An invited talk by Prof. Kazuya Sakai, Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, will be held on January 25, 2023, in Room R205, Education & Research Building No. 8, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 0508585 Japan. Prof. Kazuya Sakai will share some interesting ideas about Algorithm Designs for Wireless Power Transfer.

Date: 25 Jan 2023

Time: 08:45 AM to 10:15AM (JST)

Location: R205, Education & Research Building No. 8, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 0508585 Japan.

CO-ORGANIZED BY:

IEEE Muroran Institute of Technology Student Branch

IEEE Sapporo Section Young Professionals (YP)

Emerging Networks and Systems Laboratory (ENeS), Muroran Institute of Technology

Speaker: Prof. Kazuya Sakai of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Topic: On Algorithm Designs for Wireless Power Transfer

Abstract:

Wireless power transfer (WPT) is now a hot topic. In this talk, I am particularly interested in algorithm designs for WPT from the computer science standpoints. To be specific, I will address the problem of wireless charger allocation for mobile social networks, where power is wirelessly transferred among users with smart devices at opportunistic contact events. To this end, First, the similarities and differences between WPT and protocol designs for data communications are illuminated. Second, the problem is formulated including assumptions, network model, wireless charge model, the optimal solution, and challenges. Third, I will propose the weighted connectivity metric to define the shortest path as well as the adaptive wireless charger allocation (AWCA) algorithm. Finally, the performance evaluation by simulations using real human contact traces is discussed.