Vikram P. Munishwar

Ph.D. Candidate
G 20, Engineering Building
Dept. of Computer Science
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY, USA 13902
Email: vmunish1 at cs dot binghamton dot edu

Welcome to my home page. I am a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Computer Science at State University of New York, Binghamton. My advisor is Prof. Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh. I spent around two years as a visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. My research interests are in smart camera networks, cyber-physical systems, distributed systems, cloud computing, efficient data storage systems, and localization and motion planning in robotic systems.

Publications

Vikram P. Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Coverage Algorithms for Visual Sensor Networks," ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN).
Vikram P. Munishwar, Sameer Tilak and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Coverage Management for Mobile Targets in Visual Sensor Networks," Proceedings of ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Networks (MSWiM 2012)
Vikram P. Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Target-Oriented Coverage Maximization in Visual Sensor Networks," Poster in the proceedings of the ACM International Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (ACM MobiWac 2011). [pdf]
Vikram P. Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Did anybody see that? Smartphone Tracking for Historical Data Retrieval," Proceedings of International Workshop on Sensing for App Phones (PhoneSense 2010), held with ACM SenSys 2010. [pdf]
Vikram P. Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Scalable Target Coverage in Smart Camera Networks," Proceedings of fourth ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras, ICDSC 2010. [pdf]
Vinay Kolar, Vikram Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Anomalies in Optimal Rate-control and Scheduling Protocols for Cognitive Radio Networks," Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Advanced Spectrum Management (Cogart 2010; invited paper). [pdf]
Christopher Mitchell, Vikram P. Munishwar, Shailendra Singh, Xiaoshuang Wang, Kartik Gopalan and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Testbed Design and Localization in MiNT-2: A Miniaturized Robotic Platform for Wireless Protocol Development and Emulation," Proceedings of the First international conference on COMmunication Systems And NETworks, COMSNETS 2009 (acceptance rate 20%) [pdf]
Vikram P. Munishwar, Shailendra Singh, Christopher Mitchell, Xiaoshuang Wang, Kartik Gopalan and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "RFID-based Localization for a Miniaturized Robotic Platform for Wireless Protocols Evaluation," In the proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, (PerCom 2009, demo paper). [pdf]
Vikram P. Munishwar, Shailendra Singh, Xiaoshuang Wang, Christopher Mitchell, Kartik Gopalan and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "On the Accuracy of RFID-based Localization in a Mobile Wireless Network Testbed," Proceedings of fifth IEEE PerCom Workshop on Pervasive Wireless Networking (PWN 2009), held with PerCom 2009. [pdf]
Vikram P. Munishwar, Sameer S. Tilak and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Congestion and Flow Control in Wireless Sensor Networks," Book chapter in Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks, Springer, 2009.
Vikram P. Munishwar, Sameer Tilak and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "File System Support for Adjustable Resolution Applications in Sensor Networks," Proceedings of 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks and Wireless, ADHOC-NOW 2006 (acceptance rate 18%) [pdf]

Miscellaneous

Vikram P. Munishwar and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "CameraNets: Coverage and Data Management Protocols for Smart Camera Networks," ACM SenSys Doctoral Colloquium, 2010.
Vikram. P. Munishwar, and Nael B. Abu-Ghazaleh, "Maximizing Coverage Gain in Camera Networks", Poster presentation in Meeting of the Minds, Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar, 2010

Professional Services

Served as an external reviewer for ACM TMC 2011, ACM TOSN 2011, IEEE SECON 2010, IEEE ICC 2010, IEEE WCNC, IEEE ICT 2010, ISSNIP 2010, SenseApp 2010, IEEE Globecom 2010, ACM/IEEE MSWiM 2009, IEEE LCN 2009, IEEE HPCC 2009, ICCCN 2009, IEEE ICC 2009, IEEE Globecom 2009, IEEE IPDPS 2008, IEEE WiMOB 2008, ACM/IEEE MSWiM 2008, IEEE SenseApp 2008, IEEE Globecom 2008, IEEE ICC 2008