Sensor Network Applications and Services

Sensor networking envisions a ubiquitous computing future in which scattered smart sensors combine to form dynamic, ad hoc, low power, and self-configurable wireless networks capable of monitoring their external environments and relaying their data to a smart spaces infrastructure. These sensor networks will operate in a variety of environments, including home, office, and military, and will assist in such activities as locating and identifying people, monitoring room and environment conditions indoors, as well as tracking the motion of vehicles and animals outdoors. Resources such as power, processing speed and memory are highly constrained in sensor networks. The goal of our research is to design large, power efficient sensor networks to enable various applications and services. We also exploit the use of RFID to enable more powerful applications.