Planning Meeting

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Planning Meeting

• Strategerizing for the Fall
• September 17, 2003

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A Quick Review of the ProjectScope
Areas

• Physical Layer Adaptations
• Topology of Self-Organizing Networks
• Node Participation (Upper Layers)

Key Steps

• Literature Survey
• Develop Models (Fixed Stochastic)
• Develop Solution Techniques (Fixed Stochastic)
• Validate Techniques (Fixed Stochastic)

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A Quick Review of the ProjectDeliverables
Month
Deliverable
Deadline
12
Status Report
March 31, 2004
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September 30, 2004
Fixed Environment Report
24
March 31, 2005
Status Report
36
March 31, 2006
Stochastic Environment Report
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A Quick Review of the ProjectObjectives

• Publish
• Publish
• Publish

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Paper Objectives for FallJody (1/2)

• Properties of Ordinal Potential Games (GTJ)
• Ordinal Potential Power Control Games (J)
• Convergence in Repeated Power Control Games and
  Network Structure (C J)
• Survey of Power Control Algorithms (Int)
• Characterization of Convergence Mechanisms in
  Repeated Games (Int)

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Paper Objectives for FallJody (2/2)

• Modeling Distributed Power Control as a Game (Int
  J or Mag)
• Survey of Wireless Network Formation Algorithms
  (Int)
• Survey of Social Network Formation Algorithms
  (Int)

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Paper Objectives for FallVivek

• Survey of Node Participation Algorithms (Int)
• Modeling Node Participation as a Game (Int J or
  Mag)
• P2P (C)

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Paper Objectives for FallJames

• Survey of Adaptive Interference Algorithms (Int)
• Modeling Adaptive Interference Algorithms as
  Games (Int)
• Interference Avoidance Paper

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Collaborative Papers

• Application of Game Theory to Wireless Networks
  (Mag - Network, Comm) Vivek lead
• Tutorial Paper?
• Note to self look up websites for mags
• Economist James looks into
• Scientific American, Nature (long term)

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Simulation Tool

• A subject of biweekly meeting

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Case Study Papers

• 802.11 hotspot in 3G
• P2P
• Spectrum Leasing

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Upcoming Deliverable 12 Month Status Report
Must cover surveys, models. Should cover
solution techniques for fixed. Should cover
validation regime.
What I think is ideal integrate the various
internal documents into one massive document.
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Upcoming Deliverable 12 Month Status Report
Comments

• Storyboard the reports James
• Helps better structure the documents
• Ought to be equivalent to a Small Book (150-200
  pgs) - Jody Seriously. ONR has given us a lot of
  money and a very long leash and would like to
  have something nice to show for a year of work.
  4 Literature Surveys (20-25 pgs each) 4 Model
  Discussions (10-15 each) Solution Techniques
  (10-15 each) Framing

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Upcoming Deliverable 12 Month Status Report
Comments

• Context context context

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Possible Demo for Cliff in Dec

• Simulation Tool, presentations

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Organizational Stuff
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Discussion on Distance

• I dont feel that Im a good long distance
  manager. Specifically, I dont think Ive given
  Vivek enough attention nor fostered much in the
  way of communication (out of sight, out of mind).
  If Vivek/DaSilva is fine with virtually
  autonomous operation, we can continue as is.

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Weekly Meetings

• Benefit from weekly meetings.
• Possible Uses
• Procrastination Limit Present Intermediate
  work, internal papers.
• Theoretical / Practical Lectures

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Meetings

• Biweekly Group Meeting
• First Meeting WOW Cognitive Radio
• 400 September 24
• Pairwise Meetings
• 300 Wednesday Gilles, Neel, Vivek, DaSilva
• 300 Tuesday Hicks, Neel
• 330 Thursday MacKenzie, Neel

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Wireless Game Theory Course

• Fall 2004 Cross-listed To be Investigated

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Meeting Expansion

• Involve other wireless / game theory projects in
  our meetings (Allen, Kevin, Annamalai)?
• Open to general student population?

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Other Business

• Vivek Dissertation Topic? Node Participation
• Website moving to MPRG server.
• www.mprg.org/people/gametheory/index.shtml