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Research::Information Systems   

INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY
http://www.cse.usf.edu/islab/

Photograph of some past students from the Lab

Since its foundation in 1995, the mission of the Information Systems Laboratory has been to conduct research in computer networks with significant impact to society. In our endeavors, we seek funding from state and federal agencies and corporations to conduct our research and train and place our graduate students in the work place. Our graduates have gone on to positions in top companies around the world and tenure-track academic positions in US and international universities.

In the Information Systems Laboratory, our research focuses primarily on the design and evaluation of new architectures and protocols for computer networks. Areas of special emphasis are on protocols and mechanisms aimed at reducing the energy consumption in wired and wireless networks; intelligent protocols that allow the transfer of information through heterogeneous networks; and community-oriented applications based on GPS-enabled cell phones.

Since 1995, the laboratory has graduated 9 PhD and more than 35 MS students. The laboratory has supported numerous Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students, has hosted middle school teachers for a summer Research Experience for Teachers (RET) and hosted international visitors from Colombia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and Sweden.

Contact

Ken Christensen or Miguel Labrador
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118
Tampa, FL 33620
Email: christen@csee.usf.edu or labrador@csee.usf.edu

Any student with an interest in research in the broad area of computer networks should contact: Ken Christensen or Miguel Labrador.

Research projects

The key projects of the lab are:

• Investigation of new ideas for improving the energy efficiency of the Internet (Christensen)
• Protocols and algorithms for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks (Labrador)
• Participatory sensing, human-centric sensing, and location-based services using wireless mobile devices (Labrador)

See also faculty homepages for a description of current and past projects ( here for Ken Christensen and here for Miguel Labrador).

Major Events and Activities

• The IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN) conference which has been hosted at USF every other year. This conference brings about 130 people from Europe, Asia, and the US to the USF campus and Tampa Bay area for three days. For information, see http://www.ieeelcn.org..
• An NSF-funded summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site which is hosted in the department for 2005 through 2010. This REU Site provides undergraduate students with research opportunities in several areas of Computer Science and Engineering for ten consecutive weeks. For information, see http://www.csee.usf.edu/REU.
• An NSF-funded Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program in collaboration with Hillsborough Community College includes research and academic activities to bridge community college students to our department of Computer Science and Engineering. For information, see http://www.csee.usf.edu/BPC.

Example of location-based real-time tracking application   

A Combined Input and Crossbar Queued switch