Kemal Akkaya
Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901

Office: FANER 2138
Phone: 618-453-6054
Fax: 618-453-6044
Email: kemal - cs dot siu dot edu
Web: http://www.cs.siu.edu/~kemal

Publications

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. K. Akkaya and I. Ari, "In-network Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks", Book Chapter, Handbook of Computer Networks,  Ed. H. Bidgoli, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 2, 2007, pp. 1131-1146.

  2. M. Younis and K. Akkaya "Node Positioning for Increased Dependability of Wireless Sensor Networks," Book Chapter, Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Ed. A. Boukerche, Wiley & Sons, New Jersey (to appear).

  3. M. Younis, K. Akkaya and Moustafa Youssef "Efficient Handling of QoS Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks," Book Chapter, Encyclopedia on Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, , Ed. Dharma P Agrawal, World Scientific (to appear).

  4. Adnan Yazici and Kemal Akkaya, "Conceptual Design of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications," chapter in Recent Research Issues on the Management of Fuzziness in Databases, edited by G. Bordogna and G. Pasi, Physica- Verlag, Heidelberg and New York, 2000.

JOURNALS:

  1. R. S. Aygun, Y. Ma, K. Akkaya, G. Cox and A. Bicak, "A Conceptual Model for Data Management and Distribution in Peer-to-Peer Systems", in Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications Journal (to appear).

  2. K. Akkaya, I. Guneydas and A. Bicak, "Autonomous Actor Positioning in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks using Stable-Matching", in International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems (IJPEDS) (to appear).

  3. K. Akkaya, F. Senel, A. Thimmapuram and S. Uludag, "Distributed Recovery from Network Partitioning in Movable Sensor/Actor Networks via Controlled Mobility", in IEEE Transactions on Computers, 24 Jul. 2009, http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TC.2009.120.

  4. A. Abbasi, M. Younis and K. Akkaya, "Movement Assisted Connectivity Restoration in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks, in IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 20, No. 9, 2009, pp.1366-1379.

  5. K. Akkaya and A. Newell, "Distributed Node Deployment for Maximized Connected Coverage in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks", in Elsevier Computer Communications Journal, vol. 32, no. 7, 2009, pp. 1233-1244.

  6. K. Akkaya, F. Senel and B. Mclaughlan, "Clustering of Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks based on Sensor Distribution and Connectivity", in Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed     Computing, vol. 69, no. 6, 2009, pp. 573-587.

  7. K. Akkaya and F. Senel, "Detecting and Connecting Disjoint Sub-networks in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks", in Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks Journal, vol. 7, no. 7, 2009, pp. 1330-1346.

  8. K. Akkaya and S. Janapala, "Maximizing Connected Coverage via Controlled Actor Relocation in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks", Elsevier Computer Networks Journal,  Vol. 52, Issue 14, 2008, pp.  2779-2796.  

  9. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Coverage and Delay aware Actor Placement Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," International Journal of Sensor Networks, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2008.

  10. M. Younis and K. Akkaya, "Strategies and Techniques for Node Placement in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey," Elsevier Ad Hoc Network Journal, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 621-655, 2008.

  11. K. Akkaya, M. Demirbas and R. S. Aygun, "The Impact of Data Aggregation on the Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks", Wiley Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing (WCMC) Journal, Vol. 8 pp. 171-193, 2008.

  12. W. Youssef, M. Younis and K. Akkaya, "Improving Gateway Safety in Wireless Sensor Networks using Cognitive Techniques",  International Journal of Sensor Networks, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp.649–668, 2007.

  13. K. Akkaya, M. Younis and W. Youssef, "Positioning of Base-Stations in Wireless Sensor Networks," IEEE Communications, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 96-102, April 2007.

  14. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Sink Repositioning for Enhanced Performance in Wireless Sensor Networks,"  Elsevier Computer Networks Journal, Vol. 49/4, pp. 512-534, 2005.

  15. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Energy-aware routing of time-constrained traffic in wireless sensor networks,"  International Journal of Communication Systems, Special Issue on Service Differentiation and QoS in Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 17(6), pp. 663-687, 2004.

  16. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Energy-Aware and QoS Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks, " Springer Cluster Computing Journal,  Vol. 8  pp. 179-188, 2005.

  17. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "A Survey of Routing Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks, " Elsevier Ad Hoc Network Journal, Vol. 3/3  pp. 325-349, 2005.

CONFERENCES:

       WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS:

  1. H. Oztarak, K. Akkaya and A. Yazici, "Lightweigt Object Localization with a Single Camera in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks", in the Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 (to appear).

  2. F. Senel, M. Younis and K. Akkaya, "A Robust Relay Node Placement Heuristic for Structurally Damaged Wireless Sensor Networks", in the Proceedings of IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN'09), (to appear).

  3. A. Abbasi, U. Baraudi, M. Younis, K. Akkaya, "C2AM: An Algorithm for Application-Aware Movement-Assisted Recovery in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks", in the Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Leipzig, Germany, June 2009.

  4. A. Newell and K. Akkaya, "Self-Actuation of Cameras for Redundant Data Elimination in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks", in the Proceedings of International Conference on Communications (ICC'09) , Dresden, Germany, June 2009. 

  5. I. Guneydas, K. Akkaya and A. Bicak, "Actor Positioning in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks Using Matching Theory", in the Proceedings of WWSAN, in conjunction with ICDCS'09, Montreal, Canada, June 2009.

  6. S. Uludag and K. Akkaya, "Distributed Channel Assignment in Wireless Mesh Networks with Guaranteed Connectivity", in the Proceedings of IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN'08), short paper, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 2008.

  7. A. Sama and K. Akkaya, "Real-time Routing for Mobile Sensor/Actor Networks", in the Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN) in conjunction with LCN'08, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 2008.

  8. K. Akkaya, A. Thimmapuram, F. Senel and S. Uludag, "Distributed Recovery of Actor Failures in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," in the Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communication and Networking Conference (WCNC'08), Las Vegas, NV, April 2008.

  9. F. Senel, K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "An efficient mechanism for establishing connectivity in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," in the Proceedings of IEEE Globecom'07, Washington, DC, Nov. 2007.

  10. B. McLaughlan and K. Akkaya, "Coverage-based Clustering of Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," in the Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS'07), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2007.

  11. A. Abbasi, K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "An distributed connectivity restoration Algorithm in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," in the Proceedings of IEEE/ACM International Conference on Local Computer Networks, (LCN'07), Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 2007.

  12. S.  Uludag, L. Perkovic, A. Kashkanova and K. Akkaya, "Quality-of-Service Provisioning via Stochastic Path Selection under Weibullian Link Delays," in the Proceedings of IEEE/ACM International Conference on Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks (QShine'07), Vancouver, CA, Aug. 2007.

  13. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "C2AP: Coverage-aware and Connectivity Constrained Actor Positioning in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks", in the Proceedings of IEEE IPCCC 2007, New Orleans, LA., April 2007.

  14. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "COLA: A Coverage and Latency aware Actor Placement for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks", in the Proceedings of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2006, Montreal, CA, Sept. 2006.

  15. W Youssef, M. Younis and K. Akkaya, "An Intelligent Safety-Aware Gateway Relocation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks", in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2006, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

  16. K. Akkaya, M. Younis and M. Youssef, " Efficient Aggregation of Delay-Constrained Data in Wireless Sensor Networks," in the Proceedings of Internet Compatible QoS in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Cairo, Egypt, 2005.

  17. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Energy-Aware Routing to a Mobile Gateway in Wireless Sensor Networks," in the Proceedings of the IEEE Globecom Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Workshop, Dallas, TX, November, 2004.

  18. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, "Relocation of gateway for enhanced timeliness in wireless sensor networks," in the Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications and Networks (EWCN), Phoenix, AZ, April 2004.

  19. M. Younis, K. Akkaya, M. Eltowiessy and A. Wadaa, “On Handling QoS Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks,” in the Proceedings of the International Conference HAWAII International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37), Big Island, Hawaii, January 2004.

  20. M. Younis, K. Akkaya and A. Kunjithapatham, “Optimization of Task Allocation in a Cluster–Based Sensor Network,” in the Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC’2003), Antalya, Turkey, June 2003.

  21. M. Younis, M. Bangad and K. Akkaya, “Base-Station Repositioning For Optimized Performance of Sensor Networks,” in the Proceedings of the IEEE VTC 2003 - Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks, Orlando, Florida, October 2003.

  22. K. Akkaya and M. Younis, An Energy-Aware QoS Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks , in the Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Networks (MWN 2003), Providence, Rhode Island, May 2003

        DATABASES:

  1. Kemal Akkaya and Adnan Yazici, "A Multi-dimensional Index Structure for Fuzzy Spatial Databases," in the Proceedings of IFSA-2001 Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

  2. Kemal Akkaya and Adnan Yazici, "An Indexing Method for Spatial Databases," in the Proceedings of 17th International Symposium on Computer and Information Systems (ISCIS), Kusadasi, Turkey 1999.

TECHNICAL REPORTS:

  1. Kemal Akkaya,  "Relocation of Base-Station for Jamming Attack Avoidance in Wireless Sensor Networks," Technical Report, TR-08-01, Department of Computer Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2008.

  2. Andrew Newell and Kemal Akkaya, "Implementation Experiences with Motes and TinyDB in a Greenhouse Monitoring Application," Technical Report, TR-08-02, Department of Computer Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2008.