New Jersey Institute of Technology Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Center for Multimedia Research Center for Communications and Signal Processing Research North Jersey Chapter of IEEE Communications Society present TELETRAFFIC MODELING AND MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Dr. Sirin Tekinay Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies February 17, 1997 (Monday) 11:00 AM, Faculty Hall Room 414 <<<< NOTE ROOM CHANGE from 202ECE to 414F ABSTRACT: This talk provides an end-to-end view of wireless network design and planning processes, and highlights ongoing research areas. Specifically, problems in user demand modeling, resource allocation, mobility management, network optimization and growth planning will be discussed. Some research results on subscriber mobility modeling, channel assignment and handoff handling will be presented. BIOGRAPHY: Sirin Tekinay received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees both in EE with concentration in communications and signal processing from Bogazici University, Istanbul in 1989 and 1991 respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in Telecommunications at the Department of ECE, School of Information Technology and Engineering, George Mason University, in 1994. Until recently, she has worked as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at the Wireless Systems Engineering Group of NORTEL. Dr. Tekinay has recently joined Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Forward Looking Wireless Technology Lab as a Member of Technical Staff. Her research interests include teletraffic modeling, resource and mobility management, performance analysis, and network architecture design. She has authored many publications in wireless communications and related areas. Dr. Tekinay is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu, and IEEE Communications and Vehicular Technology Societies, IEEE technical committees on Personal Communications, Communications Switching and Vehicular Technology. She is the Operations Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine. She is serving on the Technical Program Committee of Globecom 1997 and the executive committee of MOBICOM'97. ____________________________________________________________________ If you have any questions, please contact Anne McMahon: mcmahon@admin.njit.edu