In-person vs virtual conference? Which is better?
There has been a surge in discussion that recent social media aspects of the society has driven humans closer virtually, but physically further. In the modern world it is easy for anyone to find a job, house, study course or even simple daily life activities just by “looking up” online and connecting with relevant material…
Anay Deshpande
SMURF: Reliable Multipath Routing in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used in a wide range of applications, from tracking and monitoring animals in remote areas [1] to military applications [2]. In general, drones are used to search, identify and monitor interesting events over massive and/or inaccessible areas. In order to effectively accomplish the task, multiple UAVs are deployed in a certain area and are expected to coordinate actions in an autonomous fashion or execute direct instructions from a control center.
Far from Home: A travel for PhD
My life experiences have taught me one thing: always expect the unexpected. I am Anay Ajit Deshpande, pursuing my PhD in University of Padova, Italy. But this story is not about my time in Italy, it is about the moments leading up to it. Scene 1: Scrawny Little Child Born and raised slightly outside of…
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
I. MOTIVATIONS Beyond 5G and 6G networks have introduced higher and stricter Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as guaranteed data rate of 1 Gbps and guaranteed delay of 1μs. It has also combined with increase in data traffic by 55% every year leading to around 5,016 exabytes (5.3×109 Gbps), as well as data rates increase…