Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Nicholas, P.J., Hoffman, K.L. (2018). "Analysis of Spectrum Allocation to Support Mobile Ad-hoc Networks in Contested Environments." Proceedings of the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), pp. 145-150.
- Nicholas, P.J., Tkacheff, J., Kuhns, C.M. (2016). "Measuring the operational impact of military SATCOM degradation." Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 3087-3097.
- Nicholas, P.J., Hoffman, K.L. (2016). "Optimal channel assignment for military MANET using integer optimization and constraint programming." Proceedings of the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), pp. 1114-1120.
- Nicholas, P.J. (2016). "Optimal allocation of electromagnetic spectrum to support tactical wideband communications." Military Operations Research, Vol 21, No 1, pp. 21-39.
- Nicholas, P.J., Hoffman, K.L. (2015). "Computational challenges of dynamic channel assignment for military MANET." Proceedings of the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), pp. 1171-1178.
- Nicholas, P.J. (2015). "A dividing rectangles algorithm for stochastic simulation optimization." Proceedings of the 14th INFORMS Computing Society Conference (ICS), pp. 47-61.
- Nicholas, P.J., Tkacheff, J., Kuhns, C.M. (2014). "Analysis of throughput-constrained tactical wireless networks." IEEE Military Communications Conference, pp. 916-921.
- Nicholas, P.J., Pepper, J. Muratore, M., Gibbons, D., Weaver, C. (2013). "Simulation and analysis of mobile ad-hoc network technology in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry battalion." Military Operations Research, Vol 18, No 4, pp. 19-35.
- Nicholas, P.J., Alderson, D.L. (2012). "Fast, efficient transmitter placement in wireless mesh networks." Military Operations Research, Vol 17, No 4, pp. 69-84.
Patents
- Nicholas, P.J., Alderson, D.L. (2017). "Method for interference-robust transmitter placement in wireless mesh networks." U.S. patent 9,788,213.
- Nicholas, P.J., Alderson, D.L. (2014). "Method for optimal transmitter placement in wireless mesh networks." U.S. patent 8,654,672.
Technical Reports and Other Documents
- Nicholas, P.J. (2016). "Optimal spectrum allocation to support tactical mobile ad-hoc networks." Ph.D. dissertation, George Mason University.
- Nicholas, P.J., Alderson, D.L. (2015). "Designing interference-robust wireless mesh networks using a defender-attacker-defender model." Naval Postgraduate School, technical report NPS-OR-15-002.
- Nicholas, P.J., Tkacheff, J., Kuhns, M., Maddux, J. (2015). “GPS and SATCOM Denial Study.” Marine Corps Combat Development Command, technical report.
- Nicholas, P.J., Tkacheff, J., Hipsher, M., Bancroft, J.J. (2014). “Analytic framework for tactical cyberspace / electronic warfare operations.” Marine Corps Combat Development Command, technical report.
- Nicholas, P.J., Pepper, J., Hipsher, M., Bulanow, P. (2013). “Marine Air-Ground Task Force wideband spectrum requirement and allocation study.” Marine Corps Combat Development Command, technical report.
- Reber, D., Weaver, C., Nicholas, P.J., Gibbons, D. (2010). “Marine Air-Ground Task Force electronic warfare study.” Marine Corps Combat Development Command, technical report.
- Nicholas, P.J. (2009). "Optimal transmitter placement in wireless mesh networks." M.S. thesis, Naval Postgraduate School.