Doctor of Philosophy (September 2005 - July 2008), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Thesis: Radio Resource Management in Broadband Wireless Access Networks
Master of Science (September 2003 - August 2005), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Thesis: Call Admission Control, Bandwidth Adaptation, and Scheduling in Cellular Wireless Internet: Analytical Models and Performance Evaluation
Bachelor of Engineering (June 1995 - April 1999) Second class honor, Computer Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand
Professional Activities
Chair/Co-Chair/Editor
Editor of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Wiley)
Editor of Journal of Communications and Networks for Radio Resource Management (Networks and Services Area, Division III), 2009-2011
Co-chair, Next Generation Mobile Networks Symposium, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) 2009, 2010
Co-chair (TPC), International Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Cognitive Wireless Networks (in junction with IEEE International Ultra Modern Telecommunications (ICUMT) 2009)
Member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) for
IEEE VTC-Spring and Fall 2010 (Cognitive Radio and Cooperative Communications Track)
IEEE ICC 2010 (Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN) Track)
International Wireless Internet Conference (WICON) 2010 (MAC Track)
Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC) 2009 (Wireless Communication Systems)
IEEE WCNC 2010 (Services & Applications, MAC Tracks)
IEEE ICC 2009 (Wireless Networks Symposium)
IEEE IWCMC 2009 (General Symposium)
IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) 2009 (Communications and Networking Symposium )
IWCMC 2008 (Wireless LANs and Wireless PANs Symposium, General Symposium)
ICST Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness (QShine) 2008
July 2008 - Present: Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Communications, School of Computer Engineering (SCE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
June 2009 - July 2009: Visiting Professor, UNIK University Graduate Center, University of Oslo, Norway
Award, Scholarship, Grant
MOE AcRF Tier 1 - "Protocol Design and Application of IEEE 802.22-Based Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN)", S$127,000
NTU Start-Up Grant - "Radio Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Network"
Teaching
CPE104: Logic Designs (Tutorial, Winter 2009)
CPE402: Advanced Computer Networks (Lecture, Fall 2008, 2009)
CPE402: Advanced Computer Networks (Tutorial, Fall 2008, 2009)
CPE302: Computer Networks (Tutorial, Fall 2008, 2009)
Tutorial Presentation
D. Niyato, "Game Theory for Analysis and Optimization of Vehicular Networks," half-day tutorial to be presented in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)-Spring, Taipei, Taiwan, May 16-19, 2010.
Publications
* (My supervised/co-supervised student)
Journal and IEEE Magazine
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A microeconomic model for hierarchical bandwidth sharing in dynamic spectrum access networks: distributed implementation, stability analysis, and application,'' IEEE Transactions on Computers, accepted.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, D. I. Kim, and Z. Han, "Relay-centric radio resource management and network planning in IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop relay networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, accepted.
P. Phunchongharn, D.Niyato, S. Camorlinga, and E. Hossain, "A cognitive radio system for e-Health applications in hospital environment," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, accepted with minor revision.
Z. Kun*, D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Mobility and handoff management in vehicular networks: A survey," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, accepted.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Joint admission control and antenna assignment for multiclass QoS in spatial multiplexing MIMO wireless networks,'' IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, accepted.
D. Niyato and P. Wang, "Optimization of the mobile router and traffic sources in vehicular delay tolerant network," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, to appear.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and Z. Han, "Dynamics of multiple-seller and multiple-buyer spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks: A game theoretic modeling approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 1009-1022, August 2009. Selected to be the feature article of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (August 2009 issue).
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga, "Remote patient monitoring service using heterogeneous wireless access networks: Architecture and optimization," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Wireless and Pervasive Communications in Healthcare, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 412-423, May 2009.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Dynamics of network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks: An evolutionary game approach," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 2008-2017, May 2009.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and Z. Han, "Dynamic spectrum access in IEEE 802.22-based cognitive wireless networks: A game theoretic model for competitive spectrum bidding and pricing," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 16-23, April 2009.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Cognitive radio for next generation wireless networks: An approach to opportunistic channel selection in IEEE 802.11-based wireless mesh," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 46 - 54, February 2009.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game theoretic analysis of service competition and pricing in heterogeneous wireless access networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 12, part 2, pp. 5150-5155, December 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks: A market-equilibrium-based approach," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 71-80, December 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive pricing in heterogeneous wireless access networks: Issues and approaches," IEEE Network, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 4-11, November-December 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Market-equilibrium, competitive, and cooperative pricing for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: Analysis and comparison," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 11, Part 1, pp. 4273 - 4283, November 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: A dynamic game approach," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 7, 2651-2660, July 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A noncooperative game-theoretic framework for radio resource management in 4G heterogeneous wireless access networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 332 - 345, March 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive pricing for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: Dynamic game, inefficiency of Nash equilibrium, and collusion," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 192-202, January 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Radio resource management in MIMO-OFDM based wireless infrastructure mesh networks: Issues and approaches," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 100-107, November 2007.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and V. K. Bhargava, "Scheduling and admission control in power-constrained OFDM wireless mesh routers: Analysis and optimization," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 3738-3748, October 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "QoS-aware bandwidth allocation and admission control in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access networks: A noncooperative game theoretic approach," Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 3305-3321, August 2007.
D. Niyato, M.M. Rashid, E. Hossain, and V.K. Bhargava, "Wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting technologies: A game-theoretic approach to optimal energy management," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 90-96, August 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Integration of IEEE 802.11 WLANs with IEEE 802.16-based multihop infrastructure mesh/relay networks: A game-theoretic approach to radio resource management," IEEE Network Magazine, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 6-14, May-June 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Integration of WiMAX and WiFi: Optimal pricing for bandwidth sharing," IEEE Communications, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 140-146, May 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A novel analytical framework for integrated cross-layer study of call-level and packet-level QoS in wireless mobile multimedia networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 322-335, March 2007.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Sleep and wakeup strategies in solar-powered wireless sensor/mesh networks: Performance analysis and optimization," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 221 - 236, February 2007.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and J. Diamond, "IEEE 802.16/WiMAX-based broadband wireless access and its application for telemedicine/e-health services," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 72-83, February 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Radio resource management games in wireless networks: An approach to bandwidth allocation and admission control for polling service in IEEE 802.16," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 27-35, February 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Service differentiation in broadband wireless access networks: A unified analysis," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 293-301, January 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level quality of service and user utility in rate-adaptive cellular CDMA networks: A queueing analysis," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 1749-1763, December 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A queueing theoretic and optimization-based model for radio resource management in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1473-1488, November 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive fair subcarrier/rate allocation in multi-rate OFDMA networks: Radio link level queuing performance analysis," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1897-1907, November 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queue-aware uplink bandwidth allocation and rate control for polling service in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 668-679, June 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call admission control for QoS provisioning in 4G wireless networks: issues and approaches,'' Special Issue of IEEE Network on "4G Network Technologies for Mobile Telecommunications", vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 5-11, September-October 2005.
Authored Book
E. Hossain, D. Niyato, and Z. Han, Dynamic Spectrum Access and Management in Cognitive Radio Networks, Cambridge University Press 2009.
Book Chapter
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and M. Hassan "Game-theoretic models for vehicular networks" invited chapter in Game Theory for Wireless Communications and Networking, (Eds. Y. Zhang and M. Guizani), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press 2010.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Subchannel allocation and connection admission control in OFDMA-based IEEE 802.16/WiMAX-compliant infrastructure wireless mesh networks," invited chapter in Emerging Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, and Wireless MANs, (Eds. Y. Xiao and Y. Pan), Wiley, April 2009.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Medium access control protocols for dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks: A survey,'' invited chapter in Cognitive Radio Networks, (Eds. Y. Xiao and F. Hu), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, December 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive resource allocation in cellular wireless networks under time-varying traffic: A transient analysis-based approach," invited chapter in Adaptive Signal Processing in Wireless Communications: vol. 2 Adaptive Techniques in Wireless Networks, (Ed. M. Ibnkahla), CRC Press, August 2008.
D. Niyato E. Hossain, and J. Diamond, "Fourth generation heterogeneous wireless access networks for eHealth services: Architecture and radio resource management,'' invited chapter in Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective, (Eds. Y. Xiao and H. Chen), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, June 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Connection admission control in OFDMA-based WiMAX networks: Performance modeling and analysis," invited chapter in WiMax/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology, (Ed. Y. Xiao), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, December 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Microeconomic models for dynamic spectrum management in cognitive radio networks," invited chapter in Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks, (Eds. V.K. Bhargava and E. Hossain), Springer-Verlag, November 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Resource allocation and admission control using fuzzy logic for OFDMA-based IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," invited chapter in Handbook of WiMAX, (Eds. S. Ahson and M. Ilyas), Taylor and Francis Group, October 2007.
Conference
D. Niyato, S. Chaisiri, and B. S. Lee, "Economic analysis of resource market in cloud computing environment," to be presented in IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference (APSCC), Singapore, December 2009.
S. Chaisiri, B. S. Lee, and D. Niyato, "Optimal virtual machine placement across multiple cloud providers," to be presented in IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference (APSCC), Singapore, December 2009.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and P. Wang, "Competitive wireless access for data streaming over vehicle-to-roadside communications," to be presented in IEEE GLOBECOM'09, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 November-4 December 2009.
S. Chieochan, E. Hossain, T. Issariyakul, and D. Niyato, "Opportunistic network coding and dynamic buffer allocation in a wireless butterfly network," to be presented in IEEE GLOBECOM'09, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 November-4 December 2009.
D. Niyato, S. Chaisiri, and B.S. Lee, "Optimal power management for server farm to support green computing," in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), Shanghai, China, May 2009 (acceptance rate = 21%).
P. Wang, D. Niyato, and H. Jiang, "Voice service support over cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, D. I. Kim, and Z. Han, "Joint optimization of placement and bandwidth reservation for relays in IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009.
D. Niyato, P. Wang, and C. M. Teo, "Performance analysis of the vehicular delay tolerant network," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2009, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8 April, 2009.
B. Shrestha, D. Niyato, Z. Han, and E. Hossain, "Wireless access in vehicular environments using BitTorrent and bargaining," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, New Orleans, LO, 30 November-4 December 2008.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and L. B. Le, "Competitive spectrum sharing and pricing in cognitive wireless mesh networks,'' in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2008, Las Vegas, NV, 31 March-3 April 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Modeling user churning behavior in wireless networks using evolutionary game theory,'' in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2008, Las Vegas, NV, 31 March-3 April 2008.
A. Unakul and D. Niyato, "Reinforcement learning-based admission control algorithm in cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of International Conference on Embedded Systems and Intelligent Technology (ICESIT), Bangkok, Thailand, 27-29 February 2008.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Optimal price competition for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio: A dynamic game-theoretic approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Washington D.C., 26-30 November, 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Equilibrium and disequilibrium pricing for spectrum trading in cognitive radio: A control-theoretic approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Washington D.C., 26-30 November, 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game-theoretic approach to competitive spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Hierarchical spectrum sharing in cognitive radio: microeconomics approach," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A hierarchical model for bandwidth management and admission control in integrated IEEE 802.16/802.11 wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, K.C. Wavegedara, and V.K. Bhargava, "Radio link level performance in multi-rate MIMO wireless networks: Analysis and optimization," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, K.C. Wavegedara, and V.K. Bhargava, "Queue-aware power allocation for space-time block coded MIMO systems," in Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) , Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Bandwidth allocation in 4G heterogeneous wireless access networks: A noncooperative game theoretical approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, San Fransico, CA, November-December 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Admission control in power constrained OFDM/TDMA wireless mesh networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, San Fransico, CA, November-December 2006. (one of three finalists for the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Communication Systems)
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game theoretic approach to bandwidth allocation and admission control for polling services in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of QShine (Third International Conference on Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, August 7-9, 2006. (has been selected for fast track publication in Elsevier Computer Networks Journal)
D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Solar-powered OFDM wireless mesh networks with sleep management and connection admission control," in Proceedings of IWCMC (International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference), Vancouver, Canada, July 3-6, 2006. (won the Best Student Paper Award among 600 submissions)
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A predictive call admission control framework for multiservice cellular mobile networks," in Proceedings of ICNEWS 2006, January 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive bandwidth allocation in cellular mobile networks under markov call arrival process and phase-type channel holding time distribution," in Proceedings of ICNEWS 2006, January 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A cooperative game framework for bandwidth allocation in 4G heterogeneous wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A radio resource management framework for IEEE 802.16-based OFDM/TDD wireless mesh networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Analysis of different sleep and wakeup strategies in solar powered wireless sensor networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Delay-based admission control using fuzzy logic for OFDMA broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Joint bandwidth allocation and connection admission control for polling services in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
T. Issariyakul, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and V. Krishnamurthy, "Packet-level performance statistics in a wireless network using amplify-and-forward cooperative diversity," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
D. Niyato, R. Palit, S. Kota, and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level performance analysis of call admission control and adaptive channel allocation in cellular wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queue-aware uplink bandwidth allocation for polling services in 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level performance modeling in cellular CDMA networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Connection admission control algorithms for OFDMA wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queueing analysis of OFDM/TDMA systems," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato, J. Diamond and E. Hossain, "On optimizing token bucket parameters at the network edge under generalized processor sharing (GPS) scheduling," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
T. Issariyakul, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Exact distribution of access delay in IEEE 802.11 DCF MAC," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Performance analysis and adaptive call admission control in cellular mobile networks with time-varying traffic," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Seoul, Korea, May 2005, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Analysis of fair scheduling and connection admission control in differentiated services wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, Korea, May 2005.
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Performance analysis of multi-service cellular wireless networks for time-dependent call arrival patterns," in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dallas, TX, USA, November-December 2004.
D. Niyato and C. Srinilta, "Load balancing algorithms for Internet video and audio server," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON), Bangkok, Thailand, October 2001.
Innovation Disclosures
Heterogeneous Wireless e-Health (filed US Patent), D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga - TRLabs
Citations
Total citations as of November 2009: 275 (SCOPUS), 517 (Google Scholar)
H-Index as of November 2009: 9 (SCOPUS), 12 (Google Scholar)