DIMACS Tutorial on Algorithms for Next Generation Networks

August 6 - 8, 2007
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:

Graham Cormode, AT & T Labs, graham@dimacs.rutgers.edu

Marina Thottan, Bell Labs, marinat@lucent.com

Workshop Program:

Monday, August 6, 2007	
 
 8:15 -  9:00   Breakfast and Registration	

 9:00 -  9:10   Introductory Remarks	
                Mel Janowitz, DIMACS Associate Director

 9:10 - 10:40	Next Generation Cellular Networks: Novel Features and
                Algorithms
		Harish Vishwanathan, Bell Labs

10:40 - 11:00	Break	

11:00 - 12:30   Optical Physical Layer Issues in Wavelength-division
                Multiplexed Networks
                Chris Doerr, Bell Labs and Gordon Wilfong

12:30 -  2:15	Lunch	

 2:15 -  3:45	Network Algorithms: Routing and Design	
		Chandra Chekuri and Lisa Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 3:45 -  4:15	Break	

 4:15 -  5:45	Randomized Load Balancing and Oblivious Routing
		Peter Winzer and Marina Thottan, Bell Labs

 6:00 -  7:30	Reception / Dinner	

 7:45	        Shuttle pick up to Holiday Inn	

Tuesday, August 7, 2007	
 
 8:30 -  9:00   Breakfast and Registration		

 9:00 - 10:30	Packet level algorithms: accounting and tracking
		Michael Mitzenmacher, Harvard University

10:30 - 10:50	Break	

10:50 - 12:20   Data Plane Algorithms in Routers: from Prefix Lookup to
                Deep Packet Inspection
		Cristian Estan, University of Wisconsin

12:20 -  1:50	Lunch	

 1:50 -  3:50   Network Coding: An Algorithmic Approach
		Tracey Ho, Caltech and Alex Sprintson, Texas A&M

 3:50 -  4:15	Break	

 4:15 -  5:45	Overlay Networks: Indirection and Virtualization	
		Chen-nee Chuah, University of California, Davis 
 
 6:30	        Shuttle pick up to Holiday Inn	

Wednesday, August 8, 2007	

 8:30 -  9:00   Breakfast and Registration		
	
 9:00 - 10:30	Internet Routing Availability 
                Nick Feamster, Georgia Tech

10:30 - 11:00	Break	
		
11:00 - 12:30	The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP): Convergence Issues 
                and a New Fractional Model
		Gordon Wilfong, Bell Labs

12:30 -  2:15	Lunch	

 2:15 -  3:45	Panel discussion
		
 3:45 -  4:30	Break / discussion	

 4:30	        Close	

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