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ULC-WSN:
Workshop on Ultra-Low-Cost Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications
at the INSS'10
in conjunction with
7th International Conference in Networked
Sensing Systems (INSS)
organised by the Telecooperation Office (TecO) and the Hide Tokuda Lab (HTL)
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The wireless sensor network (WSN) community is approaching its 10th birthday and still the killer application which will make these devices ubiquitous has eluded researchers and developers. One approach which will be investigated is that it is possible to create ingenious applications using simple technology, and that these applications can have a great impact because the technology is relatively simple.
Most of the WSN literature displays great applications based on cutting-edge technology, but these applications are often prohibitively expensive due to their nature. The status quo of a networked sensing system has been based on high-cost nodes (>100 USD) and time and effort-intensive development, all of which leads to highly functional yet highly complex and expensive WSN applications. A new approach to the field is the concept of ultra-low-cost wireless sensor networks (ULC WSN) which would allow for applications of miniature ultra-low-cost wireless sensor nodes (<20 USD) as well as low-cost rapid development.
These qualities come naturally at a price, which is low amounts of resources available on the nodes. As any developer knows, the most expensive part of any WSN application is the time-intensive development. Here again the ULC WSN approach foresees low-cost light-weight rapid development (<2 hours), but at the cost of application complexity (comparable to a restricted instruction set). Although low-cost sensor nodes and rapid development environments exist, application scenarios for a combination of both of them have not yet been explored.
The workshop will be taking place in Kassel, Germany on June 15, 2010 at the INSS'10. The workshop will consist of presentations by different researchers, groups or organizations who do research on, work with, or have a vested interest in ULC WSN platforms.
Program:9:30-9:45 - opening
9:45-10:00 - coffee break
10:00-11:00 - Session I (each presentation is in 20 minutes including Q&A)
(1) "iPicket: Large Scale Slope Failure Detection using Sensor Implanted Pickets" Masayuki IWAI, the University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science (2)"SensingCloud: Open and Global Sensor Network using Distributed Aggregation Mechanism", Naoya Namatame, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance
(3) "ORGA:Visualize Sensor Data Information by Augmented Reality without Visual Marker", Yutaka Karatsu, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance
11:00-11:10 - coffee break
11:10-11:50 - Session II
(4) "Twitthings: Sharing and Discovering Things' Happening Using Ultra-Low-Cost Wireless Sensor Networks", Takuro Yonezawa, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance
(5) "Ultra-low cost Web Services for Sensor Nodes" Till Riedel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TecO
11:50-13:00 lunch break
13:00-14:00 - Session III
(6) "Collective behavior sensing: a research field in need of ultra-low-cost wearable sensor nodes", Daniel Roggen, Martin Wirz and Gerhard Tröster, Wearable Computing Laboratory, ETH Zürich, (presented by Martin Alexander Neumann)
(7) "The Akiba Node: an Ultra-Low Cost, Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Node" Dawud Gordon, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TecO
(8) "The D-Bridge: an Integrated Network Bridge, Development Environment and Application for ULC WSN Rapid Prototyping" Dawud Gordon, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TecO
14:00-14:15 coffee break
14:15-15:00 - Session IV - Brainstorming and Discussion
15:00-16:00 brainstorming session for ULC-WSN applications
16:00-16:15 coffee break
16:15-16:45 presentation: result of brainstorm
16:45-17:00 closing
If you would like to present your work, an interesting perspective on the topic or simply attend the workshop please contact Dawud Gordon.
The desired outcome of this workshop is a concise statement on whether or not something along the lines of an ultra-low-cost wireless sensor network makes sense as a development tool. In order reach this point, the scenario properties must be identified which allow or prevent the use of an ULC WSN. The desired result will indicate under which conditions an ULC WSN is appropriate, in which scenarios an ULC WSN will be able to achieve satisfactory results, and which scenario parameters are prohibitive of a low-cost, low-resource, low-complexity wireless sensor networks.
| Michael Beigl | Dawud Gordon | Takuro Yonezawa |
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| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | Keio University |
| Institute of Telematics | Institute of Telematics | Graduate School of Media and Governance |
| Telecooperations Office (TecO) | Telecooperations Office (TecO) | Hide Tokuda Lab |
| Vincenz-Prießnitz-Str. 3 | Vincenz-Prießnitz-Str. 3 | Endou 5322 |
| 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany | 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany | Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8520, Japan |
| beigl@teco.edu | gordon@teco.edu | takuro@ht.sfc.keio.ac.jp |
| Phone: +49 721 464 704-13 | Phone: +49 531 391 3295 | Phone: +081 466 47 0836 |
| Fax: +49 531 391 5936 | Fax: +49 531 391 5936 | Fax: +081 466 47 0835 |