Congratulations to Dr.Medhi
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2004
#112 fergusonbr@umkc.edu
University of Missouri-Kansas City Researcher Co-authors Textbook on Design of Communication and Computer Networks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A University of Missouri-Kansas City professor has co-authored a textbook that serves as a much-needed comprehensive reference on the design of communication and computer networks. Recognizing that very few people have published books covering the broad spectrum of communication and computer network design, Deep Medhi, professor of computer science has co-authored “Routing, Flow and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks,” (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, an imprint of Elsevier, $54.95). He has co-authored the book with Michael Pioro of Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, and Lund University, Sweden. The book is available at Amazon.com. Network design in general refers to the optimal determination of routing, flow and capacity for traffic and demand in a network. For example, a network designer might ask what is the best way to design a telecommunications network from Kansas City to New York via Chicago? According to Medhi and Pioro, the purpose of the textbook is to present basic principles and methods for developing the best models for modern communication and computer network design as well as present algorithmic techniques. The book is focused on addressing problems and methods for traffic routing, flow, and resource capacity optimization, while developing an applicable general framework for network design. “There are very few works that present the material in a manner so that beginners to experts all can read the material and understand how different models can be developed and employed,” Medhi states. “Our attempt here is to create a book that can be used by graduate students in computer science and electrical engineering as well as researchers in academia and industries. Our aim is also to be able to reach out to the practitioners by bridging the gap to various modeling techniques through illustrative examples.” In the foreword to the book, Debasis Mitra, vice president, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies and a member of the National Academy of Engineering writes: “Researchers, students, and practitioners of network design will warmly welcome the book to their shelves. It will serve as a beacon and be consulted for many years to come." Medhi is professor and past chair of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering Department in the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He received a Ph.D. in computer sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987. Prior to joining UMKC in 1989, he was a member of the technical staff in the traffic network routing and design department at the AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey from 1987 to 1989. Over the past decade, his research has been funded by federal agencies such as National Science Foundation (NSF) and Defense Advanced Research Project Agency(DARPA). This information is available to people with speech or hearing impairments by calling Relay Missouri at (800) 735-2966 (TT) or (800) 735-2466 (voice). The University of Missouri-Kansas City has the following strategic goals – to be a national leader in scholarship and creative activity; to attract, nurture, and develop responsible community leaders; to be an essential community partner and resource; to provide a workplace of choice; and to have the resources to fuel our vision.
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