Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
Csci 338.10 - Advanced Topics on Distributed Systems
Special Topics on Mobile Computing and Wireless Networking
Fall 2009


Meeting time:
Classroom:
Class Webpage:
12:45PM-3:15PM, Thursday
1776G 101
http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~cheng/338/Fall2009/
Instructor Name:
Office:
Tel/fax:
Email:
Office hours:
Xiuzhen Cheng
Academic Center, Room 716
202 994 9751/202 994 4875
cheng AT gwu.edu
1:00PM-3:00PM Tuesday and 10:00AM-12:00PM Thursday
Project Topics, include but not limited to:
  • Scheduling in underwater sensor networks with a long propagation delay [Slides]
  • Change point/outlier detection of multidimensional tiem series (multimodality sensor outputs)
  • Insider and clone attacker detection in mobile ad hoc sensor networks
  • Counting and tracking (point and non-point) targets using binary proximity sensors
  • Compressive sensing and its applications in wireless networks
  • [Readings]
  • Affinity propagation and its applications in wireless networks [Readings]
  • Logical localization and indoor navigation [Slides]
  • Topology inference in wireless network based on end-to-end observations [Readings] [Slides]
  • Modeling interference/delay/traffic intensity in multihop wireless networks
  • Asset tracking/counting/identification via RFID
  • Power management in data centers and data warehouses [Slides]
  • Challenges in securing power grids
  • DTN key management [Readings]
Procedures:
  1. Within the first two to four weeks, each student should fix a project topic to work on during the whole semester.
  2. At each week, a 50-minute lecture will be given by the instructor or a student, followed by five presnetations with each given by one student. Each presentation should be 15 minutes and report the progress of investigation. Each student will present once every two weeks.
  3. By the end of this semester, you will have a publishable paper ready to be submitted to a decent conference/journal.
  4. Final letter grades will be based on your presentation (30%) and your paper (70%).
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