What is the MANIAC Challenge?

Much of the research on mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) has focused on simulation and testbed studies, while plans for actual deployment of large-scale MANETs remain limited. There is uncertainty, in fact, as to whether a large-scale distributed ad hoc network with hardware and software from many different vendors and controlled by many different administrative entities is even viable. See also the MANIAC FLYER.

Goal of MANIAC Challenge Project

This project establishes a multi-institution competition. The MANIAC Challenge, that allows us to study the tension between the desire of nodes to focus only on delivery of their team's packets (in order to preserve battery life and competitive advantage) and the need for nodes in a MANET to cooperate in order to permit the delivery of packets across the heterogeneous network.

Organizers

The professors in charge and responsible for the MANIAC Challenge are Dr. Luiz DaSilva and Dr. Allen MacKenzie as part of Wireless at Virginia Tech.

Recent Presentation

To view slides from recent presentations about the MANIAC Challenge click here.