Michel Barbeau
Director and Professor, School of Computer Science
Professor Barbeau’s research specializes in non classical wireless networks. His current research has involved developing an acoustic network for underwater communication to aid in water based surveillance in areas ranging from coastal navigation to environmental monitoring.
Working alongside a team of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, Professor Barbeau is testing ways to use mechanical vibrations to send encoded messages between underwater nodes. His team has worked to find ways to deal with challenges like multipath propagation of underwater acoustic waves – when signals are received by more than one path – influenced by reflection at sea surface and seabed, and refraction due to factors like water temperature, depth and surface waves, among other.
Specific Research Interests
- Wide area ad hoc networks
- Underwater communications and networks
- Quantum communications and networks
- Software defined radio