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

该项目的重点是开发ALERT：用于无线传感器网络紧急重新分配任务的体系结构。这项工作的新颖之处在于重新分配独立部署的传感器网络的理论基础，导致对能力重新分配和共享的设计原则的基本理解，以最好地满足应急应用的需求。传感器功能的重新分配任务和整合对应急应用都是透明的。传感器的资源约束特性、无线通信介质、易发生故障的网络环境，以及应急应用对动态QoS的要求，对ALERT的设计提出了巨大的挑战。从开发ALERT中获得的理解将促进传感器网络系统的广泛采用，以支持保护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的帮助。随着传感器网络被整合到社会结构中，ALERT将产生广泛的社会影响。该项目将整合研究和教育，并将导致传感器网络和嵌入式和分布式系统的新研究生和本科课程的发展。反过来，这些课程及其对信息集成的关注将为计算机科学与工程专业的本科生和研究生引入新的研究课题，这些课题符合老道明大学和克莱姆森大学的总体使命。将作出重点努力，以激发妇女和代表性不足的少数群体的兴趣并促进其学业进步。

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.