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=== National Center of Competence in Research on Mobile Information and Communication Systems (NCCR MICS) === |
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The NCCR MICS was launched in 2001 at [[EPFL]]. It is performing research in mobile information and communication systems, with a strong emphasis on wireless sensor networks and novel self-organizing networks and information systems. |
The [http://www.mics.org NCCR MICS] was launched in 2001 at [[EPFL]]. It is performing research in mobile information and communication systems, with a strong emphasis on wireless sensor networks and novel self-organizing networks and information systems. |
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Revision as of 10:42, 16 November 2005
A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a network made of many small computers with onboard sensor boards. The sensor nodes, currently the size of a 35 mm film canister, are self-contained units consisting of a battery, RF adapter, microcontroller, and sensor board. The nodes self-organize their networks, rather than having a pre-programmed network topology. Because of the limitations due to battery life, nodes are built with power conservation in mind, and generally spend large amounts of time in a low-power "sleep" mode or processing the sensor data. The major academic centers for research in wireless sensor networks are CITRIS at Berkeley and CENS at UCLA, in the USA, as well as the NCCR MICS at EPFL, in Switzerland.
Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS)
The Center for Embedded Networked Systems (CENS) at the University of California, Los Angeles, directed by Deborah Estrin, is also a leading research center with $40 million in core funding from the National Science Foundation [1].
Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society at the University of California, Berkeley, currently directed by S. Shankar Sastry, is a major center of research and development into wireless sensor networks, and has used them to study microclimate variations in individual redwood trees [2].
National Center of Competence in Research on Mobile Information and Communication Systems (NCCR MICS)
The NCCR MICS was launched in 2001 at EPFL. It is performing research in mobile information and communication systems, with a strong emphasis on wireless sensor networks and novel self-organizing networks and information systems.
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