Blind Matchmaking For More Efficient Wireless Networks (VIDEO)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

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Wireless networks are overwhelmed by the demand for bandwidth coming from the multitude of users with multiple mobile devices that use data-hungry applications. Researchers at KAUST have developed a way of maximizing the bandwidth available to users. They have done this by using matching theory, a mathematical framework, to form pairs that share available bandwidth. The arrangement is mutually beneficial and because no central authority regulates the market, neither user risks their privacy. This algorithm has already been used for several applications, including organ-exchange programs, college admissions and communications networks. Read more at KAUST Discovery: discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/309

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