Workshops

Session AoI-S1: Session 1: Information Updates for Estimation, Computing and Control Session AoI-S2: Session 2: Age of Information and Energy Efficiency Session AoI-S3: Session 3: Age of Information and Emerging Applications Session AoI-S4: Session 4: Age of Information in Wireless Networks
Session BigSecurity-S1: Big Security 1 Session BigSecurity-S2: Big Security 2 Session BigSecurity-S3: Big Security 3 Session BigSecurity-S4: Big Privacy 1
Session BlockSecSDN-KT1: Keynote Talk 1 Session BlockSecSDN-1: Software-Defined Networks Session BlockSecSDN-2: Internet of Things Session BlockSecSDN-KT2: Keynote Talk 2 Session BlockSecSDN-3: Vehicular Networks Session BlockSecSDN-4: Smart Grid and Heterogeneous Networks
Session Coffee-Break-1-AM: Virtual Coffee Break Session Lunch-Break-1: Virtual Lunch Break Session Coffee-Break-1-PM: Virtual Coffee Break
Session CNERT-Opening: Opening Session Session CNERT-Keynote: Keynote Session CNERT-Session-I: Session I: Wireless Networks Session CNERT-Panel-on-Reproducibility: Panel on Reproducibility Session CNERT-Session-II: Session II: Wired Networks Session CNERT-Demo-Session: Demo Session Session CNERT-Closing: Reproducibility Award and Closing
Session DDINS-OS: Opening Session — Message from the Chairs Session DDINS-S1: Data Driven Smart Cities Session DDINS-K1: Keynote Session 1 Session DDINS-S2: Data Driven Intelligent Computing and Application Session DDINS-S3: Data Driven Distributed Computing Session DDINS-K2: Keynote Session 2 Session DDINS-S4: Data Driven Brain Computing Session DDINS-S5: Data Driven Networking 1 Session DDINS-S6: Data Driven Networking 2
Session DroneCom-Opening: Opening Session Session DroneCom-KS1: Keynote Session 1 Session DroneCom-TS1: Technical Session I: Industrial Internet of Things Session DroneCom-IT1: Industrial Talk 1 Session DroneCom-IT2: Industrial Talk 2 Session DroneCom-TS2: Technical Session II: Heterogeneous Networks Session DroneCom-KS2: Keynote Session 2 Session DroneCom-TS3: Technical Session III: Security and Energy Efficiency Session DroneCom-IT3: Industrial Talk 3 Session DroneCom-TS4: Technical Session IV: Other Drone Applications Session DroneCom-Closing: Concluding Remarks
Session EdgeBlock-Open: Opening Session — Message From Chairs Session EdgeBlock-S1: Blockchain and Fog/Edge Session EdgeBlock-S2: Blockchain Application 1 Session EdgeBlock-S3: Smart Contract Session EdgeBlock-S4: Blockchain and RNG Session EdgeBlock-S5: Decentralization Session EdgeBlock-S6: Blockchain Application 2
Session Opening-HotPOST: Opening Remarks Session Keynote-HotPOST: Keynote Talk Session S1-HotPOST: Session 1: Pervasive Applications Session S2-HotPOST: Session 2: Social Systems Session Closing-HotPOST: Closing Remarks
Session ICCN-Opening: Opening Session Session ICCN-S1: Session 1: Cloud Applications 1 Session ICCN-KS1: Keynote Session 1 Session ICCN-S2: Session 2: Cloud Network Session ICCN-S3: Session 3: Cloud System Session ICCN-S4: Session 4: Cloud Security Session ICCN-KS2: Keynote Session 2 Session ICCN-S5: Session 5: Cloud Applications 2 Session ICCN-S6: Session 6: Edge Cloud
Session IWECN-S1: Session 1: Network Planning Session IWECN-S2: Session 2: Network Reliability
Session MobiSec-S1: Mobile Security Session MobiSec-Keynote: Keynote Session MobiSec-S2: Network & Communication Security Session MobiSec-S3: Privacy, Trust & Threats Session MobiSec-S4: General Topics
Session NI-Opening: Opening Session NI-Session-1: Session 1: Networking Aspects Session NI-Keynote: Keynote Session NI-Session-2: Session 2: Resource Management Aspects Session NI-Closing: Closing
Session New-IP-Opening: Opening Session Session New-IP-Keynote: Keynote Speech Session New-IP-S1: Session 1: The X-D-N for New Protocol Session New-IP-S2: Session 2: The New IP Capabilities and Protocol Design
Session PERSIST-IoT-Opening: Opening Session Session PERSIST-IoT-S1: Physical Layer Session PERSIST-IoT-kS1: Keynote Session Session PERSIST-IoT-S2: NOMA Session PERSIST-IoT-S3: Automated Connected Vehicles Session PERSIST-IoT-S4: Edge Computing & IoT
Session WCNEE-Opening: Opening Session Session WCNEE-Keynote: Keynote Session Session WCNEE-S1: Session 1: Secure and Reliable Communications in Smart Grid, Deep Space, Underwater and Wireless UAV Networks Session WCNEE-S2: Session 2: Wireless Communication and Localization Protocols for Underground Sensing, Autonomous Vehicles and In-Vivo NanoSensor Networks Session WCNEE-Closing: Closing Session
Session WNA-Opening: Opening Session Session WNA-Session-I: Session 1: Traffic Optimization Algorithms Session WNA-Demo-Session: Demo and Banner Show Session WNA-Session-II: Session 2: Traffic Engineering and Machine Learning
Session WISARN-O: Opening Session Session WISARN-K: Keynote Session Session WISARN-S1: Session I: Communication Technologies for UAV Tracking and Networking Session WISARN-S2: Session II: Integrating 5G and UAV Networks Session WISARN-S3: Session III: Frameworks for UAV-Based Networking and Computation

The 4th IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Communications and Networking in Extreme Environments (IEEE WCNEE 2020)

Session WCNEE-Opening

Opening Session

Conference
2:30 PM — 2:35 PM EDT
Local
Jul 6 Mon, 2:30 PM — 2:35 PM EDT

Opening: Wireless Communications and Networking in Extreme Environments (WCNEE)

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA); Zhangyu Guan (SUNY at Buffalo, USA); Ming Li (Dalian University of Technology, China); Emrecan Demirors (Northeastern University, USA); Panos P. Markopoulos (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA); G. Enrico Santagati (Bose Corporation, USA)

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Session Chair

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA); Zhangyu Guan (SUNY at Buffalo, USA); Ming Li (Dalian University of Technology, China)

Session WCNEE-Keynote

Keynote Session

Conference
2:35 PM — 3:35 PM EDT
Local
Jul 6 Mon, 2:35 PM — 3:35 PM EDT

Optimizing the Network Edge for Flexible Service Provisioning

Leandros Tassiulas (Yale University)

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The virtualization of network resources provides unique flexibility in service provisioning in most levels of the network stack. Softwarization of the network control and operation (SDN) is a key enabler of that development. Starting from the network core, SDN is a dominant trend in the evolution of network architectures with increased emphasis recently on the network edge. I will present some recent results in this area starting with a study on migration from legacy networking to SDN enabled network modules. The trade-off between the benefits of SDN upgrades and the cost of deployment is addressed and captured by an appropriate sub-modular function that allows to optimize the penetration pace of the technology. Validation on some real world network topologies and traffic matrices will be presented as well. Then we move our attention to the network periphery. A wireless multi-hop extension at the network edge is considered and the problem of enabling SDN is addressed via replication of SDN controllers. The delay constraints of the controlled data-path elements is appropriately modeled and the problem of locating the controllers is addressed via optimization and a proof-of concept implementation. An alternate approach is considered then for the wireless network where we assume coexistence of SDN enabled components with network islands operating under distributed adhoc routing protocols. The trade-off of the coexistence is studied and the impact of SDN penetration is evaluated. Finally we shift attention to the joint optimization of service placement and request routing in dense multi-cell wireless networks. The storage requirements of the different services as well as the processing and communication requirements of the service requests by the users need to be addressed. An algorithm that achieves close-to-optimal performance using a randomized rounding technique is presented. Extensive evaluation demonstrates that our approach can effectively utilize the available resources to maximize the number of requests served by the edge servers.

Biography

Leandros Tassiulas is the John C. Malone Professor of Electrical Engineering atYale University. His research interests are in the field of computer and communication networks with emphasis on fundamental mathematical models and algorithms of complex networks, architectures and protocols of wireless systems, sensor networks, novel internet architectures and experimental platforms for network research. His mostnotable contributions include the max-weight scheduling algorithm and the back pressure network control policy, opportunistic scheduling in wireless, the maximum lifetime approach for wireless network energy management, and the consideration of joint access control and antenna transmission management in multiple antenna wireless systems. Dr. Tassiulas is a Fellow of IEEE (2007). His research has been recognized by several awards including the IEEE Koji Kobayashi computer and communications award (2016), the ACM SIGMETRICS achievement award 2020, the inaugural INFOCOM 2007 Achievement Award "for fundamental contributions to resource allocation in communication networks," several best paper awards including the INFOCOM 1994, 2017 and Mobihoc 2016, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award (1992), an NSF CAREER Award (1995), an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (1997) and a Bodossaki Foundation award (1999). He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park (1991). He has held faculty positions at Polytechnic University, New York, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Ioannina and University of Thessaly, Greece.
Session Chair

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Session WCNEE-S1

Session 1: Secure and Reliable Communications in Smart Grid, Deep Space, Underwater and Wireless UAV Networks

Conference
3:35 PM — 5:45 PM EDT
Local
Jul 6 Mon, 3:35 PM — 5:45 PM EDT

Integrated Defense Mechanism Based on Attack Goals against Three Attack Strategies in Smart Grid

Wenjie Kang (National University of Defense Technology, China), Peidong Zhu (Changsha University, China), Xucun Liu (Hunan Police Academy, China)

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Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are frequently subjected to multiple and simultaneous attacks; however, defenders are often unaware of what kind of attack strategy has been adopted by the attackers. By simulating an attacker's behavior, we can predict and propose three possible attack strategies that can be combined with interdependence features and a knowledge of smart grid, i.e. Topology Structure Attack Strategy(TSAS), Socio-economic Attack Strategy(SEAS) and Power Flow Attack Strategy(PFAS). TSASs focus on node loss, SEASs concentrate on economic loss, and PFASs utilize the mechanism of power flow to trigger load-redistribution, inducing more node failures. Malicious attackers may choose different attack strategies. However, the defense mechanisms portrayed in many studies may only deal with one type of attack strategy.As such,we will divide cyber and physical nodes into four protection levels and design a coupling mode between different levels in order to establish an integrated defense mechanism against TSAS, SEAS or PFAS. Experimental results show that cyber and physical attack goals (AGs) that can achieve the expected attack effects have been explored and exploited by the attackers. When the same proportional AGs are successfully attacked, a coordinated cyber-physical attack (CCPA) has a better attack effect than cyber-attacks or physical attacks. Finally, experimental results show that an integrated defense mechanism can not only mislead the attackers and cause them to select insignificant nodes as AGs, but that it can also improve the robustness of CPSs, enhancing their ability to deal with CCPAs.

Underwater Jamming Attacks as Incomplete Information Games

Federico Chiariotti, Alberto Signori, Filippo Campagnaro, Michele Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy)

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have several fundamental civilian and military applications, and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against their communications are a serious threat. In this work, we analyze such an attack using game theory in an asymmetric scenario, in which the node under attack does not know the position of the jammer that blocks its signals. The jammer has a dual objective, disrupting communications and forcing the legitimate transmitter to spend more energy protecting its transmissions. Our model shows that, if both nodes act rationally, the transmitter is able to quickly reduce its disadvantage, estimating the location of the jammer and responding optimally to the attack.

LeTera: Stochastic Beam Control Through ESN Learning in Terahertz-Band Wireless UAV Networks

Sabarish Krishna Moorthy, Zhangyu Guan (SUNY at Buffalo, USA)

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THz-band communication is a key technology to achieve ultra-high-data-rate wireless links in beyond-5G wireless networks. A main challenge with this frequency band is that the wireless links can be easily disconnected because of beam misalignment in mobile environments. This paper focuses on beam control in THz-band wireless UAV networks, where perfect beam alignment is hard to achieve in the presence of multi-scale mobility uncertainties of the flying UAVs. We propose a learning-based stochastic beam control scheme called LeTera to reduce the outage probability of the THz-band wireless links. The scheme dynamically predicts through echo state learning the best beam width based on statistical information of the UAV mobility pattern. The scheme is evaluated using mobility traces collected through a series of UAV flight field experiments in different weather. Results show that LeTera can predict the optimal beamwidth with 99% accuracy and nearly optimal link capacity can be achieved in the presence of beam alignment latency.

Raptor-like Rateless Spinal Codes using Outer Systematic Polar Codes for Reliable Deep Space Communications

Hao Liang, Aijun Liu, Xinhai Tong, Chao Gong (Army Engineering University of PLA, China)

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Deep space communications have characteristics such as long delay, easily broken link and high code error rate. In this paper, a Raptor-like rateless spinal coding scheme is proposed by concatenating the outer systematic polar code (SPC), so as to promote the error-correction performance for the deep space communications. An interleaving operation is used to arrange the inner coding order of SPC bits. Moreover, a segmented cyclic redundancy check (CRC)-aided decoding approach is exploited to reduce the complexity of the concatenating decoding. The rateless transmission control is designed accordingly. Numerical simulation results demonstrate the performance advantage of the proposed polar-spinal codes compared to the existing rateless codes for the reliability acquisition of deep space communications.
Session Chair

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Session WCNEE-S2

Session 2: Wireless Communication and Localization Protocols for Underground Sensing, Autonomous Vehicles and In-Vivo NanoSensor Networks

Conference
5:45 PM — 7:00 PM EDT
Local
Jul 6 Mon, 5:45 PM — 7:00 PM EDT

RSSI or LQI: Insights from Real-Time Deployments for Underground Sensing and Applications

Alok Ranjan (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), H. B. Sahu (National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India), Prasant Mitra (TATA Consultancy Services Ltd., India), Yanxiao Zhao (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), Hui Sun (Civil Aviation University of China, China)

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There is a general understanding in the Wireless sensor network (WSN) community that the protocol developed solely based on theoretical/simulation considerations do not perform reliably in real-time deployments. This further motivates to carry out experimental link characterization of WSNs deployed in real-time. In addition, this is more crucial for underground mines, where the reliable operation of a wireless communication system is a concern. While received signal strength indicator (RSSI) and link quality indicator (LQI) -a hardware metric of sensor node platform such as CC2420 have been studied in the past for normal terrestrial environment; there has so far been no detailed evaluation reported in Underground mines covering different deployment scenarios. In this work, we present a detailed empirical evaluation of RSSI and LQI to estimate the packet reception rate (PRR) in several underground mine workings. We report our experimental findings from straight, near-face, and curved mine galleries carried out in real-time operational underground coal mine. From our experimental observations, we further provide a discussion on the selection of better link estimator for such high-stress environment. We find that LQI serves as a better candidate over RSSI in all deployment settings. Hence, LQI could be utilized to develop and design communication protocols to be deployed in underground mines. Furthermore, our results also indicate that a LQI value equal or above 100 and RSSI value equal or above -82 dBm has PRR at least 85% in underground mines.

RFID-based Vehicle Localization Scheme in GPS-Less Environments

Rui Chen, Xiyuan Huang, Wei Liu, Yan Zhou (Xidian University, China)

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In vehicular networks many applications and services require the use of vehicle position, which motivates the research on high-precision vehicle localization schemes. Unfortunately, conventional localization systems, e.g., global positioning system (GPS), hardly meet new accuracy requirements in some special scenarios. On the other hand, radio frequency identification (RFID) has become an efficient booster for internet of things (IOT) due to its low cost, battery-free, and unique identification. In this paper, we propose an RFID-based vehicle localization scheme in GPS-less environments. Considering the practical implementation of multiple RFID reader antennas on a vehicle is constrained, we therefore adopt single antenna multi-frequency-based range estimation, in which the integer ambiguity problem is solved by a closed-form robust Chinese remainder theorem (CRT) algorithm. Then, Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) algorithm is exploited to obtain the location of the vehicle. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can achieve accurate vehicle localization with error lower than 33cm at the probability of 90%.

A TDMA Protocol Based on Data Priority for In-Vivo Wireless NanoSensor Networks

Juan Xu, Yan Zhang, Yakun Zhao, Jiali Kan, Lin Lin (Tongji University, China)

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Terahertz based in-vivo Wireless NanoSensor Networks (iWNSNs) implant nano-scale sensor nodes into the body, and uses the human body as the network center to remotely monitor vital signs. Due to the characteristics of the terahertz channel in the body and the limited resources of nano-devices, the MAC protocol of the traditional Wireless Sensor Network is not suitable for iWNSNs. In this paper, a MAC protocol based on data priority, called DPB-MAC, is proposed. This protocol considers the difference of node data services in the network and prioritizes the services of the source node according to the timeliness of the data and the energy consumption of the node itself. Subsequently, a queuing mechanism is introduced on the basis of TDMA, and the time slots of the transmission phase are allocated according to the number of nodes in the network and the priority of the node data service, thereby avoiding conflicts between nodes. Simulations results show that the protocol can effectively reduce the average end-to-end delay and improve the average throughput.
Session Chair

Emrecan Demirors (Northeastern University, USA)

Session WCNEE-Closing

Closing Session

Conference
7:00 PM — 7:05 PM EDT
Local
Jul 6 Mon, 7:00 PM — 7:05 PM EDT

WCNEE: Best paper award and Closing

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA); Zhangyu Guan (SUNY at Buffalo, USA); Ming Li (Dalian University of Technology, China); Emrecan Demirors (Northeastern University, USA); Panos P. Markopoulos (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA); G. Enrico Santagati (Bose Corporation, USA)

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This talk does not have an abstract.
Session Chair

George Sklivanitis (Florida Atlantic University, USA); Zhangyu Guan (SUNY at Buffalo, USA); Ming Li (Dalian University of Technology, China)

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