Education:
Ph.D., Computer Engineering, June 2007
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
M.S., Computer Engineering, March 2001
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
B.S., Engineering, May 1999
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
Research Interests:
Computer networking and wireless communications systems. Special interests include
cognitive networks; autonomous, distributed decision making; wireless network topology
control and modeling of networking problems using game theory.
Expertise
Publications
Journal Papers
Ryan W. Thomas, Daniel H. Friend, Luiz A. DaSilva, and Allen B. MacKenzie. Cognitive networks: Adaptation and learning to achieve end-to-end performance objectives. IEEE Communications Magazine, 44(12):51–57, December 2006.
Ryan W. Thomas, Richard A. Raines, Rusty O. Baldwin, and Michael A. Temple. Performance analysis of multicast algorithms for mobile satellite communication networks. Computer Communications, 25:1085–1093, 2002.
Book Chapters
Ryan W. Thomas, Daniel Friend, Luiz A. DaSilva, and Allen B. Mackenzie. Cognitive Radio, Software Defined Radio, and Adaptive Wireless Systems, chapter Cognitive Networks. Springer-Verlag, 2007.
Daniel H. Friend, Ryan W. Thomas, Allen B. MacKenzie, and Luiz A. DaSilva. Cognitive Networks, chapter Distributed Learning and Reasoning in Cognitive Networks: Methods and Design Decisions. Wiley-Interscience, 2007.
Conference Papers
Ryan W. Thomas, Luiz A. DaSilva, Madhav V. Marathe, and Kerry N. Wood. Critical design decisions for cognitive networks. In Proc. of IEEE ICC 2007, June 2007.
Ryan W. Thomas, Ramakant S. Komali, Allen B. MacKenzie, and Luiz A. DaSilva. Joint power and channel minimization in topology control: A cognitive network approach. In Proc. of IEEE CogNets 2007, June 2007.
Ryan W. Thomas, Luiz A. DaSilva, and Allen B. Mackenzie. Cognitive networks. In Proc.of IEEE DySPAN 2005, pages 352–360, Nov. 2005.
Calvert L. Bowen, Timothy K. Buennemeyer, and Ryan W. Thomas. Next generation SCADA security: best practices and client puzzles. In Proceeding of IEEE SMC Information Assurance Workshop 2005, pages 426–427, 2005.
David D. Curtis, Ryan W. Thomas, William Payne, William H. Weedon, and Michael Deaett. 32-channel x-band digital beamforming plug-and-play array. In Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology 2003, pages 205–211, October 2003.
David D. Curtis, Boris Tomasic, Ryan W. Thomas, Scott Santarelli, and Hans Steyskal. Measurement and analysis of a conformal wing array. In Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Conference, 2002.
Ryan W. Thomas, David D. Curtis, and Erhard G. Wisniewski. Measurement of element patterns in a conformal wing array. In Proc. of AMTA 2002, pages 73–77, 2002.
Ryan W. Thomas, Richard A. Raines, Rusty O. Baldwin, and Michael A. Temple. Simulation, modeling, and evaluation of satellite-based multicasting protocols. In Proc. of IEEE VTC Fall 2001, 2001.
Ryan W. Thomas, Richard A. Raines, Rusty O. Baldwin, and Michael A. Temple. Performance analysis of multicast algorithms for mobile satellite communication networks. In Proc. of SPECTS 2001, 2001.
David D. Curtis, Michelle Champion, Boris Tomasic, Harvey Tobin, Ryan W. Thomas, Scott Santarelli, Hans Steyskal, Jim Kenney, Ed Martin, and Joe Tenbarge. Conformal array control using digital beamforming. In Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Conference, 2001.