Connectivity Management in Unmanned Aerial Vehicular Networks for Safety-Critical Missions and Operations

Saadi Boudjit

LITIS Lab, University of Rouen Normandy, France

19th November 2024, Tuesday (14:00-15:00), Room 1

Session Chair : Nadjet Kamel, Setif 1 University, Algeria

ABSTRACT

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, were originally designed for military purposes. However, with advances in technology such as battery miniaturization and the standardization of communication technologies, smaller and more affordable UAVs have recently become available. These developments have enabled a wide range of civilian applications, from search-and-rescue operations to aerial photography. Many of these applications are made possible through fleets of cooperative UAVs that exchange data via multi-hop communication, enabling them to cover larger areas. However, fleets of UAVs often face frequent link failures due to their dynamic and sparse linear network architecture. In this talk, I will highlight some popular applications of UAV networks and introduce some routing solutions focusing on maintaining network connectivity to meet the real-time demands of safety-critical scenarios.

BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Saadi Boudjit is member of the LITIS Lab at the university of Rouen Normandy. He used to be associate professor at the university Sorbonne Paris Nord and was a research fellow with Telecom ParisTech. He received his Ph.D degree in Computer Science from INRIA Paris where he also served as an expert engineer for 3 years. Saadi is working on wireless ad hoc architectures and was involved in several national and international research projects (QNRF NPRP8-140-2-065, THD, SoundDelta, R2M, IPANEMA, PRIMA, ... etc). He is the initiator and Co-chair of ACM MobileHealth workshop and involved in the organisation of other similar events (IEEE WiMob, IEEE ISNCC, .). He also acted or still acts as TPC member of several IFIP, ACM and IEEE conferences and workshops (HealthCom, MobileHealth, ICC, Globecom, CAMAD, WCNC, WONS, VTC, DCOSS, ...). His research interests include wireless networks, parallel and distributed computing, protocols and architecture design for mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, vehicular networks, and eHealth systems.