RESEARCH INTEREST

Jeongyeup Paek's current research interests are in wireless sensor network systems including architecture for tiered embedded networks, reliable communication and data delivery in WSN systems, and real world deployment of WSN applications.

RESEARCH PROJECT

• Current projects:
  • Re-implementation of Tenet on top of TOSThreads library
  • RCRT: Rate-Controlled Reliable Transport for Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Tenet: An Architecture for Tiered Embedded Networks
    • Cyclops on Tenet, JR pitfall trap deployment. / [VIEWER]
    • Cyclops on Tenet, JR bird nest monitoring deployment. / [VIEWER]
• Past projects:
  • VTB, Tenet based ambient vibration monitoring on a bridge
  • Wisden, Wireless sensor network based structural data acquisition system
  • NetSHM, A re-usable and evolvable sensor network system for a variety of structural monitoring techniques

EDUCATION

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  Currently enrolled in Ph.D program, Computer Science Department, Aug.2005 ~ Current
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Networks, Aug.2003 ~ May.2005
• Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mar.1996 ~ Feb.2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Embedded Networks Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
  Research Assistant, in Wireless Sensor Network, Advisor: Ramesh Govindan, May 2004 ~ Current
• Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
  Grader for CS551 (Computer Communications), Fall 2004, Spring 2005
• Multimedia Wireless Network Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  Invited Researcher, on queue management in 802.11b HostAP device driver, Advisor: SungHyun Choi, Jan 2003 ~ Jun 2003
• Military service in Korean Army,
  Soldier in charge of Department of Human Affairs in a battalion, Jan 1999 ~ Mar 2001

PUBLICATION

• "RCRT: Rate-Controlled Reliable Transport for Wireless Sensor Networks", Jeongyeup Paek, Ramesh Govindan, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys'07), Nov. 2007. [PDF] [Abstract]
• "The TENET Architecture for Tiered Sensor Networks", Omprakash Gnawali, Ben Greenstein^*, Ki-Young Jang, August Joki, Jeongyeup Paek^*, Marcos Vieira, Deborah Estrin, Ramesh Govindan, Eddie Kohler, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys'06), Nov. 2006. ('*': contact authors) [PDF] [Abstract]
• "A Programmable Wireless Sensing System for Structural Monitoring", Jeongyeup Paek, Omprakash Gnawali, Ki-Young Jang, Daniel Nishimura Ramesh Govindan, John Caffrey, Mazen Wahbeh, and Sami Masri, In 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM) , July 2006. [PDF] [Abstract]
• "Distributed Damage Localization Scheme for Structural Health Monitoring System using Wireless Sensor Networks", Tat Fu, Krishna Chintalapudi, Jeongyeup Paek, Eric Johnson, Ramesh Govindan, In 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM) , July 2006.
• "Monitoring Civil Structures with a Wireless Sensor Network", Krishna Chintalapudi, Jeongyeup Paek, Nupur Kothari, Sumit Rangwala, John Caffrey, Ramesh Govindan, Erik Johnson, Sami Masri, IEEE Internet Computing, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 26-34, Mar/Apr, 2006
• "Structural Damage Detection and Localization Using NetSHM", Krishna Chintalapudi, Jeongyeup Paek, Omprakash Gnawali, Tat Fu, Karthik Dantu, John Caffrey, Ramesh Govindan, and Erik Johnson, In Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks: Special track on Sensor Platform Tools and Design Methods for Networked Embedded Systems (IPSN/SPOTS'06), Apr. 2006. [PDF]
• "Embedded Sensing of Structures: A Reality Check", Krishna Chintalapudi, Jeongyeup Paek, Ramesh Govindan, and Erik Johnson, In The 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA2005), Aug, 2005. (invited paper) [PDF]
• "A Wireless Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring: Performance and Experience", Jeongyeup Paek, Krishna Chintalapudi, John Cafferey, Ramesh Govindan, Sami Masri, In The Second IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors (EmNetS-II), May, 2005. [PDF]
• "Enhancement of a WLAN-Based Internet Service in Korea", Youngkyu Choi, Jeongyeup Paek, Sunghyun Choi, Go Woon Lee, Jae Hwan Lee, Hanwook Jung, In Proceedings of ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots (WMASH'03), Sep, 2003. (invited paper) [PDF]

PRESENTATION

• "RCRT: Rate-Controlled Reliable Transport Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks", Jeongyeup Paek, in The ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys 07), Sydney, Australia, Nov. 9, 2007. [PPT]
• "Rate-Controlled Reliable Transport for Wireless Sensor Networks", Jeongyeup Paek, CENS Technical Seminar Series , UCLA, Oct. 12, 2007.
• "The TENET Architecture for Tiered Sensor Networks", Jeongyeup Paek, in The ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys 06), Boulder, Colorado, Nov. 3, 2006. [PPT]
• "A Programmable Wireless Sensing System for Structural Monitoring", Jeongyeup Paek, in The 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM), San Diego, CA, July 12, 2006. [PPT]
• "Embedded Sensing of Structures: A Reality Check", Jeongyeup Paek, in The 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA2005), Hong Kong, Aug. 19, 2005. [PPT]
• "A Wireless Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring: Performance and Experience", Jeongyeup Paek, in The Second IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors (EmNetS-II), Sydney, NSW , Australia, May 30, 2005. [PPT]
• "The Performance of a Wireless Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring,", Jeongyeup Paek, CENS Technical Seminar Series , UCLA, Sep. 24, 2004.

RELEVANT COURSES (g)

• Advanced Topics in Computer Networks (EE650, K.Psounis, Spring 2007)
• Wireless Sensor Networks (EE652, B.Krishnamachari, Fall 2004)
• Analysis of Algorithms (CS570, D.Kempe, Fall 2004)
• Topics in Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (CS694, R.Govindan, Spring 2004)
• Broadband Network Architecture (EE555, A.Helmy, Spring 2004)
• Queuing Theory (EE549, M.Neely, Spring 2004)
• Computer Communications (CS551, R.Govindan, Fall 2003)

SKILLS

• I can hit 305 yard driver... and I've scored 80 twice :-)
  I am trying to learn golf, and I really want to be good at it, as much as I want to be a Ph.D. :-)
• I can drink 3 starbucks coffee a day and sleep well.

TRAVEL

• London, U.K. (July, 2007) - visited the places that I've lived before in 1987 ~ 1990
• Paris, France (July, 2006) - a friend who can speak french was available, and this was a good enough reason to visit
• Sydney, Australia (May, 2005) - EmNetS-II

OTHER THAN WORK

• President of USC-Trojans, Korean Student's Community at USC, Apr 2004 ~ Oct 2004.
• President of USC-KSC, Korean Soccer Club at USC, Jan 2004 ~ Oct 2004.
• Member of Science Philosophy Study Group at SNU, Mar 1996 ~ current.
• Member of Science & Technology Club's Association, 1996 ~ 1999.