CSE 291 Programming Sensor Networks Andrew Chien Spring 2003 April 1, 2003

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Course Organization Seminar Class (2 Units) »Read Papers (yes all of them!) »Present (1 or 2 in quarter) »Writeup summaries (weekly 1-page summaries of each paper) Project (Additional 2 units) »Define projects/teams by April 22 nd (3 weeks) –A list of suggestions will be posted »Initial progress must be reported by May 6 th

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Focus Programming Sensor Networks »Not “networking” »Not “hardware” »Not “low power” »Not “applications” Though all of these things are considerations

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Course topics Vision and Hardware Technologies for Sensor Networks (1 week) »What is enabling? What are the capabilities? What are the challenges? Applications (1 week) »What are specific applications of sensor networks? How do they differ in requirements, how are they the same? Sensor Network Middleware (2 weeks) »Low level software layers required to make these systems work »Networking, messaging, VM layers

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Course Topics (cont.) Programming Sensor Networks (4 weeks) »How to put an application on these networks? –Needed capabilities, expressive power »Models –Streaming query, ad hoc messaging »Parallel collections and sensor networks –Embedded abstractions and program analysis and optimization –Separating the program from the deployment –Analysis and Mapping »Additional Topics –Emergence, Entrainment, Game of Life, etc.

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Logistics Tu Th Solis 109 Schedule an “alternate” time on fridays »What times? No class on thursdays 4/3, 4/10. Makeup on 4/11

CSE 291 Sensornetworks – 4/1/2003 Signup for Paper Presentations All of those who intend to take the class should sign up Next class meeting, Tuesday April 8 th