Recent Publications

1. V. Srivastava and M. Motani, Cross-layer design: a survey and the road ahead, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol.me 43, Issue 12, pp. 112-119, Dec. 2005.
2. H. Chong, M. Motani and H. Garg, Generalized Backward Decoding Strategies for the Relay Channel, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 394-401, Jan. 2007.
3. H. Chong, M. Motani and H. Garg, Capacity Theorems for the "Z" Channel , IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1348-1365, Apr. 2007.
4. A.T. Hoang and M. Motani, Collaborative Broadcasting and Compression in Cluster-based Wireless Sensor Networks, ACM Transaction on Sensor Networks, vol. 3, Issue 3, Aug. 2007.
5. L. Ong and M. Motani, Coding strategies for multiple access channels with feedback and correlated sources, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3476-3497, Oct. 2007 Special Issue on Models, Theory & Codes for Relaying & Cooperation in Communication Networks, 2007.
6. H. Chong, M. Motani, H. Garg, and H. El Gamal, On the Han-Kobayashi Region for the Interference Channel, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 3188-3195, July 2008
7. L. Ong and M. Motani, Myopic Coding for Multiterminal Networks, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 3295-3314, July 2008

1. W. Wang, V. Srinivasan and M. Motani, Adaptive Contact Probing Mechanisms for Delay Tolerant Applications (Regular), In Proceedings of ACM MobiCom 2007, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 2007. (26 Regular + 14 Extended abstracts out of 233 submitted )
2. T. Luo, M. Motani and V. Srinivasan, Altruistic Cooperation for Energy Efficient Multi-Channel MAC Protocols (Extended Abstract), In Proceedings of ACM MobiCom 2007, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 2007. (26 Regular + 14 Extended abstracts out of 233 submitted)
3. L. Ong and M. Motani, Optimal Routing for Decode-and-Forward based Cooperation in Wireless Networks, In Proceedings of SECON 2007, San Diego, CA, USA, June 2007 (20% acceptance rate, 60/300 submitted)
4. A. Natarajan, M. Motani and V. Srinivasan, Understanding Urban Interactions from Bluetooth Phone Contact Traces , In Proceedings of PAM 2007, Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium, Apr. 2007. (21 out of 80 submitted)
5. H.F. Chong, M. Motani, and H.K. Garg, On achievable rates for relay channels, Proceedings of USCD-ITA Workshop 2007,  San Diego, CA, USA, February 2007.
6. V. Srinivasan, M. Motani and W. T. Ooi, Analysis and Implications of Student Contact Patterns Derived from Campus Schedules, In Proceedings of ACM MobiCom 2006, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Sept. 2006. (35 out of 298 submitted)
7. T. Luo, M. Motani and V. Srinivasan, CAM-MAC: A Coperative MAC Protocol for Multi-Channel Wireless Networks, To Appear in proceedings of BroadNets 2006, San Jose, CA, USA, October 2006.
8. K.K. Yap, W.L. Yeow, M. Motani and C.K. Tham, Simple Directional Antennas: Improving Performance in Wireless Multihop Networks, Proceedings of Infocom 2006,  Barcelona, Spain, April 2006.
9. H.F. Chong, M. Motani, and H.K. Garg, A comparison of two achievable rate regions for the interference channel, Proceedings of USCD-ITA Workshop 2006,  San Diego, CA, USA, February 2006.
10. K. K. Yap, V. Srinivasan, and M. Motani, MAX: Human-Centric Search of the Physical World, Proceedings of ACM Sensys 2005, San Diego, CA, USA, November 2005. (16% acceptance rate, 21/125 papers)
11. M. Motani, V. Srinivasan, and P. Nuggehalli, PeopleNet: Engineering a Wireless Virtual Social Network, In Proceedings of ACM MobiCom 2005, Cologne, Germany, August 2005. (10.7% acceptance rate, 23/224 papers)

1. Huiguang Liang, Ian Tay, Ming Feng Neo, Wei Tsang Ooi and Mehul Motani, Avatar Mobility in Networked Virtual Environments: Measurements, Analysis, and Implications [arXiv]