Sensor Networks and Applications

This subject is not offered in 2014.

200 hours

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AIMS

Sensor networks are a key component of today’s increasingly pervasive computing technologies. In this subject, the aim is to develop an understanding of sensor network technologies from three different perspectives: sensing, communication, and computing (including hardware, software, and algorithms) and their applications.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics covered include:

• Attributes of sensor networks
• Wired and wireless sensors
• Sensors and networks design and deployment issues
• Bandwidth and energy constraints aware techniques for network discovery
• Network control and routing
• Collaborative information processing
• Offloading processing and data management tasks, querying
• Tasking and programming sensor networks
• Standards that provide the models and schema encoding for defining the geometric, dynamic and observational characteristics of a sensor, and
• Applications

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)

On completion of this subject the student is expected to:

1. Develop an understanding of sensor network technologies from three different perspectives: sensing, communication, and computing (including hardware, software, and algorithms) and their applications
2. Discuss and present new sensor network technologies in oral and written form

• One project requiring 30 hours (worth 20%) due around week 12
• One 10 minute presentation and a term paper (1000 words) which together worth 20% due in week 10 or 11
• One 3-hour examination (worth 60%) held at the end of semester

Intended Learning Outcome (ILO) 1 is assessed by all the components. ILO 2 is assessed by the project and term presentation/paper components. All components should be completed satisfactorily to obtain a passing mark in this subject.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students should have the following skills:

• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
• Profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship

LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

The subject will be delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, student presentations. Students will write a report about emerging sensing technologies and complete a project.

INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

The subject access a number of recent scholarly papers in the area which are presented through lecture slides. Papers are made available through LMS to the students.

CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

Sensor networks are an emerging area in multiple fronts in information and communication technologies, these include but are not limited to environmental and habitat monitoring, infrastructure security, emergency response, transportation and traffic management. The subject hosts industry partners to give invited talks during lecture time such as the Daintree Networks located in Victoria.