Dr. Dave Pearce
 

Dr. Dave Pearce BA (Cantab) Ph.D. (York) MIEEE

Teaching Fellow

Email: dajp1@ohm.york.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~dajp1
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 2390
Fax: +44 (0)1904 32 2335

Dave Pearce is responsible for the teaching of communications at both undergraduate and graduate level in the Department of Electronics at the University of York. He has led the development of the Communications Engineering MSc programme.  His teaching interests include mathematics, Internet protocols and socket programming, mobile communication systems, wireless modems, radio propagation, and the development of transferable skills.

His research interests are in the interaction of Internet protocols with wireless layer access protocols and resource management schemes; cross-layer design and optimisation; cognitive radio, wireless resource allocation and spectrum management.  His current research is focused on cognitive cross-layer techniques for ad-hoc and sensor networks.

He also has an active interest in engineering education research, in particular the use of new technologies in teaching.  He is a member of the Special Interest Group on education research in the HEFCE Engineering Subject Centre.

He started his career working in fibre-optic communications at Plessey Research Roke Manor in 1985, then in 1990 joined Madge Networks where he was responsible for the design of 802.5 token ring network hubs, switches and bridges, as well as for the physical layer implementation on a network interface card that sold over one million units. During this time he played a leading role on the IEEE 802.5 standardisation committee. From 1996 to 1998 he researched into fixed wireless access systems at the University of York.  He was appointed a lecturer in 1998.

He is the author of over 40 conference and journal papers in the field of communications engineering and education, and is a named inventor on twelve patents.

 

Latest 30 Publications

  • J. Harbin, P. D. Mitchell, D. A. J. Pearce, Wireless sensor network wormhole avoidance using reputation-based routing, IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), York, UK, September, 2010
  • D. Grace, K. Katzis, D.A.J. Pearce, P.D. Mitchell, Low-Latency MAC-Layer Handoff for a High Altitude Platform delivering Broadband Communications, URSI Radio Science Bulletin - HAPs Special Issue, June, 2010
  • J. Harbin, P. D. Mitchell, and D. A. J Pearce, Wireless sensor network wormhole avoidance using disturbance-based routing schemes, IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Siena, Italy, September, 2009
  • D. Grace, P. D. Mitchell, T. Clarke, A. G. Burr, D. A. J. Pearce, Cognitive routing for tactical ad hoc communications, Karlsruhe Workshop on Software Radios (WSR), Karlsruhe, Germany, March, 2008
  • D.A.J. Pearce and D. Grace, Optimum Antenna Configurations for High-Altitude Platforms, IET Communications, 1(3):359-64, June, 2007
  • Y. V. Zakharov, T. C. Tozer, and D. A. J. Pearce, Acoustic echo cancellation using frequency-domain spline identification, IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 55(2):585-593, Feb., 2007
  • Y. Gou, D. A. J. Pearce, and P. D. Mitchell, A receiver-based vertical handover mechanism for TCP congestion control, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 5(10):2824-2833, October, 2006
  • L. Zhang, A. G. Burr and D. A. J. Pearce, Capacity of MIMO Wireless Channel with Finite Scattering in Cellular System, IEE Proceedings on Communications, 153(4):489-495, Aug, 2006
  • Y. V. Zakharov, V. M. Baronkin, D. A. J. Pearce, Asymptotic and modified Cramer-Rao bounds for frequency estimation in parallel fading channels, IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 54(4):1554-1557, Apr., 2006
  • J. Thornton, D.A.J. Pearce, D. Grace, M. Oodo, K. Katzis, T.C. Tozer, Effect of Antenna Beam Pattern and Layout on Cellular Performance in High Altitude Platform Communications., International Journal of Wireless Personal Communications (Special Issue), 35(-1):35-51, 0929-6212 (paper), October, 2005
  • Z. Sun, D. A. J. Pearce, and P. D. Mitchell, Per stream congestion control for preferential treatment among SCTP streams, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Conference (WPMC), Aalborg, Denmark, September, 2005
  • K. Katzis, D. Grace, D.A.J. Pearce, Impact of High Altitude Platform Movements on Cellular Handover, International Workshop on High Altitude Platforms (WHAPS), Athens, Greece, September, 2005
  • J.Zhang and D.A.J.Pearce, Proactive care-of address test for route optimization in FMIPv6, 3rd ACM Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots, Cologne, Germany, September, 2005
  • J. Zhang and D.A.J. Pearce, On designing a burst-sensitive RED queue at GPRS links in a heterogeneous mobile environment, IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Communications (PIMRC), Berlin, Germany, September, 2005
  • X. You and D.A.J. Pearce, Channel Allocation Strategies for TD-CDMA Networks with Smart Antennas, WPMC 2005, Aalborg, September, 2005
  • D.A.J.Pearce, On The Effects of Intracell Handoff on Resource Allocation Algorithms for Fixed Wireless Access Systems, Wireless Personal Communications, 32(2):127-138, 0929-6212, January, 2005
  • L.Zhang, A.G.Burr and D.A.J.Pearce, Capacity of Cellular System for the Finite Scatterers MIMO Wireless Channel, Wireless Personal Multimedia Conference 2004, Abano Terme, Italy, September, 2004
  • J. Zhang, D.A.J. Pearce and T.C. Tozer, Two-Way Registration: A Fast Handoff Scheme for IPv4 Macro-Mobility Management, The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, Barcelona, September, 2004
  • D.A.J.Pearce and V.L.Parker, A Comparison of Resource Allocation Strategies for Lily-pad Networks, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Conference, Padova, Italy, September, 2004
  • Y.-M. Lu, D. Grace, P. D. Mitchell, and D. A. J. Pearce, Performance evaluation of minimum impact routing for multi-hop wireless ad hoc network, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Conference, Padova, Italy, September, 2004
  • K. Katzis, D.A.J. Pearce, D. Grace,, Fairness in Channel Allocation in a High Altitude Platform Communication System exploiting Cellular Overlap, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC'04) Conference, Abano Terme, Italy, September, 2004
  • D.Bozec, M.P.Robinson, D.A.J.Pearce and C.A.Marshman, Electromagnetic Compatibility And Spectrum Management Issues Of ISM Band For Wireless Communication In Healthcare Facilities, ESDA04, 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, Manchester, July, 2004
  • K. Katzis, D.A.J. Pearce, D. Grace, Fixed Channel Allocation Techniques Exploiting Cell Overlap for High Altitude Platforms, European Wireless 2004, Barcelona, February, 2004
  • A.J. Rowell, D. Bozec, C.A. Marshman, L.M. McCormack, D.A.J. Pearce, T. Konefal and A.C. Marvin, Rolling stock EMC emission measurements, IEE Seminar on EMC Assurance in a Railway Environment, London, UK, September, 2003
  • D A J Pearce A C Marvin A J Rowell L McCormack C A Marshman, Innovative railway EMC emission measurement techniques, World Congress on Railway Research 2003, Edinburgh, Sept, 2003
  • Myles Capstick and Dave Pearce, EMC susceptibility of Low Power Radio Receivers, IEEE Int Symp on EMC, Istanbul, May, 2003
  • D.A.J. Pearce and D. Grace, Optimising the Downlink Capacity of Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Systems for Packet-Based Communications, IEEE International Communications Conference ICC 2003, Anchorage, May, 2003
  • D.A.J. Pearce, Optimum Resource Allocation Schemes for Packet-Based Cellular Communications Systems, Electronics Letters, 39(6):560, March, 2003
  • D. Grace, J. Thornton, G.P. White, C.L. Spillard, D.A.J.Pearce et al, The European HeliNet Broadband Communications Application - An Update on Progress, Japanese Stratospheric Platforms Systems Workshop, Japan, February, 2003
  • J. Harbin, P. D. Mitchell, D. A. J. Pearce, Security of Self-Organizing Networks: MANET, WSN, WMN, VANET, Auerbach Publications, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 978-1-4398191-9-7, 2003
  • T. Konefal, D.A.J. Pearce, A.C.Marvin, L McCormack, C.A.Marshman, Potential Electromagnetic Interference to Radio Services from Railways, EMC Europe 2002: International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Sorrento, September, 2002

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