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Title:

Ensuring connectivity in emergency situations using D2D and UAV-aided wireless multihop_x000D_ communications

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 12, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-00028

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Hossain, Md Jahangir (The University of British Columbia)

Program:

Engage Grants for Universities

Program Purpose:

Ensuring connectivity in crises is a critical issue as it allows fast and efficient reaction. For instance, in the casex000D
of fire or natural disaster, communication among first responders (firefighters, police, etc.) and with the controlx000D
unit is of tremendous importance to coordinate the required actions. But, in such situations, traditionalx000D
communication means are not reliable for two main reasons: (1) there is high probability that the disasterx000D
damages the network infrastructure, and (2) in these situations, there is often unusual increase of demand byx000D
normal people for network resources to take information which causes net degradation of the quality of service.x000D
Thus, an alternative efficient protocol is required to ensure connectivity for first responders.x000D
In this work, we aim to take advantage of recent advances in communication to develop a protocol forx000D
emergency communication in crises situations employing multihop communication using device-to-devicex000D
(D2D) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) aided connections.