NeTS: Small: Collaborative Research: A Green and Incentive Platform For Mobile Phone Sensing

移动的手机上的传感器可以使有吸引力的传感应用在不同的领域，如环境监测，社会网络，医疗保健等，但是，根本的节能资源管理问题还没有得到很好的研究移动的手机传感。此外，如何提供激励吸引用户参与也没有得到很好的解决。本项目的目标是为移动的手机传感开发一个统一的绿色平台，通过设计节能的传感任务管理算法来优化其性能，并开发博弈论激励机制来吸引用户参与。本文的研究主要分为四个方面：1）设计和实现一个统一的软件架构，以支持各种传感应用。2)发展以平台为中心和以用户为中心的激励机制，吸引用户参与。3)开发节能算法来管理传感任务。4)通过仿真和真实的实验对所开发的平台和算法进行测试。这项研究将导致一个统一的和绿色的移动的手机传感系统。基本的资源管理问题将通过理论上合理和实用的算法来解决。该项目还将为移动的电话感应产生新的激励模型和机制。此外，拟议的平台可以创建一个全新类型的在线市场。所提出的节能算法可以使移动的用户和环境都受益。预计该项目还将通过出版物、研讨会和讲习班提高公众对移动的电话传感的认识。

Sensors on mobile phones can enable attractive sensing applications in different domains such as environmental monitoring, social network, healthcare, etc. However, fundamental energy-efficient resource management problems have not been well studied for mobile phone sensing. In addition, how to provide incentives to attract user participation has not been well addressed. The objective of this project is to develop a unified and green platform for mobile phone sensing, optimize its performance by designing energy-efficient algorithms for sensing task management, and develop game-theoretic incentive mechanisms to attract user participation. The proposed research is organized into four cohesive research thrusts: 1) Design and implement a unified software architecture to enable support for various sensing applications. 2) Develop both platform-centric and user-centric incentive mechanisms to attract user participation. 3) Develop energy-efficient algorithms to manage sensing tasks. 4) Test the developed platform and algorithms via simulation and real experiments. This research will result in a unified and green mobile phone sensing system. Fundamental resource management problems will be solved by theoretically-sound and practical algorithms. The project will also result in novel incentive models and mechanisms for mobile phone sensing. In addition, the proposed platform can create a completely new type of online marketplace. The proposed energy-efficient algorithms can benefit both mobile users and the environment. The project is also expected to advance public understanding of mobile phone sensing via publications, seminars and workshops.