Wireless Sensor Networks

Professor Yang is Professor of Networks and Control in the Department of Computer Science at Loughborough University, with experience of leading and working within the EU, TSB, EPSRC, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, British Council, MoD, and industry funded research projects. He is a networking and control specialist and the author of over 180 research papers and two monographs (Including Internet-based Control Systems Design and Applications, 978-1-84996-358-9, Springer, 2011). His current research activities focus on wireless sensor networks, RFID, wireless communication, remote monitoring and control. His team researches aspects of networking and control and addresses specific issues related to wireless sensor networks and their applications. The work ranges from the underlying mathematical theory to the practical creation and operation of wireless sensor network systems. Five PhD students have graduated and another three are about to finish under his supervision; their research has been focussed in the area of WSNs. Two large-scale UK government funded WSN projects have been completed by his research team and are currently in a commercialization stage.

Part I: Principles of WSNs.- An Introduction to WSNs.- Principles of WSNs.- Part II: WSN Design.- WSN Hardware Design.- Embedded Software Design for WSNs.- Routing Technologies in WSNs.- Optimisation of Sink-node Positioning in WSNs.- Co-existence of WSNs.- Sensor Data Fusion in WSNs.- Security in WSNs.- Part III: WSN Application Technologies.- Indoor Location Tracking.- Hybrid WSNs for Logistics Management.- Internet of Things.- ZigBee Smart Home Automation: IndeedNET.- Building Fire Safety Protection: SafetyNET.- Conclusions.