| Course Name | Wireless Sensor Networks |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE 605 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Third Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingCase StudyQ&ACritical feedbackLecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to teach the general principles that drive the research on wireless sensor networks, and the state of the art in information processing in wireless sensor networks. Wireless sensor networks become widely popular thanks to the recent advances in technology. Wireless sensor networks have many application areas ranging from habitat monitoring to civil engineering, security to transportation. Knowledge in the principle operations and applications of wireless sensor networks is a plus for graduate students of computer science.Topics include introduction and wireless sensor network applications, routing, localization, topology control, sensor networks databases, aggregation, and simulation. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course covers the principals behind the information processing algorithms and their use in wireless sensor networks. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Localization | |
| 3 | Localization | |
| 4 | Localization | |
| 5 | Localization | |
| 6 | Topology control | |
| 7 | Topology control | |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Data aggregation algorithms | |
| 10 | Data aggregation algorithms | |
| 11 | Routing algorithms | |
| 12 | Routing algorithms | |
| 13 | Open problems and applications | |
| 14 | Open problems and applications | |
| 15 | Project Presentations | |
| 16 | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information Processing Approach, Feng Zhao and Leonidas Guibas, Morgan Kaufmann, 2004. ISBN-10: 1558609148 Instructor notes and lecture slides. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Material will be provided by the lecturer. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 40 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 6 | 90 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 40 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 22 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 225 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Understands and applies the foundational theories of Computer Engineering in a high level. | X | ||||
| 2 | Possesses a great depth and breadth of knowledge about Computer Engineering including the latest developments. | X | ||||
| 3 | Can reach the latest information in Computer Engineering and possesses a high level of proficiency in the methods and abilities necessary to comprehend it and conduct research with it. | X | ||||
| 4 | Conducts a comprehensive study that introduces innovation to science and technology, develops a new scientific procedure or a technological product/process, or applies a known method in a new field. | X | ||||
| 5 | Independently understands, designs, implements and concludes a unique research process in addition to managing it. | X | ||||
| 6 | Contributes to science and technology literature by publishing the output of his/her academic studies in respectable academic outlets. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets scientific, technological, social and cultural developments and relates them to the general public with a commitment to scientific objectivity and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8 | Performs critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of ideas and developments in Computer Engineering. | X | ||||
| 9 | Performs verbal and written communications with professionals as well as broader scientific and social communities in Computer Engineering, by using English at least at the European Language Portfolio C1 General level, performs written, oral and visual communications and discussions in a high level. | X | ||||
| 10 | Develops strategies, policies and plans about systems and topics that Computer Engineering uses, and interprets the outcomes. | X | ||||
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