This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

(Offered on an occasional basis.) The course aims to provide students with a theoretical understanding of the fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), plus experience in programming WSN systems through a major group project. Topics may include: fundamental principles of WSN operation; WSN hardware - processing, communications and sensors; WSN software - operating systems and programming languages; WSN communications - understanding all layers of the wireless communications data stack; WSN applications - how data is collected, transmitted, stored and accessed; WSN programming.