CEPANS / Overview

Update: As of September 2007, I have joined Google and am no longer affiliated with University of Wisconsin.

The following is a breakdown of my eight broad areas of past (recent) research projects.

1. Sensor Coverage

  • 0/1 Coverage
  • Best- and Worst- case coverage
  • Exposure
  • Field-of-view sensor coverage
  • Probabilistic mobility models and coverage

2. Experimentation Platforms

  • 802.15.4 and Zigbee platforms
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Low power wireless video networks

3. Experimental analysis and modeling

  • Experimental studies of 802.15.4 networks
  • Interference and jamming in 802.15.4
  • Power analysis and hardware power management
  • Transmit power control in 802.15.4 and Zigbee networks
  • Channel mangement in 802.15.4 and Zigbee networks

4. Video Surveillance Networks

  • Multi-camera target localization
  • Multi-camera sensor calibration for detection
  • Obstacle estimation in camera networks
  • Camera network image stitching and fusion

5. Wireless Node Localization

  • Transmit power control and node localization
  • Accelerometer-assisted location tracking

6. Sensor Networks

  • Efficient data gathering
  • Root selection for fusion
  • Compression-centric routing
  • Phenomena boundary tracking
  • Sensing driven clustering

7. Smart Spaces

  • Distributed actuation for environment control
  • Efficient environmental monitoring (HVAC)

8. Inter-Sensor Data Prediction

  • Data prediction models
  • Active Prediction