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Biography
Luiz A. DaSilva joined Virginia Tech’s Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1998, where he is now an Associate Professor. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kansas and previously worked for IBM for six years. Dr. DaSilva's research focuses on performance and resource management in wireless and mobile ad hoc networks. He is currently researching the application of game theory to model mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), topology control, cooperation and reputation management in heterogeneous ad hoc networks, energy-aware multicast route discovery, and cognitive networks. Dr. DaSilva has published over fifty refereed papers in journals and major conferences in the communications and computer areas. Current and recent research sponsors include the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, Booz Allen Hamilton, the U.S. Customs Services, Intel, and Microsoft Research, among others. He is a member of the Wireless @ Virginia Tech research group. Dr. DaSilva is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of the ASEE, and a past recipient of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education New Faculty Fellow award. In 2006, he was named a College of Engineering Faculty Fellow at Virginia Tech. He frequently teaches distance and distributed learning courses on network architecture and protocols and on mobile and wireless networking.
Research Area
- Wireless networking
- Mobile ad hoc networks
- Cognitive radios and cognitive networks
- Game-theoretic modeling of wireless networks
- Cooperation and self-organization in wireless networks
Selected Publications
- A. B. MacKenzie and L. A. DaSilva, Game Theory for Wireless Engineers, Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2006.
- V. Srivastava, J. Neel, A. MacKenzie, R. Menon, L.A. DaSilva, J. Hicks, J.H. Reed and R. Gilles, “Using Game Theory to Analyze Wireless Ad Hoc Networks,” IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 46-56, 4th quarter 2005.
- K. S. Phanse, A. Bhat, and L. A. DaSilva, “Modeling and Evaluation of a Policy Provisioning Architecture for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Journal of Networking and Systems Management, 2006.
- D. Gracanin, M. Eltoweissy, A. Wadaa, and L. A. DaSilva, “A Service-centric Model of Sensor Networks: Formalism and Visualization,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, June 2005, pp. 1159-1166.
- L. A. DaSilva, S. F. Midkiff, J. S. Park, K. Phanse, T. Lin, G. Hadjichristophi, and N. J. Davis, “Network Mobility and Protocol Interoperability in Ad Hoc Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 42, no. 11, November 2004, pp. 88-96.
- K. Phanse, L. A. DaSilva and S. F. Midkiff, “Design and Demonstration of Policy-based Management in a Multi-hop Ad Hoc Network,” Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 3, no. 3, May 2005, pp. 389-401.
- L. Z. Ribeiro and L. A. DaSilva, “A Framework for the Dimensioning of Broadband Mobile Networks Supporting Wireless Internet Services,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 6-13.
- K. Wood and L. A. DaSilva, “Directional Reception vs. Directional Transmission for Maximum Lifetime Multicast Delivery in Ad-Hoc Networks,” NETWORKING 2006 - Fifth IFIP Networking Conf., Coimbra, Portugal, May 15-19, 2006, pp. 1169-1175.
- V. Srivastava and L. A. DaSilva, “Equilibria for Node Participation in Ad Hoc Networks – An Imperfect Monitoring Approach,” IEEE Intl. Conf. On Communications (ICC 06), Istanbul, Turkey, June 11-15, 2006.