Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (September 2005 - July 2008), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• Thesis: Radio Resource Management in Broadband Wireless Access Networks
• Master of Science (September 2003 - August 2005), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• Thesis: Call Admission Control, Bandwidth Adaptation, and Scheduling in Cellular Wireless Internet: Analytical Models and Performance Evaluation
• Bachelor of Engineering (June 1995 - April 1999) Second class honor, Computer Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand

Recognitions

• IEEE Communications Conference (ICC) 2011 Best Paper Award
• The 2011 IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize paper award
• Most Popular Lecturer (2010-2011), School of Computer Engineering

Publications

Journal and IEEE Magazine

1. K. Akkarajitsakul, E. Hossain, and D. Niyato, "Cooperative packet delivery in hybrid wireless mobile networks: A coalitional game approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, accepted.
2. D. Niyato and P. Wang, "Cooperative transmission for meter data collection in smart grid," IEEE Communications Magazine, accepted with minor revision.
3. R. Kaewpuang, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Decomposition of stochastic power management for wireless base station in smart grid," IEEE Wireless Communications Letter, accepted.
4. Q. Dong, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Medium access control for dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks: Analysis under uncertainty," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC), accepted.
5. Z. Kun, D. Niyato, P. Wang, and Z. Han, "Dynamic spectrum leasing and service selection in spectrum secondary market of cognitive radio networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, accepted.
6. K. Akkarajitsakul, E. Hossain, and D. Niyato, "Coalition-based cooperative packet delivery under uncertainty: A dynamic Bayesian coalitional game," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, accepted.
7. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, D. Niyato, and W. Song, "Analysis of cognitive radio spectrum access with prioritized traffic," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, accepted.
8. S. Chaisiri, B. S. Lee, and D. Niyato, "Optimal cloud resource provisioning for cloud computing environments," IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, accepted.
9. Z. Kun, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Dynamic service selection and bandwidth allocation in IEEE 802.16m mobile relay networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Cooperative Networking Challenges and Applications, accepted.
10. H. T. Dinh, C. Lee, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "A survey of mobile cloud computing: Architecture, applications, and approaches," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC), accepted.
11. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "Channel status prediction for cognitive radio networks", Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, accepted.
12. N. Kayastha, D. Niyato, P. Wang, and E. Hossain, "Applications, architectures, and protocol design issues for mobile social networks: A survey", Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 99, no. 12, pp. 2130-2158, December 2011.
13. Y. Xiao, G. Bi, and D. Niyato, "A simple distributed power control algorithm for cognitive radio networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 3594-3600, November 2011.
14. T. Guo, C. H. Foh, J. Cai, D. Niyato, and Eric W. M. Wong, "Performance evaluation of IPTV over wireless home networks," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1116-1126, October 2011.
15. K. Akkarajitsakul, E. Hossain, and D. Niyato, "Distributed Resource allocation in wireless networks under uncertainty and application of Bayesian game," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 120-127, August 2011.
16. X. Zhou, D. Niyato, and A. Hjørungnes, "Optimizing training-based transmission against smart jamming," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 2644-2655, July 2011.
17. K. Akkarajitsakul, E. Hossain, D. Niyato, and D. I. Kim, "Game theoretic approaches for multiple access in wireless networks: A survey," IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 372-395, Third Quarter 2011.
18. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Controlled coalitional games for cooperative mobile social networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1812-1824, May 2011.
19. Y. Xiao, G. Bi, and D. Niyato, "Game theoretic analysis for spectrum sharing with multi-hop relaying," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1527-1537, May 2011.
20. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "A novel spectrum scheduling scheme for multi-channel cognitive radio network and performance analysis," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1849-1858, May 2011.
21. Z. Kun, D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Mobility and handoff management in vehicular networks: A survey," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 459–476, April 2011.
22. D. Niyato, L. Xiao, and P. Wang, "Machine-to-machine communications for home energy management system in smart grid," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 53-59, April 2011.
23. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and P. Wang, "Optimal channel access management with QoS support for cognitive vehicular networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 573-591, February 2011.
24. W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, Z. Han, D. Niyato, and E. Hossain, "Coalition formation games for distributed cooperation among roadside units in vehicular networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on vehicular communications and networks, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 48-60, December 2010.
25. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Exploiting mobility diversity in sharing wireless access: A game theoretic approach," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 3866-3877, October 2010.
26. H. Yu, Z. Shen, C. Miao, C. Leung, and D. Niyato, "A survey of trust and reputation management systems in wireless communications," Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 98, no. 10, pp. 1755-1772, October 2010.
27. P. Phunchongharn, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga, "An EMI-aware prioritized wireless access scheme for e-Health applications in hospital environments," IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in BioMedicine, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 1247-1258, September 2010.
28. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A unified framework for optimal wireless access for data streaming over vehicle-to-roadside communications," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 3025-3035, July 2010.
29. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A microeconomic model for hierarchical bandwidth sharing in dynamic spectrum access networks: distributed implementation, stability analysis, and application," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 865-877, July 2010.
30. P. Wang, D. Niyato, and H. Jiang "Voice-service capacity analysis for cognitive radio networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 1779 - 1790, May 2010.
31. P. Phunchongharn, D.Niyato, S. Camorlinga, and E. Hossain, "A cognitive radio system for e-Health applications in hospital environment," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 20-28, February 2010.
32. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, D. I. Kim, and Z. Han, "Relay-centric radio resource management and network planning in IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop relay networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 6115-6125, December 2009.
33. D. Niyato and P. Wang, "Optimization of the mobile router and traffic sources in vehicular delay tolerant network," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 5095-5104, November 2009.
34. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Joint admission control and antenna assignment for multiclass QoS in spatial multiplexing MIMO wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 4855-4865, September 2009.
35. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and Z. Han, "Dynamics of multiple-seller and multiple-buyer spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks: A game theoretic modeling approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 1009-1022, August 2009.
36. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga, "Remote patient monitoring service using heterogeneous wireless access networks: Architecture and optimization," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Wireless and Pervasive Communications in Healthcare, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 412-423, May 2009.
37. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Dynamics of network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks: An evolutionary game approach," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 2008-2017, May 2009.
38. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and Z. Han, "Dynamic spectrum access in IEEE 802.22-based cognitive wireless networks: A game theoretic model for competitive spectrum bidding and pricing," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 16-23, April 2009.
39. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Cognitive radio for next generation wireless networks: An approach to opportunistic channel selection in IEEE 802.11-based wireless mesh," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 46 - 54, February 2009.
40. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game theoretic analysis of service competition and pricing in heterogeneous wireless access networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 12, part 2, pp. 5150-5155, December 2008.
41. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks: A market-equilibrium-based approach," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 71-80, December 2008.
42. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive pricing in heterogeneous wireless access networks: Issues and approaches," IEEE Network, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 4-11, November-December 2008.
43. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Market-equilibrium, competitive, and cooperative pricing for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: Analysis and comparison," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 11, Part 1, pp. 4273 - 4283, November 2008.
44. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: A dynamic game approach," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 7, 2651-2660, July 2008.
45. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A noncooperative game-theoretic framework for radio resource management in 4G heterogeneous wireless access networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 332 - 345, March 2008.
46. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Competitive pricing for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: Dynamic game, inefficiency of Nash equilibrium, and collusion," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 192-202, January 2008.
47. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Radio resource management in MIMO-OFDM based wireless infrastructure mesh networks: Issues and approaches," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 100-107, November 2007.
48. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and V. K. Bhargava, "Scheduling and admission control in power-constrained OFDM wireless mesh routers: Analysis and optimization," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 3738-3748, October 2007.
49. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "QoS-aware bandwidth allocation and admission control in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access networks: A noncooperative game theoretic approach," Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 3305-3321, August 2007.
50. D. Niyato, M.M. Rashid, E. Hossain, and V.K. Bhargava, "Wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting technologies: A game-theoretic approach to optimal energy management," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 90-96, August 2007.
51. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Integration of IEEE 802.11 WLANs with IEEE 802.16-based multihop infrastructure mesh/relay networks: A game-theoretic approach to radio resource management," IEEE Network Magazine, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 6-14, May-June 2007.
52. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Integration of WiMAX and WiFi: Optimal pricing for bandwidth sharing," IEEE Communications, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 140-146, May 2007.
53. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A novel analytical framework for integrated cross-layer study of call-level and packet-level QoS in wireless mobile multimedia networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 322-335, March 2007.
54. D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Sleep and wakeup strategies in solar-powered wireless sensor/mesh networks: Performance analysis and optimization," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 221 - 236, February 2007.
55. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and J. Diamond, "IEEE 802.16/WiMAX-based broadband wireless access and its application for telemedicine/e-health services," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 72-83, February 2007.
56. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Radio resource management games in wireless networks: An approach to bandwidth allocation and admission control for polling service in IEEE 802.16," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 27-35, February 2007.
57. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Service differentiation in broadband wireless access networks: A unified analysis," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 293-301, January 2007.
58. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level quality of service and user utility in rate-adaptive cellular CDMA networks: A queueing analysis," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 1749-1763, December 2006.
59. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A queueing theoretic and optimization-based model for radio resource management in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1473-1488, November 2006.
60. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive fair subcarrier/rate allocation in multi-rate OFDMA networks: Radio link level queuing performance analysis," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1897-1907, November 2006.
61. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queue-aware uplink bandwidth allocation and rate control for polling service in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 668-679, June 2006.
62. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call admission control for QoS provisioning in 4G wireless networks: issues and approaches," Special Issue of IEEE Network on "4G Network Technologies for Mobile Telecommunications", vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 5-11, September-October 2005.

Authored Book

• Z. Han, D. Niyato, W. Saad, T. Basar, and A. Hjørungnes, Game Theory in Wireless and Communication Networks: Theory, Models, and Applications,Cambridge University Press 2011 (in press).
• E. Hossain, D. Niyato, and Z. Han, Dynamic Spectrum Access and Management in Cognitive Radio Networks, Cambridge University Press 2009.

Book Chapter

1. L. Xiao, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Power management for wireless base station in smart grid environment: Modeling and optimization," invited chapter in Green Radio Communication Networks, (Eds. E. Hossain, V. K. Bhargava, and G. Fettweis), Cambridge University Press, 2012.
2. N. Kayastha, D. Niyato, P. Wang, and E. Hossain, "Communication networks in smart grid: An architectural view," invited chapter in Smart Grid Communications and Networks, (Eds. E. Hossain, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor), Cambridge University Press, 2012.
3. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and T. Issariyakul, "An adaptive WiFi/WiMAX networking platform for cognitive vehicular networks," invited chapter in Cognitive Radio Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (CR-MANETs) , (Eds. F. R. Yu and H. Tang), Springer, 2011.
4. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and M. Hassan "Game-theoretic models for vehicular networks" invited chapter in Game Theory for Wireless Communications and Networking, (Eds. Y. Zhang and M. Guizani), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press 2010.
5. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Subchannel allocation and connection admission control in OFDMA-based IEEE 802.16/WiMAX-compliant infrastructure wireless mesh networks," invited chapter in Emerging Wireless LANs, Wireless PANs, and Wireless MANs, (Eds. Y. Xiao and Y. Pan), Wiley, April 2009.
6. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Medium access control protocols for dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks: A survey," invited chapter in Cognitive Radio Networks, (Eds. Y. Xiao and F. Hu), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, December 2008.
7. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive resource allocation in cellular wireless networks under time-varying traffic: A transient analysis-based approach," invited chapter in Adaptive Signal Processing in Wireless Communications: vol. 2 Adaptive Techniques in Wireless Networks, (Ed. M. Ibnkahla), CRC Press, August 2008.
8. D. Niyato E. Hossain, and J. Diamond, "Fourth generation heterogeneous wireless access networks for eHealth services: Architecture and radio resource management," invited chapter in Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective, (Eds. Y. Xiao and H. Chen), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, June 2008.
9. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Connection admission control in OFDMA-based WiMAX networks: Performance modeling and analysis," invited chapter in WiMax/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology, (Ed. Y. Xiao), Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, December 2007.
10. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Microeconomic models for dynamic spectrum management in cognitive radio networks," invited chapter in Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks, (Eds. V.K. Bhargava and E. Hossain), Springer-Verlag, November 2007.
11. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Resource allocation and admission control using fuzzy logic for OFDMA-based IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," invited chapter in Handbook of WiMAX, (Eds. S. Ahson and M. Ilyas), Taylor and Francis Group, October 2007.

Conference

1. Y. Li, R. Kaewpuang, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "An energy efficient solution: Integrating PHEV in smart grid with renewable energy," to be presented in IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Communications and Control for Sustainable Energy Systems: Green Networking and Smart Grids (INFOCOM WS - CCSES), Orlando, FL, USA, 30 March 2012
2. L. Le, H. T. Dinh, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Joint load balancing and admission control in OFDMA-based femtocell networks," to be presented in IEEE ICC, Ottawa, Canada, 10-15 June, 2012.
3. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, W. Saad, and Z. Han, "Game theoretic modeling of cooperation among service providers in mobile cloud computing environments," to be presented in IEEE WCNC, Paris, France, 1-4 April 2012.
4. S. Guruacharya, D. Niyato, and D. I. Kim, "Access control via coalitional power game," to be presented in IEEE WCNC, Paris, France, 1-4 April 2012.
5. D. T. Hoang, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Optimal admission control policy for mobile cloud computing hotspot with cloudlet," to be presented in IEEE WCNC, Paris, France, 1-4 April 2012.
6. Q. Dong, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Dynamic spectrum access for meter data transmission in smart grid: Analysis of packet loss," to be presented in IEEE WCNC, Paris, France, 1-4 April 2012.
7. D. Niyato, "Optimization-based virtual machine manager for private cloud computing," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), Athens, Greece, 29 November - 1 December 2011.
8. Z. Kun, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Dynamic bandwidth allocation under uncertainty in cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Houston, TX USA, 5-9 December 2011.
9. X. Lu, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "Payoff allocation of service coalition in wireless mesh network: A cooperative game perspective," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Houston, TX USA, 5-9 December 2011.
10. Y. Li, P. Wang, D. Niyato, and W. Zhang, "On hierarchical cooperation formation in mobile infostation networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Houston, TX USA, 5-9 December 2011.
11. M. Bennis, S. Guruacharya, and D. Niyato, "Distributed learning strategies for interference mitigation in femtocell networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Houston, TX USA, 5-9 December 2011.
12. S. Chaisiri, R. Kaewpuang, B. S. Lee, and D. Niyato, "Cost minimization for provisioning virtual servers in Amazon elastic compute cloud," in Proceedings of International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOT), Singapore, July 2011.
13. D. Niyato, X. Zhou, A. Hjørungnes, P. Wang, and Y. Li, "Hierarchical coalition formation game of relay transmission in IEEE 802.16m," in Proceedings of International Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets), Shanghai, China, 16-18 April 2011 (invited paper).
14. D. Niyato Z. Kun, and P. Wang, "Cooperative virtual machine management for multi-organization cloud computing environment," in Proceedings of International Workshop on Game Theory in Communication Networks (Gamecomm), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Paris, France, 16 May 2011.
15. D. Niyato, Z. Kun, and A. V. Vasilakos, "Resource and revenue sharing with coalition formation of cloud providers: Game theoretic approach,'' in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), Newport Beach, CA, USA, 23-26 May 2011.
16. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "Performance analysis of cognitive radio spectrum access with prioritized traffic,'' in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Kyoto, Japan, 5-9 June 2011.
17. X. Zhou, A. Hjørungnes, and D. Niyato, "How much training is needed against smart jamming?,'' in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Kyoto, Japan, 5-9 June 2011 Best Paper Award.
18. P. Phunchongharn, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga, "Robust transmission scheduling and power control for dynamic wireless access in a hospital environment," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Kyoto, Japan, 5-9 June 2011.
19. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, Z. Han, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition formation games for relay transmission: Stability analysis under uncertainty," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.
20. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, and Z. Han, "Impact of packet loss on power demand estimation and power supply cost in smart grid," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.
21. F. Rozario, Z. Han, and D. Niyato, "Optimization of non-cooperative P2P network from the game theory point of view," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.
22. Y. Li, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "Optimal power allocation for secondary users in cognitive relay networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.
23. Z. Yuan, D. Niyato, H. Li, and Z. Han, "Defense against primary user emulation attacks using belief propagation of location information in cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.
24. Y. Li, P. Wang, D. Niyato, and W. Zhuang, "A dynamic relay selection scheme for mobile users in wireless relay networks," in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM (mini-conference), Shanghai, China, 10-15 April, 2011.
25. C. T. Ching, D. Niyato, and C.-K. Tham, "Evolutionary optimal virtual machine placement and demand forecaster for cloud computing," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), Singapore, March 2011.
26. S. Chaisiri, B. S. Lee, and D. Niyato, "Robust cloud resource provisioning for cloud computing environments," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing and Applications (SOCA), Perth, Australia, December 2010.
27. S. Gong, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "Optimal power control in interference-limited cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS), 17-20 November 2010, Singapore (invited paper).
28. Y. Xiao, G. Bi, and D. Niyato, "Distributed optimization for cognitive radio networks using Stackelberg game," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS), 17-20 November 2010, Singapore.
29. M. Bennis and D. Niyato, "A Q-learning based approach to interference avoidance in self-organized femtocell networks," in IEEE International Workshop on Femtocell Networks (FEMnet) in conjunction with IEEE GLOBECOM, Miami, FL, USA, 6 December 2010.
30. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, and Y. Li, "Optimal content transmission policy in publish-subscribe mobile social networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'10, Miami FL USA, 6-10 December 2010.
31. D. Niyato, Z. Han, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "A controlled coalitional game for wireless connection sharing and bandwidth allocation in mobile social networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'10, Miami FL USA, 6-10 December 2010.
32. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition formation games for improving data delivery in delay tolerant networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'10, Miami FL USA, 6-10 December 2010.
33. S. Guruacharya, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Hierarchical competition in femtocell-based cellular networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'10, Miami FL USA, 6-10 December 2010.
34. Z. Kun, D. Niyato, and P. Wang, "Optimal bandwidth allocation with dynamic service selection in heterogeneous wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'10, Miami FL USA, 6-10 December 2010.
35. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "A queue-aware opportunistic spectrum scheduling for multi-channel cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE VTC2010-Fall, Ottawa, Canada, 6-9 September 2010.
36. B. Shrestha, E. Hossain, D. Niyato, S. Camorlinga, and R. Krishnamoorthy, "An optimization-based GTS allocation scheme for IEEE 802.15.4 MAC with application to wireless body area sensor networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Cape Town, South Africa, 23-27 May 2010.
37. V. K. Tumuluru, P. Wang, and D. Niyato, "A neural network based spectrum prediction scheme for cognitive radio," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Cape Town, South Africa, 23-27 May 2010.
38. D. Niyato, "Competitive traffic rate control in MIMO-based wireless relay networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010.
39. Z. Kun, D. Niyato and P. Wang, "Network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks: Evolution with incomplete information," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010.
40. D. Niyato and P. Wang, "Credit-based spectrum sharing for cognitive mobile multihop relay networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010.
41. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition formation games for bandwidth sharing in vehicle-to-roadside communications," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010.
42. D. Niyato, S. Chaisiri, and B. S. Lee, "Economic analysis of resource market in cloud computing environment," in Proceedings of IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference (APSCC), Singapore, December 2009.
43. S. Chaisiri, B. S. Lee, and D. Niyato, "Optimal virtual machine placement across multiple cloud providers," in Proceedings of IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference (APSCC), Singapore, December 2009.
44. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and P. Wang, "Competitive wireless access for data streaming over vehicle-to-roadside communications," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'09, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 November-4 December 2009.
45. S. Chieochan, E. Hossain, T. Issariyakul, and D. Niyato, "Opportunistic network coding and dynamic buffer allocation in a wireless butterfly network," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM'09, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 November-4 December 2009.
46. D. Niyato, S. Chaisiri, and B.S. Lee, "Optimal power management for server farm to support green computing," in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), Shanghai, China, May 2009 (acceptance rate = 21%).
47. P. Wang, D. Niyato, and H. Jiang, "Voice service support over cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009.
48. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, D. I. Kim, and Z. Han, "Joint optimization of placement and bandwidth reservation for relays in IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009.
49. D. Niyato, P. Wang, and C. M. Teo, "Performance analysis of the vehicular delay tolerant network," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2009, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8 April, 2009.
50. B. Shrestha, D. Niyato, Z. Han, and E. Hossain, "Wireless access in vehicular environments using BitTorrent and bargaining," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, New Orleans, LO, 30 November-4 December 2008.
51. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and L. B. Le, "Competitive spectrum sharing and pricing in cognitive wireless mesh networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2008, Las Vegas, NV, 31 March-3 April 2008.
52. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Modeling user churning behavior in wireless networks using evolutionary game theory," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2008, Las Vegas, NV, 31 March-3 April 2008.
53. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Optimal price competition for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio: A dynamic game-theoretic approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Washington D.C., 26-30 November, 2007.
54. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Equilibrium and disequilibrium pricing for spectrum trading in cognitive radio: A control-theoretic approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, Washington D.C., 26-30 November, 2007.
55. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game-theoretic approach to competitive spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
56. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Hierarchical spectrum sharing in cognitive radio: microeconomics approach," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
57. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A hierarchical model for bandwidth management and admission control in integrated IEEE 802.16/802.11 wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
58. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, K.C. Wavegedara, and V.K. Bhargava, "Radio link level performance in multi-rate MIMO wireless networks: Analysis and optimization," in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
59. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, K.C. Wavegedara, and V.K. Bhargava, "Queue-aware power allocation for space-time block coded MIMO systems," in Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) , Hong Kong, 11-15 March, 2007.
60. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Bandwidth allocation in 4G heterogeneous wireless access networks: A noncooperative game theoretical approach," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, San Fransico, CA, November-December 2006.
61. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Admission control in power constrained OFDM/TDMA wireless mesh networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, San Fransico, CA, November-December 2006. (one of three finalists for the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Communication Systems)
62. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A game theoretic approach to bandwidth allocation and admission control for polling services in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of QShine (Third International Conference on Quality of Service in Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, August 7-9, 2006. (has been selected for fast track publication in Elsevier Computer Networks Journal)
63. D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Solar-powered OFDM wireless mesh networks with sleep management and connection admission control," in Proceedings of IWCMC (International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference), Vancouver, Canada, July 3-6, 2006. (won the Best Student Paper Award among 600 submissions)
64. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A predictive call admission control framework for multiservice cellular mobile networks," in Proceedings of ICNEWS 2006, January 2006.
65. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Adaptive bandwidth allocation in cellular mobile networks under markov call arrival process and phase-type channel holding time distribution," in Proceedings of ICNEWS 2006, January 2006.
66. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A cooperative game framework for bandwidth allocation in 4G heterogeneous wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
67. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A radio resource management framework for IEEE 802.16-based OFDM/TDD wireless mesh networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
68. D. Niyato, E. Hossain and A. Fallahi, "Analysis of different sleep and wakeup strategies in solar powered wireless sensor networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
69. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Delay-based admission control using fuzzy logic for OFDMA broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
70. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Joint bandwidth allocation and connection admission control for polling services in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
71. T. Issariyakul, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and V. Krishnamurthy, "Packet-level performance statistics in a wireless network using amplify-and-forward cooperative diversity," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June, 2006.
72. D. Niyato, R. Palit, S. Kota, and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level performance analysis of call admission control and adaptive channel allocation in cellular wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
73. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queue-aware uplink bandwidth allocation for polling services in 802.16 broadband wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
74. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Call-level and packet-level performance modeling in cellular CDMA networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
75. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Connection admission control algorithms for OFDMA wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
76. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Queueing analysis of OFDM/TDMA systems," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
77. D. Niyato, J. Diamond and E. Hossain, "On optimizing token bucket parameters at the network edge under generalized processor sharing (GPS) scheduling," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
78. T. Issariyakul, D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Exact distribution of access delay in IEEE 802.11 DCF MAC," in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM, St. Louis, MO, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
79. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Performance analysis and adaptive call admission control in cellular mobile networks with time-varying traffic," in Proceedings of IEEE ICC, Seoul, Korea, May 2005, USA, 28 November-2 December 2005.
80. D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Analysis of fair scheduling and connection admission control in differentiated services wireless networks," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, Korea, May 2005.
81. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and A. S. Alfa, "Performance analysis of multi-service cellular wireless networks for time-dependent call arrival patterns," in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dallas, TX, USA, November-December 2004.
82. D. Niyato and C. Srinilta, "Load balancing algorithms for Internet video and audio server," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON), Bangkok, Thailand, October 2001.

Innovation Disclosures

1. System and Method for Remote and Mobile Patient Monitoring Service Using Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks (filed US Patent), D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and S. Camorlinga - TRLabs

Citations

• Total citations: 518 (ISI), 1093 (SCOPUS), 2121 (Google Scholar)
• H-Index: 14 (ISI), 19 (SCOPUS), 23 (Google Scholar)

Professional Activities

• Chair/Co-Chair/Editor
  • Editor, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL)
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Guest Editor, Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) Special Issue on “Cloud Monitoring Systems”
  • Guest Editor, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas on Communications, special issue on Cognitive Radio Networking & Communications
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Computer Systems, Communications and Networking
  • Editor of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Wiley)
  • Editor of the Journal of Communications and Networks for Radio Resource Management (Networks and Services Area, Division III), 2009-2011
  • Track co-chair, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2012 - Cooperative communications, distributed MIMOs and relaying track
  • Publicity Chair, International ICST Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets) 2012
  • Chair, Mobile Computing Symposium, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) 2011
  • Co-chair of Interest Group (IG) on Cross-layer design for multimedia communications in IEEE Multimedia Communication Technical Committee (MMTC), 2010-2012
  • Co-chair, Next Generation Mobile Networks Symposium, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) 2009, 2010
  • Co-chair (TPC), International Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Cognitive Wireless Networks (in junction with IEEE International Ultra Modern Telecommunications (ICUMT) 2009)
• Member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) for
  • Computing, Communications and Applications Conference (ComComAp 2012), Engineering/IT applications (EITA) symposium
  • IEEE Personal Indoor Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2011
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM) 2011, 2012
  • International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Cognitive Computing and Networking Symposium (ICNC - COG) 2012
  • IEEE Globecom'11 Workshop - SG-COMNETS (IEEE International Workshop on Smart Grid Communications and Networks)
  • IEEE Asia Pacific Wireless Communication Symposium (APWCS) 2011
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2011 Workshop On Cognitive & Cooperative Networks
  • Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference
  • International ICST Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks (CrownCom) 2011
  • IEEE International Performance Computing and Communication Conference (IPCCC) 2010
  • International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing 2011
  • International Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems (BIONETICS 2010)
  • IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium (APWCS) 2010
  • IEEE VTC-Spring and Fall 2010, VTC-Spring 2011 (Cognitive Radio and Cooperative Communications and Wireless Access Tracks)
  • International Wireless Internet Conference (WICON) 2010 (MAC Track)
  • Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC) 2009, 2010
  • IEEE IWCMC 2008, 2009 (General Symposium)
  • IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) 2009 (Communications and Networking Symposium )
  • IWCMC 2008 (Wireless LANs and Wireless PANs Symposium, General Symposium)
  • ICST Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness (QShine) 2008
  • 3rd IEE Mobility Conference 2006, 4th IEE Mobility Conference 2007

Experience

• July 2008 - Present: Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Communications, School of Computer Engineering (SCE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
• August - September 2010: Visiting Scholar, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
• July 2010: Exchange Researcher, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)-NUS/NTU New Scientific Exchange Programme (NSEP), Tohoku University, Japan
• June - July 2009, June - July 2010: Visiting Professor, UNIK University Graduate Center, University of Oslo, Norway

Projects

• Collaborator: A*STAR Future Data Center Technology (FDCT) Programme - "Large Scale Hybrid Storage System"
• PI: A*STAR TSRP - "Design and Analysis of Cloud Computing for Data Value Chain: Operation Research Approach"
• Collaborator: A*STAR TSRP - "Event Driven Autonomic Services Architecture with Composition and Event Processing (EDASACEP)"
• PI: MOE AcRF Tier 1 - "Protocol Design and Application of IEEE 802.22-Based Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN)"
• Co-PI: MOE AcRF Tier 1 - "Radio Resource Management over Cognitive Radio Networks"
• PI: NTU Start-Up Grant - "Radio Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Network"

Teaching

• CSC420: Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing (Lecture & Tutorial, 2010-2011)
• CPE104: Logic Designs (Tutorial, 2009-2010)
• CPE402: Advanced Computer Networks (Lecture & Tutorial, 2008-2011)
• CPE302: Computer Networks (Tutorial, 2008-2009)

Tutorial Presentation

• D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "A Crash Course on Mobile Cloud Computing," half-day tutorial in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Paris, France, 1 April 2012.
• D. Niyato, Rose Q. Hu, E. Hossain, and Y. Qian "Communications and Networking for Smart Grid Systems," half-day tutorial in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Houston, Texas, USA, 5-9 December 2011.
• E. Hossain and D. Niyato, "Game Theory for Multiple Access and Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks," half-day tutorial in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Cancun, Mexico, 28-31 March 2011.

Research Team

• Chonho Lee (Research Fellow)
• Zhu Kun (Ph.D.)
• Qiumin Dong (Ph.D.)
• Sudarshan Guruacharya (Ph.D.)
• Zhang Yang (Ph.D.)
• Li Yifan (Ph.D.) - Co-supervised
• Dinh Thai Hoang (RA)
• Rakpong Kaewpuang (RA)
• Lu Xiao (RA) - Co-supervised

Miscellaneous

• Map of Singapore MRT
• Benchamaratrangsarit School
• Chachoengsao

My View

• SCE View 1
• SCE View 2
• SCE View 3
• UNIK, Norway