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PhD Defense
9/5/2014 09:30 am
CoRE 301

Owl Platform: Design and Evaluation of a Practical Sensor System

Robert Moore, Rutgers

Defense Committee: Prof. Richard P. Martin (Chair), Prof. Wade Trappe, Prof. Zheng Zhang, Dr. Eitan Fenson (Inpoint Systems Inc.)

Abstract

As wireless sensor networks (WSNs) become larger and more widespread, new systems are required to manage them more effectively. Owl Platform is a multi-layered architecture which attempts to provide a simple, efficient infrastructure for managing data generated by WSNs. A proof of concept implementation is provided as a set of network protocols, multi-language libraries, prototype services, and applications supporting research and commercial activities. The motivation, design, and evaluation of this system are explored and compared to past and current alternatives. Such a system is capable of scaling to tens of thousands of devices, supported by off-the-shelf hardware.