Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00028, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hossain, Md Jahangir (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Ensuring connectivity in crises is a critical issue as it allows fast and efficient reaction. For instance, in the case_x000D_
of fire or natural disaster, communication among first responders (firefighters, police, etc.) and with the control_x000D_
unit is of tremendous importance to coordinate the required actions. But, in such situations, traditional_x000D_
communication means are not reliable for two main reasons: (1) there is high probability that the disaster_x000D_
damages the network infrastructure, and (2) in these situations, there is often unusual increase of demand by_x000D_
normal people for network resources to take information which causes net degradation of the quality of service._x000D_
Thus, an alternative efficient protocol is required to ensure connectivity for first responders._x000D_
In this work, we aim to take advantage of recent advances in communication to develop a protocol for_x000D_
emergency communication in crises situations employing multihop communication using device-to-device_x000D_
(D2D) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) aided connections., program purpose french : Ensuring connectivity in crises is a critical issue as it allows fast and efficient reaction. For instance, in the case_x000D_
of fire or natural disaster, communication among first responders (firefighters, police, etc.) and with the control_x000D_
unit is of tremendous importance to coordinate the required actions. But, in such situations, traditional_x000D_
communication means are not reliable for two main reasons: (1) there is high probability that the disaster_x000D_
damages the network infrastructure, and (2) in these situations, there is often unusual increase of demand by_x000D_
normal people for network resources to take information which causes net degradation of the quality of service._x000D_
Thus, an alternative efficient protocol is required to ensure connectivity for first responders._x000D_
In this work, we aim to take advantage of recent advances in communication to develop a protocol for_x000D_
emergency communication in crises situations employing multihop communication using device-to-device_x000D_
(D2D) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) aided connections., agreement title english : Ensuring connectivity in emergency situations using D2D and UAV-aided wireless multihop_x000D_
communications, agreement title french : Ensuring connectivity in emergency situations using D2D and UAV-aided wireless multihop_x000D_
communications, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada