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Georgios N. Ellinas

CONTACT INFORMATION Georgios Ellinas Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering University of Cyprus Kallipoleos 75, PO Box 20537 Nicosia 1678 Cyprus Tel: 22892273 Fax: 22892260 gellinas@ucy.ac.cy http://www.eng.ucy.ac.cy/gellinas EDUCATION Oct. 1998 Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York Dissertation: Fault Restoration in Optical Networks: General Methodology and

Implementation. Eliahu I. Jury Award of Excellence for the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in the

Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University. Feb. 1995 Master of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York Feb. 1993 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York GPA: 3.967/4.0 May 1991 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York Academic Honors with Distinction (Summa Cum Laude) GPA: 3.962/4.0 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE June 2005 - University of Cyprus present Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering

Teaching Electrical Engineering core curriculum courses (focusing on telecommunications and fiber-optic courses), performing scholarly research leading to publication and funding, and supervising graduate students with their doctoral theses and academic projects.

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Research Activities o Survivable multicasting in mesh optical networks. o Multicasting with physical layer constraints o Complex networks o Quantum Communications o Segment restoration o Groupcast in mesh optical networks o Dynamic unicast and multicast traffic grooming in transparent mesh optical networks

with full and sparse light-splitting, including optimization of splitter placement. o Segment restoration in mesh optical networks. o Integrated (logical and physical) routing in mesh optical networks, including routing of

sub-lambda requests (grooming). o Activity scheduling in construction management o Routing and restoration for water distribution networks

Teaching Activities o Undergraduate course – Intro to Communication Theory (Spring 2005, 2006, 2007) o Graduate course – Digital Communications (Fall 2005) o Undergraduate course – Fiber optics communication systems and networks (Fall 2007,

Spring 2007, Fall 2008) o Graduate course – Fiber optics communication systems and networks (Fall 2007,

2008) o Undergraduate course – Introduction to Technology (Fall 2006) o Undergraduate/Graduate course: Advanced Computer Networks (Spring 2008) o ECE Seminar Series organizer (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)

Research Proposals Funded • Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for proposal titled “Development of a

simulation tool for optical networks”. Received $120,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 2 years (1 co-PI).

• Principal Investigator (PI) for proposal titled “Broadband Optical-Wireless Access Networks”. Received $160,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 2 years.

• Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for proposal titled “Secure Wireless Communications”. Received $160,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 2 years (1 co-PI).

• Principal Investigator (PI) for proposal titled “Decentralized Ethernet Passive Optical Networks”. Received $100,000 funding from the European Commission for duration of 2 years.

• Principal Investigator (PI) for proposal titled “Multicasting and groupcasting with physical layer constraints in metropolitan optical networks with mesh topologies”. Received $100,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 2.5 years.

• Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for proposal titled “Novel Architectrures for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) solutions based on WDM-PON”. Received $195,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 2 years (2 co-PIs).

• Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for proposal titled “Next Generation Hybrid Optical-Wireless Communications Laboratory”. Received

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$525,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 4 years (2 co-PIs).

• Principal Investigator (PI) for general research in optical networks. Received $100,000 funding from PrimeTel Plc for duration of 3 years.

• Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for proposal titled “Bus Routing Optimization”. Received $10,000 funding from the University of Cyprus for duration of 6 months (1 co-PI).

• Participant in proposal titled “Wireless Sensor Networks Laboratory”. Received $250,000 funding from the Cyprus Foundation for the Promotion of Research for duration of 3 years (2 co-PIs).

• Participant in proposal titled “Intelligent ZigBee Enabled Crop Irrigation System”. Received $1,529,845.00 funding from the European Commission ($41,589.00 to the University of Cyprus) for duration of 2 years.

Departmental Committees/Outreach Activities

o UCY ad-hoc committee on Intellectual Property (2007 – ) o SOE IT committee chair (2005 - ) o SOE Temporary/Permanent Buildings Committee (2005 - ) o Member of SOE Board (2005 – 2008) o Member of Laboratories and Space Committee ECE (2005 - ) o IT Representative ECE (2005 - 2008) o Chair of ECE Editorial Board Biennial Report (2005 - ) o Co-organized Texnopleysi 2007 o ECE Seminar Series organizer (Fall 2007, Spring 2008) o Visits to High-schools 2006, 2007. o Co-organized ASIMOS’s visit to UCY in 2007. o Ad-hoc Awards Committee for Undergraduate thesis projects (2007, 2008) o Co-organized ECE participation for Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation 2006

Researcher’s Night o ECE Undergraduate committee (2008-) o ECE Laboratories and spaces committee (2008- ) (Chair) o ECE Publications committee (2008-) o Founding Member of KIOS Research Center on Intelligent Systems and Networks

Academic Advising

o Supervising 5 PhD students (3 as sole advisor and 2 as co-advisor) o Supervising 4 Masters theses (2 as sole advisor and 2 as co-advisor). o Supervising 4 undergraduate thesis projects (one completed thesis). o Member of 3 Master Thesis Committees o Member of 13 Oral Qualifying Exam Committees o Member of 1 PhD Thesis Proposal Committee

Nov. 2002 - The City College of the City University of New York June 2005 Associate Professor Department of Electrical Engineering

Taught Electrical Engineering core curriculum courses (focusing on telecommunication courses), performed scholarly research leading to publication and funding, and supervised undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Electrical Engineering with their doctoral theses and academic projects.

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Research Activities o Architectures, dynamic bandwidth allocation and distributed control plane for

Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs) with different classes of service. o Survivable multicasting in mesh optical networks. o Dynamic unicast and multicast traffic grooming in transparent mesh optical networks

with full and sparse light-splitting, including optimization of splitter placement. o Island-based restoration in mesh optical networks. o Optical-layer based unified control plane for IP/MPLS over WDM networks. o Integrated (logical and physical) routing in mesh optical networks, including routing of

sub-lambda requests (grooming). o Optical-layer based signaling and restoration for IP/MPLS over WDM networks,

including restoring of sub-lambda requests. o Development of a network testbed used to implement algorithms for integrated

routing/restoration and multicasting in an IP/WDM architecture. o Development of an MPLS and a GMPLS network testbed.

Teaching Activities o Undergraduate course EE311 – Probability, Random Processes and Statistics. o Undergraduate course EE312 - Communication Theory o Undergraduate course EE598 - Senior (Capstone) Design Course (2-semester course)).

The focus of the course is on the design of Communications Systems (Optical, Wireless and IP networks). Collaborated with colleagues in developing this experimental design course that focused on students working in teams in order to research, analyze (cost, viability and schedule), propose, implement and present their design proposal and implementation.

o Undergraduate course EE460 – Computer Communication Networks

Research Proposals o Proposals Funded

• Principal Investigator (PI) for proposal titled “Network Architectures and Software Protocols for an Integrated MPLS/GMPLS Switch”. Received $41,000 funding from Amtekron Inc. for duration of 6 months (1 co-PI).

• PI for proposal titled “Resilient IP-over-WDM Networks”. Received $4,400 funding from PSC-CUNY for duration of 1 year.

Academic Advising

o Supervised 5 Ph.D. students (principal mentor for 1 Ph.D. students and co-mentor for 4 Ph.D. students) – All PhD students have graduated in the period 2004-2008.

o Supervised 2 M.S. theses (2005). o Academic advisor for Masters students (2003 – 2005). o Academic advisor for undergraduate students (2002 – 2005). o Served on the Ph.D. dissertation committee of 3 Ph.D. students. o Served on the Ph.D. proposal committee of 3 Ph.D. students.

Departmental Committees

o Doctoral committee member (2003 – 2005). o Masters committee member (2003 - 2005).

Jan. - May University of Maryland (Baltimore County) – Electrical Engineering Department

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2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor Taught graduate level course ENEE 785A on WDM Optical Networking (course description below). Teaching was done via the Internet utilizing teleconferencing software. The class featured the exclusive use of web-based resources for the course material and the student assignments/projects.

June - Sep. Columbia University – Electrical Engineering Department 1999 Adjunct Assistant Professor

Taught graduate level course EE E6768: Multiwavelength Optical Networking (course description below).

Jan. - May Columbia University – Electrical Engineering Department 1999 Adjunct Assistant Professor

Taught graduate-level course EE E6768: Topics in Telecommunications: Multiwavelength Optical Networking. The course provided a fundamental understanding of optical networking based on Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM). It introduced all the networking aspects associated with a multiwavelength optical network (including switch fabrics, node architectures, routing and wavelength assignment, grooming, multicasting and restoration) and presented the current and future trends in these networks.

Academic co-mentor (1998-2003) for 1 Ph.D. student who completed his Ph.D. degree on localized fault restoration in optical networks at Columbia University.

Jan. 1992 Columbia University – Physics Department May 1997 Teaching Assistant

Courses: Introduction to Mechanics, Introduction to Electromagnetism, Optics and Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics.

Sep. 1991 Columbia University – Electrical Engineering Department Jan. 1993 Teaching Assistant

Courses: Circuit Analysis, Electronic Circuits I, Electronic Circuits II. Jan. - May Columbia University – Mathematics Department 1991 Teaching Assistant

Course: Ordinary Differential Equations. Sep. 1990 Barnard College – Mathematics Department May 1991 Teaching Assistant

Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). Courses: Calculus I, II, III, IV.

RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Feb. 2008 - Xtellus Inc. Member of Technical Advisory Board

Assisting with the strategic outlook on the design and operation of next generation reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers (ROADMs).

Sep. 2003 - Amtekron Inc. Dec. 2004 Research Consultant

Investigated switch architectures and software protocols for an integrated MPLS/GMPLS product. Developed routing, grooming and restoration algorithms for such a product, in

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addition to a planning/simulation software tool. Developed a novel ROADM architecture upgradeable to a WXC.

Sept. 2000 - Tellium Inc. Nov. 2002 Senior Network Architect

Member of the Algorithms and Performance Analysis Group. Conducted research and development of routing, optimization/re-optimization, restoration and grooming algorithms for networks with intelligent optical switches. Lead the architecture team responsible for the architectural design of Tellium’s next generation all-optical switch based on 3-D MEMS technology. Worked on control and management of an opaque network utilizing transparent optical switches. Developed software requirements for an all-optical switch. Designed the fabric architecture and the fabric routing algorithms for Tellium’s opaque optical switches.

June 1998 - Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) Aug. 2000 Senior Research Scientist

Member of the Optical Networking Research Group in Telcordia’s Applied Research division. Conducted research in the area of optical networks. Work concentrated on protection/restoration techniques in WDM networks, optical label switching and routing, “SONET-lite” protocol specifications, and network security in WDM optical networks using optical labels and diverse routing techniques. Investigated IP over WDM architectures, multicasting in IP over WDM networks and performed studies in bufferless optical packet-switched networks for packet contention resolution utilizing such schemes as wavelength conversion, priorities, deflection routing, fiber delay lines and “escape” to the electronic layer. • Research Grants Funded:

o Co-PI for Next Generation Internet (NGI) proposal titled “Ultra-low Latency WDM Tag Switching Demonstration for Next Generation Internet Networks”. Received $2.31M funding from the Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) for duration of 2.5 years.

o Co-PI for Multiwavelength Optical Networking (MONET) proposal titled “New Experiments and Applications utilizing the MONET Testbed”. Received $900,000 funding from DARPA for duration of 1 year.

May - Sep. Tellium Inc. 1999 Research Consultant

Developed and implemented a fault restoration algorithm simulation for mesh optical networks using WDM optical cross-connects. Work involved designing the algorithm and developing a restoration signaling protocol in order to emulate the restoration algorithm.

Feb. 1993 - Columbia University – Center for Telecommunications Research May 1998 Graduate Research Assistant

Conducted research in the area of optical networks. Work was concentrated on fault restoration techniques for multiwavelength optical networks with arbitrary mesh topologies and bi-directional links. A number of techniques were developed for fiber-link and switching node failure restoration in networks with planar, non-planar and Eulerian topologies. Other studies involved fault isolation schemes for transparent optical networks, as well as design and performance analysis of optical networks and optical switch architectures.

June 1993 - Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) – Applied Research Division June 1998 Research Scientist

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Performed connectivity studies for a number of architectures composed of interconnected rings using a variety of protection schemes.

Performed initial studies on packet switching in optical networks. Investigated cycle cover schemes for arbitrary mesh networks and performed optimization

studies, trying to minimize the length of the cycle covers. Investigated switch architectures used for Automatic Protection Switching (APS) in WDM

self-healing rings. Worked on wavelength assignment and scalability issues in WDM self-healing rings. Investigated alarm correlation problems for fault diagnosis and fault isolation in the

network elements used for the Multiwavelength Optical Networking (MONET) testbed. Worked on the implementation of APS in the MONET testbed. The work involved

optical system design in the Windows NT environment. Analyzed hitless reconfiguration in WDM optical networks for ATM transport using fixed

and dynamic wavelength assignment techniques. Developed a wavelength selective cross-connect architecture for interconnecting

multiwavelength self-healing rings. Developed blocking probability models for multiwavelength ring networks. Developed wavelength assignment techniques for 4-fiber multiwavelength self-healing

rings. Developed a parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect (WIXC) architecture. Worked on the system design, integration and network demonstration of a reconfigurable

WDM/ATM/SONET multiwavelength network testbed (Optical Networking Consortium (ONTC) testbed).

o Set-up an ATM based LAN and studied the properties of the ATM switches. o Set-up the multimedia applications for the testbed. o Developed the network control scheme and a graphical user interface program using

SunView for implementing network control. o Specified the system power budget, and evaluated new system modules added to the

testbed such as erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs), wavelength selective cross-connects, attenuators, etc.

o Implemented a data control channel for this network using a dedicated wavelength and developed a Graphical User Interface (GUI) (using Visual Basic) for the control of the optical switches and the monitoring of the user workstations and ATM switches.

o Implemented a commercial network management software (NetExpert) to manage the multiwavelength network testbed.

o Upgraded the GUI used in the testbed to include a selective multicast feature. o Developed a (Unix-based) distributed user-induced control program for the

multiwavelength network testbed. July – Aug. Cyprus Telecommunications Authority 1990 Summer Trainee

Worked at the Transmission and Maintenance Center, Cross-Bar Exchange and Digital Exchange at the Paphos Area Service Station.

June 1985 Cyprus Air Force Sep. 1987 Sergeant

Completed a two-year military service as a sergeant in the Cyprus Air Force. Trainer for the use of anti-aircraft equipment.

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HONORS & AWARDS May 1998 Eliahu I. Jury Award of Excellence for the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in the

Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University. May 1991 Graduated first in the Columbia University Electrical Engineering Class. Sep. 1987 Fulbright Fellowship for undergraduate studies at Columbia University (1987-1991). Dec. 1996 Most outstanding project/paper award in the United States OPNET competition for the

“Fault Diagnosis in a Linear Lightwave Network” project using OPNET as the simulator platform.

May 1991 Armstrong Memorial Award of Excellence for superb academic record in the Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University.

May 1991 National Engineering Consortium's William L. Everitt Award of Excellence in the field of Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University.

May 1992 Jacob Millman Award of Excellence as a Teaching Assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University.

Sep. 1996 Bellcore Fellowship for Ph.D. studies at Columbia University (1996-1998). Jan. 1993 Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship for graduate studies towards the Ph.D. degree at

Columbia University (1993-1998). Sep. 1991 Teaching Assistant Scholarship for graduate studies towards the M.S. degree at Columbia

University (1991-1993). April 1990 Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Association. April 1990 Eta Kappa Nu - National Electrical Engineering Honor Society. Jan. 1989 National Dean's List. Dean's List: Fall 87,88,89,90 - Spring 88,89,90,91. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Chair Activities: 2008 Appointed General Chair for the Broadnets 2011 Conference to be held in Cyprus. 2008 co-Chair of the Optical Networks Symposium (ONS) for the 2008 International Conference

on Communications (ICC), Beijing China, May 2008. 2007 Vice-Chair of the Optical Networks Symposium (ONS) for the 2007 Global Communications

Conference (GLOBECOM), Washington DC, November 2007. 2007 Publications Chair for the Quantum Dot Optoelectronic Symposium, Limassol, Cyprus,

November 2007. Technical Program Committees: 2009 Member of the International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks

(CCCN) 2009 Technical Program Committee. 2009 Member of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2009 Technical

Program Committee. 2008 Member of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2008 Technical

Program Committee. 2008 Member of the IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) 2008 Technical

Program Committee 2007 Member of the Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM) 2007 Technical Program

Committee. 2007 Member of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2007 Technical

Program Committee. 2007 Member of the IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) 2007 Technical

Program Committee 2006 Member of the Laser Electro-Optic Society (LEOS) Annual Meeting 2006 Technical Program

Committee

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2006 Member of the Asia Pacific Optical Communications (APOC) 2006 Conference Technical Program Committee

2006 Member of the IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) 2006 Technical Program Committee

2006 Member of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2006 Technical Program Committee.

2006 Member of the Laser Electro-Optic Society (LEOS) Annual Meeting 2005 Technical Program Committee

2005 Member of the IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) 2005 Technical Program Committee.

2004 Optical Networking Subcommittee Chair for the IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference 2004.

2003 Member of the Asia Pacific Optical Communications (APOC) Conference Technical Program Committee (Optical Networking Subcommittee).

2002 – 05 Member of the IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting Technical Program Committee (Optical Networking Subcommittee).

2001 – 03 Member of the IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) 2001, 2002, 2003 Conferences Technical Program Committee (Optical Networking Subcommittee).

2001 Guest Editor for the IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Optical Networking.

2000 Member of the SPIE Photonics East 2000 Program Committee. Session Chair: Session Chair for ICC 2008, Globecom 2008, Globecom 2007, ONDM 2007, ICC 2006, LEOS 2005, OFC

2001, OFC 2002, OFC 2003, OFC 2004. Memberships: 2007 – Senior Member of IEEE 2007 - Member of Photonics21 Association 2006 - Member of OSA 1990 - Member of IEEE. Reviewer: 1993 - Reviewer for IEEE/OSA Photonic Technology Letters (PTL), IEEE/ACM Transactions on

Networking, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology (JLT), IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Communications, OSA Journal of Optical Networking, IEEE Network Magazine, Elsevier Optical Switching and Networking.

1993 - Reviewer for IEEE Infocom Conference, IEEE Globecom Conference, IEEE ICC Conference, IEEE/OSA OFC Conference, Broadband Communications Conference, International Conference on Computers and Information Technology, IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting, APOC Conference, SPIE Photonics Conference, IFIP Optical Networking and Modeling (ONDM) Conference, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCCN).

Evaluator: 2008 Evaluator Consolider Research Program, Ministry of Education and Science, Spain. 2008 Evaluator CUNY Internal Research Programs, CUNY, New York. 2007 Evaluator CUNY Internal Research Programs, CUNY, New York. 2004 Evaluator Optical Networking Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), USA.

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COMPUTER SKILLS Programming Languages: C, Pascal, Basic, Visual Basic, c/k shell, C++, Visual C++. Operating Systems: UNIX (SunOS and Solaris), MS Windows, MS-DOS. Software Packages-Platforms: X-Windows, MATLAB, OPNET, FrameMaker, Mathematica, Latex, Excel, Miktex, PCTex, NetMeeting, Multimedia Teleconferencing Software, Fore Systems ATM Switch Software. Protocols/Standards: TCP/IP, B-ISDN, ATM, IP, MPLS, GMPLS, SONET/SDH, Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

AUTHORED BOOKS

[1]. E. Bouillet, G. Ellinas, J-F. Labourdette, and R. Ramamurthy, Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks, J. Wiley & Sons, 1st Edition, October 2007, ISBN: 0-470-01565-9 (Hardback 260 pages).

[2]. T. E. Stern, G. Ellinas and K. Bala, Multiwavelength Optical Networks: Architectures, Design and Control, Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, December 2008, ISBN: 0-521-88139-0 (Hardback 984 pages).

EDITED BOOKS

[1]. G. Ellinas, N. Antoniades, I. Roudas (Editors), Engineering & Design of WDM Systems/Networks: A Simulation Approach, 1st Edition, Springer Verlag (in progress).

[2]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Yu (Editors), Convergence of Optical and Wireless Access Networks, 1st Edition, (in progress).

EDITED PROCEEDINGS

[1] G. Ellinas, S. Iezekiel (Editors), Proceedings of Quantum Dot Optoelectronics Symposium (QDOS 2007), November 2007.

GUEST EDITORIALS OF SPECIAL VOLUMES OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

[1]. C. Qiao, D. Datta, G. Ellinas, A. Gladisch and E. Modiano, “WDM-based network architectures”, (Guest editorial), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 20:(1), pp. 1-5, January 2002.

Special Issue: “WDM-Based Network Architectures”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 20:(1), January 2002 (includes 18 papers).

BOOK CHAPTERS

[1]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin, M. Z. Iqbal “Multiwavelength Reconfigurable WDM/SONET/ATM Network Testbed”, chapter in book titled “Photonic Switching Technology: Systems and Networks”, H. Mouftah and J. Elmirghani (Editors), IEEE Press, October 1998.

[2]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, C. Yu “Towards Hitless Reconfiguration in Data-centric Networks”, chapter in the book titled “Optical WDM Networks: Principles and Practice”, L. Ruan and D-Z. Du (Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.

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[3]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala “Wavelength Assignment Algorithms for WDM Ring Architectures”, chapter in the book titled “Advances in Optical Networks”, K. Sivalingam and S. Subramaniam (Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.

[4] G. Ellinas, N. Antoniades, J. Homa, and K. Bala, “State of the Art ROADM Architectures and Their Enabling WSS Technology” chapter in book titled “Wireless Edge, Optical Core – Next Generation Networks”, Krzysztof Iniewski (Editor), Wiley, 2009 (in progress).

ARCHIVED (REFEREED) JOURNAL PAPERS

[1]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin, and M. Z. Iqbal “Multiwavelength Reconfigurable WDM/SONET/ATM Network Testbed”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology/Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Multiwavelength Networks, vol. 14, no. 6, June 1996. (72 citations)

[2]. N. Antoniades, K. Bala, S. J. B. Yoo, and G. Ellinas “A Parametric Wavelength Interchanging Cross-Connect (WIXC) Architecture”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 8, no. 10, October 1996.

[3]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Iqbal, J. Gamelin, G. Ellinas et al. “Clear Channel Transmission of ATM/SONET and Subcarrier Multiplexed Signals in a Reconfigurable Multiwavelength All-Optical Network Testbed”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 8, no. 10, October 1996.

[4]. S. J. B. Yoo, K. Bala, N. Antoniades, G. Ellinas, et al. “Parametric Wavelength Conversion and Cross-Connect Architectures for Scalable All-Optical Networks”, OSA Trends on Optics and Photonics (TOPS), Nov. 1998.

[5] S. J. B Yoo, W. Xin, L. D. Garrett, J. C. Young, G. Ellinas, et al. “Observation of Prolonged Power Transients in a Reconfigurable Multiwavelength Network and Their Suppression by Gain-Clamping of Optical amplifiers”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Nov. 1998.

[6] W. Xin, G.-K. Chang, H. Dai, J. Young, T. Robe, S. J. Yoo, B. Meagher, M. Rauch, R. Wagner, J. Jackel, J. Baran, G. Ellinas, and M. Z. Iqbal “Performance and Operation of WDM layer automatic protection switching in a 1177 Km reconfigurable multiwavelength ring network”, OSA Trends on Optics and Photonics (TOPS), Nov. 1998.

[7]. G. Ellinas, G.-K. Chang, M. Z. Iqbal, J. Gamelin, and M. Khandker “Wavelength Selective Cross-Connect Architecture for Multiwavelength Self-Healing Rings”, OSA Trends on Optics and Photonics (TOPS), Nov. 1998.

[8]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, and G.-K. Chang “Scalability of a Novel Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for WDM Shared Protection Rings”, OSA Trends on Optics and Photonics (TOPS), Nov. 1998.

[9]. N. Antoniades, S. J. B. Yoo, K. Bala, G. Ellinas, and T. E. Stern “A Parametric Wavelength Interchanging Cross-Connect (WIXC) Architecture”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 17, no. 7, July 1999. (38 citations)

[10]. G. Ellinas, T. Stern, and A. Hailemariam “Protection Cycles in WDM Mesh Networks”, IEEE Journal Of Selected Areas In Communications, Special Issue on WDM Optical Networks, vol. 18, no. 10, October 2000. (108 citations)

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[11]. B. Meagher, G.-K Chang, G. Ellinas et al. “Design and Implementation of Ultra-Low Latency Optical Label Switching for Packet-Switched WDM Networks”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Special Issue on Optical Networks, vol. 18, no. 12, December 2000. (88 citations)

[12]. I. Katzela, G. Ellinas, W. Yoon, and T. Stern “Fault Diagnosis in an All-Optical Network”, IEEE Journal of High Speed Networks, Special Issue on Survivable Optical Networks, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 269-291, 2001.

[13] G. Ellinas, et al. “Restoration in Layered Architectures with a WDM Mesh Optical Layer”, IEC Annual Review of Communications, June 2002.

[14] J. Labourdette, E. Bouillet, R. Ramamurthy, G. Ellinas, et al. “Routing Strategies for Capacity-Efficient and Fast-Restorable Mesh Optical Networks”, Photonic Network Communications, Special Issue on Routing, Protection and Restoration Strategies and Algorithms for WDM Optical Networks, vol. 4, no. 3-4, pp. 219-235, 2002.

[15] G. Ellinas, E. Bouillet, et al. “Routing and Restoration Architectures in Mesh Optical Networks”, Optical Networks Magazine, Issue 4:1, January/February 2003. (69 citations)

[16]. G. Ellinas, et al., “Transparent Optical Switches: Technology Issues and Challenges”, IEC Annual Review of Communications, vol. 56, November 2003.

[17]. G. Ellinas, et al., “Network Control and Management Challenges in Networks Utilizing Transparent Optical Switches”, IEEE Communications Magazine, February 2004.

[18]. N. Antoniades, I. Roudas, G. Ellinas, and J. Amin, “Transport Metropolitan Optical Networking: Evolving Trends in the Architecture Design and Computer Modeling”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Special Issue on Metro and Access Optical Networks, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2653-2670, November 2004.

[19]. S. Sherif, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. A. Ali, “A Novel Decentralized Ethernet-Based PON Architecture”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Special Issue on Metro and Access Optical Networks, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2483-2497, November 2004.

[20]. N. Antoniades, N. Menon, N. Chbouki, and G. Ellinas, “Value Proposition for Amplets as Banded Amplification Solutions in Evolving WDM Metro Network Architectures”, OSA Journal of Optical Networking, vol. 4, no. 3, pp 101-112, March 2005.

[21]. A. Khalil, A. Hadjiantonis, C. Assi, A. Shami, G. Ellinas, and M. A. Ali, “Dynamic Provisioning of Low-Speed Unicast/Multicast Traffic Demands in Mesh-Based WDM Optical Networks”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 681- 693, February 2006.

[22]. A. Hadjiantonis, M. Ali, H. Chamas, W. Bjorkman, S. Elby, A. Khalil, and G. Ellinas, “Evolution to a Converged Layer 1, 2 in a Hybrid Native Ethernet-Over WDM-Based Optical Networking Model”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 25(5): 1048-1058, 2007.

[23]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, A. Chowdhury, G. Ellinas and G.-K. Chang, “Simultaneous Generation of Independent Wired and Wireless Services Using a Single Modulator in Millimeter-Wave-Band Radio-Over-Fiber Systems”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 19(20):1691-1693, October 2007.

[24]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, G. Ellinas and G.-K. Chang, “Key Enabling Technologies for Optical–Wireless Networks: Optical Millimeter-Wave Generation, Wavelength Reuse, and Architecture”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, 25(11)3452 – 3471, November 2007.

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[25]. ASM Delowar Hossain, H. Erkan, A. Hadjiantonis, R. Dorsinville, G. Ellinas and M. A. Ali, “Survivable Broadband Local Access PON Architecture: A New Direction for Supporting Simple and Efficient Resilience Capabilities”, OSA J. Optical Networking, Special Issue on Reliability, vol. 7, pp. 645-661, June 2008. [26]. S. Christodoulou, G. Ellinas, and P. Aslani, “Disorder Considerations in Resource-Constrained Scheduling”. Taylor and Francis’ Journal of Construction Management and Economics, to be published 2008. [27]. S. Christodoulou and G. Ellinas, “Pipe Network Routing Through Ant Colony Optimization”. Submitted to ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems (Jan. 2008). Conditionally accepted; Currently in second review (Sep. 2008). [28]. P. Aslani, S. Christodoulou, F. H. Griffis, G. Ellinas, and L. Chiarelli, “Activity Prioritization Under Resource Constraints Using a Utility Index Method”, submitted to Bentham Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, September 2008. [29]. S. Christodoulou and G. Ellinas, “Multilocation Timetabling Using Entropy Minimization”, submitted to Elsevier European Journal of Operations Research, August 2008.

[30]. G. Ellinas, N. Antoniades, T. Panayiotou, A. Hadjiantonis, and A. M. Levine, “Multicast Routing Algorithms Based on Q-Factor Physical-Layer Constraints in Metro Networks”, submitted to IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, October 2008. [31]. G. Ellinas and A. Hailemariam, “Planar-Subgraph and Eulerian-Based Techniques for Ring-Covers in Mesh Optical Networks”, submitted to OSA J. Optical Networking, Special Issue on Optical Networks for the Future Internet, October 2008. [32]. S. Christodoulou, G. Ellinas, and P. Aslani, “Entropy-based Scheduling of Resource-Constrained Construction Projects”, submitted to Elsevier J. of Automation in Construction, October, 2008.

[33]. A. Khalil, G. Ellinas, A. Hadjiantonis, and M. A. Ali, “Dynamic provisioning of survivable Heterogeneous Unicast and Multicast Traffic in WDM Networks”, submitted to Elsevier Optical Switching and Networking, October 2008. [34]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas and M. Ali, “Lightpath and Light-Tree Based Groupcast in Mesh Optical Networks”, submitted to OSA J. Optical Networking, Special Issue on Optical Networks for the Future Internet, October 2008.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

[1]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Iqbal, G. Ellinas et al., “Experimental demonstration of a reconfigurable WDM/ATM/SONET multiwavelength network testbed”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Postdeadline Paper PD9, San Jose, CA, February 1994.

[2]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Iqbal, G. Ellinas et al “Subcarrier Multiplexing and ATM/SONET Clear Channel Transmission in a Reconfigurable Multiwavelength All-Optical Network Testbed”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, March 1995.

[3]. I. Katzela, G. Ellinas, T. Stern “Fault Diagnosis in Linear Lightwave Networks”, Proc. LEOS Summer Topical Meeting, Keystone, CO, August 1995.

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[4]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Iqbal, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin “Multiwavelength Reconfigurable All-Optical Network Testbed”, Proc. NFOEC, Boston, MA, June 1995.

[5]. K. Bala, S. J. B Yoo, N. Antoniades, G. Ellinas “A Parametric Wavelength Interchanging Cross-Connect (WIXC) Architecture”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Jose, CA, February 1996.

[6]. G. Ellinas, T. Stern “Automatic Protection Switching for Link Failures in Optical Networks with Bi-directional Links”, Proc. IEEE ICC, Workshop on WDM Network Management and Control, Dallas, TX, June 1996.

[7]. I. Katzela, G. Ellinas, T. Stern “Two Algorithms for Fault Identification in the Linear Lightwave Environment”, Proc. IEEE ICC, Workshop on WDM Network Management and Control, Dallas, TX, June 1996.

[8]. K. Bala, G. Ellinas et al “Towards Hitless Reconfiguration in WDM Optical Networks for ATM Transport Using Dynamic Wavelength Assignments'', Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, London, UK, November 1996.

[9]. G. Ellinas, T. Stern “Automatic Protection Switching for Link Failures in Optical Networks with Bi-directional Links”, Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, London, UK, November 1996. (61 citations)

[10]. G. Ellinas, GK Chang, M. Z. Iqbal, J. Gamelin, M. Khandker “Wavelength Selective Cross-Connect Architecture for Multiwavelength Self-Healing Rings”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Dallas, TX, February 1997.

[11]. K. Bala, E. Bouillet, G. Ellinas “The Benefits of Minimal Wavelength Interchange in WDM Rings”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Dallas, TX, February 1997.

[12]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, G.-K. Chang “Scalability of a Novel Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for WDM Shared Protection Rings”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Jose, CA, February 1998.

[13]. S. J. B. Yoo, J.C. Young, W. Xin, G. Ellinas et al, “Suppression of power fluctuation due to interaction between cascaded automatic channel power equalizers and fiber amplifiers in a 1018 Km fiber link in a reconfigurable multi-wavelength network”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Jose, CA, February, 1998.

[14]. W. Xin, G.-K. Chang, H. Dai, J. Young, T. Robe, S. J. Yoo, B. Meagher, M. Rauch, R. Wagner, J. Jackel, J. Baran, G. Ellinas, M. Z. Iqbal “Performance and Operation of WDM layer automatic protection switching in a 1177 Km reconfigurable multiwavelength ring network”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Postdeadline Paper PD25, San Jose, CA, February 1998.

[15]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala “Wavelength Assignment Algorithms for WDM Shared Protection Rings”, IEEE Proc. IEEE ICC, Atlanta, GA, June 1998.

[16]. S. J. B. Yoo, W. Xin, L. D. Garrett, J.C. Young, B. Meagher, M. Rauch, J. Baran, G. Ellinas, H. Leblanc, G.-K. Chang, “Observation of Prolonged Power Transients in a Reconfigurable All Optical Network”, Proc. ECOC, Madrid, Spain, September 1998.

[17]. W. Xin, G.-K. Chang, S. J. B. Yoo, B. Meagher, J.C. Young, H. Dai, G. Ellinas “Chaotic Lasing Effect in a Closed Cycle in Transparent WDM Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 1999.

[18]. G. Ellinas, G.-K Chang, R. Wagner, W. Anderson “Architecture Considerations in Merging Multi-vendor WDM Rings for the MONET Washington D.C. Network”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 1999.

[19]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, T. Stern “Protection of a Priority Connection from an Optical Switch Failure in Mesh Networks with Planar Topologies”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 1999.

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[20]. H. Dai, G.-K. Chang, B. Meagher, J. Young, W. Xin, S. J. B.. Yoo, G. Ellinas, W. Anderson, S. Spak, R. McFarland, P. Gary, H. Dardy “Field Deployment and Evaluation of 1510nm Data Communication Network for MONET Washington DC Network Trial”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 1999.

[21]. G. Ellinas “Fault Protection in Mesh WDM Networks”, Proc. Allerton Conference on Computer Communications, Champaign, IL, September 1999.

[22]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, T. Stern “Switching Fabric Failure Protection in Multi-Ring Interconnection Networks”, Proc. ECOC, Nice, France, September 1999.

[23]. W. Xin, G.-K Chang, B. Meagher, S. J. B. Yoo, J. Jackel, J. Young, H. Dai, G. Ellinas “The Benefits Of Closed Cycle Lasing in Transparent WDM Networks”, Proc. ECOC, Nice, France, September 1999.

[24]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas et al “Low-Latency Packet Forwarding in IP over WDM Networks Using Optical Label Switching Techniques”, Proc. LEOS, San Francisco, CA, November 1999.

[25]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, T. Stern “Optical Switch Failure Protection in Mesh Networks with Arbitrary Non-Planar Architectures”, Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 1999.

[26]. G. Ellinas, S. Rong, A. Hailemariam, T. Stern, “Protection Cycle Covers in Optical Networks With Arbitrary Mesh Topologies”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Baltimore, MD, March 2000.

[27]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, B. Meagher, et al, “A Proof-of-Concept, Ultra-low Latency Optical Label Switching Testbed Demonstration for Next Generation Internet Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Baltimore, MD, March 2000.

[28]. G. Ellinas “Failure Protection in Optical Networks with Arbitrary Mesh Topologies”, Proc. 9th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference, Newark, NJ, April 2000.

[29]. S. Chaudhuri, E. Bouillet, G. Ellinas “Addressing Transparency in WDM Mesh Survivable Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 2001.

[30]. G. Ellinas “Mesh Restoration for Link and Node Failures in Optical Networks”, Proc. IEEE Gigabit Networking Workshop in Infocom 2001, Anchorage, Alaska, April 2001.

[31]. E. Bouillet, R. Ramamurthy, G. Ellinas et al. “Stochastic Approaches to Route Shared Mesh Restored Lightpaths in Optical Mesh Networks”, Proc. IEEE Infocom, New York City, NY, April 2002. (70 citations)

[32]. K. Bergman, N. Bonadeo, I. Brener, J. Brown, T. Chau, S. Chaudhuri, M. Chou, P. Chu, J. Dadap, R. Doran, G. Ellinas et al “Micromachines for networking at the optical layer: What is their value and when will they deliver?”, Proc. 7th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), Yokohama Japan, July 2002.

[33]. P. Charalambous, G. Ellinas, et al. “Dynegy’s National Long-Haul Optical Mesh Network Utilizing Intelligent Optical Switches”, Proc. LEOS Annual Meeting, Glasgow Scotland, November 2002.

[34]. P. Charalambous, G. Ellinas, et al. “A National Mesh Network Using Optical Cross-Connect Switches”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Atlanta, March 2003.

[35]. E. Bouillet, J. Labourdette, G. Ellinas et al. “Local Optimization of Shared Backup Channels in Optical Mesh Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Atlanta, March 2003.

[36]. A. Khalil, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “A Novel IP-Over-Optical Network Interconnection Model for the Next-Generation Optical Internet”, Proc. IEEE Globecom, San Francisco, CA, December 2003.

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[37]. A. Hailemariam, G. Ellinas, T. E. Stern, “Island-Based Restoration in Mesh Optical Networks”, Proc. ECOC, Rimini, Italy, September 2003.

[38]. A. Khalil, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “Optical Layer-Based Unified Control Plane for Emerging IP/MPLS Over WDM Networking Architecture”, Proc. ECOC, Rimini, Italy, September 2003.

[39]. A. Hadjiantonis, A. Khalil, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “A Novel Restoration Scheme for Next Generation WDM-Based IP Backbone Networks”, Proc. LEOS Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, October 2003.

[40]. A. Hailemariam, G. Ellinas, T. E. Stern, “Localized Restoration in Mesh Optical Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Los Angeles, CA, February 2004.

[41]. A. Hadjiantonis, T. Rahman, A. Khalil, G. Ellinas, M. F. Arend and M. A. Ali, “A Novel Decentralized Ethernet-Based PON Architecture”, Proc. IEEE ICC, Paris, France, June 2004.

[42]. A. Hadjiantonis, A. Khalil, G. Ellinas, and M. A. Ali, “A Hybrid Approach for Provisioning Sub-Wavelength Requests in IP-over-WDM Networks” Proc. IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE’04), Niagara Falls, May 2004.

[43]. A. Khalil, C. Assi, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. Ali, “Multicast Traffic Grooming in WDM Networks”, Proc. IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE’04), Niagara Falls, May 2004.

[44]. A. Khalil, C. Assi, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. Ali, “On Dynamic Multicast Traffic Grooming in WDM Networks”, Proc. The Ninth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2004), Egypt, June 2004.

[45]. A. Khalil, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. Ali, “A Hybrid Provisioning Approach For Multicast Traffic Grooming in WDM Mesh Networks”, Proc. of the 30th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 2004.

[46]. M. A. Ali, A. Hadjiantonis, A. Khalil, G. Ellinas, K. Bergman, “Transportation & Switching of Native Ethernet Frames Across MPLS/GMPLS Managed and Controlled Optical Data Networks”, Proc. of the 17th IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting on Optical Networks and Systems, Puerto Rico, Nov 7-11 2004.

[47]. A. Khalil, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. Ali, “Multicast Traffic Grooming in WDM Mesh Networks: Multi-Hop and Hybrid Provisioning Approaches”, Proc. IEEE Globecom, Dallas, TX, November 29 – December 3, 2004.

[48]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas, “Protection of Multicast Sessions in WDM Mesh Optical Networks”, IEEE/OSA Proc. OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 6-11, 2005.

[49]. G. Ellinas, N. Antoniades, “Evolving WDM Metro Network Architectures”, Proc. of the 18th IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting on Optical Networks and Systems, Sydney Australia, October 2005.

[50]. A. Khalil, T. Rahman, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, and M. Ali, “Pre-Planned Multicast Protection Approaches in WDM Mesh Networks”, Proc. ECOC, Glasgow, Scotland, October 2005.

[51]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “Building Light-forests: Routing and Wavelength Assignment for Group Multicast Sessions in Optical Grid Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 5-10, 2006.

[52]. G. Ellinas, “Decentralized Ethernet Passive Optical Networks”, Marie Curie (MC) Workshop 2006, Zagreb, Croatia 7-9 October 2006, Belgrade, Serbia, 9-11 October 2006 .

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[53]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Jia, J. Yu, G. Ellinas, “Super Broadband Optical Wireless over Optical Fiber Network Architecture”, Proc. of the 19th IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting on Optical Networks and Systems, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 29th-November 2nd, 2006.

[54]. A. Hadjiantonis, M. Ali, H. Chamas, W. Bjorkman, S. Elby, G. Ellinas, and N. Ghani, “Real-Time Provisioning of Diverse Granularity EVCs in an All-Ethernet Global Multi-Service Infrastructure”, Proc. IEEE Globecom, San Francisco, CA, November 27 – December 1, 2006.

[55]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, G. Ellinas and G.-K. Chang, “A Novel Full-Duplex Wavelength-Reuse Optical-Wireless Architecture with Directly Modulated SOA as Upstream Colorless Amplified Modulator”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 25-29, 2007.

[56]. J. Yu, Z. Jia, G. Ellinas and G.-K. Chang, “Demonstration of a Novel WDM-PON Access Network Compatible with ROF System to Provide 2.5 Gb/s per Channel Symmetric Data Services”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 25-29, 2007.

[57]. O. Akanbi, J. Yu, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “A Novel Scalable Multistage DWDM PON Architecture Using Cascaded Optical Interleavers with Increasing Periodicities Controlled in Central Offices”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, Anaheim, CA, March 25-29, 2007.

[58]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, G. Ellinas and G.-K. Chang, “Super-Broadband Access Services Delivery in Optical-Wireless Networks”, Proc. IEEE/OSA NFOEC, Anaheim, CA, March 25-29, 2007.

[59]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. Chowdhury, “Simultaneous Generation and Delivery of Independent Wired and Wireless Services in Radio-over-Fiber Systems Using a Single Modulator”, Proc. ECOC, Berlin, Germany September, 2007.

[60] A. Chowdhury, M-F Huang, H-C Chien, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “A Novel Centrally Managed Self-Protected Bi-directional WDM-PON Architecture using Optical carrier Suppression, Separation Technique and Wavelength Sharing Scheme”, Proc. LEOS Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, November 2007. [61]. C. Xiao, C. Estevez, B. Bing, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “A Resilient Transport Control Scheme for Metro Ethernet Services Based on Hypothesis Test”, Proc. IEEE Globecom, Washington DC, November 2007. [62]. ASM Delawor Hossain, R. Dorsinville, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas and M. Ali, “A Simple Self-Healing Ring-Based Local Access PON Architecture For Supporting Private Networking Capability” Proc. IEEE Globecom, November 2007, Washington DC. [63]. G.-K. Chang, Z. Jia, J. Yu, A. Chowdhury, T. Wang, and G. Ellinas, “Super Broadband Optical Wireless Access Technologies”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 2008. [64]. A. M. Chowdhury, M-F. Huang, H.-C. Chien, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “A Self-Survivable WDM-PON Architecture with Centralized Wavelength Monitoring, Protection and Restoration for both Upstream and Downstream Links”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 2008. [65]. Z. Jia, J. Yu, D. Qian, G. Ellinas, G.-K. Chang, “Experimental Demonstration for Delivering 1-Gb/s OFDM Signals over 80-km SSMF in 40-GHz Radio-over-Fiber Access Systems”, Proc. IEEE/OSA OFC, San Diego, CA, February 2008.

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[66] H. Erkan, R. Dorsinville, A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas and M. Ali, “A Novel Ring-Based WDM-PON Access Architecture for the Efficient Utilization of Network Resources”, Proc. IEEE ICC, Beijing, China, May 2008. [67]. G. Ellinas, T. Panayiotou, N. Antoniades, A. Hadjiantonis, and A. M. Levine, “Multicasting with physical layer constraints”, Proc. International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Athens, Greece, June 2008. [68]. S. Christodoulou and G. Ellinas, “Minimizing Disorder in Resource-Constrained Scheduling”, submitted to 4th SCPM & 1st IPMA/MedNet Conference “Project Management Advances, Training & Certification in the Mediterranean”, May 2008, Chios, Greece. [69]. C. Estevez, G. Ellinas, and G-K. Chang, “Broadband Data Transport Protocol Designed for Ethernet Services in Metro Ethernet Networks”, Proc. IEEE Globecom, New Orleans, LA, November 2008. [70]. S. Sherif, G. Ellinas, A. Hadjiantonis, M. Ali, “On the Merits of Migrating to a Fully-Packet-Based Mobile Backhaul Infrastructure”, submitted to ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, September 2008. [71]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “Performance Evaluation of Light-Forests to Serve Groupcast Sessions in WDM Mesh Networks”, submitted to OFC, October 2008.

[72]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “Designing Optical Grids on WDM Mesh Networks Utilizing Multicast-Capable Cross-Connects”, submitted to OFC, October 2008. [73]. T. Rahman, G. Ellinas, M. Ali, “Optical Groupcast Design for WDM Mesh Networks with Optical Cross-Connects”, submitted to NFOEC, October 2008. PATENTS ISSUED

[1]. N. Antoniades, G. Ellinas, K. Bala, S-J. Yoo, “Parametric Wavelength Interchanging Cross-Connect”, U.S. Patent 5,825,517, October 20, 1998.

[2]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, G.-K. Chang, “Connection Set-up and Path Assignment in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Ring Networks”, U.S. Patent 5,999,288, December 7, 1999.

[3]. K. Bala, G. Ellinas, G.-K. Chang, M. Post, C.-C. Shen, J. Wei, “Hitless Reconfiguration of a Wavelength Division Multiplexed Optical Communication Network”, U.S. Patent 6,075,631, June 13, 2000.

[4]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, R. Graveman, C. Monma, “Optical Layer survivability and security system using optical label switching and high-speed optical header reinsertion”, U.S. Patent 6,160,651, December 12, 2000.

[5]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin, M. Z. Iqbal, M. R. Khandker, “Inter-ring cross-connect for survivable multiwavelength optical communication networks”, Australian Patent AU 729166, January 25, 2001.

[6]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, R. Graveman, C. Monma, “Optical Layer survivability and security system”, U.S. Patent 6,219,161, April 17, 2001.

[7]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin, M. Z. Iqbal, M. R. Khandker, “Inter-ring cross-connect for survivable multiwavelength optical communication networks”, U.S. Patent 6,226,111, May 1, 2001.

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[8]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, R. Graveman, C. Monma, “Optical Layer survivability and security system”, U.S. Patent 6,233,075, May 15, 2001.

[9]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, R. Graveman, C. Monma, “Optical Layer survivability and security system using optical label switching and high-speed optical header generation and detection”, U.S. Patent 6,271,946, August 7, 2001.

[10]. K. Bala, G. Ellinas, G.-K. Chang, M. Post, C-C. Shen, J. Wei, “Hitless Reconfiguration of a Wavelength Division Multiplexed Optical Communication Network”, Canadian Patent CA 2298584, September 4, 2001.

[11]. G. Ellinas, T. E. Stern, “Network Switch Failure Restoration”, U.S. Patent 6,331,905, December 18, 2001.

[12]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas, J. Gamelin, M. Z. Iqbal, M. R. Khandker, “Inter-ring cross-connect for survivable multiwavelength optical communication networks”, Canadian Patent CA 2273053, January 21, 2003.

[13]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting switch”, U.S. Patent 6,754,449 June 22, 2004.

[14]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header with active header detection, deletion, and new header insertion via opto-electrical processing”, U.S. Patent 6,754,450 June 22, 2004.

[15]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion via reflective single sideband optical processing”, U.S. Patent 6,757,497 June 29, 2004.

[16]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header and an optical multicasting switch”, U.S. Patent 6,757,496 June 29, 2004.

[17]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury “Optical layer multicasting using a multiple sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion via single sideband optical processing”, U.S. Patent 6,757,495 June 29, 2004.

[18]. G. Ellinas, T. E. Stern, “Automatic Protection Switching System in a Network”, U.S. Patent 6,760,302 July 6, 2004.

[19]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a multiple sub-carrier header and multicasting switch”, U.S. Patent 6,760,549 July 6, 2004.

[20]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion via single sideband optical processing”, U.S. Patent 6,766,114, July 20, 2004.

[21]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a multicast switch to effect survivability and security”, U.S. Patent 6,768,871, July 27, 2004.

[22]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header with active header detection, deletion, and re-insertion via a circulating optical path”, U.S. Patent 6,813,276, November 2, 2004.

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[23]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using multiple sub-carrier headers with header detection, deletion, and insertion via reflective single sideband optical processing”, U.S. Patent 6,819,666, November 16, 2004.

[24]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion via light circulation”, U.S. Patent 6,850,515, February 1, 2005.

[25]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Secure optical layer multicasting to effect survivability”, U.S. Patent 6,850,707, February 1, 2005.

[26]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting”, U.S. Patent 6,873,797, March 29, 2005.

[27]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, G.-K. Chang, “Connection Set-up and Path Assignment in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Ring Networks”, Canadian Patent CA 2319805, July 12, 2005.

[28]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a single sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion”, U.S. Patent 6,934,472, August 23, 2005.

[29]. G.-K. Chang, G. Ellinas and A. M. Chowdhury, “Optical layer multicasting using a multiple sub-carrier header and a multicast switch with active header insertion via reflective single sideband optical processing”, U.S. Patent 7,039,316, May 2, 2006.

[30]. S. Chaudhuri, E. Bouillet, G. Ellinas, J. Labourdette, and S. Ramamurthy, “Method for Stochastic Selection of Improved Cost Metric Backup Paths in Shared-Mesh Protection Networks” U.S. Patent Application 20050025058, February 3, 2005.

TECHNICAL REPORT SERIES

(All technical reports are available in hard copies)

[1]. G. Ellinas and T. E. Stern “Automatic Protection Switching for Link Failures in Optical Networks with Bi-directional Links'”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 455-96-20, 1996.

[2]. G. Ellinas and T. E. Stern “Automatic Protection Switching in Optical Networks with Planar Topologies and Bi-directional Links'”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 455-96-21, 1996.

[3]. I. Katzela, G. Ellinas, W. S. Yoon, and T. Stern, “Fault Diagnosis in the Linear Lightwave Network'”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 461-96-27, 1996.

[4]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, and T. E. Stern “Creation of a Family of Cycles Corresponding to the Orientable Cycle Double Cover”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 474-97-08, 1997.

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[5]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, and T. E. Stern, “Planarity Testing of a Graph - Creation and Traversal of Faces”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 474-97-07, 1997.

[6]. G. Ellinas and K. Bala “Towards Hitless Reconfiguration in WDM Optical Networks for ATM Transport Using Fixed and Dynamic Wavelength Assignments”, Bellcore Technical Memorandum TM-25430, September 1996.

[7]. G. Ellinas, Z. Iqbal, G.-K. Chang, J. Gamelin, and M. R. Khandker “Wavelength Selective Cross-Connect Architecture for Multiwavelength Self Healing Rings”, Bellcore Technical Memorandum TM-25818, October 1997.

[8]. G. Ellinas, K. Bala, and G.-K. Chang “Algorithms for Wavelength Assignment in 2 and 4-fiber Self-Healing Rings”, Bellcore Technical Memorandum TM-25821, September 1997.

[9]. G. Ellinas and K. Bala “Blocking Probabilities for Multiwavelength Rings”, Bellcore Internal Memorandum, 1996.

[10]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, and T. E. Stern “Protection of a Priority Connection from an Optical Switch Failure in Mesh Networks with Arbitrary Non-Planar Topologies”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 492-98-26, 1998.

[11]. G. Ellinas, A. Hailemariam, and T. E. Stern “Survivable Multiwavelength Self-Healing Ring Interconnection Networks”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 493-98-27, 1998.

[12]. G. Ellinas, S. Rong, A. Hailemariam, and T. E. Stern “Cycle Covers in Graphs with Bi-directional Edges”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 494-98-28, 1998.

[13]. G. Ellinas, “Failure Restoration in Optical Networks: General Methodology and Implementation”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 490-98-24, 1998.

[14]. G. Ellinas, S. Rong, and T. E. Stern “Protection Cycles in Mesh Networks with Eulerian Graphs”, Columbia University Technical Report CU/CTR/TR 491-98-25, 1998.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

[1]. G. Ellinas “Failure Restoration in Optical Networks: General Methodology and Implementation”, Columbia University Ph.D. Thesis, May 1998.

[2]. G. Ellinas, “Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) Optical Networks”, Short Course, SPIE Photonics East'99, Boston, September 1999.

[3] A. Fredette, G. Ellinas et al, “Optical Link Interface Requirements”, Internet Draft draft-ietf-ccamp-oli-reqts-00.txt, February 2002.

[4]. H. Kobrinski, W. Kroah, and G. Ellinas, “WDM Layer Protection and Restoration Strategies for LEC Networks”, BellSouth and US West Technical Report, July 1998.

[5]. G. Ellinas and H. Kobrinski, “Interlayer Interoperability of Protection and Restoration Mechanisms in Multi-layer Network Architectures”, Ameritech and US West Technical Report, July 1999.

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[6]. G. Ellinas and H. Kobrinski, “Interlayer Interoperability”, Chunghwa Telecom and KPN Technical Report, July 1999.

[7]. H. Kobrinski, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “Analysis of MPLS over WDM”, Chunghwa Telecom Technical Report, March 1999.

[8]. H. Kobrinski, G. Ellinas, and G.-K. Chang, “MPLS over WDM”, KPN Technical Report, December 1999.

[9]. G. Ellinas et al. “Tellium's Aurora Full-Spectrum: The Path to Transparent Optical Switches”, Tellium White Paper, January 2001.

OUTREACH ARTICLES

[1]. G. Ellinas, “Research Program BOWANS: Broadband Next Generation Optical-Wireless Access Networks”, Ipsipetis Magazine, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Publication, vol. 16, November/December 2007.

[2]. A. Hadjiantonis, G. Ellinas, T. Panayiotou, M. Millis, “Research Program OPTISOFT: Simulation Software for Optical Telecommunications Networks”, Ipsipetis Magazine, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Publication, vol. , 2008.

[3]. E. Kyriakides, G. Ellinas, “ASIMO, TechnoPleysi, and the growth of technology in Cyprus,” Article appeared in Phileleftheros and Maxi newspapers, as well as in Koinotita, University of Cyprus Publication, June 2007.

[4]. G. Ellinas, C. Pitris, and M. Polycarpou (Editors) “Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Biennial Report 2003-2005”, University of Cyprus Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Publication, October 2006.

[6]. S. Christodoulou, G. Ellinas, “Study of Traffic Management for the University of Cyprus – Charting of student population residences”, University of Cyprus White Paper, April 2008.

[5]. G. Ellinas, C. Pitris, and M. Polycarpou (Editors) “Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Biennial Report 2005-2007”, University of Cyprus Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Publication, September 2008.

PATENTS PENDING

[1]. G. Ellinas, et al., “All-Optical Switch Apparatus” (U.S. Patent Pending).

[2]. E. Bouillet, G. Ellinas, J. Labourdette, S. Ramamurthy, “On-line Systems and Methods for Routing Lightpaths in an Optical Network” (U.S. Patent Pending).

[3]. G. Ellinas, N. Antoniades, K. Bala, “Multi-wavelength Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) Integrated Design with Modular Upgrade to Wavelength Cross-connect (WXC)” (U.S. Patent Pending).

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