Publications

Journals

• C. Ly, C. Hsu, and M. Hefeeda, A Detour Routing System to Improve Quality of Online Games, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 15 pages, Accepted January 2011.

• Y. Shen, C. Hsu, and M. Hefeeda, Efficient Algorithms for Multi-Sender Data Transmission in Swarm-Based Peer-to-Peer Streaming Systems, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 15 pages, Accepted January 2011.

• M. Hefeeda and C. Hsu, Design and Evaluation of a Testbed for Mobile TV Networks, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 25 pages, Accepted January 2010.

• M. Hefeeda, C. Hsu, and K. Mokhtarian, Design and Evaluation of a Proxy Cache for Peer to Peer Traffic, IEEE Transactions on Computers, 14 pages, Accepted January 2010.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, A Framework for Cross-layer Optimization of Video Streaming in Wireless Networks, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 32 pages, Accepted September 2009.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Flexible Broadcasting of Scalable Video Streams to Heterogeneous Mobile Devices, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 10(3), pp. 406--418, March 2011.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Statistical Multiplexing of Variable-Bit-Rate Videos Streamed to Mobile Devices, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMCCAP), 7(2), Article 12, pp. 1--23, February 2011.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Using Simulcast to Control Channel Switching Delay in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMCCAP), 7(2), Article 8, pp. 1--29, February 2011.

• S. Sharangi, R. Krishnamurti and M. Hefeeda, Energy-efficient Multicasting of Scalable Video Streams over WiMAX Networks, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 13(1), pp.102--115, February 2011.

2010

• K. Mokhtarian and M. Hefeeda, Authentication of Scalable Video Streams with Low Communication Overhead, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 12(7), pp. 730--742, November 2010.

• M. Hefeeda and B. Noorizadeh, On the Benefits of Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 21(7), pp. 998--1010, July 2010.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Broadcasting Video Streams Encoded with Arbitrary Bit Rates in Energy-Constrained Mobile TV Networks, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 18(3), pp. 681--694, June 2010.

• M. Hefeeda and H. Ahmadi, Energy-Efficient Protocol for Deterministic and Probabilistic Coverage in Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 21(5), pp. 579--593, May 2010.

• M. Hefeeda and C. Hsu, On Burst Transmission Scheduling in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 18(2), pp. 610--623, April 2010.

• M. Hefeeda and K. Mokhtarian, Authentication Schemes for Multimedia Streams: Quantitative Analysis and Comparison, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 6(1), Article 6, pp. 1--24, February 2010.

2009

• M. Hefeeda and H. Ahmadi, An Integrated Protocol for Maintaining Connectivity and Coverage under Probabilistic Models for Wireless Sensor Networks, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 7(3-4), pp. 295--323, April 2009.

• M. Hefeeda and M. Bagheri, Forest Fire Modeling and Early Detection using Wireless Sensor Networks, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 7(3-4), pp.169--224, April 2009.

2008

• M. Hefeeda and O. Saleh, Traffic Modeling and Proportional Partial Caching for Peer-to-Peer Systems, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 16(6), pp. 1447--1460, December 2008.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, On the Accuracy and Complexity of Rate-Distortion Models for FGS-encoded Video Sequences, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 4(2), Article 15, pp. 1--22, May 2008.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Partitioning of Multiple Fine-Grained Scalable Video Sequences Concurrently Streamed to Heterogeneous Clients, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 10(3), pp. 457--469, April 2008.

• M. Hefeeda and C. Hsu, Rate-Distortion Optimized Streaming of Fine-Grained Scalable Video Sequences, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 4(1), Article 2, pp. 1--28, January 2008.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Optimal Coding of Multi-layer and Multi-version Video Streams, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 10(1), pp. 121--131, January 2008.

2005

• Y. Tu, J. Sun, M. Hefeeda, Y. Xia, S. Prabhakar, An Analytical Study of Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming Systems, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 1(4), pp. 354--376, November 2005.

• M. Hefeeda, A. Habib, D. Xu, B. Bhargava, B. Botev, CollectCast: A Peer-to-Peer Service for Media Streaming, ACM/Springer Multimedia Systems Journal, 11(1), pp. 68--81, November 2005.

• C. Schuba, M. Hefeeda, J. Goldschmidt, M. Speer, Scaling Network Services Using Programmable Network Devices, IEEE Computer, pp. 52--60, April 2005.

2004

• M. Hefeeda, B. Bhargava, D. Yau, A Hybrid Architecture for Cost-Effective On-Demand Media Streaming, Elsevier Computer Networks, 44(3), pp. 353--382, February 2004.

Book Chapters/Magazines

• M. Hefeeda, Special Issue on High-Quality Multimedia Streaming in P2P Environments, International Journal of Advanced Media and Communications, Editorial.

• M. Hefeeda and K. Mokhtarian, Authentication of Scalable Multimedia Streams, Book Chapter in Handbook on Security and Networks, World Scientific Publishing Co., To appear in Summer 2009. (Invited)

• M. Hefeeda and A. Habib, Detecting DoS Attacks and Service Violations in QoS-enabled Networks, Book Chapter in Handbook on Security and Networks, World Scientific Publishing Co., To appear in Summer 2009. (Invited)

• B. Jules and M. Hefeeda, pCDN: Peer-assisted Content Distribution Network, CBC/Radio-Canada Technology Review Magazine, Issue 4, pp. 1--14, July 2007. (Invited, also published in French).

• C. Schuba, M. Hefeeda, J. Goldschmidt, M. Speer, Scaling Network Services Using Programmable Network Devices, IEEE Computer, pp. 52--60, April 2005.

Conferences/Workshops

2011

• H. Neshat and M. Hefeeda, SmartAd: A Smart System for Effective Advertising in Online Videos, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME'11), Barcelona, Spain, July 2011. (Acceptance: 30%)

• F. Tabrizi, J. Peters, and M. Hefeeda, Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices, In Proc. of IFIP Networking 2011, Valencia, Spain, May 2011.

2010

• R. C. Harvey, A. Hamza, C. Ly, and M. Hefeeda, Energy-Efficient Gaming on Mobile Devices using Dead Reckoning-based Power Management, In Proc. of the 9th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (NetGames'10), 6 pages, Taipei, Taiwan, November 2010. (Acceptance: 33%) Slides pdf

• C. Ly, C. Hsu, and M. Hefeeda, Improving Online Gaming Quality using Detour Paths, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia 2010, p. 55--64, Firenze, Italy, October 2010. (Acceptance: 14% -- Systems Track) Slides pptx pdf

• F. Tabrizi, C. Hsu, J. Peters, and M. Hefeeda, Optimal Scalable Video Multiplexing in Mobile Broadcast Networks, In Proc. of ACM Workshop on Mobile Video Delivery (MoViD'10), in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2010, p. 9--14, Firenze, Italy, October 2010. Slides pptx pdf

• S. Sharangi, R. Krishnamurti and M. Hefeeda, Streaming Scalable Video Over WiMAX Networks, In Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS'10), p. 1--9, Beijing, China, June 2010. (Acceptance: 25%) Slides pdf

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Quality-Aware Segment Transmission Scheduling in Peer-to-Peer Streaming Systems, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys'10), p. 169--179, Phoenix, AZ, February 2010. Slides ppt pdf

• K. Mokhtarian and M. Hefeeda, Analysis of Peer-assisted Video-on-Demand Systems with Scalable Video Streams, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys'10), 12 pages, Phoenix, AZ, February 2010. Slides pptx pdf

• S. Mirshokraie and M. Hefeeda, Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Networking Coding, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys'10), pp. 123--132, Phoenix, AZ, February 2010. Slides pptx pdf

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Achieving Viewing Time Scalability in Mobile Video Streaming Using Scalable Video Coding, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys'10), pp. 111--122, Phoenix, AZ, February 2010. Slides ppt pdf

• Y. Liu and M. Hefeeda, Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys'10), pp. 99--110, Phoenix, AR, February 2010. Slides pptx pdf

2009

• G. Kowalski and M. Hefeeda, Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming, In Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM'09), pp. 243--250, San Diego, CA, December 2009. (Acceptance: 20%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, On Statistical Multiplexing of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams in Mobile Systems, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia 2009, pp. 411--420, Beijing, China, October 2009. (Acceptance: 18%)

• Y. Liu, C. Hsu, and M. Hefeeda, On the Benefits of Cooperative Video Broadcast over WMANs and WLANs, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia 2009, pp. 901--904, Beijing, China, October 2009. (Acceptance: 30%)

• A. Berger and M. Hefeeda, Exploiting SIP for Botnet Communication, In Proc. of Workshop on Secure Network Protocols (NPSec'09), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'09), pp. 31--36, Princeton, NJ, October 2009. (Acceptance: 30%)

• K. Mokhtarian and M. Hefeeda, Efficient Allocation of Seed Servers in Peer-to-Peer Streaming Systems with Scalable Videos, In Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS'09), pp. 1-- 9, Charleston, SC, July 2009.

• K. Mokhtarian and M. Hefeeda, End-to-End Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams, In Proc. of International workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV'09), pp. 79--84, Williamsburg, VA, June 2009. (Acceptance: 30%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Multi-Layer Video Broadcasting with Low Channel Switching Delays, In Proc. of IEEE International Packet Video Workshop (PV'09), pp. 1--10, Seattle, WA, May 2009. Slides pptx pdf

• M. Hefeeda and K. Mokhtarian, Analysis of Authentication Schemes for Nonscalable Video Streams, In Proc. of IEEE International Packet Video Workshop (PV'09), pp. 1--10, Seattle, WA, May 2009. Slides pptx pdf

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Video Broadcasting to Heterogeneous Mobile Devices, In Proc. of IFIP Networking 2009, Aachen, Germany, May 2009. Published in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 5550, pp. 600--613, 2009. (Acceptance: 20%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Time Slicing in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks with Arbitrary Channel Bit Rates, In Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM 2009, pp. 2231--2239, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2009. Slides pptx pdf (Acceptance: 20%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Bounding Switching Delay in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks, In Proc. of ACM/SPIE Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference (MMCN'09), 12 pages, San Jose, CA, January 2009. Slides pptx pdf

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Cross-layer Optimization of Video Streaming in Single-Hop Wireless Networks, In Proc. of ACM/SPIE Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference (MMCN'09), 13 pages, San Jose, CA, January 2009. Slides pptx pdf

2008

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, ISP-Friendly Peer Matching without ISP Collaboration, International Workshop on Real Overlays & Distributed Systems (ROADS'08), in conjunction with ACM CoNEXT 2008, 6 pages, Madrid, Spain, December 2008. Slides pptx pdf (Acceptance: 30%)

• M. Hefeeda and C. Hsu, Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'08), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December, 2008. [Best Paper Award]

• M. Hefeeda and B. Noorizadeh, Cooperative Caching: The Case for P2P Traffic, In Proc. of IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN'08), pp. 12--19, Montreal, Canada, October 2008.

2007

• M. Hefeeda and H. Ahmadi, A Probabilistic Coverage Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'07), pp. 41--50, Beijing, China, October 2007. (Acceptance: 15%) Slides ppt pdf

• M. Hefeeda and H. Ahmadi, Network Connectivity under Probabilistic Communication Models in Wireless Sensor Networks, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS'07), pp. 1--9, Pisa, Italy, October 2007. (Acceptance: 25%)

• M. Hefeeda and M. Bagheri, Wireless Sensor Networks for Early Detection of Forest Fires, In Proc. of International Workshop on Mobile Ad hoc and Sensor Systems for Global and Homeland Security (MASS-GHS’07), in conjunction with IEEE MASS’07, pp. 1--6, Pisa, Italy, October 2007. Slides pptpdf

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Structuring Multi-Layer Scalable Streams to Maximize Client-Perceived Quality, In Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS'07), pp. 182--187, Chicago, IL, June 2007.

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Optimal Partitioning of Fine-Grained Scalable Video Streams, In Proc. of ACM International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio & Video (NOSSDAV'07), pp. 63--68, Urbana-Champion, IL, June 2007. Slides ppt pdf.

• M. Hefeeda and M. Bagheri, Randomized k-Coverage Algorithms For Dense Sensor Networks, In Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM 2007 Minisymposium, pp. 2376--2380, Anchorage, AK, May 2007. Slides ppt pdf. (Acceptance: 25%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Optimal Bit Allocation for Fine-Grained Scalable Video Sequences in Distributed Streaming Environments, In Proc. of 14th ACM/SPIE Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference (MMCN'07), pp. 1--12, San Jose, CA, Jan 2007. Slides ppt pdf. (Acceptance: 30%)

2006

• O. Saleh and M. Hefeeda, Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'06), pp. 249--258, Santa Barbara, CA, November 2006. Slides ppt pdf. (Acceptance: 14%)

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Rate-Distortion Models for FGS-encoded Video Sequences, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA’06), pp. 334--337, Alexandria, Egypt, September 2006.

2005

• Y. Tu, M. Hefeeda, Y. Xia, and S. Prabhakar, Control-based Quality Adaptation in Data Stream Management Systems, In Proc. of 16th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA'05), Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2005. Published in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 3588, pp. 746--755, September 2005.

2003

• M. Hefeeda, A. Habib, B. Botev, D. Xu, and B. Bhargava, PROMISE: Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming Using CollectCast, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia 2003, pages 45--54, Berkeley, CA, November 2003. Slides ppt pdf. (Acceptance: 17%)

• A. Habib, M. Hefeeda, and B. Bhargava, Detecting Service Violations and DoS Attacks, In Proc. of Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium (NDSS'03), pages 177--189, San Diego, CA, February 2003. (Acceptance: 21%)

• M. Hefeeda and B. Bhargava, On-Demand Media Streaming Over the Internet, In Proc. of 9th IEEE Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems (FTDCS'03), pages 279--285, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May, 2003. Slides ppt pdf.

2002

• D. Xu, M. Hefeeda, S. Hambrush, and B. Bhargava, On Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming, In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'02), pages 363--371, Vienna, Austria, July 2002. (Acceptance: 18%)

2001

• Y. Lu , B. Bhargava, and M. Hefeeda, An Architecture for Secure Wireless Networking, In Proc. of Workshop on Reliable and Secure Applications in Mobile Environment, New Orleans, October 2001.

2000

• R. A. Ammar, M. Hefeeda, H. Sholl, D. Smarkusky, and B. MacKay, Two-Moment Analysis of a Computation's Performance, International Conf. on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS'2000), Las Vegas, August 2000.

1996

• R. A. Ammar, T. A. Fergany, A. El-Desouky, and M. Hefeeda, Heuristic Scheduling Algorithms to Access the Critical Section in Shared-Memory Environment, International Conf. on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS'96), DiJon, France, Sept. 1996.

Posters and Demos

• M. Hefeeda, K. Choudhary, Efficient Multiplexing for Mobile Video Streaming, British Columbia Innovation Council (BCIC) Connect Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 2010.

• M. Hefeeda, C. Hsu, and Y. Liu, Testbed and Experiments for Mobile TV (DVB-H) Networks, ACM Multimedia'08 Technical Demonstration, Vancouver, Canada, October 2008. Best Demo Award

• C. Hsu and M. Hefeeda, Video Communication Systems with Heterogeneous Clients, ACM Multimedia'08 Doctoral Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, October 2008.

• C. Hsu, N. Chiluka, and M. Hefeeda, ISP-Friendly Peer Matching Algorithms, ACM SIGCOMM'08 Poster, Seattle, WA, August 2008. [Poster: pdf] [Poster: ppt].

• M. Hefeeda, C. Hsu, and K. Mokhtarian, pCache: A Proxy Cache for Peer-to-Peer Traffic, ACM SIGCOMM'08 Technical Demonstration, Seattle, WA, August 2008. [Poster: pdf] [Poster: ppt].

• M. Hefeeda, A. Habib, D. Xu, and B. Bhargava, CollectCast: A Tomography-Based Network Service for Peer-to-Peer Streaming, In ACM SIGCOMM'03 Poster Session, Karlsruhe, Germany, August 2003. Abstract pdf ppt. (Acceptance: 29%)

• M. Hefeeda, A Framework for Cost-Effective Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution, In Proc. of ACM Multimedia 2003, Doctoral Symposium, pages 642--643, Berkeley, CA, November 2003. Slides ppt pdf.

Technical Reports and Manuscripts Under Review

• M. Hefeeda, Peer-to-Peer Systems: A Comprehensive Survey, School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2004.

• M. Hefeeda, P. Afeche, B. Bhargava, Economics of a Collaborative Peer-to-Peer Infrastructure for Content Distribution, CS-TR 03-015, Purdue University, May 2003.

• M. Hefeeda, A. Habib, B. Bhargava, Cost-Profit Analysis of a Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming Architecture, CERIAS TR 2002-37, Purdue University, October 2002.

• M. Hefeeda, B. Bhargava, On Mobile Code Security, CERIAS TR 2001-46, Purdue University, October 2001.

Patents

• M. Hefeeda, C. Hsu, Method for Scalable Broadcasting of Video Streams to Mobile Devices, US Provisional Patent Application, filed in September 2010.

• M. Hefeeda, C. Hsu, System and Method for Broadcasting Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Receivers with Energy Constrains, International Patent Application, filed in August 2010.

• W. Abd-Almageed, M. Hefeeda, B. Abdelaziz, System and Method for Semantic Video Segmentation, US Provisional Patent Application, filed in April 2010.

• C. Schuba, M. Hefeeda, J. Goldschmidt, M. Speer, Discovering Services Supported by Flow Enforcement Devices Through Subgraph Matching, US Patent Pending, Filed May 2005.

Tutorials

• M. Hefeeda and C. Hsu, Mobile Video Streaming in Modern Wireless Networks at the ACM Multimedia 2010 Conference. Summary, Slides pptx pdf