Dewan Tanvir Ahmed - UNC Charlotte

My research interests include Distributed Systems, Pervasive Computing, Internet of Things, Multimedia Systems and Communication, Simulation and Modeling, Algorithms, Serious Games, Vehicular Networks, Computer Networking, and Surveillance Systems.

Journals

1. M. Ghaffari, B. Hariri, S. Shirmohammadi, and D.T. Ahmed, A Dynamic Networking Substrate for Distributed MMOGs, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, June 13 2014, 14 pages. DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2014.2330520.

2. D.T. Ahmed, M.A. Hossain, S. Shirmohammadi, A. Alghamdi, P.K. Atrey, and A. El Saddik. Utility based Decision Support Engine for Camera View Selection in Multimedia Surveillance Systems, Special Issue on Advances in multimedia surveillance, Springer Int. J. Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp. 1-22, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11042-012-1294-7

3. M.A. Hossain and D.T. Ahmed. Virtual Caregiver: An Ambient-aware Elderly Monitoring System, IEEE transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine, June, 2012. DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2012.2203313

4. Alamri, M. A. Hossain, M. M. Hassan, M. S. Hossain, M. Alnuem, D.T. Ahmed, and A. El Saddik. A Cloud-Based Pervasive Serious Game Framework to Support Obesity Treatment, Journal of Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS), 2012.

5. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Improving Online Gaming Experience Using Location Awareness and Interaction Details, Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, 2011.

6. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. A Hybrid P2P Communications Architecture for Zonal MMOGs, Multimedia Tools Appl. Vol. 45, I. 1-3, pp. 313--345, October 2009.

7. S. Shirmohammadi, I. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, M. EKl-Badaoui, J.C. Oliveira. A Visibility-Driven Approach for Zone Management in Simulations, SCS Simulations, Vol. 84, No. 5, pp. 215--229, 2008.

8. M. Hosseini, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, N.D. Georganas. A Survey of Application-Layer Multicast Protocols, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials In Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 58-74, 2007.

9. D.T. Ahmed, M.K. Chowdhury, M.M. Akbar. Admission Control Algorithm for Multimedia Server: A Hybrid Approach, International Journal of Computers and Applications, ACTA Press, October 2006.

Book Chapters

1. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Message Prioritization Scheme for Virtual Collaboration, Recent Progress in Data Engineering and Internet Technology, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Volume 157, pp. 377-385, 2012.

2. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Zoning Issues and Area of Interest Management in Massively Multiplayer Online Games, Springer Handbook of Digital Media in Entertainment and Arts, pp. 175-196, and ISBN: 978-0-387-89023-4, 2009.

3. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Networking for Massively Multiuser Online Gaming, in Encyclopedia of Multimedia, 2nd Edition, pp. 664-670, Borko Furht, Springer, ISBN: 978-0-387-74724-8, 2008

4. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Multicasting in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, in Encyclopedia of Wireless and Mobile Communications, Borko Furht, Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 1420043269, pp. 546-555, 2008

5. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Mobile P2P Computing, in Encyclopedia of Wireless and Mobile Communications, Borko Furht, Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 1420043269, pp. 751-758, 2008

Conference and Workshop Papers

1. Mohamad Hoda, D.T. Ahmed, and Abdulmotaleb El Saddik. Cloud-Based Rehabilitation Exergames System. IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM2013), Anaheim, California.

2. Haolin Guo, D.T. Ahmed, and Abdulmotaleb El Saddik. A Service Oriented Architecture for Infotainment System based on Mashup using Open APIs, ACM International Symposium on Design and Analysis of Intelligent Vehicular Networks and Applications (DIVANet13), Barcelona, 2013.

3. M. Mehedi Hassan, M. Anwar Hossain, Y. Aldukhayyil, M. Al-Qurishi, M. Shamim Hossain, D.T. Ahmed, A. El Saddik, Health Monitoring of Obese People through a Cloud-based Serious Game Framework, Proc. ACM Workshop on Cloud-Based Multimedia Applications and Services for E-Health (CBMAS-EH), San Jose, CA, 2013.

4. M.M. Hassan, M.S. Hossain, A. Alamri, M.A. Hossain, M. Al-Qurishi, Y. Aldukhayyil, D.T. Ahmed. A Cloud-Based Serious Games Framework for Obesity, Proc. ACM Workshop on Cloud-Based Multimedia Applications and Services for E-Health (CBMAS-EH), Nara, Japan, November 2, 2012.

5. D.T. Ahmed. Dynamic Resource Allocation for Event Processing in Surveillance Systems, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Advances in Automated Multimedia Surveillance for Public Safety (AAMS-PS), in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2012.

6. M.A. Hossain and D.T. Ahmed. A Human Caregiver Support System in Elderly Monitoring Facility, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Services and Technologies for E-health (MUST-EH), in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2012.

7. D.T. Ahmed and M.A. Hossain. Dynamic Prioritization of Multi-sensor Feeds for Resource Limited Surveillance Systems, Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Graz, Austria, May 13-16 2012.

8. M.A. Hossain, D.T. Ahmed and J. Parra. A Framework for Computing Quality of Information in Multi-sensor Systems, Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Graz, Austria, May 13-16 2012.

9. M. Hosseini, D.T. Ahmed and S. Shirmohammadi. Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in M3G-based Mobile Games, ACM Multimedia Systems conference (MMsys), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, February 22-24, 2012.

10. D.T. Ahmed and S. Shirmohammadi. A Decision Support Engine for Video Surveillance Systems, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Advances in Automated Multimedia Surveillance for Public Safety (AAMS-PS), in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15, 2011.

11. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Uniform and Non-Uniform Zoning for Load Balancing in Virtual Environments, Proc. International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing, Cebu, Philippines, August 11-13, 2010

12. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Quality Control Algorithm Based on Virtual Distance in Games, Proc. International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing, Cebu, Philippines, August 11-13, 2010

13. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Fault Tolerance Procedure for P2P Online Games, Proc. International Conference on Information Sciences, Signal Processing and their Applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2010

14. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. An Model and Measurement of MMOG Time-Constraint Relaxation Algorithm, Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Singapore, May 2009

15. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Intelligent Path Finding for Avatars in Massively Multiplayer Online Games, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Virtual Environments, in Proc. IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, Nashville, TN, USA, March - April, 2009

16. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. An Auxiliary Area of Interest Management for Synchronization and Load Regulation in Zonal P2P MMOGs, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2008

17. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Dynamic Area of Interest Management and Collaboration Model for P2P MMOGs, Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 2008

18. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Microcell Oriented Load Balancing Model for Collaborative Virtual Environments, Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2008

19. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi.Model and Measurement of State Dissemination in MMOGs, Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, May 2008

20. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. An Expedite State Dissemination Mechanism for MMOGs, Proc. International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, Sydney, Australia, May 2008

21. R. Iqbal, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Distributed Video Adaptation and Streaming for Heterogeneous Devices, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing, in Proc. IEEE Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, Hong Kong, China, March 2008

22. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. Performance Enhancement in MMOGs Using Entity Types, Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Chania, Crete Island, October 2007

23. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Visibility-Driven Approach to Managing Interest in Collaborative Virtual Environments with Dynamic Load Balancing, Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Chania, Crete Island, October 2007

24. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. Improving Gaming Experience in Zonal MMOGs, Proc. ACM Multimedia, Augsburg, Germany, September 2007 (acceptance rate 23.53%)

25. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. State Management in Large Scale Group Communication, Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Signal Processing and Communication, Dubai, UAE, November 2007

26. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Framework for Provisioning Overlay Network Based Multimedia Distribution Services, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Beijing, China, July 2007

27. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik. A Dominating Set Based Peer-to-Peer Protocol for Real-Time Multi-Source Collaboration, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Collaborative P2P Information Systems, Paris, France, June 2007 [best paper award]

28. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. Supporting Large-Scale Networked Virtual Environments, Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Ostuni, Italy, June 2007

29. C. Al Sayeed, D.T. Ahmed, A.G.P. Rahbar. Hybrid Maximal Matching for Input Buffered Crossbar Switches, Proc. IEEE/ACM Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research, Fredericton, NB, Canada, May 2007

30. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Architectural Analysis of Multicast Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Martinique, April 2007

31. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Design Issues of Peer-to-Peer Systems for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Martinique, April 2007

32. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. A Zone Based Architecture for Massively Multiuser Simulations, Proc. SCS/ACM Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium, Norfolk, VA, USA, March 2007

33. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. Multi-Level Hashing for Peer-to-Peer System in Wireless Ad Hoc Environment, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing, White Plains, NY, USA, March 2007 (acceptance rate 32%)

34. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. BM-ALM: An Application Layer Multicasting with Behavior Monitoring Approach, Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2006

35. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira. A Novel Method for Supporting Massively Multi-user Virtual Environments, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 2006

36. D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi. I. Kazem. Zone Based Messaging in Collaborative Virtual Environments, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 2006

37. D.T. Ahmed and S. Shirmohammadi. A Hybrid P2P Protocol for Real-time Applications, 15th IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructures for Collaborative Enterprises, Manchester, UK, June 26-28, 2006

38. D.T. Ahmed, M.M. Rahaman and M.M. Akbar. Near Optimal Disk Scheduling Algorithm, Proc. of 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28-30, 2005.

39. R. Iqbal, D.T. Ahmed. A Structured Approach to Software Coding Quality Assurance, Proc. of 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28-30, 2005

40. D.T. Ahmed, M.A. Sattar. An Efficient Image Scaling Algorithm, Proc. of 5th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2002.