Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks

3 units

This is an introductory course on wireless sensor networks for senior undergraduate students. The course will use a combination of lecturing and reading and discussion of research papers to help each student to understand the characteristics and operations of various wireless sensor networks. Topics covered include sensor network architecture, communication protocols on Medium Access Control and Routing, sensor network operation systems, sensor data aggregation and dissemination, localization and time synchronization, energy management, and target detection and tracking using acoustic sensor networks.