Dr. Dario Pompili

Assistant Professor
NSF Center for Autonomic Computing (CAC)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058

Office: CoRE Building (Room 615)
Phone: (732) 445-6400 (ext. 202)
Fax: (732) 445-0593
Email1: pompili AT ece DOT rutgers DOT edu
Email2: pompili AT cac DOT rutgers DOT edu
WWW: http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~pompili

BIOGRAPHY
RESEARCH
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BIOGRAPHY

Dario Pompili joined in 2007 as Assistant Professor the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he is the Director of the Cyber Physical Systems Laboratory (CPS Lab). He is also co-directing the Center for Autonomic Computing (CAC), an NSF Research Center funded by the I/UCRC program that combines resources from universities, private companies, and the federal government to conduct fundamental research on making computer systems and applications more reliable, secure, and efficient.

He received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in June 2007 after working at the Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory (BWN-Lab) with Prof. I. F. Akyildiz.. In 2005, he was awarded Georgia Institute of Technology BWN-Lab Researcher of the Year for "outstanding contributions and professional achievements". He had previously received his 'Laurea' (integrated B.S. and M.S.) and Doctorate degrees in Telecommunications Engineering and System Engineering from the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza,’ Italy, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.

His research interests include ad hoc and sensor networks, underwater acoustic communications, wireless sensor and actor networks, and network optimization and control. He is author of many influential research articles on these topics. He serves on the editorial board of Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier) Journal and on the technical program committee of several leading conferences on networking. He is member of the IEEE Communications Society and the ACM.

RESEARCH

  • Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
  • Underwater Acoustic Communications, Underwater Vehicle Coordination and Task Allocation
  • Traffic Engineering, Overlay Networks, Network Optimization and Control
  • Cognitive Radio Networks, Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, Software Defined Radios

PUBLICATIONS*   [top]

*Underlined authors are Ph.D., M.S., or visiting students that Dr. Pompili advised or co-advised

Journals:

  1. I. S. Kulkarni and D. Pompili, "“Task Allocation for Networked Underwater Vehicles in Critical Missions," revised for journal publication, 2009
  2. D. Pompili and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Multimedia Cross-layer Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," revised for journal publication, 2009
  3. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Distributed Routing Algorithms for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," revised for journal publication, 2009
  4. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Handling Mobility in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," to appear in  IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  5. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "A CDMA-based Medium Access Control Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1899-1909, April 2009 [pdf]
  6. D. Pompili and I. F. Akyildiz, "Overview of Networking Protocols for Underwater Wireless Communications," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 47, no. 1, January 2009 [pdf]
  7. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Three-dimensional and Two-dimensional Deployment Analysis for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 778-790, June 2009 [pdf]
  8. F. Delli Priscoli and D. Pompili, "A Demand-assignment Algorithm Based on a Markov Modulated Chain Prediction Model for Satellite Bandwidth Allocation," ACM-Kluver Wireless Networks (Springer), vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 999-1012, 2009 [pdf]
  9. D. Pompili, C. Scoglio, and L. Lopez, "Multicast Algorithms in Service Overlay Networks," Computer Communications (Elsevier), vol. 31, pp. 489-505, August 2008 [pdf]
  10. D. Pompili and F. Delli Priscoli, "A Closed-loop Fuzzy Traffic Controller for Fair Bandwidth Sharing," ACM Sigbed Review, vol. 5, no. 2, July 2008 [pdf]
  11. I. F. Akyildiz, D. Pompili, and T. Melodia, "State of the Art in Protocol Research for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," ACM Mobile Computing and Communication Review, vol. 11, no. 4, October 2007 [pdf]
  12. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, V. C. Gungor, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Communication and Coordination in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 1116-1129, October 2007 [pdf]
  13. D. Pompili, C. Scoglio, and C. Shoniregun, "Virtual-flow Multipath Algorithms for MPLS," Int. J. of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (Inderscience), vol. 1, nos. 1/2, pp. 1-19, 2007 [pdf]
  14. D. Pompili and M. Vittucci, "PPMA, a Probabilistic Predictive Multicast Algorithm in Ad Hoc Networks," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 724-748, August 2006 [pdf]
  15. I. F. Akyildiz, D. Pompili, and T. Melodia, "Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: Research Challenges," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 257-279, March 2005 [pdf]
  16. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, and I. F. Akyildiz, "On the Interdependence of Distributed Topology Control and Geographical Routing in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks," IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 520-532, March 2005 [pdf]
  17. I. F. Akyildiz, D. Pompili, and T. Melodia, "Challenges for Efficient Communication in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," ACM Sigbed Review, vol. 1, no. 2, July 2004 [pdf]
Conferences:
  1. J. Varkey and D. Pompili, "Movement Recognition Using Body Area Networks" Proc. of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Honolulu, HW, November 2009 (Acceptance Rate: 1104/3200, 34%) [pdf]
  2. D. Pompili and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Cross-layer Communication Solution for Multimedia Applications in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), Atlanta, GA, October 2008, (Acceptance Rate: 26/250, 10%) [pdf]
  3. I. S. Kulkarni and D. Pompili, "Coordination of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Acoustic Image Acquisition," Proc. of ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet), San Francisco, CA, September 2008 [pdf]
  4. A. A. Nimbalkar and D. Pompili, "Reliability in Underwater Inter-Vehicle Communications," Proc. of ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet), San Francisco, CA, September 2008 [pdf]
  5. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Distributed CDMA Medium Access Control for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," Proc. of Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net), Corfu, Greece, June 2007 [pdf]
  6. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Routing Algorithms for Delay-insensitive and Delay-sensitive Applications in Underwater Sensor Networks," Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom), Los Angeles, CA, September 2006, (Acceptance Rate: 35/298, 11%) [pdf]
  7. I. F. Akyildiz, D. Pompili, and T. Melodia, "State-of-the-Art in Protocol Research for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," Proc. of ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet), Los Angeles, CA, September 2006 [pdf]
  8. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, I. F. Akyildiz, "Deployment Analysis in Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks," Proc. of ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet), Los Angeles, CA, September 2006 [pdf]
  9. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Communication Architecture for Mobile Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," Proc. of IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Reston, VA, September 2006, (Acceptance Rate: 63/250, 25%)  [pdf]
  10. D. Pompili, T. Melodia, and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Resilient Routing Algorithm for Long-term Applications in Underwater Sensor Networks," Proc. of IFIP Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net), Lipari, Italy, June 2006 [pdf]
  11. D. Pompili, C. Scoglio, and V. C. Gungor, "VFMAs: Virtual-flow Multipath Algorithms for MPLS," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006 [pdf]
  12. T. Melodia, M. C. Vuran, and D. Pompili, "The State of the Art in Cross-layer Design for Wireless Sensor Networks," Proc. of EuroNGI Workshops on Wireless and Mobility, Springer Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS 3883), Como, Italy, July 2005 [pdf]
  13. D. Pompili and T. Melodia, "Three-dimensional Routing in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," Proc. of ACM International Workshop On Performance Evaluation of Wireless Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Ubiquitous Networks (PE-WASUN), Montreal, Canada, October 2005 [pdf]
  14. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, V. C. Gungor, and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Distributed Coordination Framework for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," Proc. of ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc), Urbana-Champaign, IL, May 2005, (Acceptance Rate: 40/281, 14%) [pdf]
  15. D. Pompili and M. Vittucci, "A Probabilistic Predictive Multicast Algorithm in Ad Hoc Networks (PPMA)," Proc. of IFIP Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net), Bodrum, Turkey, June 2004 [pdf]
  16. D. Pompili, F. Delli Priscoli, and G. Santoro, "Enhanced IP-based Satellite Architecture Compatible with many Satellite Platforms," Proc. of  EU Information Society Technology Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit (IST Summit), Lyon, France, June 2004 [pdf]
  17. F. Delli Priscoli, D. Pompili, and G. Santoro, "A QoS-aware Bandwidth on Demand Assignment Mechanism in a GEO Satellite System," Proc. of  EU Information Society Technology Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit (IST Summit), Lyon, France, June 2004 [pdf]
  18. D. Pompili, L. Lopez, and C. Scoglio, "DIMRO, a DiffServ-Integrated Multicast Algorithm for Internet Resource Optimization in Source-specific Multicast Applications," Proc. of IEEE International Confrence on Communications (ICC), Paris, France, June 2004 [pdf]
  19. T. Melodia, D. Pompili, and I. F. Akyildiz, "Optimal Local Topology Knowledge for Energy Efficient Geographical Routing in Sensor Networks," Proc. of IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Hong Kong S.A.R., PRC, March 2004, (Acceptance Rate: 261/1420, 18%) [pdf]
  20. P. Dini, G. Fraietta, and D. Pompili, "Fair per-flow Multi-step Scheduler in a New Internet DiffServ Node Architecture," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCom), Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Ancona, Venice (Italy), October 2003 [pdf]
  21. F. Delli Priscoli, D. Pompili, and G. Sette, "A Control-based Traffic Controller in Wireless and Satellite Downlink Channels," Proc. of The European Control Congerence (ECC), Cambridge, UK, September 2003 [pdf]
  22. F. Delli Priscoli, D. Pompili, and G. Sette, "A Control Theory based Medium Access Control for the Downstream Satellite Uplink of SATIP6 Project," Proc. of EU Information Society Technology Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit (IST Summit), Aveiro, Portugal, June 2003 [pdf]
  23. T. Inzerilli and D. Pompili, "Towards a New Generation of IP-based Satellites," Proc. of  EU Information Society Technology Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit (IST Summit), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2002 [pdf]
  24. F. Del Sorbo, G. Lombardi, and D. Pompili, "SIP based Services and Virtual Home UMTS Environment in the IST Research Project ‘FUTURE’," Proc. of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, November 2002, (Acceptance Rate: 80/268, 30%) [pdf]
  25. R. Cusani, F. Del Sorbo, F. Delli Priscoli, G. Lombardi, and D. Pompili, "UMTS Access Network Architecture for Multimedia Services," Proc. of  Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communication (IWDC), Capri, Italy, September 2002 [pdf]
  26. G. Fraietta, T. Inzerilli, V. Morsella, and D. Pompili, "A DiffServ–IntServ Integrated QoS Provision Approach in BRAHMS Satellite System," Proc. of  EU Information Society Technology Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit (IST Summit), Barcelona, Spain, September 2001 [pdf]
Book Chapters:
  1. D. Pompili and T. Melodia, "Research Challenges for Communication Protocols in Underwater Sensor Networks,'' Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, Yang Xiao, 2009
  2. M. C. Vuran, D. Pompili, and T. Melodia, "Future Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks," Wireless Sensor Networks: A Networking Perspective, J. Zheng and A. Jamalipour, 2008
  3. D. Pompili, M. C. Vuran, and T. Melodia, "Cross-layer Design in Wireless Sensor Networks," Book on Sensor Network and Configuration: Fundamentals, Techniques, Platforms, and Experiments, N. P. Mahalik, Ed. Germany: Springer-Verlag, Germany, 2006
Invited Talks & Lectures:
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Seminar Guest Speaker, "Continuous Patient Vital Sign Monitoring for Trauma Triage Using Wireless Body Area Networks," University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, March 20, 2009
  • Digital Signal Processing Design, "Wireless Sensor Networks: Introduction and Applications," Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, November 18, 2008
  • Malignant Spaghetti: Wireless Technologies in Hospital Health Care Workshop, "Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring via Wireless Sensor Network," NYU-Poly, Brooklyn, NY, November 14, 2008
  • RATE Seminar, "Wireless Sensor Networks," Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, September 3-5, 2008
  • CAIP Seminar, "Wireless Sensor Networks: Introduction and Applications," Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, April 30, 2008
  • SIGNET Workshop, "Efficient Communication Protocols for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," University of Delaware, Newark, DE, February 13, 2008
  • Workshop on Pervasive Computing, "A Communication Architecture for Mobile Actor and Sensor Networks," Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, October 19, 2007
  • Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects of Cost Effective, Sensor-based Infrastructure for Tsunami Monitoring and Detection, "State of the Art in Protocol Research for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks," University of California, Berkeley, CA, November 16-17, 2006

SERVICES   [top]

  • Journal Editor
  • Technical Program Committee Member
    • IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2010), San Diego, CA, March 2010
    • IEEE Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2009), Macau SAR, P.R.C., October 2009
    • IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2009), Wireless Networking Symposium, Honolulu, HW, November 2009
    • IEEE Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS 2009), London, UK, July 2009
    • IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON 2009), Rome, Italy, June 2009
    • IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC 2009), Ad Hoc And Sensor Networking Symposium, Dresden, Germany, June 2009
    • Workshop on Autonomic Wireless Networking (AWN 2009), in conjunction with IWCMC 2009, Leipzig, Germany, June 2009
    • IFIP Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net 2009), Haifa, Israel, June 2009
    • Workshop on Information Quality and Quality of Service for Pervasive Computing (IQ2S 2009), in conjunction with IEEE PerCom 2009, Galveston, TX, March 2009
    • Conference on Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (WONS 2009), Snowbird, UT, February 2009
    • Wireless Internet Conference (WICON 2008), Maui, HW, November 2008
    • IEEE Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2008), Atlanta, GA, September 2008
    • ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet08), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2008, San Francisco, California, September 2008
    • IEEE Conference on Circuits & Systems (ICCSC 2008), Shanghai, China, May 2008
    • IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC 2008), Wireless Networking Symposium, Beijing, China, May 2008
    • IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-2008 Spring), Ad-hoc and Sensor Network Track, Marina Bay, Singapore, May 2008
    • Workshop on Under Water Sensors and Systems (UNWAT 2007), in conjunction with IARIA SENSORCOMM 2007 , Valencia, Spain, October 2007
  • Poster Chair/Co-Chair
    • IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2010), San Diego, CA, March 2010
  • Publication Chair
    • ACM Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet09), in conjunction with ACM SenSys 2009, Berkeley, CA, November 2009
    • ACM Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet08), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2008, San Francisco, CA, September 2008
  • Publicity Chair/Co-Chair
    • IEEE Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS 2009), London, UK, July 2009
    • Conference on Ad Hoc Networks (AdHocNets 2009), Niagara Falls, Canada, September 2009
    • ACM Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet08), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2008, San Francisco, CA, September 2008
    • IEEE Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS 2008), Sorrento, Italy, July 2008
    • ACM Workshop on Systems and Networking Support for Healthcare and Assisted Living Environments (HealthNet 2008), in conjuction with ACM MobiSys 2008, Breckenridge, CO, June 2008
    • ACM Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNet07), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 2007
  • Reviewer
    • Research Grant Proposals: NSF, ONR, Research Foundation of CUNY, Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
    • Journals and Magazines: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking , IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Communications Letters, Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Networks, Computer Networks (Elsevier), Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), Ocean Engineering (Elsevier), Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Wiley), ACM Computer Communication Review
    • Conferences: ACM MobiHoc, ACM MobiCom, ACM SenSys, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE MASS, IEEE SECON, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE ICC, IEEE VTC, IEEE Mobiquitous, IEEE ISCC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE ICAC
  • Member of Professional Associations
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

TEACHING   [top]

STUDENTS   [top]

Current Students
Flag/Nationality Name Degree Pursued Period

Baozhi Chen Ph.D. September 2007 - Present
Eun Kyung Lee Ph.D.
 January 2009 - Present
Hariharasudhan Viswanathan
 Ph.D.
 September 2009 - Present

John Paul Varkey
 M.S.
 September 2007 - Present
Indraneel S. Kulkarni M.S. September 2007 - Present
Siraj M. Nathdwarawala
 M.S. September 2009 - Present
Pat Hickey
 B.S.
 September 2009 - Present

Alumni
Flag/Nationality
 Name
 Degree Pursued
 Period
Eun Kyung Lee M.S. September 2007 - December 2008
Rahul Suryawanshi
 M.S.
 September 2007 - December 2008
Amrita A. Nimbalkar M.S. September 2007 - June 2008
Noel Yim M.S.
(co-advised with
Prof. Parashar)
 September 2007 - December 2007

Visiting Researchers
Flag/Nationality
 Name
 Degree Pursued
 Period
Yang Yuan
 Ph.D.
 November 2009 - December 2010
Hang Liu Ph.D.
 November 2008 - December 2009

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