Tutorial
Title: Sensor Networks: from Technology to Applications
Speaker: Dr. Walter D.
Leon-Salas, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Abstract: Technological advances in
electronics and wireless communications have made possible the implementation
and deployment of sensor networks. Sensor networks is a networking paradigm
used to describe networks composed of a large number of nodes with limited
energy and computational resources that work cooperatively and communicate unthetered over short distances. Applications for such
networks are found in areas such as health care, military, factory
instrumentation, traffic monitoring, surveillance, monitoring of buildings and
utility assets, interactive environments, and home automation. The design of sensor networks faces many
challenges that stem from limited energy and hardware resources available to
the sensor nodes. Once deployed, replacing the batteries of the sensor node
becomes very costly. Thus, sensor nodes must consume very small power or even
harvest energy from their environments. The constraints on power consumption
limit the speed and the amount of data processing, as well as the range of
radio communications. Moreover, in many applications the sensor nodes must
occupy small volumes limiting even more the computational capabilities of the
sensor nodes. To address these
challenges many solutions at the levels of hardware design, wireless
communications, networking protocols, and power management have been proposed.
This tutorial will provide a survey on the state-of-the-art technologies
employed in sensor networks, it will present guidelines for the designer, and
will showcase applications and future trends.
Topics to
be covered: Hardware platforms, Wireless
communications, Networking protocols, Security, Energy harvesting, Applications,
and Future trends.
Prospective Audience: This tutorial is intended for students,
professionals, and researchers working in the area of sensor networking. It is
designed to provide an introduction to people wanting to do research in the
area and advanced concepts to professionals and researchers in the topic of
sensor networks.
Presenter’s Biography: Walter D. Leon-Salas received
the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Nacional
de San Agustin,