Cognitive Radio, Software Defined Radio, and Adaptive Wireless Systems

Dr. Arslan is currently editing a book on Ultrawideband Communications that will be published by Wiley. Professional Activities: - Editorial board member: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal - Guest editor for the special issue of "Ultrawideband Communications" in WCMC Journal - Technical program co-chair for: IEEE Wireless and Microwave Conference 2004/2005, UWB communications and networking workshop in conjunction with BroadNets'05 Symposium Chair for: Ultrawideband (UWB) Communications and Networking Symposium, WirelessCOM'05, IEEE VTC'03 conference: Adaptation of Wireless Systems and Related Parameters Estimation, EEE VTC'03 conference: Channel Estimation and Tracking for Wireless Communication Systems, IEEE VTC'03 conference: Interference Cancellation for Wireless Mobile Radio Systems - Technical program committee member: IEEE WCNC 2003/2004, IEEE VTC'03, IEEE LCN'04/05, IEEE Globecom'05 conferences, Second International Workshop Networking with UWB (NEUWB2 2005), Workshop on Ultra Wide Band for Wireless Internet (UWB4WI 2005), International program committee member: IASTED Int. Conf. Commun. Systems and Applications

• Introducing Adaptive, Aware, and Cognitive Radios.- Cognitive Networks.- Cognitive Radio Architecture.- Software Defined Radio Architectures for Cognitive Radios.- Value Creation and Migration in Adaptive Cognitive and Radio Systems.- Codes and Games for Dynamic Spectrum Access.- Efficiency and Coexistence Strategies for Cognitive Radio.- Enabling Cognitive Radio via Sensing, Awareness, and Measurements.- Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Applications.- Location Information Management Systems for Cognitive Wireless Networks.- OFDM for Cognitive Radio: Merits and Challenges.- UWB Cognitive Radio.- Applications of Cognitive Radio.- Cross-Layer Adaptation and Optimization for Cognitive Radio.