CSE 646: Wireless Sensor Networks

Syllabus

Dr. Murat Demirbas

SUNY Buffalo

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Objective

Hands-on introduction to WSN and smartphone research

• Program WSN applications

• Identify basic research topics & open questions

• Learn research skills

• Complete a project [& publish at a workshop/conference]

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Outline

1. Applications for WSN

2. Hw & Sw Platforms for WSN

3. TinyOS tutorial

4. Link layer

5. MAC layer

6. Topology control + Clustering

7. Time Synchronization + Localization

8. Routing

9. Querying, Tracking

10.Mobility

11.Programming Abstractions

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Conduct of classes

• No required textbook, but “required reading”!

Average 4 hours of reading per class

• No late homework / project

Usual load is one assignment per week (due Tue.)

• Academic integrity

• Office hours: Tue 4:00-5:30

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Grading

• %30 Assignments (10-12 assignments)

• %20 Midterm

• %50 Project (10% initial report, 10% blog, 30% working code+ demo)

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Prerequisite

• No first semester students shall take the class

• A lot of time and dedication (do not take this class with a heavy schedule)

• Experience with C, objective C, or Java

• Sufficient technical reading & writing skills

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Resources

• http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~demirbas/cse646