The Group
Research
Other activities
Topics.
- Efficient deployments of wireless sensor and radio networks.
- Novel algorithms for QoS-based Vertical Handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless access networks.
- Applications for environmental monitoring, e-health, smart cities and industrial control.
- Reliable, low-power and long-lifetime sensor networks.
- Optimization of the DFCN Broadcasting in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks.
- Location Area and Management in Mobile Networks.
- Architectures and integration.
Developments.
- WISENEP: A wireless sensor network in the Polytechnic School, Univ. of Extremadura, for temperature control in critical infraestructures.
- SENSOLOG: A New Technology Based Firm speciallized on WSN, where we have a close relationship.
- "Redes de Sensores Inalámbricas en Aplicaciones Medioambientales". XII edición de los Cursos de Verano Internacionales de la Universidad de Extremadura. Read about this new in the HOY newsletter.
- Conference "Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks for Future Scenarios". Jorge Sá Silva, Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal. May 11, 2011. Polytechnic School, Caceres, Spain.
- Related thesis, degree and master final projects (past and ongoing):
- Multiobjective optimization for the placement of relay nodes in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks by means of evolutionary computation for energy efficiency.
- Heuristics Effectiveness Analysis for the Radio Network Design Problem.
- Application of Evolutionary and High Performance Computing to Solve Optimization Problems in Mobile Wireless Communications.
- Application of Evolutionary Algorithms to the Location Areas Problem in Management of Mobile Networks.
- Planning, deployment and management of a distributed network of heat sensors in a building.
- Programming monitoring applications for wireless sensor networks in Contiki OS.
- Empirical analysis of ZigBee propagation in variable environments for the efficient deployment of wireless sensor networks.
- Wireless domotic application by means of SunSpot devices.
- Software for online monitoring of wireless health sensors for heart disease.
- Programming handled wireless devices for control purposes used by handicapped.
- Visual application for determining the coverage ranges of heterogeneous wireless sensors in heterogeneuos indoor environments.
- Intelligent system for efficient watering by means of wireless sensor networks.
Available resources.
- Motes and sensors (temperature, light, humidity, infrared, CO2, proximity).
- Relay nodes and routers.
- Biomedical wireless sensors.
Papers.
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