Wireless Sensor Networks

3 units

Dense collections of smart sensors networked to form self-configuring pervasive computing systems provide a basis for a new computing paradigm that challenges many classical approaches to distributed computing. Naming, wireless networking protocols, data management, and approaches to dependability, real-time, security, and middleware services all fundamentally change when confronted with this new environment. Embedded sensor networks and pervasive computing are among the most exciting research areas with many open research questions. This course will study a large number of research papers that deal with various aspects of wireless sensor networks. Students will perform a project on a real wireless sensor network comprised of tiny devices, each consisting of sensors, a radio transceiver, and a microcontroller.