Sensor Networks

Associated faculty: Cassandras, Paschalidis

Sensor networks are formed by a typically large number of small battery-powered nodes that can sense their respective environments, process information, communicate (mostly wirelessly), and on occasions move in their physical environment. Sensor networks give rise to a rapidly expanding array of applications from building/industrial automation, environmental, agricultural, and wildlife monitoring, monitoring of critical infrastructure, and health monitoring. Research spans fundamental problems in the design, optimization, and control of these networks such as energy-aware routing, power management, multi-access control, and optimal coverage. Specific applications and protocols are also investigated including node localization, formation detection, and anomaly detection.