Sensing the World: Challenges on WSNs

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2008

Authors

Válter Rocha (Author) FEUP; Gil Gonçalves (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2008 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR 2008) THETA 16th edition: Proceedings

Pages: 54-59

2008 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR 2008)

Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 22-25, 2008

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Scopus - 6 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-GEK

DOI: 10.1109/AQTR.2008.4588705

Abstract (EN): Wireless sensor network (WSNs) is a demanding multidisciplinary field that has been target of research in the last decade. The increasing demand for security and automated monitoring of things and places makes WSNs a promising technology although there are still many open research contributions needed to make this the standard of environmental sensing. The goal of this article is to identify the research challenges on WSNs by dividing them into functional groups, building on previous work. We followed a structured approach based on a simplified yet complete vision of a design space for WSNs. Moreover, this work aims to identify research gaps and investigation fields yet unexplored or hardly explored by researchers in order to plot paths for future research. Several challenges and research areas were identified, like Models for Sensor Networks, Benchmarking Methodologies, Distributed Processing, Interface WSNs and Network Reprogramming. Some of these challenges will become even clearer as increasingly WSNs become Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSANs).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific