WORLDCOMP'08 Tutorial: Prof. Anura P. Jayasumana

Sensor Networks – Technologies, Protocols and Algorithms Prof. Anura P. Jayasumana Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Date: July 14, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM Location: Platinum Room

Abstract



Dense collections of smart sensors, actuators, and processors that self-configure to network and process form the basis of a new networking and processing paradigm, sensor networks. This emerging sensor networking infrastructure encompasses RFID based systems, wireless sensor networks, surveillance networks and high-end systems such as networks of radars. This tutorial will review the emerging sensor networking technologies, protocols and applications. We will look at the practical and theoretical issues in designing and deploying sensor networks. An overview of hardware platforms and software support will be provided. Selected examples of algorithms for wireless sensor network self-organization, power management, and data transport will be discussed. Examples from an array of different fields, such as environmental monitoring, military and telemedicine, will be used to expose the potential applications, challenges and research issues related to these sensor networks.



Objectives



• Learn about the state-of-the art of sensor networks, platforms, standards, and applications of sensor networks
• Identify the research and development challenges that have to be overcome to realize large-scale sensor networks
• Understand the role of sensor networks in bridging the physical and digital worlds, and its potential to dramatically alter the way complex systems that monitor and interact with the environment are designed and implemented

Intended Audience



Researchers, scientists, and engineers from different fields will be able to apply this emerging technology within their own fields to overcome limitations associated with present technologies. Graduate students and researchers will find interesting problems to work on to benefit from and cater to this emerging networking paradigm.


Biography of Presenter



Anura Jayasumana is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University. He also holds a joint appointment in Computer Science. He is also a member of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere. His research interests include computer and communication networks and protocols, including sensor networks, optical network, and performance modeling. He is involved in the development of sensor networks for applications such as chemical plume tracking. He has served extensively as a consultant to industry, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. He has supervised over 60 M.S. and Ph.D. theses, holds two patents, and is the co-author of a book, an RFC, and over 200 papers. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award from the Mountain States Council of American Electronics Association.

Prof. Anura P. Jayasumana
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO80523
(970) 491-7855 / (970) 491-2249 (Fax)
Anura.Jayasumana@Colostate.edu
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~anura/