MoNaCom 2012 – Technical Programme
June 11, 2012 – Room M10, Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, Canada
8:30 – 9:00
Prof. Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
GRANET: Graphene Based Nanocommunication Networks
Chair: Tadashi Nakano, Osaka University, JAPAN
9:00 – 10:00
SESSION I: Networking Concepts for Molecular Communication
Chair: Falko Dressler, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Intersymbol and Co-channel Interference in Diffusion-based Molecular Communication
Massimiliano Pierobon (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA); Ian F. Akyildiz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Comparing Transmission, Propagation, and Receiving Options for Nanomachines to Measure Distance by Molecular Communication
Michael J. Moore (Osaka University, Japan); Tadashi Nakano (Osaka University, Japan)
A Mathematical Channel Optimization Formula for Active Transport Molecular Communication
Nariman Farsad (York University, Canada); Andrew Eckford; (York University, Canada); Satoshi Hiyama (NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Japan)
Stochastic cargo transportation by molecular motors in molecular communication
Akihiro Enomoto (University of California, Irvine, USA); Michael J. Moore (Osaka University, Japan); Tatsuya Suda (University Netgroup Inc., USA); Tadashi Nakano (Osaka University, Japan)
Novel Modulation Techniques using Isomers as Messenger Molecules for Molecular Communication via Diffusion
Na-Rae Kim (Yonsei University, Korea); Chan-Byoung Chae (Yonsei University, Korea)
10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:55
SESSION II: Nanonetworking Communication Techniques
Chair: Tadashi Nakano, Osaka University, JAPAN
A Joint Energy Harvesting and Consumption Model for Self-Powered Nano-Devices in Nanonetworks
Josep Miquel Jornet (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
On the Node Density Limits and Rate-Delay-Energy Tradeoffs in Ad Hoc Nanonetworks with Minimum Energy Coding
Murat Kocaoglu (Koc University, Turkey); Derya Malak (Koc University, Turkey)
Quorum Sensing-enabled Amplification for Molecular Nanonetworks
Sergi Abadal (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain); Ignacio Llatser (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain); Eduard Alarcon (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain); Albert Cabellos-Aparicio (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
An Information Theoretical Analysis of Broadcast Networks and Channel Routing for FRET-based Nanoscale Communications
Murat Kuscu (Koc University, Turkey); Derya Malak (Koc University, Turkey); Ozgur B. Akan (Koc University, Turkey)
Error Correction Coding for Molecular Communications
Mark S Leeson (University of Warwick, UK); Matthew D Higgins (University of Warwick, UK)
An Asynchronous Communication Scheme for Molecular Communication
Ya-Ping Hsieh (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Po-Jen Shih (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Yen-Chi Lee (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Ping-Cheng Yeh (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Kwang-Cheng Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Security in Nano Communication: Challenges and Open Research Issues
Falko Dressler (University of Innsbruck, Austria); Frank Kargl (Ulm University, Germany)
11:55 – 12:00: Break
12:00 – 13:00
SESSION III: Nanonetworking applications and related topics
Chair: Dmitri Botvich, WIT, Ireland
Modeling Populations of Micro-robots for Biological Applications
Paul Bogdan (Carnegie Mellon University, USA); Guopeng Wei (Carnegie Mellon University, USA); Radu Marculescu (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
On the Modeling of a Nano Communication Network using Spiking Neural Architecture
Amir Jabbari (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway); Ilangko Balasingham (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Capacity analysis for signal propagation in nanomachine-to-neuron communications
Laura Galluccio (University of Catania, Italy); Sergio Palazzo (University of Catania, Italy); Giuseppe Enrico Santagati (University of Catania, Italy)
Collaborative Wireless Nanobots for Tumor Discovery and Drug Delivery
Dilip Krishnaswamy (Qualcomm Research Center, USA); Renuka Ramanathan (University of Washington, USA); Asif Qamar University of California, Berkeley
Neural Delay Lines for TDMA Based Molecular Communication in Neural Networks
Hakan Tezcan (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Sema Oktug (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Fatma Kok (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
13:00 – 13:15
SESSION IV: Short Presentations
Chair: Michael J. Moore, Osaka University, Japan
Modeling and Analysis of Abnormality Detection in Biomolecular Nano-Networks
Siavash Ghavami (University of Tehran, Iran); Farshad Lahouti (University of Tehran, Iran); Ali Masoudi-Nejad (University of Tehran, Iran)
Enzyme-based circuit design for nano-scale computing
Stepan Ivanov (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland); Dmitri D Botvich (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland); Sasitharan Balasubramaniam (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Nanomachine Distribution Problems in Nanonetworks: Optimization and Heuristics
Yutaka Okaie (Osaka University, Japan)