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Professor Andreas Willig

Contact

Department: Computer Science and Software Engineering

Email: andreas.willig@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3692208

Office: Jack Erskine 202

Languages: English, German

About
Research / Creative works
Supervision
Networks
Projects
Methods & Equipment

Fields of Research

  • Wireless networks
  • Wireless sensor networks and body area networks
  • (Wireless) real-time and embedded networks
  • Modeling, Optimization and Performance Evaluation
  • Wireless ad-hoc networks
  • Flying ad-hoc / drone networks
  • Ubiquitous Networks

Researcher Summary

In general, I am interested in the design and performance evaluation of architectures and protocols for packet-oriented networks, in particular wireless ad-hoc type networks, wireless sensor networks and mission-critical wireless networks.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Sciences: Computer Science; Internet; Networks: Protocols, Distributed Processing and Simulation

Resources

  • Staff webpage

Prizes and Awards

  • Best paper award Wireless Days (WD 2017) ( 2017 - present )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Qu Z. and Willig A. (2022) Sensorless and Coordination-Free Lane Switching on a Drone Road Segment—A Simulation Study. MDPI Drones 6(12) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones6120411.
  • Barry D., Willig A. and Woodward G. (2021) An information-motivated exploration agent to locate stationary persons with wireless transmitters in unknown environments. Sensors 21(22) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21227695.
  • Tramarin F., Luvisotto M., Willig A. and Yu K. (2021) Guest Editorial: Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems - New Trends in Computing and Communications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 17(5): 3518-3522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2020.3033818.
  • Arfeen A., Pawlikowski K., McNickle D. and Willig A. (2019) The role of the Weibull distribution in modelling traffic in Internet access and backbone core networks. Journal of Network and Computer Applications 141: 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2019.05.002.
  • Arfeen MA., Pawlikowski K., McNickle DC. and Willig A. (2019) Global and local scaling analysis of link streams in access and backbone core networks. Computer Networks 149: 154-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2018.11.029.
  • Willig A. (2018) Autonomous Allocation of Wireless Body-Sensor Networks to Frequency Channels: Modeling with Repeated "Balls-In-Bins" Experiments. Wireless Networks : 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11276-018-1777-1.
  • Willig A., Matusovsky Y. and Kind A. (2017) Relayer-Enabled Retransmission Scheduling in 802.15.4e LLDN -- Exploring a Reinforcement Learning Approach. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 6(2) 6: 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jsan6020006.
  • Ali S. and Willig A. (2016) Improving Passive Discovery for IEEE 802.15.4-based Mobile Body Sensor Networks. Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (in press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1448837X.2015.1092999.
  • Girs S., Willig A., Uhlemann E. and Björkman M. (2016) Scheduling for Source Relaying with Packet Aggregation in Industrial Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 12(5): 1855-1864. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2016.2535393.
  • Khader O., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2016) Self-learning and self-adaptive framework for supporting high reliability and low energy expenditure in WSNs. Telecommunication Systems 61(4): 717-731. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11235-015-0063-0.
  • Moravejosharieh A. and Willig A. (2016) Mutual interference in large populations of co-located IEEE 802.15.4 body sensor networks - A sensitivity analysis. Computer Communications 81: 86-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2016.01.002.
  • Moravejosharieh A., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2015) Frequency-Adaptive Approach in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous-Assessment or Periodic-Assessment? Australasian Journal of Information, Communication Technology and Applications 1(1): 19-34.
  • Asad Arfeen M., Pawlikowski K., Willig A. and McNickle D. (2014) Internet Traffic Modeling: From Superposition to Scaling. IET Networks 3(1): 30-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-net.2013.0148.
  • Tabatabaei Yazdi E., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2014) Frequency adaptation for interference mitigation in IEEE 802.15.4-based mobile body sensor networks. Computer Communications 53: 102-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2014.07.002.
  • Willig A. and Uhlemann E. (2014) Deadline-aware scheduling of cooperative relayers in TDMA-based wireless industrial networks. Wireless Networks 20(1): 73-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11276-013-0593-x.
  • Khader O. and Willig A. (2013) An energy consumption analysis of the wirelessHART TDMA protocol. Elsevier Computer Communications 36(7): 804-816. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2012.12.008.
  • Willig A., Karl H. and Kipnis D. (2012) Segment-based packet combining: How to schedule a dense relayer cluster? Wireless Networks 18(2): 199-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11276-011-0395-y.
  • Gamba G., Tramarin F. and Willig A. (2010) Retransmission Strategies for Cyclic Polling over Wireless Channels in the Presence of Interference. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 6(3): 405-415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2010.2050777.
  • Willig A., Karowski N. and Hauer JH. (2010) Passive discovery of IEEE 802.15.4-based Body Sensor Networks. Ad Hoc Networks 8(7): 742-754. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2010.02.001.
  • Willig A. (2009) Memory-Efficient Segment-Based Packet Combining Schemes in Face of Deadlines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 5(3): 338-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2009.2024936.
  • Willig A. (2008) How to Exploit Spatial Diversity in Wireless Industrial Networks. Annual Reviews in Control 32(1): 49-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcontrol.2008.03.005.
  • Willig A. (2008) Recent and Emerging Topics in Wireless Industrial Communications: A Selection. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 4(2): 102-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2008.923194.
  • Miorandi D., Uhlemann E., Vitturi S. and Willig A. (2007) Guest Editorial - Special section on wireless technologies in factory and industrial automation - Part I. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 3(2): 95-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2007.898410.
  • Miorandi D., Uhlemann E., Vitturi S. and Willig A. (2007) Special section on wireless technologies in factory and industrial automation - Part II. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 3(3): 189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2007.903227.
  • Willig A. (2006) Wireless sensor networks: Concept, challenges and approaches. Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik 123(6): 224-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00502-006-0351-1.
  • Willig A. (2005) Redundancy Concepts to Increase Transmission Reliability in Wireless Industrial LANs. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 1(3): 173-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2005.852070.
  • Willig A. and Karl H. (2005) Data Transport Reliability in Wireless Sensor Networks. A Survey of Issues and Solutions. Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation 28(2): 86-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/PIKO.2005.86.
  • Willig A., Matheus K. and Wolisz A. (2005) Wireless Technology in Industrial Networks. Proceedings of the IEEE 93(6): 1130-1151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2005.849717.
  • Willig A. (2004) Antenna redundancy and FEC for increasing transmission reliability in wireless industrial LANs. VDI Berichte (1843): 59-75.
  • Willig A. (2004) Ein alternativplan für einen drahtlosen PROFIBUS. VDI Berichte (1843): 159-164.
  • Willig A. (2003) Polling-based MAC protocols for improving real-time performance in a wireless PROFIBUS. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 50(4): 806-817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2003.814992.
  • Willig A., Kubisch M., Hoene C. and Wolisz A. (2002) Measurements of a Wireless Link in an Industrial Environment using an IEEE 802.11-Compliant Physical Layer. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 49(6): 1265-1282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2002.804974.
  • Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2001) Ring Stability of the PROFIBUS Token Passing Protocol over Error Prone Links. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 48(5): 1025-1033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/41.954567.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Pell S. and Willig A. (2022) Using a Drone Formation with Sectored Antennas in Search-And-Rescue: Heuristics for Orienting Drones and Moving the Formation. In.
  • Samandari A. and Willig A. (2022) TDMA Slot Allocation for UAV Formations: Minimum Superframe Lengths for Two-Dimensional Equidistant Deployments. In.
  • Pell S., Willig A. and Woodward G. (2021) Evaluating V2X Technologies for Warehouse Intelligent Transportation Systems. In.
  • Curtis-Black A., Willig A. and Galster M. (2019) Scout: A Framework for Querying Networks. In 15th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM 2019): 1-7. IEEE. http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/CNSM46954.2019.9012704.
  • Wollschlaeger B., Kabitzsch K. and Willig A. (2018) On designing wireless building automation networks: Estimating the network layer impact of functional designs. In Smart Systems Integration Conference: 352-359. Curran Associates.
  • Curtis-Black A., Galster M. and Willig A. (2017) High-level concepts for northbound APIs: An interview study. In 27th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC): 1-8. IEEE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2017.8215410.
  • Curtis-Black A., Galster M. and Willig A. (2017) High-Level Concepts for Northbound APIs: An Interview Study. In International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC): 1-8.
  • Niels Karowski., Willig A. and Adam Wolisz. (2017) Cooperation in Neighbor Discovery. In Proceedings http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WD.2017.7918123.
  • Ali S. and Willig A. (2016) ONRECT: Scheduling algorithm for Opportunistic Networks. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 9724: 141-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40509-4_10.
  • Arfeen MA., Pawlikowski, K., Willig A. and McNickle D. (2016) Fractal Renewal Process based analysis of Emerging Network Traffic in Access Networks. In.
  • Curtis-Black A., Willig A. and Galster M. (2016) A Taxonomy for Network Policy Description Languages. In 26th IEEE International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC): 159-165. IEEE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2016.7878802.
  • Kind AP., Willig A. and Matusovsky Y. (2016) Retransmission scheduling in 802.15.4e LLDN - a reinforcement learning approach with relayers. In Proc. 2016 26th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC).
  • Willig A., Matusovsky Y. and Kind A. (2016) Retransmission Scheduling in 802.15.4e LLDN - A Reinforcement Learning Approach with Relayers. In Proceedings: 63-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2016.7878784.
  • Girs S., Willig A., Uhlemann E. and Bjoerkman M. (2015) Scheduling Transmissions in Industrial Networks Using Source Relaying and Packet Aggregation. In http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2015.7160565.
  • Girs S., Willig A., Uhlemann E. and Bjoerkman M. (2014) On the Role of Feedback for Industrial Wireless Networks Using Relaying and Packet Aggregation. In Proceedings of ICIT 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIT.2014.6895024.
  • Moravejosharieh A., Yazdi ET., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2014) Adaptive Channel Utilization iin IEEE802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Networks: Continuous Hopping Approach. In.
  • Willig A. (2014) Placement of Relayers in Wireless Industrial Sensor Networks: An Approximation Algorithm. In.
  • Yazdi ET., Moravejosharieh A., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2014) Coupling Power and Frequency Adaptation for Interference Mitigation in IEEE 802.15.4-Based Mobile Body Sensor Networks: Part II. In.
  • Yazdi ET., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2014) Coupling Power and Frequency Adaptation for Interference Mitigation in IEEE 802.15.4-Based Mobile Body Sensor Networks. In.
  • Ali S., Yazdi ET. and Willig A. (2013) Investigations on Passive Discovery Schemes for IEEE 802.15.4-Based Body Area Networks. In.
  • Arfeen MA., Pawlikowski K., McNickle D. and Willig A. (2013) Scaling Analysis of the Internet Traffic Structural Dynamics. In.
  • Asad Arfeen M., Pawlikowski K., McNickle D. and Willig A. (2013) The Role of the Weibull Distribution in Internet Traffic Modeling. In.
  • Jolly B., Willig A., McDonald A., Pannell M. and Plank G. (2013) SNOWWEB - Wirelessly Connected Weather Stations in Antarctica. In Proceedings of IEEE SenseApp 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LCNW.2013.6758519.
  • Khader O., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2013) An Autonomous Framework for Supporting Energy Efficiency and Communication Reliability in WSNs. In Proceedings of 2013 6th Joint IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WMNC.2013.6548977.
  • Moravejoshariej A., Yazdi ET. and Willig A. (2013) Study of Resource Utilization in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Body Sensor Network Part II: Greedy Channel Utilization. In.
  • Ul-Haque M., Pawlikowski K., Willig A. and Bischofs L. (2013) Name-Based Routing for Information Centric Future Internet Architectures. In.
  • Wang X., Willig A. and Woodward G. (2013) Improving Fountain Codes for Short Message Lengths by Adding Memory. In Proceedings of ISSNIP 2013: 189-194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2013.6529787.
  • Wang XS., Willig A. and Woodward G. (2013) Investigation of Forward Error Correction Coding Schemes for a Broadcast Communication System. In : 136-141.
  • Yazdi ET., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2013) Shortening Orphan Time in IEEE 802.15.4: What can be Gained? In.
  • Arfeen A., Pawlikowski K., McNickle D. and Willig A. (2012) Towards a combined traffic modeling framework for access and core networks. In http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2012.6398065.
  • Cardell-Oliver R., Willig A., Huebner C., Buehring T. and Monsalve A. (2012) Error control strategies for transmit-only sensor networks: A case study. In Networks (ICON), 2012 18th IEEE International Conference on: 453-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICON.2012.6506600.
  • Haque MU., Pawlikowski K., Willig A. and Bischofs L. (2012) Performance analysis of blind routing algorithms over content centric networking architecture. In Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE): 922-927. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCCE.2012.6271351.
  • Nolte T. and Willig A. (2012) Message from the program co-chairmen. In IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems - Proceedings, WFCS http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2012.6242534.
  • Ul-Haque M., Pawlikowski K., McNickle D. and Willig A. (2012) Applying Akaroa2 for automated simulation length control and on-line statistical error analysis of results in OPNET. In.
  • Willig A. and Uhlemann E. (2012) On relaying for wireless industrial communications: Is careful placement of relayers strictly necessary? In : 191-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2012.6242567.
  • Yazdi ET., Willig A. and Pawlikowski K. (2012) On Channel Adaptation in IEEE 802.15.4 Mobile Body Sensor Networks: What can be Gained? In Networks (ICON), 2012 18th IEEE International Conference on: 262-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICON.2012.6506567.
  • Zhang H., Albert M. and Willig A. (2012) Combining TDMA with slotted aloha for delay constrained traffic over Lossy Links. In Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2012 12th International Conference on: 701-706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICARCV.2012.6485243.
  • Arfeen M., Pawlikowski K. and Willig A. (2011) A Framework for Resource Allocation Strategies in Cloud Computing Environment. In Proceedings of COMPSACW 2011: 261-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COMPSACW.2011.52.
  • Khader O., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2011) Wireless HART TDMA Protocol Performance Evaluation Using Response Surface Methodology. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications: 197-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BWCCA.2011.32.
  • Boano CA., Zuniga MA., Voigt T., Willig A. and Roemer K. (2010) The Triangle Metric: Fast Link Quality Estimation for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks. In 2010 Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networking (ICCCN): 7pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN.2010.5560118.
  • Hauer JH., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2010) Mitigating the Effects of RF Interference through RSSI-Based Error Recovery. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS): Wireless Sensor Networks 5970: 224-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11917-0_15.
  • Kipnis D., Jacob T. and Willig A. (2010) Measured Performance of a Memory-Efficient Segment-Based Packet-Combining Scheme. In Proceedings of 2010 IFIP Wireless Days (WD): 6pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WD.2010.5657767.
  • Liu W., Sirisena H., Pawlikowski K. and Willig A. (2010) A New Topological Index for Capacity Allocation Problem in Survivable Networks. In Proceedings of the Australasian Telecommunication Networks & Applications Conference (ATNAC 2010): 25-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2010.5680251.
  • Proenza J. and Willig A. (2010) IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems - Proceedings, WFCS: Message from the program co-chairmen. In IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems - Proceedings, WFCS http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2010.5548644.
  • Willig A., Kipnis D. and Karl H. (2010) Segment-based Packet Combining in a Cluster: to Combine or Not To Combine? In Proceedings of the 2010 6th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP 2010): 79-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2010.5706758.
  • Boano C., He Z., Li Y., Voigt T., Zuniga M. and Willig A. (2009) Controllable Radio Interference for Experimental and Testing Purposes in Wireless Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Annual International Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2009): 865-872. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LCN.2009.5355013.
  • Gamba G., Tramarin F. and Willig A. (2009) Retransmission strategies for cyclic polling over wireless channels in the presence of Interference. In Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation: 8pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2009.5347042.
  • Khader O., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2009) Distributed Wakeup Scheduling Scheme for Supporting Periodic Traffic in WSNs. In : 287-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EW.2009.5357978.
  • Willig A. (2009) Memory-Efficient Segment-Based Packet-Combining Schemes in Face of Deadlines. In Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing: Connecting the World Wirelessly: 649-654.
  • Willig A., Kuehm M. and Wolisz A. (2009) Cooperative Distance Classification using an IEEE 802.15.4-compliant Transceiver. In 2009 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Proceedings: 6pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2009.4917642.
  • Hauer JH., Handziski V., Koepke A., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2008) A Component Framework for Content-Based Publish/Subscribe in Sensor Networks. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4913, Wireless Sensor Networks: 369-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77690-1_23.
  • Kipnis D., Willig A., Hauer JH. and Karowski N. (2008) The ANGEL IEEE 802.15.4 Enhancement Layer: Coupling Priority Queueing and Service Differentiation. In Proceedings of the 14th European Wireless Conference (EW 2008): 7pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EW.2008.4623895.
  • Naldi F. and Willig A. (2008) Batch Delivery in Wireless Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the 14th European Wireless Conference (EW 2008): 7pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EW.2008.4623878.
  • Uhlemann E. and Willig A. (2008) Hard Decision Packet Combining Methods for Industrial Wireless Relay Networks. In Proceedings of the 2008 Second International Conference on Communications and Electronics: 104-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CCE.2008.4578941.
  • Uhlemann E. and Willig A. (2008) Joint Design of Relay and Packet Combining Schemes for Wireless Industrial Networks. In Proceedings of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2008 (VTC Spring 2008): 2441-2445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2008.539.
  • Willig A. (2008) Simulative Investigation of Intermediate Checksum Schemes in the Presence of Deadlines. In Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2008: 1049-1054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638522.
  • Willig A. and Uhlemann E. (2008) PRIOREL-COMB: A Protocol Framework Supporting Relaying and Packet Combining for Wireless Industrial Networking. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2008): 45-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2008.4638708.
  • Willig A. (2007) Coordination-Free Repeater Groups in Wireless Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems 2007 (INSS '07): 244-251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INSS.2007.4297427.
  • Willig A. (2007) How to exploit spatial diversity in wireless industrial networks. In IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) 7(PART 1): 13-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20071107-3-fr-3907.00002.
  • Willig A. (2007) How to Exploit Spatial Diversity in Wireless Industrial Networks. In Proceedings: 10pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20071107-3-FR-3907.00002.
  • Willig A., Hauer JH., Karowski N., Baldus H. and Huebner A. (2007) The ANGEL WSN Architecture. In Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2007): 633-636. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2007.4511071.
  • Handziski V., Koepke A., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2006) An environment for controlled experiments with in-house sensor networks. In Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE 1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/date.2006.243976.
  • Handziski V., Koepke A., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2006) TWIST: A Scalable and Reconfigurable Testbed for Wireless Indoor Experiments with Sensor Networks. In REALMAN '06 Proceedings of the 2nd international workshop on Multi-hop ad hoc networks: from theory to reality: 63-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1132983.1132995.
  • Willig A. and Mitschke R. (2006) Results of Bit Error Measurements with Sensor Nodes and Casuistic Consequences for Design of Energy-Efficient Error Control Schemes. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), 3868, Wireless Sensor Networks: 310-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11669463_23.
  • Willig A. (2005) Scheduling Multiple Streams with (m,k)-firm Deadlines having Different Importance over Markovian Channels. In Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2005: 79-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2005.1612505.
  • Willig A. (2004) Intermediate checksums for improving goodput over error-prone links. In Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE 60th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2004-Fall: 2123-2128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2004.1400415.
  • Koepke A., Willig A. and Karl H. (2003) Chaotic Maps as Parsimonious Bit Error Models of Wireless Channels. In Proceedings of NFOCOM 2003. Twenty-Second Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications: 513-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.2003.1208702.
  • Willig A. (2003) An Architecture for Wireless Extension of PROFIBUS. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 03): 2369-2375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2003.1280615.
  • Willig A. (2003) Antenna Redundancy for Increasing Transmission Reliability in Wireless Industrial LANs. In Proceedings of EFTA '03: 7-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2003.1247681.
  • Gross J. and Willig A. (2002) Measurements of a Wireless Link in different RF-isolated Environments. In Proceedings of European Wireless 2002: 8pp.
  • Willig A. (2002) A new Class of Packet- and Bit-Level Models for Wireless Channels. In Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2002: 2434-2440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2002.1046581.
  • Willig A. (2002) Analysis of the PROFIBUS Token Passing Protocol over Wireless Links. In Proceedings of ISIE 2002 1: 56-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2002.1026040.
  • Willig A. and Koepke A. (2002) The Adaptive-Intervals MAC protocol for a wireless PROFIBUS. In Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2002): 61-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2002.1026041.
  • Willig A., Shah R., Rabaey J. and Wolisz A. (2002) Altruists in the PicoRadio Sensor Network. In Proceedings of WFCS '02: 175-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2002.1159715.
  • Willig A. (1999) Analysis of the PROFIBUS Token Passing Protocol over Error Prone Links. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON '99): 1246-1252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON.1999.819390.
  • Willig A. (1997) A MAC Protocol and a Scheduling Approach as Elements of a Lower Layers Architecture in Wireless Industrial LANs. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS '97): 139-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.1997.634293.
Authored Books
  • Willig A. (2008) Investigations on MAC and Link Layer for a wireless PROFIBUS over IEEE 802.11. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. 240.
  • Karl H. and Willig A. (2006) Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks. 1-497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0470095121.
  • Karl H. and Willig A. (2005) Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. 524.
Chapters
  • Willig A. (2018) Wireless LAN Technology for the Factory Floor: Challenges and Approaches. Embedded Systems Handbook: Second Edition: 24-1-24-20.
  • Willig A. (2017) Wireless LAN technology for the factory floor: Challenges and approaches. Industrial Communication Technology Handbook, Second Edition http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17365.
  • Willig A. (2017) Wireless LAN Technology for the Factory Floor: Challenges and Approaches. Networked Embedded Systems: 24-1-24-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781439807620-24.
  • Willig A. (2005) Wireless LAN technology for the factory floor. In Zurawski R (Ed.), The Industrial Information Technology Handbook Boca Raton: CRC Press.
  • Willig A. and Woesner H. (2005) Priniciples of lower-layer protocols for data communications. In Zurawski R (Ed.), The Industrial Information Technology Handbook Boca Raton: CRC Press.
  • Willig A. and Schieferdecker I. (1996) Specifying and Verifying the Steam-Boiler Control System with Time Extended LOTOS. In Abrial JR; Boerger E; Langmaack H (Ed.), Formal Methods for Industrial Applications: Specifying and Programming the Steam Boiler Control: 473-492. Berlin: Springer.
Edited Volumes
  • Nolte T. and Willig A. (2012) 2012 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Proceedings. Lemgo: IEEE. 450pp.
  • Proenza K. and Willig A. (2010) 2010 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Proceedings (WFCS 2010). Nancy: IEEE. 281pp.
  • Karl H., Willig A. and Wolisz A. (2004) Wireless Sensor Networks: First European Workshop, EWSN 2004, Berlin, Germany, January 19-21, 2004, Proceedings. Berlin: Springer LNCS. 379pp.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Barry D., Willig A. and Woodward GK. (2018) Empowerment-Driven Single Agent Exploration For Locating Multiple Wireless Transmitters. Wellington: 31st Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 11-14 Dec 2018.
  • Kobayashi T., Seimiya S., Harada K., Noi M., Barker Z., Woodward GK., Willig A. and Kohno R. (2017) Wireless Technologies to Assist Search and Localization of Victims of Wide-scale Natural Disasters by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Yogyakarta, Indonesia: International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, 17-20 Dec 2017.
  • Boano C., Roemer K., He Z., Voigt T., Zuniga M. and Willig A. (2009) Demonstration: Generation of Controllable Radio Interference for Protocol Testing in Wireless Sensor Networks. Berkeley, CA, USA: 7th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys 2009), 4-6 Nov 2009.
  • Willig A. (2008) Some open issues in protocol design for wireless networked embedded systems. Stockholm, Sweden: EU-US Workshop on Networked Information and Control Systems, 6-6 Jun 2008.

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Barry D: Simultaneous Location and Mapping with Cooperating UAVs
  • PhD - Roy R: Ensuring Reliable Communication in Smart Grid Neighbourhood Area Networks (2018)
  • PhD - Samandari A: Medium Access Control Protocols for UAV Formation Flying (2021)
  • Completed
  • PhD - Arfeen M: Contributions to Renewal Process based Modelling of Internet Traffic (2014)
  • PhD - Curtis-Black A: Network Operator Intent -- A Basis for User-Friendly Network Configuration and Analysis (2022)
  • PhD - Jolly B: SNOWWEB 3 -- A Versatile Network of Wirelessly Connected Weather Stations in Antarctica (2016)
  • PhD - Khader O: Autonomous Framework for Supporting Energy Efficiency and Communication Reliability for Periodic Data Flows in Wireless Sensor Networks (2014)
  • PhD - Moravejosharieh A: Mitigating the Impact of Mutual Interference in IEEE 802.15.4-based Wireless Body Sensor Networks (2016)
  • PhD - Sharma D: Moving Target Defenses for Internet Security (2020)
  • PhD - Tabatabaei Yazdi E: Adaptive Resource Management in Mobile Body Sensor Networks (2014)
  • Masters - Ali S: Investigations on Opportunistic Networking Mechanisms in IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless mobile body sensor networks (2018)
  • Masters - Bun B: Software Calibration for Air Quality Egg (2017)
  • Masters - Clark G: Dynamic Optimisation of a Heterogeneous Network of Wireless Sensors (2011)
  • Masters - Kipnis D: Design and Simulative Investigation of Selected Relaying Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (2008)
  • Masters - Krause A: Design and Implementation of a PAN Discovery Protocol in IEEE 802.15.4 Networks (2008)
  • Masters - Matusovsky Y: Reliability Optimization Strategies for Centralized Uplink Scheduling with a Known User Population (2016)
  • Masters - Matusovsky Y: Reliability-Focused Scheduling with (m; k)- rm Deadlines over Wireless Channels { A Reinforcement-Learning Approach (2016)
  • Masters - Naldi F: Investigation of Batch Delivery Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks (2008)
  • Masters - Pell ST: Evaluating Network Technologies for Industrial Intelligent Transportation Systems (2021)
  • Masters - Ponce Martinez J: Design and Implementation of a Testbench for Light Control Algorithms with Wireless Sensor Networks (2007)
  • Masters - Sacanna L: Bit-error and Packet-Loss Measurements in a WSN Testbed: Experimental Setup and Evaluation Methodology (2006)
  • Masters - Wang X: Investigations on Forward Error Correction Coding Techniques for Broadcast Communication Systems (2013)
  • Masters - Wotzka D: Design and Experimental Quality Assessment of Adjacency Measures in Wireless Sensor Networks (2008)
  • Masters - Barker Z: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Wireless Location Technology for Search and Rescue (2018)
  • Honours - Ball HW: End-to-end adaptive video transmission in multi hop autonomous UAV swarms (2018)
  • Honours - Curtis-Black A: Assisted Resource Management in the New Zealand Rural Fire Service (2015)
  • Honours - Gunther R: IEEE 802.15.4 MAC protocol under TinyOS (2011)
  • Honours - Hope D: Creating a simulation to assess performance of MAC-level opportunistic forwarding schemes in linear cluster topologies (2015)
  • Honours - Huppertz P: Design and Validation of a Simulation Model for IEEE 802.15.4 Using OMNet++ and the Mobility Framework (2007)
  • Honours - Kearsley TD: Position control for relay UAVs in a UAV swarm (2019)
  • Honours - King MG: Oblique Pro Scooter Movement Detection (2019)
  • Honours - Kirwan BJ: UAV Swarm: Networking and Communications (2016)
  • Honours - Motha J: Developing a measurement tool for measuring signal energies in IEEE 802.15.4 channels (2012)
  • Honours - Rakowitz BA: Networking Protocols for end-to-end video transmissions in a UAV swarm (2019)
  • Honours - Schmidt BDP: Video adaptation for multihop transmission in a UAV swarm
  • Honours - Suwanaposee P: 3D Hololens Collaboration (2018)
  • Honours - Yang F-WG: Sheep Location Tracker (2018)

Editorial Work

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Review and Refereeing

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Future Research

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Key Methodologies

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  • OMNeT++ and ns-3
  • Mathematical / stochastic modeling
  • Markov modeling
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