CSR:Small:Collaborative Research:An Architecture for the Emergency Re-tasking of Wireless Sensor Networks (ALERT)

本项目致力于开发一种无线传感器网络紧急重调度的体系结构--ALERT。这项工作的创新之处在于为独立部署的传感器网络重新分配任务的理论基础，导致对能力重新分配和共享的设计原则有了基本的理解，以最大限度地满足紧急应用的需求。传感器功能的重新分配和集成对紧急应用程序都是透明的。传感器、无线通信介质和容易发生故障的网络环境的资源受限特性，再加上紧急应用的动态服务质量要求，给警报的设计带来了巨大的挑战。从开发警报中获得的理解将促进传感器网络系统的更广泛采用，以支持保卫我们的国家基础设施和公共安全。该项目将带来重大的科学和技术进步，为灾害管理和搜救行动提供宝贵帮助。随着传感器网络被整合到社会结构中，警报将产生广泛的社会影响。该项目将整合研究和教育，并将导致在传感器网络和嵌入式和分布式系统方面开发新的研究生和本科课程。反过来，这些课程及其对信息集成的关注将向计算机科学和工程的本科生和研究生介绍符合老道明大学和克莱姆森大学总体使命的新研究课题。将作出有重点的努力，激发人们的兴趣，促进妇女和代表性不足的少数群体的学术进步。

This project focuses on the development of ALERT: An Architecture for the Emergency Re-tasking of Wireless Sensor Networks. The novelty of this work lies in the theoretical foundation of re-tasking independently-deployed sensor networks, leading to a fundamental understanding of the design principles of capability reallocation and sharing to best satisfy the needs of emergency applications. Both re-tasking and integration of sensor capabilities will be transparent to the emergency applications. The resource-constrained nature of sensors, the wireless communication medium, and the failure-prone networking environment, combined with the dynamic QoS requirements of the emergency applications pose formidable challenges for the design of ALERT. The understanding acquired from developing ALERT will promote a wider adoption of sensor network systems in support of guarding our national infrastructure and public safety. This project will result in significant scientific and technological advances that will provide invaluable help with disaster management and search-and-rescue operations. ALERT will have a broad societal impact as sensor networks are being integrated into the fabric of the society. The project will integrate research and education and will lead to the development of new graduate and undergraduate courses in sensor networks and embedded and distributed systems. In turn, these courses and their focus on information integration will introduce novel research topics to undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and engineering that fit within the overall missions of Old Dominion University and Clemson University. Focused efforts will be undertaken to stimulate interest and to facilitate the academic progress of women and underrepresented minorities.