The Networking Research Lab in the Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte focuses on research that advances the way that people and applications interact in emerging wireless networks. Research areas include algorithm design and software engineering for pervasive computing environments. Researchers explore problems and solutions for ad hoc  networks, sensor networks, delay tolerant  networks, and the Internet of Things. Topics of particular interest include:

• topology control and power management
• load balancing and link scheduling
• energy-efficent routing and localized routing
• Performance modelling and optimization
• participatory sensing
• information retrieval in pervasive computing networks
• quality of information in pervasive computing networks