CANCCOM Complex Adaptive Networks for Computing and Communication

Participating Institutions Carleton University SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS University of Saskatchewan MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS Industrial Partners Alcatel Cognos Nortel Networks SpaceBridge

The growing complexity of high-speed networks makes the incorporation of advanced mathematical methodology important for achieving efficient designs. Future high-speed networks involve designing topologies which are optimized with respect to costs within the limits of physical constraints, testing for interface compatibility, allocation of resources under both normal and abnormal conditions. In order to achieve the required performance characteristics, these networks must be adaptive, learning networks and require a major conceptual and technological advance over the current generation of networks that will be: robust, reliable, scalable and easy to use and operate. This MITACS project brings together a team of mathematicians, computer scientists and computer and systems engineers to develop a joint research effort with industrial partners to develop innovative approaches to these problems. The research areas of this project are network design, network computing: algorithms and protocols, and network security. Principal Investigators: Prof. Michel Barbeau, Project Leader Prof. Amit Bose Prof. Evangelos Kranakis, Information Technology Theme Leader Prof. Ioannis Lambadaris, Steering Committee Member Prof. Raj Srinivasan, Steering Committee Member Prof. Yiqiang Zhao, Steering Committee Member Projects: Computing and Communications IP Address Lookup and Packet Classification Mobile and Wireless Computing Network Calculus Optical/IP Network Performance Self Scheduling and High Speed Networks Events: Weekly seminar SEMNET CANCCOM Day (Sept. 26, 2003, Carleton University) MITACS Annual Conference (May 8-10, 2003, National Arts Centre, Ottawa)