Prof. Sang Son, University of Virginia
Title: Real-Time Sensor Data: When Everything Talks
Abstract:
Embedded sensor networks are an emerging field which has a potential to make a huge impact on the way we live and the society in general. Many real-time applications, such as traffic control systems, surveillance systems and health monitoring systems, need to operate on continuous unbounded streams of sensor data. These applications also have inherent real-time performance requirements that have to be met under high-volume, time-varying incoming sensor data. In this talk, we first present emerging applications that should deal with real-time sensor data and performance metrics for real-time data services. We discuss embedded sensor networks and illustrate two examples of typical applications - one in surveillance and the other in healthcare applications. Finally, we present a new research initiative, called Cyber Physical Systems, and their characteristics and challenges.