EFFICIENT ROUTING IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 

Carleton University

Anyone who depends on wireless devices--cellphones, PDAs, computers--can appreciate the importance of Dr. Prosenjit Bose's research. That's because Dr. Bose, a professor at the School of Computer Science at Carleton University, is focused on designing more efficient routing methods to improve the speed and reliability of wireless communications.

"When a message is sent between two devices, that message travels over a network from one 'node' or terminal to another until it reaches the destination device," explains Dr. Bose. "The more steps there are in the route taken by the message in the network, the more likely a user is to experience problems, like losing a call or taking a long time to receive a message. With wireless devices it's even more challenging because they're on the move all the time, so the network keeps constantly changing."

Through funding provided, in part, by an Early Researcher Award, Dr. Bose aims to develop new methods for routing messages on wireless networks that are more reliable by analyzing and using the geometric properties inherent in a wireless network. His research will ultimately benefit Ontario's communications sector by enabling companies to increase the efficiency and dependability of their networks.

Researcher: Dr. Prosenjit Bose