Martin Lévesque School of Information Sciences University of Pittsburgh 135 North Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15260 +1 (412) 426-0995 levesque@pitt.edu Education 2011 - 2014 · PhD in Telecommunications at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Université du Québec, Montréal, Canada (Distinction: Excellent.). Supervisor: Prof. Martin Maier. Co-supervisor: Prof. Géza Joós (NSERC/Hydro-Québec Industrial Research Chair). 2008 - 2010 · Master in Computer Science at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada (Distinction: Excellent.). 2005 - 2007 · Bachelor in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada. Academic Awards and Scholarships 2014 - 2016 · Postdoctoral fellowship. Awarded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 2013 · SYTACom (McGill University, Canada) International Internship Scholarship. 2012 - 2014 · Doctoral scholarship. Awarded by Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies (FRQNT). 2008 - 2009 · Master scholarship. Awarded by Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies (FRQNT). 2008 · Bourse d’excellence de la Faculté des sciences pour les cycles supérieurs. Awarded by UQAM. 2007 · Undergraduate research scholarship. Awarded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Experiences 01/2015 - ... · Visiting Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Grant proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF), USA. Topics: Virtual network resilience and cyber-physical systems. 09/2014 - ... · Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Topic: Secured and synchronized internetworking smart grid communications. 06/2013 - 09/2013 · Visiting Researcher, EDF R&D, Clamart, France. Topic: Advanced Smart Grid Multi-Simulation. 1/4 2009 - 2011 · Software Engineer, Codency, Montréal, Canada. Software development and optimization of high traffic websites and file sharing systems. Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Java, MySQL. Research Interests Smart grid communications, multi-simulation, network resilience, wireless and optical networking, and performance evaluation of computer networks. Publications Book Chapters: [BC2] I. Harrabi, T. Louati, M. Lévesque, and M. Maier, ”Testbed Design and Co-simulation of PEV Coordination Schemes over Integrated Fiber-Wireless Smart Grid Communications Infrastructures,” Springer, Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid: Management and Control Strategies, to appear. [BC1] M. Lévesque, L. Ivanescu, and M. Maier, ”Next-Generation Optical Access Networks: Trends, Challenges, and Applications,” Hershey, PA: IGI Global, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition, in print. Journals: [J11] M. Lévesque and D. Tipper, ”A Survey on Clock Synchronization over Packet-Switched Networks,” IEEE Communications Survey & Tutorials (Submitted). [J10] B. P. Bhattarai, M. Lévesque, B. Bak-Jensen, J. R. Pillai, M. Maier, D. Tipper, and P. Mahat, ”Design and Co-simulation of A Hierarchical Demand Response Coordination Architecture,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (Submitted). [J9] H. Beyranvand, M. Lévesque, M. Maier, J. A. Salehi, C. Verikoukis, and D. Tipper, ”FiWi Enhanced LTE-A HetNets with Unreliable Fiber Backhaul Sharing and WiFi Offloading,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN), Submitted. [J8] B. P. Bhattarai, M. Lévesque, M. Maier, B. Bak-Jensen, J. R. Pillai, ”Optimizing Electric Vehicle Coordination over a Heterogeneous Mesh Network in a Scaled-down Smart Grid Testbed,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, to appear. [J7] M. Lévesque, F. Aurzada, M. Maier, and G. Joós, ”Coexistence Analysis of H2H and M2M Traffic in FiWi Smart Grid Communications Infrastructures Based on Multi-Tier Business Models,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 3931-3942, Nov. 2014. [J6] F. Aurzada, M. Lévesque, M. Maier, and M. Reisslein, ”FiWi Access Networks Based on Next-Generation PON and Gigabit-Class WLAN Technologies: A Capacity and Delay Analysis,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN), vol 22, no. 4, pp. 1176-1189, Aug. 2014. [J5] M. Lévesque and M. Maier, ”Probabilistic Availability Quantification of PON and WiMAX Based FiWi Access Networks for Future Smart Grid Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol 62, no. 6, pp. 1958-1969, June 2014. 2/4 [J4] M. Maier and M. Lévesque, ”Dependable Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) Access Networks and Their Role in a Sustainable Third Industrial Revolution Economy (Invited Paper),” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 386-400, June 2014. [J3] D. Q. Xu, M. Lévesque, G. Joós, and M. Maier, ”Integrated V2G, G2V, and Renewable Energy Sources Coordination over a Converged Fiber-Wireless Broadband Access Network,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 1381-1390, May 2013. [J2] M. Maier, M Lévesque, and L. Ivanescu, ”NG-PONs 1&2 and Beyond: The Dawn of the Über-FiWi Network,” IEEE Network, Special Issue on Next Generation Optical Access Networks: Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation, Resource Use Optimization and QoS Improvements, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 15-21, March/April 2012. [J1] W. Hosny Fouad Aly, M. Lévesque, and H. Elbiaze, ”AHDR Technique for OBS Networks,” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol. 2, no. 10, pp. 1-5. Conferences: [C12] K. Ali Alkobayer, M. Lévesque, and D. Tipper, ”Cost-Efficient Improvement of Network Resilience Based on Betweenness Centrality,” Proc., IEEE International Teletraffic Congress (ITC), Ghent, Belgium, Sept., 2015. [C11] V. Kounev, D. Tipper, M. Lévesque, B. M. Grainger, T. McDermott, and G. F. Reed, ”A Microgrid Co-Simulation Framework,” Proc., IEEE Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems (MSCPES), Seattle, WA, USA, April, 2015. [C10] V. Kounev, M. Lévesque, D. Tipper, and T. Gomes, ”On Smart Grid Communications Reliability,” Proc., IEEE International Conference on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), Kansas City, Missouri, USA, March, 2015. [C9] H. Beyranvand, M. Lévesque, M. Maier, and J. Salehi, ”FiWi Enhanced Small Cell Networks with Fiber Backhaul Sharing and WiFi Offloading Constraints,” Proc., IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Hong Kong, Apr.-May, 2015. [C8] M. Lévesque, F. Aurzada, M. Maier, and M. Reisslein, ”Analytical Framework for the Capacity and Delay Evaluation of Next-Generation FiWi Network Routing Algorithms,” Proc., IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Shanghai, China, Apr. 2013. [C7] M. Lévesque, D. Q. Xu, G. Joós, and M. Maier, ”Co-Simulation of PEV Coordination Schemes over a FiWi Smart Grid Communications Infrastructure,” Proc., The 38th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2012), Montréal, Canada, Oct. 2012, pp. 2901-2906. [C6] M. Lévesque and M. Maier, ”The Über-FiWi Network: QoS Guarantees for Triple-Play and Future Smart Grid Applications (Invited Paper),” Proc., International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Coventry, United Kingdom, Jul. 2012. [C5] M. Lévesque, M. Maier, Y. Desai, and G. Joós, ”Adaptive Admission Control for a Smart Grid FiWi Communications Network facing Power Blackouts during a DDoS Attack,” Proc., IEEE Green Technologies Conference, Tulsa, OK, USA, Apr. 2012. [C4] M. Lévesque, D. Q. Xu, M. Maier, and G. Joós, ”Communications and Power Distribution Network Co-Simulation for Multidisciplinary Smart Grid Experimentations,” Proc., SCS/ACM Spring Simulation Multiconference (SpringSim), Annual Simulation Symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, Mar. 2012. 3/4 [C3] M. Lévesque and H. Elbiaze, ”Graphical Probabilistic Routing Model for OBS Networks with Realistic Traffic Scenario,” Proc., IEEE Globecom 2009, Hawaii, United States, November 30 December 4, 2009. [C2] M. Lévesque, H. Elbiaze, and W. H. F. Aly, ”Adaptive Threshold-based Decision for Efficient Hybrid Deflection and Retransmission Scheme in OBS Networks,” Proc., 13th Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM 2009), Braunschweig, Germany, February 18-20, 2009. [C1] M. Lévesque, H. Elbiaze, and W. H. F. Aly, ”Adaptive Hybrid Deflection and Retransmission Routing for Optical Burst-Switched Networks,” Proc., The 7th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN 2008), Singapore, Dec 8-11, 2008. Technical Reports: [R3] M. Lévesque, C. Béchet, E. Suignard, M. Maier, A. Picault and G. Joós, ”From Co- Towards Multi-Simulation of Smart Grids based on HLA and FMI Standards: A Telecontrol Case Study Based on Real World Configurations,” arXiv:1412.5571, http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.5571, Dec. 2014. [R2] M. Lévesque, ”Rethinking Wireless MAC Protocols using Lattice Correlators for Improved WiMAX Network Performance in Smart Grids,” arXiv:1409.2064, http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.2064, Sep. 2014. [R1] M. Lévesque, ”A Metamodel of Unit Testing for Object-Oriented Programming Languages,” arXiv:0912.3583, http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3583, Dec. 2009. Scholarly Activities • Member of the Technical Committee of Elsevier Computer Communications and IEEE IES Technical Committee on Smart Grids. • Awarded Outstanding Reviewer Status for Elsevier, January 2014. • Reviewer for Elsevier Computer Communications, Elsevier Optical Switching and Networking, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. References • Prof. Martin Maier, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Montréal, Canada. Phone: +1 (514) 228-7024. Email: maier@emt.inrs.ca. • Eric Suignard, Engineer, EDF R&D, 1, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Clamart, France. Phone: +33 1 47 65 46 43. Email: eric.suignard@edf.fr. • Prof. Halima Elbiaze, Université du Québec à Montréal. Phone: (514) 987-3000, office 8485. Email: elbiaze.halima@uqam.ca. 4/4