Course Instructor:  Dan Tudose

Syllabus:

Wireless Sensor Networks are distributed systems that consist of a multitude of smart sensors which are spread in a given environment. These networks operate as pervasive computing systems which integrate and also challenge in many ways classical distributed systems and networking. Sensor nodes are usually tiny, low-power devices, equipped with sensings, computation and wireless communication capabilities. This course aims to ellaborate on a wide range of subjects, including embedded operating systems, wireless network protocols, power management, real-time and middleware services which can run on wireless sensor node hardware. During this course, students will have the opportunity to learn the fundamental concepts of sensor node design, implement sensing systems using the protocols, algorithms and operating systems that are taught, program, simulate and design sensor node hardware and software and solve different design problems in teams or individually.