Learning Resources

Wireless Sensor Networks

This page is under construction, but it has been under construction for while. I keep adding more ralated papers and links time to time.

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is composed of many tiny devices, known as sensor nodes, used for sensing physical environment such as light, temperature, sound etc.; a sensor node contains a micro-controller, a limited memory, sensor, ADC for conversion to digital form and a wireless Transmitter/receiver.Initially, a group of sensor nodes in a given area can form a network amongst themselves by using routing and self-formation algorithms. Here, we are trying to give the general overview of various papers and sites related to sensor networks, Wireless sensor networks, Ad-hoc networks maintained by me.

• How Wireless Sensors work?-Demo: A demo produced by Crossbow Technologies.
• Testbed for Sensor Networks: A Testbed scenario for academic purpose, provided by Broadband Wireless Networking Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
• Rfid and Sensor Networks Rfid and Sensor Networks complete book Year 2010, on Scribd LINK. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site.

Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSN)

Researchers are developing intelligent radios that can sense their surroundings and adjust their mode of operation accordingly.

• CRSN Research A next generation and Wireless communication laboratory, Prof. Ozgur B. Akan, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey 34450 .

Links Of Basic Knowledge

• How to Be a Good Graduate Student: This paper helps to understand issues related - how surviving the Research.
• PhD writing links maintained by Dr. Sam. This may help researchers in writing their thesis. It also gives the links for "how to prepare your PhD defense".
• BASIC STEPS IN WRITING A LITERATURE PAPER
• 'Top Excellence Award' Winner Web Site: It is home page of Prof. Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis. This site is best organised into researches, Talks, Books reviews, Class Lectures on various topics and many more.
• WSN-Wireless Sensor Network News : This provides latest update of the market for wireless sensor networks.
• WSN UPDATE: The Single source for latest news and information related to Wireless Sensor Networks & Zigbee Techmology.

Litrature Paper's Link on WSNs

• Clustering-related Papers and Others: This gives a summary of each paper maintained by Jennifer.
• Routing-related Papers & Others: This is Vijay's Home, showing his survey on papers.
• WSNs Papers based on Classes maintained by RUTGERS, The state university of new Jersey
• Research on Wireless sensor networks maintained by Sam Michiels, Industrial research Fellow, Belegium.
• WSN, Research Group

Home Page of Professors & their research Projects

• Dr. Chenyang Lu, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis.
• Dr. Deborah Estrin, Director, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), UCLA(University of California, Los Angeles).
• Dr. Tarek Abdelzaher, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana.

PhD Students's Web Profile & Research Projects

• Jaein Jeong,EECS,Berkeley, University of California.
• Stephen Dawson, CS, Berkeley California.
• Prabal Dutta, CS, Berkeley, California.
• Jay taneja, CS, Berkeley,California.
• Arsalan Tavakoli, CS, Berkeley,California.
• Sam's Home PageCS, K.U.Leuven, Belgium.
• Network Arch. for WSNs
• Distributed CSMA for Throughput and Utility Maximization in wireless networks
• SensorNet-Project : The research areas include Transport, Network, Data link, and Physical layers, Power control, mobility, and task management planes.
• PicoRadio-Project : A development of Berkeley Wireless Research Center for developing "System on chip" PicoNode.
• UAMPS-Project : Micro-Adaptive Multi-domain Power aware Sensor (Uamps) project for developing low-power MEMS sensors and their associated interfaces.
• COUGAR Device Database Project :COUGAR-The Network Is The Database is a research project working on distributed query processing. This research is going on database approach to build new distributed data management layer in wireless sensor network.
• Research Project Group : This group is working on Networking and Security, Robust Internet Architectures, Sensor Networks.

Industry Developments on Wireless Networks

1. Five Myths of Wireless Networks: This white paper challenges the outdated perceptions of wireless networks, experienced by Cisco Systems.
2. Eleven Myths about 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks: This white paper addresses the 11 common Wi-Fi myths and explores the ways to use correct information to make your networks scalable, secure and satisfying.
3. http://www.libelium.com/ : Manufacturer of hardware for implementation of WSNs, mech Networks and communication procotols for all sorts of distributed wireless networks.
4. http://www.chipcon.com : Website of the Chipcon radio manufacturer.Here are updates about their products related on wireless Networks.
5. http://www.xbow.com: Website for Crossbow Technologies. Crossbow provides innovative wireless sensor network solutions.
6. http://www.motiv.com: Website for Motiv Inc. Motiv provides innovative wireless sensor network solutions.

Home Page of Professors & their research Projects

• Dr. Chenyang Lu, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis.
• Dr. Deborah Estrin, Director, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), UCLA(University of California, Los Angeles).
• Dr. Tarek Abdelzaher, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana.