Publications by D.T. Ahmed at the DISCOVER Laboratory |
Journals |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Improving Online Gaming Experience Using Location Awareness and Interaction Details", Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, (accepted, to appear), 2011 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, "A Hybrid P2P Communications Architecture for Zonal MMOGs", Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, (accepted, to appear), 2009 |
| M. Hosseini, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, N.D. Georganas, "A Survey of Application-Layer Multicast Protocols", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, accepted, to appear, 2007 |
| S. Shirmohammadi, I. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, M. El-Badaoui, J.C. Oliveira, "A Visibility-Driven Approach for Zone Management in Simulations", SCS Simulations, accepted, to appear, 2007 |
Book Chapters |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Zoning Issues and Area of Interest Management in MMOGs", in Handbook of Digital Media in Entertainment and Arts, Borko Furht, Springer, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-387-89023-4, pp. 175-196 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Mobile P2P Computing", in Encyclopedia of Wireless and Mobile Communications, Borko Furht, Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN: 1420043269, pp. 751-758 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Networking for Massively Multiuser Online Gaming", in Encyclopedia of Multimedia, 2nd Edition, Borko Furht, Springer, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-387-74724-8, pp. 664-670 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Multicasting in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", in Encyclopedia of Wireless and Mobile Communications, Borko Furht, Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN: 1420043269, pp. 546-555 |
Conferences and Workshops |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Decision Support Engine for Video Surveillance Systems", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Advances in Automated Multimedia Surveillance for Public Safety, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15, 2011 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Message Prioritization Scheme for Virtual Collaboration", Proc. International Conference on Data Engineering and Internet Technology, Bali, Indonesia, March 15-17, 2011 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Uniform and Non-Uniform Zoning for Load Balancing in Virtual Environments", Proc. International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing, Cebu, Philippines, August 11-13, 2010 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Quality Control Algorithm Based on Virtual Distance in Games", Proc. International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing, Cebu, Philippines, August 11-13, 2010 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Fault Tolerance Procedure for P2P Online Games", Proc. International Conference on Information Sciences, Signal Processing and their Applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2010 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Model and Measurement of MMOG Time-Constraint Relaxation Algorithm", Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Singapore, May 5-7, 2009 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "An Algorithm for Measurement and Detection of Path Cheating in Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Hong Kong, China, May 11 - 13, 2009 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Intelligent Path Finding for Avatars in Massively Multiplayer Online Games", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Virtual Environments, in Proc. IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, Nashville, TN, USA, March 30 - April 2, 2009 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "An Auxiliary Area of Interest Management for Synchronization and Load Regulation in Zonal P2P MMOGs", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2008 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Dynamic Area of Interest Management and Collaboration Model for P2P MMOGs", Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 2008 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Microcell Oriented Load Balancing Model for Collaborative Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2008 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "An Expedite State Dissemination Mechanism for MMOGs", Proc. International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, Sydney, Australia, May 2008 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Model and Measurement of State Dissemination in MMOGs", Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, May 2008 |
| R. Iqbal, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Distributed Video Adaptation and Streaming for Heterogeneous Devices", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing, in Proc. IEEE Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, Hong Kong, China, March 2008 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, "State Management in Large Scale Group Communication", Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Signal Processing and Communication, Dubai, UAE, November 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, "Performance Enhancement in MMOGs Using Entity Types", Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Chania, Crete Island, October 2007 |
| I. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Visibility-Driven Approach to Managing Interest in Collaborative Virtual Environments with Dynamic Load Balancing", Proc. IEEE Int. Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Chania, Crete Island, October 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, "Improving Gaming Experience in Zonal MMOGs", Proc. ACM Multimedia, Augsburg, Germany, September 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Framework for Provisioning Overlay Network Based Multimedia Distribution Services", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Beijing, China, July 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, J. Bonney, "Supporting Large-Scale Networked Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Ostuni, Italy, June 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "A Dominating Set Based Peer-to-Peer Protocol for Real-Time Multi-Source Collaboration", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Collaborative P2P Information Systems, Paris, France, June 2007 *(Best Paper Award)* |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Design Issues of Peer-to-Peer Systems for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", Proc. International Conference on Networking, Martinique, April 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Architectural Analysis of Multicast Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", Proc. International Conference on Networking, Martinique, April 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "Multi-Level Hashing for Peer-to-Peer System in Wireless Ad Hoc Environment", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing, White Plains, NY, USA, March 2007 |
| I. Kazem, D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Zone Based Architecture for Massively Multiuser Simulations", Proc. SCS/ACM Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium, Norfolk, VA, USA, March 2007 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "BM-ALM: An Application Layer Multicasting with Behavior Monitoring Approach", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2006 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, I. Kazem, "Zone Based Messaging in Collaborative Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 2006 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, J.C. Oliveira, "A Novel Method for Supporting Massively Multi-user Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 2006 |
| D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, "A Hybrid P2P Protocol for Real-Time Collaboration", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Collaborative P2P Information Systems, Manchester, U.K., June 2006 |