UE141 NN: Wireless Sensor Networks Murat Demirbas 244 Bell Hall, Office Hour: Wed 4-5pm
Course objectives Enable students to explore wireless sensor networks and ubiquitous computing topics in depth in a small group with a hands-on approach, improve skills in critical thinking and in oral and written expression, and understand the academic challenges and rewards of attending a research university
Grading %30 Seminar participation %40 Assignments %30 Project No textbook required
Course schedule Aug 29: WSN and Ubiquitous computing vision Sep 5: Synthetic serendipity Assignment1 Sep 12: WSN applications Sep 19: WSN applications Assignment2 Sep 26: WSN hardware platforms Assignment3 Oct 3: Emergent/Swarm behavior Assignment4 Oct 10: Emergent/Swarm behavior
Course schedule Oct 17: Tinyos tutorial for WSN programming Oct 24: Tinyos tutorial Assignment5 Oct 31: Project ideas presentation by students Nov 7: Project ideas (cont) Nov 14: MAC layer + Time sync + Localization Nov 21: Fall Recess, no class Nov 28: Routing + Querying + Tracking Dec 5: Project presentations
Communication Check the course webpage for links, course materials Feel free to use the class -list to point to interesting material
Informal survey Have you heard about WSNs before? Have you read any book/article on swarm behavior? Do you have programming experience? Are you an avid sci-fi reader? Have you heard about Vernor Vinge? Have you heard about Neil Stephenson?