology (CREATE), as well as in the state-funded multi-university and multi-business $23
million-dollar Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering.

Academic programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering emphasize a blend of practical
experience and academic achievement, and our students often have the opportunity to work on real problems in
industry, in academic research, and at the NASA Glenn Research Center.

ECE’s students come from within and beyond Northeast Ohio, and from many countries, thus collectively
representing a rich mixture of cultures and languages. Graduates of the ECE degree programs are frequently hired
by prominent companies and government agencies such as Rockwell Automation, GE, Motorola, Microsoft,
ABB, Qualcomm, and NASA.

If you have further questions, please contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
216-687-2589 to schedule an appointment with our undergraduate or graduate academic advisors, or to talk to us
in general about our activities.

Fuqin Xiong, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair
f.xiong@csuohio.edu

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Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a state-assisted, comprehensive,
metropolitan university. Cleveland State has about 16,000
students enrolled in 200 major fields of study at the
undergraduate and graduate levels as well as professional
certificate and continuing education programs.
By action of the Ohio General Assembly in 1964, Cleveland
State was created in 1965 to provide quality education at
reasonable cost to the citizens of northeast Ohio. Cleveland
State was created out of the buildings, faculty, staff, and
curriculum of the former Fenn College, a private institution of
2,500 students that was founded in 1923. Later, in 1969, the
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law was merged into
Cleveland State University. Since then, the university has
developed into a comprehensive university with eight colleges:
the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the College of
Science, the Nance College of Business Administration, the
College of Education and Human Services, the Fenn College of
Engineering, the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban
Affairs, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and the
College of Graduate Studies.
Now CSU attracts students from many states in the nation and
many counties of the world.
Rhodes Tower at Cleveland State University
The Fenn College of Engineering
and the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Long before the founding of Cleveland State University, the
Fenn College of Engineering had established a reputation for
excellence as early as 1890 when the first engineering course
was offered by the forerunner of Fenn College. The college
consists of six departments: Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical
and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering
Technology. The Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering is the largest of them, both in the numbers of
faculty and students.
The department offers both undergraduate and graduate
degrees, including Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE),
Bachelor of Computer Engineering (BCE), Master of Science
in Electrical Engineering (MSEE, with emphasis in either
electrical engineering or computer engineering), Master of
Science in Software Engineering (MSSE), and Doctor of
Engineering (DE).
Our degree programs emphasize a blend of practical experience
and academic achievement. Our programs are interdisciplinary
and closely related to advances in technology.
Faculty research is often sponsored by farsighted organizations
and industries seeking to explore technology challenges.
Computer network security and privacy, high efficiency
modulation and coding techniques, advanced control
algorithms and techniques, embedded systems, micro electrical
and mechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical sensors and
wireless sensor networks are just a few of the areas recently
investigated. Students often have opportunity to work on real
problems in industry and at the NASA Glenn Research Center,
through funded researches or internships.
The Fenn College of Engineering
The Degree of Master of Science
in Electrical Engineering
(MSEE)
Program
The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program
integrates theory and applications. Courses are typically
scheduled in the late afternoon and early evening to serve the
needs of both full-time and part-time students. The program is
suitable for students planning to continue their studies at the
doctoral level, as well as those who do not plan formal studies
beyond the master’s degree. Each student plans a program of
study in consultation with an advisor appointed by the
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The
program includes required courses and an integrated selection General Electronic Engineering
of courses in the student’s field of interest. The following Requirements Technology Graduates
areas of specialization are offered for graduate study and Bachelors (not Electrical
research: Graduates Engineering)
 Communication Systems ESC 250 ESC 250
 Computer Systems
EEC 310 & 311 EEC 311 EEC 311
 Control Systems
EEC 313 EEC 313
 Power Electronics and Power Systems
EEC 315 or 381 EEC 315 or 381
Admission Requirements EEC 361 EEC 361 EEC 361
EEC 380 EEC 380
Admission to the graduate program in electrical engineering is EEC 440, 450, 470 or EEC 440, 450, 470 EEC 440, 450, 470
open to qualified students with a baccalaureate degree in 480 or 480 or 480
engineering or science. A minimum baccalaureate grade-point
average of 3.0 is usually required. Applicants should make
arrangements to have official transcripts sent directly from their Prior to satisfactory completion of the entire Preparatory
undergraduate institutions to the Graduate Admissions Office. Program, no course may be taken toward the fulfillment of the
Two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with graduate degree program unless authorized by the
the student's undergraduate or graduate work also are required. academic/research advisor.

The GRE general section is required if one or more of the

following conditions is true:

 The undergraduate degree was awarded by a college or

university outside of the United States or Canada, or by a
Canadian institution not accredited by the Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council
of Professional Engineers.
 An unaccredited college or university awarded the
undergraduate degree.
 The undergraduate degree was in a discipline unrelated to
electrical or computer engineering.
 The student’s undergraduate cumulative grade-point
average is below 3.0.
 The year of the baccalaureate degree precedes the date of
application to the College of Graduate Studies by more Graduate students working in the Digital Communications
than six years. Research Laboratory
International students should refer to the section later in this
brochure for more information including testing requirements Degree Requirements
that demonstrate English-language proficiency. If the GRE is
required, a minimum score at the 80th percentile on the Students in the MS in Electrical Engineering program may elect
Quantitative section is normally required. a thesis option or a non-thesis option. All students, and
particularly those intending to pursue a doctoral degree, are
There is a preparatory program designed for students without a encouraged to elect the thesis option.
sufficient background in electrical engineering.
Each student in the program must meet all College of Graduate
Preparatory Program Studies requirements and the following department
requirements.
Graduate students with undergraduate degrees not in
Electrical Engineering must complete the following list of Program Options
courses in addition to the requirements for the MSEE degree.
This program is intended to prepare students for graduate 1. All students:
courses in electrical engineering. Students who previously
took one or more equivalent courses can have the a. A maximum of eight credit hours of graduate course work
corresponding requirements waived with prior authorization outside of the department may be applied toward the degree
by the by the academic/research advisor. with advance approval from the student's advisor.
b. The seminar course EEC 601 and 400-level courses may not
List of Preparatory Courses be applied for credit toward the MSEE degree.
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 c. Students must take at least four course subjects from their
area of specialization including its core courses (see below
―Areas of specialization and their core courses‖).
d. Within the first four weeks of the first semester of his or her
masters program of study, a student must submit a plan of
study that requires the approval of the advisor or program
committee.
2. Thesis Option:
 Minimum of 30 total credit hours, including six credit
hours of thesis, and at least two 600-level EEC courses.
 Completion and defense of a thesis. A graduate committee
guides the thesis work.
 Students must give an oral presentation of the thesis.
3. Non-thesis Option:
 Minimum of 32 total credit hours, including at least three
600-level EEC courses.
Areas of specialization and their core courses
Communication Engineering
Core Courses
EEC 512 Probability and Stochastic Processes (4 credits)
EEC 651 Digital Communications (4 credits)
Electives
EEC 530 Digital Signal Processing (4 credits)
EEC 650 Signal Detection and Estimation (4 credits)
EEC 652 Error Control Coding (4 credits)
EEC 653 Information Theory (4 credits)
EEC 654 Mobile Communications (4 credits)
EEC 655 Satellite Communications (4 credits)
Control Engineering
Core Courses
EEC 510 Linear Systems (4 credits)
Electives
EEC 512 Probability and Stochastic Processes (4 credits)
EEC 640 Advanced Control System Design (4 credits)
EEC 641 Multivariable Control (4 credits)
EEC 642 System Identification (4 credits)
EEC 643 Nonlinear Systems (4 credits)
EEC 644 Optimal Control Systems (4 credits)
EEC 645 Intelligent Control Systems (4 credits)
EEC 646 Dynamics and Controls of MEMS (4 credits)
EEC 517 Embedded Systems (4 credits)
Power System and Power Electronics Engineering
Core Courses
EEC 571 Power Systems (4 credits)
EEC 574 Power Electronics II (4 credits)
Electives
EEC 510 Linear Systems (4 credits)
EEC 640 Advanced Control System Design (4 credits)
EEC 641 Multivariable Control (4 credits)
EEC 643 Nonlinear Systems (4 credits)
EEC 644 Optimal Control Systems (4 credits)
EEC 670 Power Systems Operation (4 credits)
EEC 671 Power Systems Control (4 credits)
EEC 673 Power Electronics & Electric Machines (4 credits)
Computer Engineering
Core Courses
EEC 581 Computer Architecture (4 credits)
EEC 584 Computer Networks (4 credits)
Electives
EEC 517 Embedded Systems ((4 credits)
EEC 580 Modern Digital Design (4 credits)
EEC 587 Rapid Digital System Prototyping (4 credits)
EEC 680 High Performance Computer Architecture (4 credits)
EEC 681 Distributed Computing Systems (4 credits)
EEC 683 Computer Networks II (4 credits)
EEC 684 Parallel Processing Systems (4 credits)
EEC 685 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computer
Systems
EEC 686 Advanced Digital Design (4 credits)
EEC 687 Mobile Computing (4 credits)
EEC 688 Secure and Dependable Computing (4 credits)
Exit Requirements
Thesis students must follow the Thesis and Dissertation Format
Guidelines, available on the College of Graduate Studies web
page:
http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/students/thesis
Acceptance of the thesis by the thesis committee and the
passing of an oral defense of the thesis are required.
Non-thesis students must complete the course requirements.
For further information about the MS in Electrical Engineering
program, contact the department at (216) 687-2589.
The Degree of Master of Science
in Software Engineering (MSSE)
Program
The Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE)
program is the first of its kind in Ohio. It is a joint,
interdisciplinary program between the College of
Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE) and the College of Business
Administration’s Department of Computer and Information
Science (CIS). The program is the successor to the Graduate
Certificate Program in Software Engineering and is intended
for both practicing professionals, as well as full-time students
in the areas of software engineering, computer engineering,
electrical engineering, computer science, or information
management. The program introduces students to current and
best practices in the engineering of software systems. A
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distinguishing feature is its emphasis on the architecture, must demonstrate prerequisite knowledge in the following
design, quality, management, and economic aspects of software areas:
engineering. Students take a project from start to completion,  Data structures and algorithms
learning the requirements of specific deliverables and the  Programming languages
development life cycle. Critical management issues, such as  Discrete mathematics
risk assessment, project planning, and market analysis, are also  Probability and statistics
covered. The program exposes students to new technological  Organization
developments in an advancing field and how to apply their  Computer networks
knowledge in the workplace. Graduates meet the demands of
 Operating systems
industry and address the needs of information technology
professionals, in general, and software engineers, in particular.
Applicants in related fields will also be considered for
admission, but they may be required to take additional
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department recently
prerequisite courses. Credits earned for prerequisite courses
commissioned a new state-of-the-art Software Engineering
cannot be used to meet the MSSE requirements.
instructional laboratory, fully equipped with hardware and
software required to meet the needs of all courses in the
curriculum. The department also maintains the Software
Engineering Research Laboratory to support research. The lab
is equipped with desktop computers and servers connected via a
LAN. Students have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge
research in Software Engineering.

Two major computer facilities are used by the Department of

Computer and Information Science to support teaching and
research: a networked laboratory of basic and advanced
personal computers; and clusters of UNIX workstations,
including HP Itanium, Sun Sparc/Ultra, SGI Indy/O2, IBM
RS/6000, and Dell Linux workstations. These machines are
connected to Fast Ethernet, ATM, and/or FDDI LANs. All
laboratories are available to students for both course work and
research. The networks are connected to the University fiber
backbone which, in turn, is linked to national networks.
Graduate students working in the Software Engineering
Admission Requirements Research Laboratory

Admission to the program requires a minimum undergraduate Degree Requirements

cumulative grade-point average of 3.0. The Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) and the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) are required for all international students.
The GRE is also required if one or more of the following
conditions is true:
 The undergraduate degree was awarded by a college or
university outside of the United States or Canada, or by a
Canadian institution not accredited by the Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council
of Professional Engineers.
 An unaccredited college or university awarded the
undergraduate degree.
 The undergraduate degree was in a discipline unrelated to
software engineering, electrical engineering, computer
engineering, computer science, or information
management.
 The student’s undergraduate cumulative grade-point
average is below 3.0.
 The year of the baccalaureate degree precedes the date of
application to the College of Graduate Studies by more
than six years.
Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and
computer engineering are encouraged to apply. All applicants
Students in the MSSE program may elect a thesis option or a
non-thesis option. All students, and particularly those
intending to pursue a doctoral degree, are encouraged to select
the thesis option.
1. All students
The MSSE program is planned around a core of required
topics and a number of technical electives. All students
must complete the core courses listed below.
2. Thesis option students
Students are required to take 28 credit hours of course
work and 6 hours of thesis, for a total of 34 credit hours.
3. Non-thesis option students
Students are required to take 32 credit hours of course
work and 4 credit hours of Software Engineering Project
(EEC 626), for a total of 36 credit hours.
Core Courses
EEC 521 Software Engineering (4 credits)
EEC 623 Software Quality Assurance (4 credits)
CIS 634 Object-Oriented Software Engineering (4 credits)
CIS 635 Software Engineering Metrics, Economics, and
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Management (4 credits)
Elective Courses
CIS 650 Compiler Design (3 credits)
CSI 675 Information Security (3 credits)
EEC 517 Embedded Systems (4 credits)
EEC 522 Modeling and Analysis in Software Systems (4
credits)
EEC 525 Data Mining (4 credits)
EEC 530 Digital Signal Processing (4 credits)
EEC 581 Computer Architecture (4 credits)
EEC 623 Software Quality Assurance (4 credits)
EEC 624 Software Testing (4 credits)
EEC 625 Software Design and Architecture (4 credits)
EEC 626 Software Engineering Project (4 credits)
EEC 681 Distributed Computing Systems (4 credits)
EEC 684 Parallel Processing Systems (4 credits)
EEC 687 Mobile Networks (4 credits)
EEC 692 Special Topics in Software Engineering (4 credits)
EEC 695 Individual Problems In Software Eng. (1-4 credits)
EEC 699 Master’s Thesis (1-9 credits)
Only one of the following courses is permitted to count towards
degree requirements for the MSSE program:
 CIS 620 Comparative Operating Systems Interfaces (4
credits
 CIS 630 Enterprise Application Development (4 credits)
Exit Requirements
For thesis option students, acceptance of the thesis by the thesis
committee and passing an oral defense of the thesis are
required. Students must follow the Thesis and Dissertation
Format Guidelines, available from the College of Graduate
Studies.
For non-thesis option students, successful completion of EEC
626 Software Engineering Project is required.
Accelerated 5-Year BS/MS
Program
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
offers an Accelerated Program that would enable students to a
earn a Bachelor of Electrical or Computer Engineering degree
as well as a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 5
years. Students are eligible to apply after they have completed
sixty credit hours in their undergraduate program, with at least
30 credit hours earned at CSU. Once admitted to the combined
program, the student may complete up to 12 credit hours of
graduate courses while enrolled in the undergraduate program.
These 12 credit-hours count towards both the undergraduate
degree and the graduate degree requirements, either as electives
or as requirements. For more details, please refer to the
department webpage http://www.csuohio.edu/ece/.
The Degree of Doctor of
Engineering
Program
The Doctor of Engineering is a college-wide program
administrated by the College Doctoral Program Director and
College Graduate Affairs Committee. The Doctor of
Engineering degree is granted in recognition of high
achievement in scholarship and an ability to apply engineering
fundamentals to the solution of complex technical problems.
Students are expected to pursue a broad program of study,
pass all prescribed examinations, and submit an innovative,
high-quality applied-engineering dissertation as described in
the section on Degree Requirements.
Admission Requirements
The applicant must hold a master’s degree in engineering or in
a related science discipline. At least one degree (baccalaureate
or master’s) must be in engineering. A minimum master’s
grade-point average of 3.25 is required
The GRE General section is required if one or more of the
following conditions pertains:
 Student’s most recent engineering degree was awarded by
a college or university outside of the United States, or by a
Canadian institution not accredited by the Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council
of Professional Engineers.
 Student’s graduate cumulative grade-point average is
below 3.25.
 Year of the student’s master’s degree precedes the date of
application to the College of Graduate Studies by more
than six years.
If the GRE is required, a minimum score at the 80th percentile
on the Quantitative section is usually required.
International students should refer to the later section in this
brochure for information on testing requirements to
demonstrate English-language proficiency.
Degree Requirements
The doctoral degree includes the following specific
requirements:
1. A minimum of sixty (60) credits beyond the master’s
degree. These credits must include:
 A minimum of thirty (30) credits of course work, which
should include minimum of six (6) credits of doctoral core
courses (select two of the following):
ESC 702 Applied Engineering Analysis I (4 credits)
ESC 704 Applied Engineering Analysis II (4 credits)
ESC 706 Applied Engineering Analysis III (4 credits)
or, subject to prior approval by the Program (Graduate
Affairs Committee), ESC 794 Selected Topics in
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 Engineering Science (1 to 4 credits)
 A minimum of eight (8) credits of graduate
non-engineering courses related to the student’s area of
study and approved by the advisory committee and
Engineering College Graduate Affairs Committee
(GAC)
 A minimum of twelve (12) credits of 700-level
engineering electives.
 Four (4) credits can be any graduate level course
approved by the advisor.
 A minimum of thirty (30) dissertation credits.
2. Satisfactory completion of the Qualifying Examination.
3. GAC approval of the Dissertation Proposal Approval Form
and satisfactory completion of the doctoral Candidacy
Examination.
4. Completion of a doctoral Dissertation and successful final
oral Defense examination.
5. Compliance with all requirements of the College of
Graduate Studies for regular graduate student status and
graduation.
For details of the degree requirements, refer to the web page:
http://graduatestudies.csuohio.edu/catalog/?View=entry&Entr
yID=273
A graduate student working in the Secure and Dependable
Systems Laboratory
Financial Aid
Research assistantships are provided through sponsored
research activities; the number available at a given time is
dependent on the research activity within the College.
Interested students are encouraged to discuss the availability of
assistantships and potential research projects with the program
director, department chairs, and faculty as soon as possible.
Teaching assistantships are provided by individual departments
to provide assistance with classroom and laboratory courses.
Responsibilities can include conducting classroom recitation
sessions, setting up laboratory experiments, tutoring students in
class work, grading, monitoring tests, and related activities. For
further information, students should contact the respective
department chairs.
All graduate teaching assistants who are international students
are required to pass an English Language Proficiency
Examination, which is administered by the University Testing
Center. Students are expected to work a maximum of twenty
hours per week on their assistantship assignments unless fewer
hours are specified under the terms of their contracts. A limited
number of graduate tuition grants also are available for which
students are expected to work ten hours per week.
Application Information
Domestic and Permanent Resident Students
A completed application should be submitted not less than six
weeks prior to the term of desired entrance. To facilitate the
admission process, it is strongly recommended that applicants
use the Apply NOW online application system at
http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/admissions/apply.html.
An application form may be downloaded from
www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/. The processing time for paper
application forms is longer than that for online applications.
At the time of application, applicants should request that every
college or university previously attended send one official
transcript to the Office of Graduate Admissions (the Graduate
Admissions Office will obtain official Cleveland State
University transcripts).
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
requires the applicant to submit two letters of recommendation.
The applicant needs to submit GRE scores if the undergraduate
GPA is less than 3.00.
A $30 non-refundable application fee is required.
Graduate degree-seeking applicants who are U.S. citizens and
permanent residents should submit all application materials and
a check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank for the graduate
admission application fee, directly to:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Parker Hannifin Hall, Room 227
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214
Telephone: (216) 687-5599
Toll Free: 1-888-CSU-OHIO (ask for the Graduate Admissions
Office)
Fax: (216) 687-5400
E-mail: graduate.admission@csuohio.edu
International Students
An international student is an individual who holds a visa while
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enrolled at Cleveland State University.
English Language Proficiency
The University requires all non-native English speakers to
demonstrate proof of English-language proficiency. Any
individual who has earned a bachelor’s (or higher) degree from
a U.S. institution, in which the primary language of instruction
is English, is not required to take an English language
proficiency examination. The options and minimum score
requirements are as follows:
1. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at
least 17 in Reading, Speaking, and Listening and a
minimum score of 14 in writing on the Internet-based
TOEFL (iBT), or 197 for the computer-based TOEFL (525
on the paper-based test ). Please note that the Educational
Testing Service (ETS) will not provide test takers or third
parties (including Cleveland State University) with
TOEFL reports for test scores that are over two years old.
If required, the TOEFL must be taken again if the
applicant's most recent scores are over two years old, OR
2. Pass the IELTS test (International English Language
Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.0; OR
3. Advanced level with a grade of B or better and a
COMPASS ESL score of 80 or higher; OR
4. Pass the MELAB (Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery) with a minimum score of 77; OR
5. Achieve a score of C (Pass) or better on the A and O levels
of the General Certificate of Education (GCE or GCSE )
Test; OR
6. Achieve a score of C (Pass) or better on the Cambridge
Certificate of Advanced English (CAE); OR
7. Complete English language studies (Level 112) from any
of the ELS Language Centers; OR
8. Complete course work at a C or better level for the
equivalent of the CSU freshman English requirements at a
U.S. regionally accredited college or university, OR
9. Receive a Program Certificate of Completion from
Cleveland State University’s Intensive English Language
Program, indicating successful completion of the program.
Application Deadlines for International Students
Fall Semester—May 15
Spring Semester—November 1
Summer Term—March 15
International applicants must submit:
1. Application form,
2. All official original-language transcripts,
3. Official translation of non-English language transcripts,
4. Proof of all degrees earned (diplomas),
5. TOEFL or alternative English Language Proficiency test
score report,
6. Appropriate standardized admission examination,
7. Financial verification documentation, and
8. Application fee (non-refundable).
Submit all documents to:
Center for International Services and Programs (CISP)
Cleveland State University, Keith Building, Room 1150
1621 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214 USA
Phone: (216) 687-3910
FAX: (216) 687-3965
E-mail: appstatus@csuohio.edu
Students are encouraged to apply online at:
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/admissions/
An application form may be downloaded from
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/admissions/form
s/form.pdf. The processing time for paper application forms is
longer than that for online applications.
Financial Requirements
Living expenses in the U.S. are usually higher than
international students expect. Minimum total expenses for an
academic year (fall and spring semester) are estimated to be
approximately $21,000-$25,000., of which $10,000 -$14,000
are for tuition and fees and $11,000 for living expenses. For
details refer to
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/admissions/expe
nses.html
All international students must supply to the Center for
International Services and Programs proof of adequate
financial resources before I-20 (F-1) or IAP-66 (J-1) documents
can be issued to obtain the appropriate visa to enter the United
States to study. For further details, contact the Center for
International Services and Programs at (216) 687-3910 or go to
its website at
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/admissions/finan
cial_requirements.html.
The only financial aid for which international students may
qualify are graduate assistantships and graduate tuition grants.
Students should contact the department directly for details.
Health and Medical Requirements
International students attending Cleveland State University are
required to present results of a tuberculosis test before being
permitted to register at the University. All international
students on an F-1 or J-1 visa must show proof of adequate
health insurance before they are allowed to register. For further
details, please contact the Center for International Services and
Programs at (216) 687-3910 or visit its website at
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/.
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Faculty and Staff
Professors
Associate Professors
Charles K. Alexander, Ph.D., IEEE Pong P. Chu, Ph.D.
Fellow
Digital Systems, Computer
Software Environments, Digital Architecture and Computer Networks
System Design Using Register,
Transfer Languages, Nonlinear
Systems

Yongjian Fu, Ph.D.

Vijay K. Konangi, Ph.D.
Software Engineering, Data Mining
Digital Systems, Computer
Architecture and Computer Networks

Zhiqiang Gao, Ph.D.

Dan J. Simon, Ph.D., IEEE Senior
Member Systems and Control
Control Systems, Signal Processing,
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic

Murad Hizlan, Ph.D.

F. Eugenio Villaseca, Ph.D.
Robust Communications, Spread
High-Power Electronics, Power Spectrum, Multiple Access
Systems, Systems Control Communications

Ana Stankovic, Ph.D.

Fuqin Xiong, Ph.D., IEEE Senior
Member Electric Machines, Power Electronics,
Digital Control Systems
Digital Communications, Mobile
Communications, Satellite
Communications, Efficient
Modulation and Coding Schemes

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 Siu-Tung Yau, Ph.D.
Bioelectronics and Molecular
Electronics
Chansu Yu, Ph.D.
Mobile Computing, Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks and Embedded Systems
Assistant Professors
Lili Dong, Ph.D.
Control Systems and MEMS
Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D.
Software Engineering, Distributed
Systems, Component-oriented
Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks
Wenbing Zhao, Ph.D.
Fault-Tolerant Computing, Computer
and Network Security, Peer-to-Peer
and Grid Computing, Performance
Evaluation of Distributed Systems
Ye Zhu, Ph.D.
Network Security and Privacy,
Computer Networking and
Distributed Systems, Pervasive
Computing
Adjunct Professors
Allen Morinec, Ph.D.
Affiliation: First Energy
Power systems
Louis Nerone, Ph.D.
Affiliation: General Electric
Power electronics
Robert R. Romanofsky, Ph.D.
IEEE Senior Member,
Affiliation: NASA Glenn Research
Center
Phased Array Antennas, Microwave
Applications of Ferroelectric Films,
Superconductivity, Cryogenic
Electronics, Deployable Antennas
Secretary
Adrienne Fox
Secretary for Graduate Student Affairs
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Electrical and Computer
Engineering Graduate Courses
EEC 510 Linear Systems
EEC 512 Probability and Stochastic Processes
EEC 517 Embedded Systems
EEC 521 Software Engineering
EEC 522 Software Systems Modeling and Analysis
EEC 525 Data Mining
EEC 530 Digital Signal Processing
EEC 561 Electromagnetic Compatibility
EEC 571 Power Systems
EEC 574 Power Electronics II
EEC 580 Modern Digital Design
EEC 581 Computer Architecture
EEC 584 Computer Networks
EEC 587 Rapid Digital System Prototyping
EEC 592 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
EEC 601 Graduate Seminar
EEC 602 Electrical Engineering Internship
EEC 621/721 Internet Software Systems
EEC 623 Software Quality Assurance
EEC 624 Software Testing
EEC 625 Software Design and Architecture
EEC 626 Software Engineering Project
EEC 640/740 Advanced Control System Design
EEC 641/741 Multivariable Control
EEC 642/742 System Identification
EEC 643/743 Nonlinear Systems
EEC 644/744 Optimal Control Systems
EEC 645/745 Intelligent Control Systems
EEC 646/746 Dynamics and Control of MEMS
EEC 650/750 Signal Detection and Estimation
EEC 651/751 Digital Communications
EEC 652/752 Error Control Coding
EEC 653/753 Information Theory
EEC 654/754 Mobile Communications
EEC 655/755 Satellite Communications
EEC 670/770 Power Systems Operation
EEC 671/771 Power Systems Control
EEC 673/773 Power Electronics and Electric Machines
EEC 680/780 High Performance Computer Architecture
EEC 681/781 Distributed Computing Systems
EEC 683/783 Computer Networks II
EEC 684/784 Parallel Processing Systems
EEC 685/785 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of
Computer Systems
EEC 686/786 Advanced Digital Design
EEC 687/787 Mobile Computing
EEC 688/788 Secure and Dependable Computing
EEC 692 Special Topics in Software Engineering
EEC 693 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
EEC 695 Individual Problems in Software Engineering
EEC 696 Individual Problems in Electrical Engineering
EEC 699 Master’s Thesis
EEC 701 Graduate Seminar
EEC 723 Software Quality Assurance and Testing
EEC 782 Computer Networks I
EEC 783 Computer Networks II
EEC 784 Parallel Processing Systems
EEC 785 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computer
Systems
EEC 786 Advanced Digital Design
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EEC 787 Mobile Computing
EEC 788 Secure and Dependable Computing
EEC 793 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
EEC 796 Independent Study in Electrical Engineering
EEC 802 Electrical Engineering Internship
EEC 895 Doctoral Research
EEC 899 Doctoral Dissertation
Instructional Laboratories
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
maintains the following laboratories for instructional purposes:
1. Communications and Electronics Laboratory—fully
equipped to conduct experiments in analog and digital
electronics and analog and digital communications, such as
analog modulation and demodulation (AM and FM),
digital modulation and demodulation (ASK, PSK, FSK),
phase-locked loops, and baseband transmission.
2. Power Electronics and Electric Machines
Laboratory— equipped with line-frequency single- and
three-phase converters, and switch-mode converters,
which in combination with synchronous, induction, and
DC machines allow for the experimental study of
feedback-controlled motor drives.
3. Embedded Systems Laboratory— equipped with PCs
for writing and implementing micro-controller-based
assembly code software, which allows for the experimental
study of real-time interrupt handling, analog-to-digital
conversion, serial port reception/transmission, data
acquisition, communicating with external devices, and
other issues associated with embedded systems.
4. Control Systems Laboratory— equipped to conduct
experiments and projects in real-time data acquisition and
control, including the capability for modeling and
computer control of electromechanical and liquid-level
systems.
5. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory— equipped to
conduct experiments in real-time DSP, using A/Ds, D/As,
and DSP boards.
6. Distributed Computing Systems Laboratory—
equipped with Pentium Xeon dual-processor servers,
Pentium Dual-core workstations, and a number of laptops.
The research is focused on studying the security,
dependability, and concurrency of enterprise-distributed
computing systems and platforms, such as CORBA and
Web services.
7. Mobile Computing Laboratory— equipped with a
number of laptops, more than ten PDAs (iPAQs), a dozen
wireless sensor nodes, and high performance network
simulators. Studies energy efficiency, capacity, mobility
support, and interoperability issues in wireless networks,
such as mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks,
wireless mesh networks, and pervasive computing
systems.
8. Digital Systems Laboratory— equipped with logic
analyzers, testing equipment, prototyping boards, and
workstations running synthesis and simulation software. It
is used to conduct basic digital circuit experiments, as well
as to design, create prototypes, and test large systems.
9. Computer Networks Laboratory— equipped with
sixteen workstations and one server computer running the
Linux operating system, four Cisco routers, and numerous
switches. This lab is used to conduct various computer
network experiments and projects, for example, ARP,
DHCP, Internet routing, TCP performance evaluation, and
IP multicast. It is fully reconfigurable, a luxury that few
universities provide.
10. Software Engineering Laboratory— equipped with
sixteen workstations and one server. The workstations run
both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux operating systems.
The workstations run a variety of software program suites
such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Rational Rose, and
Eclipse that are used in a number of Software Engineering
courses.
11. Communications Senior Design Laboratory—
Equipped with electronics and communications
instruments (such as digital oscilloscopes, arbitrary
waveform and signal generators, power supplies,
multimeters, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers and
power meters), personal computers, simulation software
packages, tools, protoboards and components, this
laboratory can accommodate up to five independent groups
working on a variety of senior design projects in
communications.
12. Network Security and Privacy Laboratory—
configured to emulate real network defense systems. The
lab can equip students with real world experience on
defending security attacks launched from networks and
preserving privacy.
Research Laboratories
1. Applied Control Research Laboratory— equipped to
conduct joint research projects with industry, giving
students the opportunity to apply state-of-the-art
technology in real-world problem solving.
2. Biosensors and Bioelectronics Research Laboratory—
equipped to conduct research projects in biosensors and
bioelectronics.
3. Digital Communication Research
Laboratory—equipped with electronics and
communications instruments, high-speed workstations,
and computer-simulation packages (such as
Matlab-Simulink) to conduct research projects in digital
modulations, error-control codes, satellite
communications, mobile wireless communications, and
spread-spectrum communications.
4. Digital Systems Research Laboratory— equipped with
work-stations and testing equipment to do prototyping and
implement research projects.
5. Embedded Control Systems Research Laboratory—
focuses on the theoretical development and real-time
implementation of control and signal processing
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 algorithms. Theoretical directions that are of particular
interest include optimal control, Kalman filtering,
H-infinity control and estimation, neural networks, and
fuzzy logic.
6. Power Electronics and Electric Machine Research
Laboratory—funded by the National Science Foundation,
the NASA Glenn research Center and the Fenn College of
Engineering. It consists of seven state-of-the-art test
benches such as: Modular Lab-Volt Power Electronics and
Electric Machines Training System, DSPACE controller
boards, PWM converters, transducers, sensors, induction,
synchronous and DC machines as well as instrumentation.
It is fully equipped to conduct research in the power area.
7. Power Systems Research Laboratory— fully equipped
to conduct research projects in power engineering,
requiring personal computers, workstations, or mainframe
computers.
8. Mobile Computing Research Laboratory— fully
equipped with a variety of mobile systems including PDAs
(iPAQs), wireless sensor nodes, and software radio
platforms to conduct research on energy efficiency,
network capacity, mobility support, and interoperability
issues in mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor
networks, wireless mesh networks, and pervasive
computing systems.
9. Network Security and Privacy Research Laboratory—
equipped to conduct cutting-edge research in network
security and privacy–preserving systems in different
network settings including both wired networks and
wireless networks.
10. Secure and Dependable Systems Laboratory— the
mission of this laboratory is to advance the state of the art
of fault– and intrusion–tolerance techniques for the next
generation secure and dependable computer systems.
11. Advanced Engineering Research Laboratory— fully
equipped to conduct research in digital control,
communications, and power electronics applications.
12. Software Engineering Research Laboratory— this
laboratory has the following equipment for conducting
research in Software Engineering and Sensor Networks:
Six PCs (Pentium) running Windows and Linux connected
by a private 100 megabit switched Ethernet, with a server
(Xeon) acting as NAT to the Internet via the University’s
network; Approximately forty Tmote Sky motes, ten
MicaZ motes, and a few Imote2 and Sun SPOT motes. In
addition, there are about twenty basic sensor boards
suitable for prototyping. The lab also has several
custom-built sensor boards for conversion to standard
serial-port devices, such as GPS or other data logging
units; A Pentium-class workstation hosts a research web
server, which is suitable for distributing software, and
disseminating research results.
13. Laboratories at the NASA Glenn Research Center for
students supported by NASA.
Research and Scholarly Projects
Project Title: Design and Prototyping of High Performance
Control Systems for MEMS Gyroscopes
Sponsor: Ohio ICE
Research Team: Dr. Lili Dong (faculty; PI), David Avanesian
(graduate student), Qing Zheng (doctoral student).
Project Description: MEMS gyroscopes are one of the most
important types of silicon-based angular rate sensors on a
micrometer or millimeter scale with micro-resolution. The
higher performance requirements of the MEMS vibratory-rate
gyroscopes in aerospace and military applications require the
development of advanced control technologies to achieve
performance robustness against modeling uncertainties and
disturbance attenuation. This project produced an advanced
control strategy and theoretical proof of the controller on the
MEMS gyroscope. The simulation results verified the
robustness and effectiveness of the controller.
Dr. Dong (left) and graduate student David Avanesian
presented High Performance Control Systems for MEMS
Gyroscopes at Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago, Nov.
2007
Project Title: Dynamics and Control of Flywheel Energy
Storage System
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Research Team: Dr. Lili Dong (faculty), Baixi Su-Alexander
(graduate student), Rick Rarick (graduate student), Silu You
(graduate student)
Project Description: A flywheel is an ideal electromechanical
energy storage device for its fast charging and discharging
capabilities, high-energy efficiencies, and relatively long life
span. The key component of the flywheel system is a
high-speed rotor that can transfer energy to and from an energy
source (such as solar array). However, the high speed is rarely
achieved because of potentially damaging rotor vibrations at
critical speeds. The objective of the project is to develop a
novel control strategy for effectively reducing the magnitude of
the vibration of the rotor, increasing the speed of the rotor
steadily, compensating all defects and perturbations that affect
the behavior of the flywheel system, and achieving a high
performance of the flywheel in a robust fashion.
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Project Title: Implementation of an Active Disturbance
Rejection Controller on MEMS Rate Sensors
Sponsor: University Research Development Fund and CSU
Summer Undergraduate Research Grant
Research Team: Dr. Lili Dong (faculty; PI), David Avanesian
(graduate student), Anthony Roberts (undergraduate student),
Harry Olar (undergraduate student)
Project Description: This project addresses the issue of
degraded performance of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
(MEMS) rate sensors (or gyroscopes) due to fabrication
imperfection and disturbances from a control perspective. By
implementing the Active Disturbance Rejection Control
(ADRC), a novel control strategy, in both analog and digital
circuits on the MEMS rate sensor, the project is focusing on
producing a prototype of a high-performance and
ready-to-be-packed control electronic system for the MEMS
rate sensor.
Project Title: Load Frequency Control of a Multiple-area
Power System
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Dr. Lili Dong (faculty), Yao Zhang (graduate
student), Gagandeep Kataria (Undergraduate student in honor
program)
Project Description: This project focuses on the design of a
novel control system to reduce the area control error (the
weighted summation of load frequency error and power
exchange error) to be zero for a multiple-area power system.
The comparison study between the novel controller and
existing controllers (such as PID) is also developed during the
project.
modeling including simulation, optimization, and estimation.
This project looks into issues related to the subject of using
other solvers in DS. More specifically, this project implements
an XML-based input generator for simulation.
Project Title: Active Disturbance Rejection Control
Sponsors: NASA, various industrial partners, and a venture
capital firm.
Research Team: Zhiqiang Gao (faculty; PI), Anthony Roberts,
Qing Zheng and Gang Tian (graduate students), Dapeng Ye
(Visiting Scholar)
Project Description: The aim of our research in the last 15
years has been to find solutions to real industrial control
problems, not just pure theory. These problems often have a
large amount of unknown dynamics and they are in general
nonlinear and time varying, making them almost insolvable in
the existing model-based framework of modern control theory.
At the 2004 American Control Conference we organized a
forum to discuss the big theory-practice gap. In simpler terms,
our approach is to use a very simple model (say, a double
integrator for 2nd order systems) for the controller design and
treat any discrepancy between this model and the plant
(unknown, nonlinear, and time-varying) as disturbance to be
estimated and rejected. The result is a high performance control
system that is tuned by adjusting only one parameter: the loop
bandwidth. We have tested this algorithm on countless
applications with great success. For more details, see
http://academic.csuohio.edu/cact/publications_new.htm

Project Title: Dynamics and Control of Micro-accelerometers

and Electrostatic Actuators
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Dr. Lili Dong (faculty), Edward Jason
(graduate student), Kai Zhang (graduate student)
Project Description: The project is focusing on the design of
an advanced controller to greatly increase the operating range
of the electrostatic actuator and to reduce the noise of the
micro-accelerometer (a MEMS inertial acceleration sensor)
while compensating the mechanical imperfections of the
actuator and sensor.

Project Title: Investigation of Alternative Solvers for

Dynamic Solutions
Sponsor: ABB, Inc.
Research Team: Yongjian Fu (faculty; PI), Ajitha Vemula
(graduate student)
Dr. Gao (second from left) and his team at the CACT (Center
Project Description: The Dynamic Solution (DS) system of
for Advanced Control Technologies)
ABB uses gPROMS as the only solver. In this project, we
investigate other solvers, specifically, DYMOLA.
Project Title: Correlation between Microscopic/Macroscopic
Project Title: XML Based Input Generator for Dynamic
Surface Errors with Antenna Gain for an Inflatable Antenna
Solutions
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Sponsor: ABB, Inc.
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty), Bryan Welch
Research Team: Yongjian Fu (faculty; PI), Sridhar Ungarala
(graduate student)
(faculty, co-PI), Ajitha Vemula (graduate student), Aditya
Project Description: The research project investigates the
Akella (graduate student)
correlation between the antenna gain and the three types of
Project Description: Dynamic Solutions (DS) is a software
physical errors on the surface of an inflatable parabolic
system developed by ABB. DS’s main capability is process
antenna: the microscopic errors (bumps/dents on the antenna
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surface), wrinkles that are present near the seams of the
antenna, and the Hencky curve (stretching of the antenna near
the rim).
Project Title: Optimization of the Level Sizes for Multi-Level
Generalized Spread Spectrum
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Noah Deetz
(graduate student)
Project Description: Five-level generalized spread spectrum
utilizes the spreading sequence levels of −1, −a, 0, +a, and +1.
The focus of this research project is to determine the optimum
value of a (between 0 and 1) for the lowest worst-case error
probability.
Project Title: Multiple Access Applications for Generalized
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Indrasena Reddy
(graduate student)
Project Description: Generalized spread spectrum has been
shown to be highly beneficial compared to ordinary spread
spectrum for robust communications where the worst-case
performance is important. This project investigates the
possible advantages and disadvantages of using generalized
spread spectrum for multiple access applications.
Project Title: Coded Generalized Spread Spectrum Using
Convolutional Codes
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Madan Venn
(graduate student)
Project Description: It has been shown that generalized
spread spectrum performs better than ordinary spread
spectrum, especially so when used with coding. This project
considers a number of convolutional codes and compares the
performance of ordinary and generalized spread spectrum as
various parameters such as code rate, constraint length,
memory depth, interleaving depth, interleaving type, etc. are
varied.
Project Title: Space Telecommunications Radio System
Waveform Development for TDRSS S-Band Single Access
Return Service
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Jennifer Nappier
(NASA colleague)
Project Description: The focus of this project is the
implementation of the TDRSS S-Band single access return
radio service through the use of software defined radio
technology.
Project Title: Application of the Ruze Equation For Inflatable
Aperture Antennas
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty), Bryan Welch
(graduate student)
Project Description: Inflatable parabolic antennas illustrate
three physical errors from the ideal paraboloidal shape. The
focus of this project is the investigation of the microscopic
errors (thought of as Gaussian shaped bumps/dents on the
antenna surface) as they relate to the Ruze Equation.
Project Title: Receiver Design and Development for NASA
GRC Quantum Communicator
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Binh Nguyen
(NASA colleague)
Project Description: This project accomplishes the design,
development and implementation of a receiver and
synchronization system for NASA GRC Quantum
Communicator through the use of FPGA technology.
Project Title: Approximation of the Complementary Error
Function Q(X)
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty), Fady Alghusain
(graduate student)
Project Description: This research project presents and
investigates a number of numerical approximations for the
Gaussian tail probability function Q(x) that are better than the
existing approximations in the literature.
Project Title: Performance Analysis and Synchronization of
Low-Power Optical Communication Systems Using
quantum-entangled and time-coincident photons
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty), John Lekki (NASA
colleague), Binh Nguyen (NASA colleague)
Project Description: This project is about experimental
analysis of the error performance of NASA GRC Quantum
Communicator under various conditions, and the investigation
of receiver synchronization techniques when the received
signal consists of only a few photons per transmitted symbol.
Project Title: Generation of Generalized Signature Sequences
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Hariharan
Ramaswamy (graduate student)
Project Description: The focus of this research project is the
investigation of the theoretical properties and performance
analysis of generalized (multi-level) signature sequences, and
their implementation using FPGA technology.
Project Title: A Worst-Case Comparison of Generalized and
Ordinary DSSS in a Multipath Environment
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Konstantin
Matheou (graduate student)
Project Description: This research project focuses on the
worse-case performance of uncoded generalized spread
spectrum compared with ordinary spread spectrum in multipath
channels.
Project Title: Coded Generalized Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum with Specific Codes
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Manohar Vellala
(graduate student)
Project Description: Theoretical benefits of coded
generalized spread spectrum over coded ordinary spread
spectrum have been shown. The focus of this research is to
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consider a number of specific block codes and compare the
worse-case performances of the two systems through the use of
simulations.
Project Title: An Asymptotic Analysis of the Worst-Case
Performance of Coded Generalized Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Sree Krishna
Upadhyayula (graduate student)
Project Description: This research project compares the
worse-case performance of coded generalized and coded
ordinary spread spectrum from a theoretical viewpoint through
the derivation of asymptotic error exponents.
Project Title: Further Generalization of the Unique Spreading
Sequence in Generalized Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum
Sponsor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), Ranga
Kalakuntla (graduate student)
Project Description: Three-level generalized spread spectrum
has been shown to be superior to ordinary spread spectrum for
robust communications. This research project investigates a
further generalization of spread spectrum using five-level
signature sequences and shows additional performance gains.
Project Title: Performance Analysis of a Low-Power Optical
Communication System Using Quantum-Entangled Photons
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Murad Hizlan (faculty; PI), John Lekki
(NASA colleague), Binh Nguyen (NASA Colleague)
Project Description: This research project is about a
theoretical study of the error performance of an extremely
low-power optical communication system using
quantum-entangled photons.
Project Title: Biogeography-based Optimization of Multiple
Related Complex Systems
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Jeffrey Abell
(General Motors; co-PI), Mehmet Ergezer (graduate student),
other students TBD
Project Description: The purpose of this collaboration is to
develop a new population-based algorithm for the optimization
of multiple related complex systems. The complex systems that
we optimize are sets of requirements that are specified for
multiple related product designs. The optimization algorithm
that we develop is biogeography-based optimization (BBO),
which is based on the mathematics of biogeography.
Biogeography is the study of the distribution, migration,
speciation, and extinction of biological species. Biogeography
is nature’s way of distributing species, and is analogous to
general problem solutions. A good solution to some problem is
analogous to a habitable island, and a poor solution represents
an island that is less friendly to life. Good solutions resist
change more than poor solutions, just as habitable islands resist
immigration due to their many species. Good solutions share
features with poor solutions, just as habitable islands share
species with other islands via emigration. This means that poor
solutions accept new features from good solutions. This
addition of new features to poor solutions may raise the quality
of those solutions. This is the essence of BBO.
Project Title: Robotic Swarms
Sponsor: CSU Undergraduate research grant
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Rick Rarick
(graduate student), Maria Baker (undergraduate student), Chris
Churavy (undergraduate student), Samarth Mehta
(undergraduate student), Ishu Pradhan (undergraduate student),
Steven Shanfelt (undergraduate student), Nina Sheidegger
(undergraduate student)
Project Description: This project focuses on map making. A
group of robots are released into a building with a layout that is
unknown to the robots. The robots are equipped with various
sensors, including ultrasonic sensors for obstacle detection, a
camera, radio transceivers, wall-following sensors, a
gyroscope, wheel encoders, and a LCD display. Each robot
takes a different path through the building, communicating its
navigation information via radio link to a base station, which
consists of a PC. The base station fuses the data from the robots
in order to tell each individual robot how to proceed through the
building. A map-building computer program is implemented on
the base station.
Project Title: Sinusoid Motor Drive Compensation
Sponsor: Arcus Technology
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Dawei Du (graduate
student)
Project Description: Manufacturing errors in the construction
of step motors cause their resolutions to be less than advertised,
and also leads to velocity ripple. A customized motor drive
characterizes and corrects for these manufacturing errors to
result in more accurate stepping and smoother velocity.
Project Title: A One-Dimensional Scanning Algorithm for
Robotic Applications
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Chandresh
Chaudhari (graduate student)
Project Description: A new algorithm for pattern recognition
is developed and implemented for a mobile robot. The project
uses a PIC microcontroller to run a robot. A robot-mounted
camera transmits video to a PC using wireless communication.
The pattern recognition algorithm runs on the PC to recognize
door numbers as the robot traverses a hallway.
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Dr. Simon (right) and his Robotic Swarms team
Project Title: Optimal Robot Trajectory Planning Using
Evolutionary Algorithms
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Bhanu Gouda
(graduate student)
Project Description: An optimal trajectory planning approach
using evolutionary methods is developed for an industrial
manipulator. Minimum energy consumption is used as a
criterion for trajectory generation, and is achieved using genetic
algorithms as an optimization tool. Cubic splines are used to
generate the trajectory between the intermediate points of the
path. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified
through simulations.
Project Title: Optimal Filtering for Stream Flow Forecasting
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Vinay Kantamneni
(graduate student)
Project Description: Streamflow forecasting models are
developed and optimal filtering techniques are applied to
update soil moisture values and to improve streamflow
predictions. Kalman and H-infinity filters are used to update
daily estimates of soil water content. Updated soil moisture
storages are then used to predict daily streamflow. The output
from the estimators is compared with the model output without
state updating, the simulation results from the National
Weather Service, and the observed streamflow. It is seen that
Kalman and H-infinity filtering provide improved streamflow
forecasting compared with existing methods.
Project Title: A Microcomputer-Controlled Calorie Monitor
for Human Powered Vehicles
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Gary Siegmund
(graduate student)
Project Description: The amount of calories expended during
an exercise interval is a primary indication of training intensity
and effectiveness. If the exercise apparatus is a human powered
vehicle, the potential exists for effectively measuring several
parameters of the training session. Unfortunately, existing
monitoring systems are either invasive or inaccurate. This work
describes the design of an energy monitoring system that
displays the cumulative calories expended during a riding
interval, without requiring attachments to the body of the
participant, or modification of the vehicle.
Project Title: Fuzzy Logic Control for an Autonomous Mobile
Robot
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Vamsi Mohan Peri
(graduate student)
Project Description: An autonomous wall-following robot is
designed. The wall-following controller is a two input, two
output system. The inputs are two proximity measurements to
the wall, and the outputs are the speeds of the two rear wheels.
For the embedded fuzzy logic controller, the behavior must be
approximately encoded for the target processor, and then
downloaded to the chip for execution. The target system is a
small mobile robot equipped with an embedded microcontroller
based on a Microchip microcontroller. The robot is driven by
two independent servo motors. Three ultrasonic range sensors
are used by the robot: two on one side (the controller inputs)
and one in the front (for emergency stop in case of an obstacle).
Since all the control circuitry and computation are embedded in
the robot, it is self contained and travels without the need for
any data link to external processors such as a PC. The detection
of a wall by the sensors activates the controller which attempts
to align the robot with the wall at a specified reference distance.
Once aligned, the robot follows the wall and attempts to
maintain alignment by compensating for lateral drift.
Project Title: Health Parameter Estimation of Turbofan
Aircraft Engine
Sponsor: NASA
Research Team: Dan Simon (faculty; PI), Srikiran Kosanam
(graduate student)
Project Description: Aircraft health monitoring has been a
challenging task for over decades. In turbofan jet engines the
parameters which describe the health of the engine cannot be
measured explicitly. One possible solution to this problem is
Kalman filter. The traditional Kalman filter is optimal as long
as the modeling of the plant is accurate. We show a way of
linearizing the jet engine model so that theoretically proven
estimation techniques can be applied to this problem. We
present the application of Kalman filter to health parameter
monitoring of the gas turbine engine. It is shown that the
standard Kalman filter will not be robust enough if there are
uncertainties in the modeling of the plant. A new filter is
developed which addresses the uncertainties in the process
noise and measurement noise covariances. A hybrid gradient
descent algorithm is used to tune the new filter gain. This filter
is then implemented for the health parameter estimation. The
results show significant decrease in the estimation error
covariance. It is shown that advanced search algorithms like
genetic algorithms prove to be superior to hybrid gradient
descent in searching for better minima.
Project Title: Input Output Harmonic Elimination of the
PWM Boost Type Rectifier under Unbalanced Operating
Condition
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty), Ke Chen
(graduate student)
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Project Description: This project focuses on the power quality
issues related to the input output harmonic elimination of the
front end rectifier under severe unbalanced operating
conditions. Control algorithm for harmonic elimination has
been implemented by using DSPACE development system in
the NSF funded Power Electronics and Electric Machines
Laboratory at Cleveland State University.
Dr. Stankovic working in her NSF funded state-of-the-art
Power Electronics and Electric Machine Research Laboratory
Project Title: Discrete Dimming Ballast for Linear
Fluorescent Lamps
Sponsor: General Electric Lighting
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty; PI), Haiyan Wang
(graduate student),
Project Description: This project focuses on development
of discrete dimming ballast for linear fluorescent lamps. A
novel dimming control circuit is combined with a ballast
module for multiple lamps to realize three discrete lighting
levels. The newly proposed ballast is more efficient, more
flexible and more reliable compared with conventional step
dimming or on/off control methods. Experimental work has
been done in General Electric laboratory in Nela Park.
Project Title: Analysis and Implementation of a Dimmable
Low Frequency Electronic HID Ballast
Sponsor: General Electric Lighting
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty; PI), Prerana
Kulkarni (graduate student)
Project Description: This project focuses on the analysis,
design and implementation of dimmable low frequency
electronic High-Intensity-Discharge (HID) ballast, using the
variable dc link voltage with constant switching frequency
technique. Where previously this dimming technique was used
for high frequency ballasts, in this application, the technique is
applied to low frequency square wave electronic HID ballast, to
dim high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp. Low frequency
operation ensures an acoustic resonance free operation, low
switching losses, better efficiency and thus low cost.
Experimental work has been done in General Electric Lighting.
Project Title: Analysis and Implementation of Ripple Current
Cancellation Technique for Electronic Ballasts
Sponsor: General Electric Lighting
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty; PI), Marius
Marita (graduate student)
Project Description This project focuses on the analysis and
design of a universal input 150-Watt Boost Power Factor
Correction Converter with the Ripple Current Cancellation
Circuit. An EMI Filter designed for the 150-Watt Boost PFC
circuit with the Ripple Current Cancellation is designed to
satisfy the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
regulations. Experimental work has been done in GE laboratory
in Nela Park.
Project Title: Analysis and Implementation of a Synchronous
Buck Converter Used As an Intermediate Stage for HID Ballast
Sponsor: General Electric Lighting
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty; PI) Sergey
Vernyuk (graduate student)
Project Description: This project focuses on the analysis of a
Synchronous Buck Converter, used as a second stage (which
controls the current through the lamp, and consequently, the
lamp power) in three-stage High-Intensity Discharge (HID)
ballast. This new application of the Synchronous Buck
converter for a medium-power lighting ballasts improves
efficiency of HID ballasts by operating the converter in a
modified critical-conduction mode. Simulation has been done
in General Electric Lighting.
Project Title: Analysis and Design of the Complementary
Class D Self-Oscillating Inverter for Compact Fluorescent
Lamps
Sponsor: General Electric Lighting
Research Team: Ana V. Stankovic (faculty; PI) Wei Xiong
(graduate student)
Project Description: This project focuses on a detailed
analysis of L-Complementary output voltage clamping
self-oscillating class D inverter. Accurate time domain models
in the steady state and during starting have to be obtained to
improve the design process. Experimental work has been done
in GE Lighting.
Project Title: Predictable Monitoring for Networked
Embedded Computing
Sponsor: Ohio ICE ($24,062)
Research Team: Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; PI), Hamza A.
Zia (graduate student)
Project Description: Networks of embedded sensors and
actuators need to function and provide service to users even in
the presence of failures. This project produced software failure
detectors for enabling such fault-tolerant execution.
Project Title: Open Middleware Architecture for
Sense-and-Respond Systems
Sponsor: Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering
Research Team: Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; PI), Trisul
Kanipakam (graduate student), Manohar Bathula (graduate
student), Dheeraj Bheemidi (graduate student)
Project Description: Wireless sensor networks are typically
built on a ―per-application‖ basis. However, some aspects of
application design transcend application boundaries. This
project is focused on the design of reusable, generic
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middleware systems for networked sense-and-respond systems.
Project Title: Improving the Productivity of the Sensor
Network Programmer
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Research Team: Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; PI), William P.
McCartney (graduate student), Adam Dutko (graduate student),
Trisul Kanipakam (graduate student)
Project Description: Wireless sensor networks (sensornets)
have the potential to enable an unprecedented amount of
visibility and control over the world around us. There are major
obstacles to realizing this potential, however: the methods and
tools available for constructing sensornet software are too
brittle, and require specialized training to use effectively. This
CAREER project is investigating ways to overcome these
obstacles. In particular, this project involves creating
programming and middleware artifacts, specification and
reasoning techniques, and toolsets that can be easily used by
―non-programmer‖ specialists -- researchers outside of the field
of computing.
Project Title: Improving Work Zone Safety using Sensor
Networks
Sponsor: CSU Undergraduate research grant
Research Team: Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; PI), Wenbing
Zhao (faculty; co-PI), Ishu Pradhan (undergraduate student),
Mehrdad Ramazanali (undergraduate student), Lawrence Edem
(undergraduate student), Joe Gotschall (undergraduate
student), Nilesh Patel (undergraduate student)
Project Description: The focus of this research is to
investigate novel uses for wireless sensor network systems as
enablers for improving safety for motorists and workers in
temporary construction work zones. The main goal of the
research is to study the causes of crashes in and near
construction work zones.
Project Title: The Modulation Study for Self-Modulating
Phased Array Antenna
Sponsor: NASA Glenn Research Center
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Robert
Romanofsky (adjunct faculty, collaborator at NASA GRC),
Huaihai Guo (graduate student),
Project Description: The modulation study for
self-modulating phased array antenna studied the performance
of incorporating modulator onto a phased array antenna so that
the satellite transceiver mass can be reduced. The results will be
very useful in NASA GRC’s endeavor to reduce the
transceivers on all types of the spacecrafts.
Project Title: Channel Estimation and Equalization Techniques
for MASK-OFDM in Fading Channels
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Vijay Nomula
(graduate student, 2006)
Project Description: This research deals with channel
estimation and equalization for the newly proposed
MASK-OFDM. The existing frequency-domain channel
estimation and equalization methods for QAM-OFDM are
analyzed and investigated for their applicability in the case of
MASK-OFDM. It turns out that these frequency-domain
techniques are not applicable to the case of MASK-OFDM. As a
result, time-domain channel estimation and equalization
methods are proposed for MASK-OFDM and their performance
is compared with the frequency-domain methods of
QAM-ODFDM.
Project Title: Carrier Frequency Synchronizer Design and
Evaluation for MASK-OFDM System
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Ying Yang,
(graduate student, 2005)
Project Description: In this work, then investigation is focused
on the design of the carrier frequency synchronizer and its
performance for MASK-OFDM system. Two efficient carrier
frequency synchronization algorithms have been proposed by
Shi & Serpedin and Morelli & Mengali used for general OFDM
system that is based on IFFT/FFT pair. We modified these two
algorithms to suit to our system. Especially, we improved the
first algorithm to extend the frequency acquisition range. These
two schemes are based on the transmission of a training symbol
composed of L identical parts in the frequency domain.
Frequency estimation performance and comparison of these
two proposed methods are presented in an additive white
Gaussian noise (AWGN) and multipath COST-207 and Jakes
frequency-selective channel.
Project Title: Symbol Timing Synchronizer for ASK-OFDM in
AWGN and Fading Channels
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Sai Mantripragada,
(graduate student, 2005)
Project Description: This research focused on the
synchronization for newly proposed ASK-OFDM. The existing
Schmidl-Cox, Coulson, Menn Zeng Bhargava, algorithms have
been implemented for the ASK-OFDM system. Shi-Serpedin
algorithm has been justified for ASK-OFDM system to
withstand very low SNRs in AWGN, Rician, Rayleigh and
Multi-path fading (COST207 model) channels.
Project Title: OFDM Modem Design and Evaluation for MSL
Extension Channel
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Huaihai Guo
(graduate student, 2005)
Project Description: In this project, DCT-Based
MASK-OFDM (Discrete Cosine Transform-based M-ary
Amplitude Shift Keying Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing) and MC-CDMA (Multi-Carrier Code Division
Multiple Access) for future MLS (Microwave Landing System)
extension band communication system are modeled and
evaluated.
Project Title: Coding for Coherent ASK-OFSM Systems
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Fuqin Xiong (faculty; PI), Mukul V. Gandhi
(graduate student, 2004)
Project Description: The purpose of this research is to analyze
performances of convolutional encoding with hard-decision
Viterbi decoding or soft-decision Viterbi symbol decoding and
TCM to ASK-OFDM, particularly soft-decision Viterbi symbol
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encoding, their metrics and constellation design in TCM. So the sensors. With this kind of sensor, we have demonstrated direct
etrics electrochemical amperometric detection of different forms of
Project Title: Stabilization of Immobilized Enzymes for sugar (glucose, fructose and lactose), dopamine, hydrogen
Implantable Glucose Monitoring Devices peroxide and phenol. In the sensing of glucose, the sensor
Sponsor: American Diabetes Association showed exclusive detection of glucose in the presence of
Research Team: Siu-Tung Yau (faculty, PI), Research interfering species within the physiological concentration
assistant (TBD) ranges of these substances. The sensor also showed negligible
Project Description: In the USA, 20.8 million people have electrode poisoning and detection stability over a 14-week
diabetes. More than 200 000 Americans die from this chronic period of repeated use. A comparison between the glucose
disease annually. Effective treatment of diabetes requires detection characteristics of the nanoparticle-based sensor and
accurate monitoring of glucose in the patient’s blood. The those of the enzyme-based sensor shows an enhanced
approach of continuous-glucose-monitoring could provide amperometric response of the particle sensor. Our results reveal
diabetics with a complete glucose profile with instantaneous several advantages of using the silicon nanoparticle in
fluctuations throughout the day, allowing optimized insulin bioelectronics. This particle-based sensor is being developed
therapy and metabolic control, which drastically reduce the risk for applications in food processing, biomedicine and
of chronic complications. To implement this approach, the environmental monitoring.
glucose sensor needs to be implanted in the patient’s body to
facilitate periodic and frequent glucose measurement. One of Project Title: Biofuel Cells
the main obstacles for the development of implantable glucose Sponsor: Cleveland State University
biosensors is the inherent instability of the enzyme Research Team: Siu-Tung Yau (faculty, PI), Yongki Choi
immobilized on the electrodes of the sensors as the sensing (graduate student)
element. When immobilized on an electrode and subjected to Project Description: In this project, the two criteria that
in-vivo conditions, enzymes will become unstable and will lose determine the performance of a biofuel cell, namely, high
their sensing ability, making long-term implant tasks output current and enzyme stability are addressed. High current
unrealistic. This project is proposed to overcome this crucial density is obtained with enhanced electron transfer at the
obstacle using a spatial confinement approach. Enzymes will be enzyme-electrode interface using different immobilization
assembled into spatially confining fabricated on electrodes, techniques, which also enhance the stability of enzymes. We
which will increase the stability of the enzymes and enable have constructed double-compartment biofuel cell operating on
them to perform sensing tasks under long-term in-vivo ethanol and single-compartment (membrane-less) biofuel cell
conditions. Prototype glucose biosensors and glucose biofuel operating on glucose. The objective of this project is to realize
cells, which could be used as the power supply for implanted miniature biofuel cells that can be used as implantable power
sensors, will be constructed and tested under long-term in-vitro supplies.
condition. The successful completion of the project will be a
substantial advance toward making implantable
glucose-sensing devices, which can be further developed for
the artificial pancreas.
and constellation design in TCM.
Project Title: Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Biosensor
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Siu-Tung Yau (faculty, PI), Yongki Choi
(graduate student)
Project Description: In this project, redox enzymes are
immobilized on silicon wafers. Several immobilization
techniques are used to preserve the activities of the enzymes.
The enzyme-immobilized silicon wafer is used as the sensing
electrode in the construction of biosensors used to detect
chemical substances that are important in biomedicine, human
health, food processing, environment protection and national
security. A particularly emphasized study is the construction of
biosensors for implantable applications. Here, glucose oxidase,
Dr. Yau working in the Bio-sensor and Bio-electronics
the enzyme that is used as the sensing element in commercial
laboratory
glucose sensors, is immobilized on silicon wafers, whose
performance as sensing electrode is tested under long-term in
Project Title: Functional Materials for Molecular Electronics
vivo conditions.
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Siu-Tung Yau (faculty, PI), Yongki Choi
Project Title: Nanoparticle-Based (Enzymeless) Sensors
(graduate student)
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Project Description: Here, we prepare novel bulk electronic
Research Team: Siu-Tung Yau (faculty, PI), Yongki Choi
materials using nanoscale objects as active centers. Recently,
(graduate student)
we have prepared a two-phase composite material by mixing
Project Description: The newly-discovered colloidal silicon
the polymer Nafion with an electroactive molecule, potassium
nanoparticles are used as the sensing element for non-enzyme
ferricyanide. The current-voltage characteristic of the material
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shows a metal-like electrical conduction about zero-bias. The
conductance is found to be proportional to the concentration of
the potassium ferricyanide molecule and temperature. A
conductance peak is present at a low bias voltage, providing a
region of negative differential resistance. Other nanoscale
objects such as semiconductor quantum dots and proteins are
also used as active substances in our studies.
Project Title: Performability in Mobile Wireless Networks
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
(Program: MRI or Major Research Instrumentation, Project:
Acquisition of Equipment to Establish a Secure and
Dependable Computing Infrastructure for Research and
Education at Cleveland State University)
Research Team: Wenbing Zhao (faculty; PI), Chansu Yu
(faculty; co-PI), Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; co-PI), Saehoon
Kang (post-graduate researcher), Bogju Lee (post-graduate
researcher)
Project Description: Mobile networks are vulnerable to the
presence of extreme conditions such as network partitions (due
to high node speeds) and strong interference (in urban
environments). As existing link and network layer solutions do
not take these extreme conditions into consideration, it is
critically important to know whether a mobile network is still a
dependable subnet under such situations. The goal of this
project is to investigate the performance of mobile wireless
networks in highly stressed environment and to seek novel
methods to survive the stress and achieve a reasonable
performance.
Project Title: Experimental Wireless Networking Using
Software Radio Systems
Sponsor: Fenn College of Engineering (equipment support)
Research Team: Chansu Yu (faculty; PI), Saikrishna
Gumudavally (graduate student), Sachin Hirve (graduate
student), Robert Fiske (graduate student)
Project Description: Software radio (also known as software
defined radio or SDR) is a 21st century-version of the crystal
radio. It can tune to any frequency band including TV and
AM/FM broadcast, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless
communication channels, and CDMA and GSM cellular
networks by running new software without requiring additional
hardware. This project uses USRP (Universal Software Radio
Platform) and GNU Radio software package to experiment and
explore design issues in future radio systems.
Project Title: Improving Work Zone Safety Using Sensor
Networks
Sponsor: CSU Undergraduate Research Grant
Research Team: Nigamanth Sridhar (faculty; PI), Wenbing
Zhao (faculty; co-PI), Chansu Yu (faculty; co-PI), Pong Chu
(faculty; co-PI), Yongjian Fu (faculty; co-PI), Ishu Pradhan
(undergraduate student), Mehrdad Ramazanali (undergraduate
student), Lawrence Edem (undergraduate student), Joe
Gotschall (undergraduate student), Nilesh Patel (undergraduate
student)
Project Description: The focus of this research is to
investigate novel uses for wireless sensor network systems as
enablers for improving safety for motorists and workers in
temporary construction work zones. The main goal of the
research is to study the causes of crashes in and near
construction work zones.
Project Title: Byzantine Fault Tolerance for Long Running,
Non-deterministic Applications (from 9/1/2008)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Major Research
Instrumentation Grant
Research Team: Wenbing Zhao, Honglei Zhang, Hua Chai
Project Description: In this project, we aim to develop
efficient techniques to ensure strong replica consistency and the
long-term dependability of Web-based mission-critical systems,
including Web services and online database systems. In
particular, we focus on three sub-projects: (1) We propose
novel methods to reconcile the seemingly conflicting
requirements of strong replica consistency and the
independence of each individual replica in a Byzantine
fault-tolerant (BFT) system. For many applications, including
security services, it is ultimately important for each replica to
make decisions based on its own, possibly randomized, input.
The method proposed in this project will be urgently needed for
these types of applications to maintain strong replica
consistency while preserving their robustness. (2) We will
investigate the possibility of using software transactional
memory (STM) as a way to ease the programming complexity
and to increase the degree of concurrency obtainable for large
scale replicated distributed systems. (3) We propose a new
migration-based proactive recovery scheme that achieves a
very small vulnerability window, and hence, helps achieve
long-term dependability of mission critical systems. To assess
the practicality of our techniques, and to gain better insight on
the problems, we plan to build a prototype of a BFT
infrastructure and to perform empirical experimental study in
both local and wide area network environments.
Dr. Zhao (center) and his computer engineering research team
Project Title: Secure and Dependable Web Services (from
7/1/2006)
Sponsor: Cleveland State University, Faculty Research
Development Award
Research Team: Wenbing Zhao, Honglei Zhang, Hua Chai,
Bo Chen, and Srikanth Dropati
Project Description: The Web services platform has been
adopted by virtually all businesses and government
organizations as the distributed computing platform of choice
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due to its strong interoperability, loose-coupling, and
extensibility design. In this project, we focus on developing
fault and intrusion tolerance frameworks that have the
following characteristics: (1) the design of the dependability
mechanisms are conformant to the design principles of Web
services; (2) the mechanisms are backward compatible with
WS-standards; (3) the frameworks incur minimum overhead
and require minimum changes to the application programs. The
frameworks support both generic Web services and specific
Web services applications such as transactional applications
and wireless Web services applications.
Project Title: A Reservation-Based Extended Transaction
Protocol (completed)
Sponsor: Cleveland State University, Faculty Startup Award
Research Team: Wenbing Zhao (in collaboration with Dr.
Louise Moser and Dr. P. Michael Melliar-Smith at UCSB)
Project Description: Existing extended transaction protocols
typically rely on compensating transactions to handle
exceptional conditions. In this project, we identified a number
of issues with compensation-based extended transaction
protocols, and proposed a reservation-based extended
transaction protocol that addresses those issues. Moreover, we
introduced a set of properties, analogous to the ACID
properties of traditional transactions that are more appropriate
for business activities that span multiple enterprises. In addition,
we compared our reservation protocol with other extended
transaction protocols for coordinating business activities, and
carried performance analyses.
Project Title: Performance Evaluation of Reliable Multicast
Strategies in 802.11 Networks (completed)
Sponsor: Cleveland State University, Faculty Startup Award
Research Team: Wenbing Zhao and Maulik Bhatt
Project Description: 802.11 networks have many differences
comparing with wired Ethernet-based networks. Many group
communication systems, which provide both reliable and
ordered multicast, have been designed and optimized for the
Ethernet-based networks. We investigated the performance of
these systems in 802.11 networks to see which strategy works
best in this new environment.
Project Title: Traffic Analysis and its Countermeasure
Sponsor: CSU Faculty Development Grant
Research Team: Ye Zhu (faculty; PI), Anil Vikram (graduate
student), Yuanchao Lv (graduate student)
Project Description: In this project, we will study timing
analysis methodologies and develop a framework for the
systematic assessment of countermeasures against traffic
analysis attacks.
Project Title: Application of Wireless Sensor Networks
Sponsor: Cleveland State University
Research Team: Ye Zhu (faculty; PI), Anil Vikram (graduate
student)
Project Description: In this project, we will study applications
of wireless sensor networks in environment monitoring and
optimal deploytment and packet routing in wireless sensor
networks to support these applications.
Recent Faculty Publications
1. C. Alexander and Matthew Sadiku, Fundamentals of
Electric Circuits, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, January
2003.
2. C. Alexander and Donald Christiansen, Standard
Handbook of Electronic Engineering, Fifth Edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2005.
3. C. Alexander and Matthew Sadiku, Problem Solving
Made Almost Easy, McGraw-Hill, March 2000.
4. C. Alexander and Matthew Sadiku, Fundamentals of
Electric Circuits, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, December
2005.
5. J. Watson, A. Brush, L. Penkowski, and C. Alexander ,
―Teaching the Communication Aspects of KCIDE
(Knowledge Capturing Integrated Design Environment),‖
The Conference Proceedings of International Professional
Communication Conference, Limerick, Ireland, July 2005
6. J. Watson and C. Alexander , ―Communication Aspects of
ProSkills: A Non-Technical Skill Development and
Enhancement Program For Engineers,‖ The Conference
Proceedings of International Professional Communication
Conference, Limerick, Ireland, July 2005
7. Y. Fu, D. Simon, and C. Alexander , ―A Knowledge
Capturing Integrated Design Environment For A Course In
Electrical Circuits,‖ Proceedings of the 2005 American
Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &
Exposition, Portland, June 2005.
8. P. Chu, RTL Hardware Design Using VHDL: Coding for
Efficiency, Portability, and Scalability, Wiley-IEEE Press,
2006.
9. P. Chu, FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples: Xilinx
Spartan-3 Version, John Wiley, 2008.
10. P. Chu, FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples: Xilinx
Spartan-3 Version, John Wiley, 2008.
11. L. Dong, Q. Zheng, and Z. Gao, ―The Design and
Implementation of a Novel Control System for the
Conventional Mode of Operation of Vibrational
Gyroscopes‖, to be published in IEEE Sensors Journal,
2008.
12. Q. Zheng, L. Dong, D. LEE, and Z. Gao, ―Active
Disturbance Rejection Control for MEMS Gyroscopes‖, to
be published in IEEE Transaction on Control Systems
Technology, 2008.
13. B. Su-Alexander, R. Rarick, W. Zhao, and L. Dong, ―A
Novel Application of An Extended State Observer for
High Performance Control of NASA’s HSS Flywheel‖, to
be published in International Journal of Engineering
Simulation, 2008.
14. Q. Zheng and L. Dong, ―A Disturbance Rejection Based
Control System Design for Z-Axis Vibratory Rate
Gyroscopes‖, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering,
Vol. 222, No.1, p. 23-30, 2008.
15. Q. Zheng, L. Dong, and Z. Gao, ―A Novel Control System
Design for Vibrational MEMS Gyroscopes,‖ Sensors &
Transducers Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, pp. 1073-1082, 2007.
16. B. Su-Alexander, R. Rarick, and L. Dong, ―Application of
Active Disturbance Rejection Control to Self-Sensing
Magnetic Bearings‖, International Journal of Engineering
Simulation, Vol. 8, No. 2, p. 10-16, July 2007.
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17. B. Su-Alexander, R. Rarick, and L. Dong, ―A Novel
Application of An Extended State Observer for High
Performance Control of NASA’s HSS Flywheel‖, to be
published in Proceedings of American Control Conference,
Seattle, Washington, USA on June 11-13, 2008.
18. L. Dong, Q. Zheng, and D. Avanesov, ―The Design and
Implementation of Driving Mode Control for Vibrational
Gyroscopes‖, to be published in Proceedings of American
Control Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA on June
11-13, 2008.
19. Q. Zeng, L. Dong, D. H. LEE, and Z. Gao, ―Active
Disturbance Rejection Control for MEMS Gyroscopes‖, to
be published in Proceedings of American Control
Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA on June 11-13,
2008.
20. L. Dong, Q. Zheng, and Z. Gao, ―A Novel Oscillation
Controller for Vibrational MEMS Gyroscopes‖, in
Proceedings of American Control Conference, NYC, NY,
July11-13, 2007.
21. B. Su-Alexander, R. Rarick, and L. Dong, ―Application of
Active Disturbance Rejection Control to Self-Sensing
Magnetic Bearings‖, in Proceedings of American Control
Conference, NYC, NY, July11-13, 2007.
22. Q. Zheng, L. Dong, and Z. Gao, ―Control and
Time-Varying Rotation Rate Estimation of Vibrational
MEMS Gyroscopes,‖ in Proceedings of IEEE
Multi-Conference on Systems & Control, Singapore,
October, 2007.
23. Q. Zheng and L. Dong, ―A Disturbance Rejection Based
Control System Design for Z-Axis Vibratory Rate
Gyroscopes‖, in Proceedings of IEEE proceedings of
International Conference on Control and Automation,
Guangzhou, China, May 2007.
24. L. Dong, ―Adaptive Estimation and Control of a Z-axis
MEMS Gyroscope with Time-varying Rotation Rates‖, in
IEEE proceedings of International Conference on
Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, Silicon Valley, CA,
July 19-July 21, 2006, pp.18-pp.23.
25. L. Dong and R. P. Leland, ―The Adaptive Control System
of a MEMS Gyroscope with Time-varying Rotation Rate‖,
in Proceedings of American Control Conference, Portland,
Oregon, June 2005, pp. 3592-3597.
26. Y. Zhu, Y. Fu, and H. Fu, ―On Privacy in Time Series Data
Mining,‖ PAKDD, Osaka, Japan, May 2008.
27. Y. Fu, H. Paul, and N. Shetty, ―Improving Mobile Web
Navigation Using N-grams Prediction Models,‖
International Journal of Intelligent Information
Technologies, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2007.
28. S. R. Subramanya, J. Teng, and Y. Fu, ―Study of Relative
Effectiveness of Features in Content-Based Image
Retrievals,‖ International Journal of Computers and Their
Applications, Vol. 13, No. 1, March, 2006.
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111. Lee, E. Nurvitadhi, R. Dixit, C. Yu, and M. Kim,
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International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing,
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113. Won, B. Lee, C. Yu, S. Moh, K. Park, M.-J. Kim, ―A
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Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. 3, Issue 8,
pp. 959-973, Dec. 2003.
116. Lee, D. Nam, H.Y. Youn, and C. Yu, ―OCI-based Group
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117. M. Kang, C. Yu, H. Y. Youn, B. Lee and M. Kim,
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118. K. Lee, M. Kim, S. T. Chanson, C. Yu and J. Lee, ―CORP
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119. S. Moh, C. Yu, S.-M. Park, and H.-N. Kim, ―CD-MAC:
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Wireless Ad Hoc Networks,‖ IEEE International
Conference on Communications (ICC), 2007.
120. S. Lim, C. Yu and C. Das, ―Clustered Mobility Model for
Scale-Free Wireless Networks,‖ IEEE 31st Conference on
Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2006.
121. S. Moh, S. J. Lee, and C. Yu, ―Tree-Based Multicast
Meshes with Variable Density of Redundant Paths on
MANETs: Tradeoffs between Tree and Flooding,‖ The
International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems
and Applications (WASA’06), 2006.
122. L. Song and C. Yu, ―Improving Spatial Reuse with
Collision-Aware DCF in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,‖ 35th
International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP),
pp. 219-226, 2006.
123. C. Yu, K. G. Shin, B. Lee, S. Park, and H. Kim, ―Node
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IEEE Percom Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer
Computing (MP2P’06), pp. 130-134, 2006.
124. C. Yu, K. G. Shin, and L. Song, ―Link-Layer Salvaging for
Making Routing Progress in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,‖
The Sixth ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad
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pp.242-253, 2005.
125. S. Lim, C. Yu and C. Das, ―Rcast: A Randomized
Communication Scheme for Improving Energy Efficiency
in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,‖ The 25th International
Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS
2005), 2005.
126. C. Yu, S. Park, and H. Kim, ―Every Node is Born Equal:
Attacking Preferential Attachment in Peer-to-Peer Mobile
Multihop Networks‖ IEEE Percom Workshop on Mobile
Peer-to-Peer Computing (MP2P’05), pp. 70-74, 2005.
127. W. Kim, M. Kim, K. Lee, C. Yu, B. Lee, ―Link Layer
Assisted Mobility Support Using SIP for Real-time
Multimedia Communications,‖ ACM International
Workshop on Mobility Management and Wireless Access
(MobiWac 04), Sep. 2004.
128. S. Mehra and C. Yu, ―Enhancing the Performance of
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks with the Aid of Internet
Gateways,‖ Proceedings of the International Conference
on Wireless Networks (ICWN’04), Vol. I, pp. 22-26, 2004.
129. M. Lim and C. Yu, ―Does Cluster Architecture Enhance
Performance Scalability of Clustered Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks?‖ Proceedings of the International Conference
on Wireless Networks (ICWN’04), Vol. I, pp. 71-77, 2004.
130. S. Moh, C. Yu, and D. Han, ―Design and Experiment of a
Communication-Aware Parallel Quicksort with Weighted
Partition of Processors,‖ International Conference on
Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA-2004),
pp. 97~105, Assisi, Italy, May 14~17, 2004.
131. E. Nurvitadhi, B. Lee, C. Yu, and M. Kim, ―A
Comparative Study of Dynamic Voltage Scaling
Techniques for Low-Power Video Decoding,‖ 2003
International Conference on Embedded Systems and
Applications (ESA ’03), 2003.
132. J. H. Lee, H. Y. Youn, C. Yu, and D. Lee, ―Efficient
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Network,‖ ISCA 18th Int’l Conf. on Computers and Their
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133. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith, ―A
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Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 19,
no. 2, pp. 188-203.
134. W. Zhao, F. Kart, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith,
―A Reservation-Based Extended Transaction Protocol for
Coordination of Web Services,‖ to appear in International
Journal of Web Services Research.
135. W. Zhao, ―A Game Theoretical View of Byzantine Fault
Tolerance Design,‖ International Journal of
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no. 4, October 2007, pp. 498-500.
136. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith,
―Unification of Transactions and Replication in Three-Tier
Architectures Based on CORBA,‖ IEEE Transactions on
Dependable and Secure Computing, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp.
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137. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith,
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Infrastructure,‖ Cluster Computing: The Journal of
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141. B. X. S. Alexander, Richard Rarick, W. Zhao, Lili Dong,
―Simulation and Analysis of an Extended State Observer
for Levitation Control of a Rotor-Bearing System,‖ To
appear in International Journal of Engineering and
Simulation.
142. B. Chen and W. Zhao, ―Building Secure and Dependable
Online Gaming Applications,‖ to appear in Encyclopedia
of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea
Group Publishing.
143. H. Zhang and W. Zhao, ―Web Services Coordination for
Business Transactions,‖ to appear Encyclopedia of
Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea
Group Publishing.
144. W. Zhao, ―Intrusion Tolerance in Information Systems,‖
to appear in Encyclopedia of Information Science and
Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea Group Publishing.
145. W. Zhao, ―Highly Available Database Management
Systems,‖ to appear in Encyclopedia of Information
Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, Idea Group
Publishing.
146. W. Zhao, ―Concurrency Control in Real-Time
E-Collaboration Systems,‖ Encyclopedia of
E-Collaboration, Idea Group Publishing, 2008, pp.
95-101.
147. W. Zhao, ―Anonymous Peer-to-Peer Systems,‖
Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, Idea
Group Publishing, 2007, pp. 23-29.
148. W. Zhao, ―Building Secure and Dependable Information
Systems,‖ Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and
Security, Idea Group Publishing, 2007, pp. 62-67.
149. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith,
―Transparent Fault Tolerance for Distributed and
Networked Applications,‖ Encyclopedia of Information
Science and Technology, Idea Group Publishing, January
2005, pp. 1190-1197.
150. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith, ―High
Availability and Data Consistency for Three-Tier
Enterprise Applications,‖ Encyclopedia of E-Commerce,
E-Government and Mobile Commerce, Idea Group
Publishing, March 2006, pp. 552-558.
151. W. Zhao and H. Zhang, ―Byzantine Fault Tolerant
Coordination for Web Services Business Activities,‖ in
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on
Services Computing, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 8-11 2008
(18% acceptance rate).
152. W. Zhao and E. Villaseca, ―Byzantine Fault Tolerance for
Electric Power Grid Monitoring and Control,‖ in
Proceedings of the International Conference on Embedded
Software and Systems, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, July
29-31 2008 (16% acceptance rate).
153. W. Zhao, ―BFT-WS: A Byzantine Fault Tolerance
Framework for Web Services,‖ Proceedings of the
Middleware for Web Services Workshop, Annapolis, MD,
October 2007. (Won Best Paper Award)
154. W. Zhao, ―A Lightweight Fault Tolerance Framework for
Web Services,‖ Proceedings of the IEEE/WIC/ACM
International Conference on Web Intelligence, Silicon
Valley, CA, November 2007, pp. 542-548. (16%
acceptance rate)
155. W. Zhao, ―Byzantine Fault Tolerant Coordination for
Web Services Atomic Transactions,‖ Proceedings of the
5th International Conference on Service-Oriented
Computing, Vienna, Austria, September 2007, Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4749, pp. 307-318. (21%
acceptance rate)
156. W. Zhao, ―A Byzantine Fault Tolerant Distributed
Commit Protocol,‖ Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE
International Symposium on Dependable, Autonomic and
Secure Computing, Loyola College Graduate Center,
Columbia, MD, USA, September 2007, pp. 37-44.
157. W. Zhao, ―Byzantine Fault Tolerance for
Nondeterministic Applications,‖ Proceedings of the 3rd
IEEE International Symposium on Dependable,
Autonomic and Secure Computing, Loyola College
Graduate Center, Columbia, MD, USA, September 2007,
pp. 108-115.
158. L. E. Moser, P. Melliar-Smith and W. Zhao, Making Web
Services Dependable, Proceedings of the First
International Conference on Availability, Reliability and
Security, the International Dependability Conference
Bridging Theory and Practice, Vienna University of
Technology, Austria, April 2006, pp. 440-448.
159. W. Zhao, L. E. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith, A
Reservation-Based Coordination Protocol for Web
Services, Proceedings of the IEEE International
Conference on Web Services, Orlando, Florida, July 2005,
pp. 49-56. (17% acceptance rate)
160. W. Zhao, L. Moser and P. M. Melliar-Smith,
Deterministic Scheduling for Multithreaded Replicas,
Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on
Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems, Sedona,
Arizona, February 2005, pp. 74-81.
161. Y. Zhu and R. Bettati, ―Information Leakage as a Model
for Quality of Anonymity Networks‖, accepted by IEEE
Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.
162. Y. Zhu, X. Fu, R. Bettati, and W. Zhao, ―Analysis of
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International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN) Confidentiality Measures,‖ in Proceedings of the 11th
Special Issue on "Computer & Network Security", Vol. 2, International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
No.1/2, pp. 137-153, 2007. Systems(ICPADS), Fukuoka, Japan, June 2005.
163. X. Fu, Y. Zhu, B. Graham, R. Bettati and W. Zhao, ―On 176. Y. Zhu, X. Fu, B. Graham, R. Bettati and W. Zhao, ―On
Flow Marking Attacks in Wireless Anonymous Flow Correlation Attacks and Countermeasures in Mix
Communication Networks,‖ Journal of Ubiquitous Networks,‖ in Proceedings of Workshop on Privacy
Computing and Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 42-53, April Enhancing Technologies (PET), Toronto, Canada, May
2007. 2004.
164. Y. Zhu, X. Fu and R. Bettati, ―On the Effectiveness of
Continuous-Time Mixes under Flow-Correlation Based
Anonymity Attacks,‖ International Journal of Network
Security (IJNS), Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 136-146, 2008.
165. D. Xuan, S. Wang, Y. Zhu, R. Bettati and W. Zhao, ―A
Gateway-based Defense System for Distributed
Denial-of-Service Attacks in High-Speed Networks,‖
IEEE Transactions on System, Man, and Cybernetics, in
press.
166. Y. Zhu, Y. Fu and R. Fu ―On Privacy in Time Series Data
Mining,‖ Accepted by the 12th Pacific-Asia Conference on
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD 2008).
167. Y. Zhu, ―Optimizing RED Control to Maximize Utility‖,
Accepted by 2008 Third International Conference on
Communications and Networking in China.
168. Y. Zhu and R. Bettati, ―Compromising Confidentiality in
Wireless Network using Cheap Sensors,‖ Accepted by the
27th International Conference on Distributed Computing
Systems (ICDCS 2007).
169. Y. Zhu and R. Bettati , ―Anonymity vs. Information
Leakage in Anonymity Systems,‖ in Proceedings of the
25th International Conference on Distributed Computing
Systems (ICDCS), Columbus, Ohio, June 2005.
170. X. Fu, Y. Zhu, B. Graham, R. Bettati and W. Zhao, ―On
Flow Marking Attacks in Wireless Anonymous
Communication Networks,‖ in Proceedings of the 25th
International Conference on Distributed Computing
Systems (ICDCS), Columbus, Ohio, June 2005.
171. Y. Zhu and R. Bettati, ―Un-mixing Mix Traffic,‖ in
Proceedings of Workshop on Privacy Enhancing
Technologies, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2005.
172. Y. Zhu, X. Fu, B. Graham, R. Bettati and W. Zhao,
―Anonymity Analysis of Mix Networks against
Flow-Correlation Attacks,‖ in Proceedings of the 48th
IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Computer
& Network Security Track (GLOBECOM), St. Louis, MO,
November 2005
173. H. Xu, X. Fu, Y. Zhu, R. Bettati, J. Chen, and W. Zhao,
―SAS: A Scalar Anonymity Anonymous Communication
System,‖ in Proceedings of the International Conference
on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing (ICCNMC),
Zhangjiajie, China, August 2005.
174. Y. Zhu, X. Fu and R. Bettati, ―On the Effectiveness of
Continuous-Time Mixes under Flow-Correlation Based
Anonymity Attacks,‖ in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE
International Symposium on Network Computing and
Applications (NCA), Cambridge, MA, July 2005.
175. B. Graham, Y. Zhu, X. Fu and R. Bettati, ―Using Covert

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