Renata Martins Castanheira, a student of the Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (LEIC) at ISEL, participated this week in the 13th Wireless Days Conference, one of the most relevant international events in the field of wireless networks. The conference took place from December 2 to 4 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bringing together researchers and professionals from around the world to discuss technological advances and future challenges.
Renata presented two papers resulting from a research project developed at ISEL, entitled “Automatic Planning of Dense Wi-Fi Networks”, which aims to create a methodology and an automated tool to optimize the installation of Wi-Fi access points in large-scale networks. This is an introductory research project in which the student participates voluntarily, collaborating in all stages: developing the planning methodology, implementing the corresponding software, testing, and writing scientific papers.
The presented papers were:
“Empirical study on the adoption of different Wi-Fi versions: a case study in Lisbon”, a short paper presenting the results of an empirical analysis of the adoption of different Wi-Fi technology versions in Lisbon. The goal is to identify to what extent the latest Wi-Fi versions are actually in use and to analyze the expected time for adopting new versions. The study was based on data collected in various shopping centers and universities across Lisbon and at the airport.
“WiFiCoverage: A Fast and Accurate Tool for Automatic Indoor Coverage Analysis”, a paper describing a tool for analyzing Wi-Fi signal coverage in indoor environments. The presented tool offers several advantages over the state of the art, with its main features being low error in the generated analysis data and short execution time.
