Ubiquitous Embedded Systems

Code:

PDEEC0059

Acronym:

UES

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDEEC	1	Syllabus	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This curricular unit (UC) aims at providing extended knowledge of the state-of-the-art in the research of Ubiquitous Embedded Systems (UES), covering the use of platforms with very limited computational and communication resources, their interconnection in wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSN / WSAN) and their integration in the Internet-of-Things (IoT).

It is expected that the students of this UC will acquire the competences needed to identify current problems in the field of UES, based on a critical view of the solutions existing in the literature.

Learning outcomes and competences

As learning outcomes, the students are expected to develop the following competences:

- Capacity too carry out searches of specific information in the field of UES

- Understanding of the differentiating features of UES e the respective architectures and platforms used

- Capacity to identify and characterize the different types of UES, namely WSN, WSAN and IoT

- Capacity to design UES for different applications, making us of adequate tools for their specification, modeling and analysis.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Concepts of: concurrency and multi-tasking kernels, electronics and energy consumption, mesh networks and communication protocols, middleware

Program

What are Ubiquitous Embedded Systems
- from Wireless Sensor (Actuator) Networks to pervasive Internet of Things
- typical applications and motivation
- WSN as networking infrastructures for UES
- Bird's eye view of Wireless Sensor Networks

Technologies and Tools for WSN
- Anatomy of a WSN node (HW Concepts)
- WSN Operating Systems
- Communication Architectures and protocolos (MAC and Network)
- Syncronization, Routing and QoS in WSN
- Dependability in WSN

Pervasive IoT
- Architectural reference model
- Application layer communication
- Networking aspects, protocols, performance
- Middleware platforms and interoperability
- IoT Security

Vertical frameworks from large-scale sensing to the Internet
- Narrow-band technologies and operators
- System design, deplyoment and operation

Engineering Real Applications
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Datacenter Monitoring
- ArtWise Robot Testbed
- Porto Smart-City experiments

Mandatory literature

Karl Holger; Protocols and architectures for wireless sensor networks. ISBN: 0-470-09510-5
Kuorilehto, Mauri; Kohvakka, Mikko; Suhonen, Jukka; Hämäläinen, Panu; Hännikäinen, Marko; Hamalainen Timo D.; Ultra-Low Energy Wireless Sensor Networks in Practice: Theory, Realization and Deployment, Wiley, 2008. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-0470057865
Greengard, Samuel ; The Internet of Things, The MIT Press, 2015

Comments from the literature

The referred books are mandatory but only partially, since just some chapters of each are used

Teaching methods and learning activities

This UC relies on lectures and invited seminars on current related research topics. The lectures will adopt an interactive model, exploring aspects that can potentially trigger discussion.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering
Technological sciences > Technology > Computer technology > Systems technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Electronic engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Communication engineering
Technological sciences > Technology > Communication technology > Network tecnology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	39,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	35,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Total:	163,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending a minimum of 8 lectures

Calculation formula of final grade

Two written critiques of recent related research papers (40% each) plus the answers to quizzes (minimum 4) taken along the semester (20% total).

Assessment criteria:

- Written critiques: summary, contribution, understanding of the technical issues, identification of strong and weak points

- Answers to the quizzes: technical accuracy, assertivity and conciseness

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

N/A

Classification improvement

Written Recourse exam, covering all the topics taught in the UC, plus the oral presentation of a proposed topic