This page is designed for Ph.D. candidates and researchers who want to know about the latest Ph.D's awarded world-wide in the areas of Mobile Computing and Communications. It is hoped that this information will become a valuable resource for scientists and engineers actively pursuing research and engineering solutions in this area. As a service to the scientific community, Ph.D. thesis authors are requested to submit information about their thesis by using the form provided at the bottom of this page. Specifically, this information should include the name of the department, the University, and the title of the thesis. In the future, we hope to provide abstracts and ftp/web locations of as many of these theses as possible.

2000

• McNair, J., "Handoff Techniques for Next Generation Wireless Multimedia Systems," Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, December 2000.
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• Baquero, Carlos, "Autonomous Replication in Mobile Computing (Text in Portuguese)," Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, September 2000.
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• Lee, Sung-Ju, "Routing and Multicasting Strategies in Wireless Mobile Ad hoc Networks," University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, September 2000.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)
• Chin, Kwan-Wu, "An Investigation into the Applications of Active Networks in Mobile Computing Environments," School of Computing, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, July 2000.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)
• Heinzelman, W., "Application-Specific Protocol Architectures for Wireless Networks," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA, June 2000.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)
• Welborn, M., "Flexible Signal Processing Algorithms for Wireless Communications," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA, May 2000.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)
• Meyer, Andre, "Rapid Application Development Framework for Distributed Mobile Multi-Media," University of Zurich, Switzerland, May 2000.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Choi, Sunghyun, "QoS Guarantees in Wireless/Mobile Networks," The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, September 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)
• Baldwin, Rusty O., "Improving the Real-Time Performance of a Wireless Local Area Network," Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, July 1999.
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• Welling, Girish, "Designing Adaptive Environment-Aware Applications for Mobile Computing," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, July 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Baggio, Aline, "Adaptable and Mobile-Aware Distributed Objects," INRIA and University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, June 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Bose, Vanu G., "Design and Implementation of Software Radios Using a General Purpose Processor," Massachusettes Institute of Technology, USA, June 1999.
  (Full Thesis)

• Joa-Ng, M., "Routing Protocol and Medium Access Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," Polytechnic University, NY, USA, June 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Othman, M., "Load Sharing as a Power Management Strategy for Mobile Computers," University of London, UK, June, 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Krishnamurthi, G., "Location Management and Fault Tolerance Issues in Mobile Networks," Iowa State University, Ames, IA, May 1999.

• Ward, A., "Sensor-driven Computing," Cambridge University, UK, May, 1999.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Epstein, Bracha M., "Resource Allocation Algorithms for Multi-Class Wireless Networks," Columbia University, New York, 1999.
  

• Winner of the 1998 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award:
  Balakrishnan, H., "Challenges to Reliable Data Transport over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA, August 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Jayaram, R, "Quality-of-Service Provisioning and Resource Reservation Mechanisms for Mobile Wireless Networks," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, August 1998.

• Dommety, G., "Efficient Techniques to Support Mobile Hosts in Wireless Networks," Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, July 1998.

• Su, C-J., "Information Dissemination Through Broadcast Delivery," Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, USA, June 1998.
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• Basagni, S., "On the Broadcast and Clustering Problems in Peer-to-Peer Networks," Università di Milano, Italy, May, 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Noble, B., "Mobile Data Access," Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, May, 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Redi, J., "Energy-conserving Protocols for Wireless Data Networks," Boston University, MA, USA, March 1998.
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• Subbarao, Madhavi W., "On Optimizing Performance in Mobile Packet Radio Networks," The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Ebling, M. R., "Translucent Cache Management for Mobile Computing," School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, March 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Zenel, B. A., "A Proxy Based Filtering Mechanism For the Mobile Environment," Dept. of Computer Science, Columbia University, February 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Nelson, G. J., "Context-Aware and Location Systems," University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, January 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Ratner, D. H., "Roam: A Scalable Replication System for Mobile and Distributed Computing," University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA, January 1998.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Sen, S. K. "Efficient Resource Utilization Techniques in the Bandwidth and Location Management Problems in Mobile Computing," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, December 1997.

• Halls, David Alan, "Applying Mobile Code to Distributed Systems," Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, November 1997.

• Anderlind, E., "Resource Allocation in Multi-Service Wireless Access Networks," Dept. of Signals, Sensors and Systems, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, October 1997.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Lam, D., "Location Management Techniques and Teletraffic Modeling for Large Wireless Communications Networks," Stanford University, CA, USA, November 1997.
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• Liu, H., "Real-Time Video Transmission and Multimedia Services over Wireless Networks," University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 1997.
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• Lee, Y., "Adaptive Equalization and Receiver Diversity for Indoor Wireless Data Communications," Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA, September 1997.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Akyol, B., "An Architecture for a Future Wireless ATM Network," Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA,June 1997.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Ramjee, R, "Supporting Connection Mobility in Wireless Networks," Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA, May 1997.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Kuenning, G., "SEER: Predictive File Hoarding for Disconnected Mobile Operation," University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA, January, 1997.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Bahl, P., "Real-Time Visual Communications Over Narrowband Wireless Radio Networks," Computer Systems Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA, 1997.
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• Lin, C-H., "An Architecture for a Campus-sized Wireless Mobile Network," Purdue University, Indiana, USA, December 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Mummert, L. "Exploiting Weak Connectivity in a Distributed File System," School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, December 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Bakre, A. V., "Design and Implementation of Indirect Protocols for Mobile Wireless Environments," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, October 1996.
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• Pope S., "Application Support for Mobile Computing," Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, U.K, October 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Forman, G. H., "Obtaining Responsiveness in Resource-Variable Environments," Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, Autumn 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Ju, J-H., "Topology-Transparent Transmission Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Mobile Packet Radio Networks," Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, August 1996.

• Krishna, P., "Performance Issues in Mobile Wireless Networks," Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, August 1996.

• Toh, C-K, "Protocol Aspects of Mobile Radio Networks," King's College, Cambridge, U.K, August 1996.
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• Manivannan, D., "Checkpointing and Comprehensive Failure Recovery in Mobile Computing Systems," Dept. of Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 1996.

• Ho, J. S. M., "Mobility Management for Personal Communications Networks," Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 1996.
  

• Cho, G., "Location and Routing Optimization Protocols Supporting Internet Host Mobility," Newcastle University, Newcatle, UK, May 1996.
  (abstract)

• Lu, Q., "Improving Data Consistency For Mobile File Access Using Isolation-Only Transactions," Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, May 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Narasimhan, P., "Quality-of-Service Based Bandwidth Allocation in Integrated Multiservices Wireless Networks," Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, April 1996.

• Liu, G., "The Effectiveness of a Full-Mobility Architecture for Wireless Mobile Computing and Personal Communications," Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, March 1996.

• Prakash, R., "Fault-Tolerant Resource Allocation in Mobile Computing Systems," Dept. of Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, March 1996.
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• Movahhedinia, N., "Bandwidth Management in Indoor Broadband Wireless Networks (IBWN)," Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, January 1996.

• Alagar, S., "Testing and mobility Issues in distributed systems," University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA, 1996.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Cleary, A., "Voice-Data Channel Access Integration in Third Generation Microcellular Wireless Networks: Design and Performance Evaluation," University of Delaware, Delaware, USA, 1996.

• Lin, C-H., "A Multihop Adaptive Mobile Multimedia Network: Architecture and Protocols," Computer Science Department, University of California, Los Angles, USA, 1996.

1994 - 1995

• Seshan, S., "Low Latency Handoffs in Cellular Data Networks," University of California at Berkeley, USA, December 1995.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Lui, Z., "Medium Access Control Schemes for DS-CDMA Wireless Packet Networks," University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, September, 1995.
  (abstract)

• Bhagwat, P., "A Framework For Integrating Mobile Hosts Within The Internet," University of Maryland, USA, August 1995.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Acharya, A., "Structuring Distributed Algorithms and Services for Networks with Mobile Hosts," Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, May 1995.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Schilit, B. N., "A System Architecture for Context-Aware Mobile Computing," Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, May 1995.

• Visnathawan, A., "Publishing in Wireless and Wired Envoirnments," Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, March 1995.

• Biswas, S., "Handling Real Time Traffic In Mobile Networks," Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, UK, September 1994.

• Zorzi, M., "Multiple Access Techniques for Mobile Radio Systems'', Dept. Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of Padua, Italy, September 1994.

• Tekinay, S., "Modeling and Analysis of Cellular Networks with Highly Mobile Heterogeneous Traffic Sources," George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, August 1994.

• Tasman, M., "Protocols and Caching Strategies in Support of Internetwork Mobility," University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA, 1994.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Tait, C., "A File System For Mobile Computing," Columbia University, USA, August 1993.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• Kistler, J. J., "Disconnected Operation in a Distributed File System," School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, May 1993.
  (Full Thesis), (abstract)

• McMillan, D. W., "Traffic Modeling and Analysis for Cellular Mobile Networks," The University of Melbourne, Australia, May 1993.

• Ramanathan, S., "Scheduling Algorithms for Multi-Hop Radio Networks," University of Delaware, Delaware, USA, 1993.

• Lin, H-J., "Multiple Access Protocols in a Digital Radio Environment," Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, 1993.

• Guerin, R., "Queuing and Traffic in Cellular Radio," California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA, May 1986.