Broadband Wireless Networking Lab

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1320758.

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The MOLES: Enabling Wireless Sensor Networks in Underground

Publications

• I. F. Akyildiz and E. P. Stuntebeck, "Wireless underground sensor networks: Research challenges," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 669-686, November 2006. [PDF]
  
  
• I. F. Akyildiz, Z. Sun and M. C. Vuran, "Signal Propagation Techniques for Wireless Underground Communication Networks," Physical Communication (Elsevier) Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.167-183, September 2009. [PDF]
  
  
• E. Stuntebeck, D. Pompili and T. Melodia, "Underground Wireless Sensor Networks Using Commodity Terrestrial Motes," poster presentation at IEEE SECON 2006, Reston, VA.
  
  
• L. Li, M. C. Vuran and I. F. Akyildiz, "Characteristics of Underground Channel for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," in Proc. Med-Hoc-Net '07, Corfu, Greece, June 13-15, 2007.
  
  
• M. C. Vuran and I. F. Akyildiz, "Cross Layer Packet Optimization for Wireless Terrestrial, Underwater and Underground Sensor Networks," in Proc. IEEE Infocom'08, April 2008.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Channel Modeling of Wireless Networks in Tunnels," in Proc. IEEE Globecom'08, New Orleans, USA, November 2008.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Underground Wireless Communication using Magnetic Induction," in Proc. IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, June 2009.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Optimal Antenna Geometry Analysis of MIMO Communication Systems in Underground Tunnels," in Proc. IEEE Globecom'09, Honolulu, USA, November 2009.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Channel Modeling and Analysis for Wireless Networks in Underground Mines and Road Tunnels," IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1758-1768, June 2010.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Magnetic Induction Communications for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 58, No. 7, pp. 2426-2435, July 2010.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Influences of Vehicles on Signal Propagation in Road Tunnels," in Proc. of IEEE ICC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Connectivity in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," in Proc. of IEEE SECON 2010, Boston, USA, June 2010.
  
  
• M. C. Vuran and I. F. Akyildiz, "Channel Modeling and Analysis for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks in Soil Medium," Physical Communication Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 245-254, December 2010.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Deployment Algorithms for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks using Magnetic Induction," in Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Best Paper Award (11 out of 4614 submissions), Miami, USA, December 2010.
  
  
• Z. Sun, P. Wang, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "MISE-PIPE: Magnetic Induction-based Wireless Sensor Networks for Underground Pipeline Monitoring," Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 218-227, May 2011.
  
  
• Z. Sun, P. Wang, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "BorderSense: Border Patrol through Advanced Wireless Sensor Networks," Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 468-477, May 2011.
  
  
• P. Wang, Z. Sun, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "On Network Connectivity of Wireless Sensor Networks for Sandstorm Monitoring," Computer Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 1150-1157, April 2011.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Mode-Based Approach for Channel Modeling in Underground Tunnels under the Impact of Vehicular Traffic Flow," submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in April 2010, revised in January 2011 and May 2011.
  
  
• Z. Sun, I. F. Akyildiz, and G. P. Hancke, "Capacity and Outage Analysis of MIMO and Cooperative Communication Systems in Underground Tunnels," submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in October 2010, revised in March 2011 and June 2011.
  
  
• Z. Sun, I. F. Akyildiz, and G. P. Hancke, "Dynamic Connectivity in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in March 2011, revised in July 2011.
  
  
• Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Spatio-Temporal Correlation-Based Density Optimization in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," to appear in Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Houston, USA, December 2011.