Wireless and sensor systems have achieved significant maturity in the past five years. Experimental systems research in this area has developed a wide range of innovative solutions to practical problems. There is also a fairly large literature on practical experience with these systems. In this class, we sample a wide range of current research on experimental networked wireless and sensor systems. Our exploration ranges from low-level systems and components (localization and time-synchronization), to networking (medium access, routing, transport), and higher-level systems issues (programming, deployment, and management).
Students will critique papers, engage in a significant research project that results in a workshop-quality paper, and will review each others work. The class also includes a series of lectures by the instructor that will equip students with reading, writing, and presentation skills, as well as a "big picture" understanding of the research process.
Class meets Tu/Th, 9:30-10:50am in KAP 146.
Instructor: Ramesh Govindan
Email: cs694 at enl dot usc dot edu
Office Hours: TBD