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CSCI5931-04 Research Topic
Wireless and Sensor
Networks
Spring 2007 (1/16-4/30 + final
week)
Time
(Classroom):
Wedn. 10am - 12:50pm (D242)
Prerequisite: CSCI4132 (Network Protocols) and CSCI5233 (Computer Security and Integrity), or
instructor’s approval.
Course
Objectives: This course provides an essential study of
issues and methods in wireless and sensor networks, which are composed of
either fixed or mobile devices employing various wireless communication
schemes. Topics to be covered include
overview of wireless networking protocols (IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16, GPRS,
CDMA, etc.), the basics of wireless sensor networks (WSN), and various topics
related to WSN, including protocols, services, applications, sensor
programming, key management, and WSN security issues (such as privacy,
integrity, authentication, secure localization, secure aggregation, attacks
and defense mechanisms).
Class Format: Lectures
are combined with discussions and, if applicable, student
presentations and discussions of advanced topics. Students are expected
to be active participants, by studying the relevant chapters and/or research
papers and participating at in-class discussions.
To enhance students’
understanding of wireless sensor networks (WSN), hand-on programming
projects using sensor network simulators and commercial WSN devices (such
as those manufactured by the Crossbow, Inc.) to develop sensor applications
will be included in the course. Students are expected to make oral
presentations of topics related to wireless sensor networks.
Instructor:
Dr. T. A. Yang
- (office) Delta
106
- Office hours (NOTE: If the suite office
is locked, you may use the phone outside the office to call me, by
entering the extension 3835).
You are highly encouraged to send your questions to me
by e-mails or by posting the question to the discussion group. You,
however, are responsible for clearly describing the problem(s) you have
encountered, the solution(s) you have tried, and the outcome you have got
from these solution(s).
- (phone#) (281)
283-3835 (Please leave a message if not available.)
- (email address) yang@uhcl.edu (Note: Emails without a
proper subject line and your full name will be discarded. Here
is a sample subject line: "CSCI 5931 project #1, question
1".
- (web site) http://sce.uhcl.edu/yang/
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Required
Text: No textbook is required. Instead
of a textbook, a set of selected research papers and online resources will be
used as the fundamental study materials in this course. See the References page for a list of papers and
resources.
Topics,
Notes & Schedule
- The due dates are
fixed and will not be extended, unless specifically announced.
Start your work early!
- The topics column
is subject to change when the class moves on. Check with the
instructor if you have doubt concerning the teaching schedule.
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wk (dates)
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Topics: papers
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Due Dates
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1 (1/16)
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Syllabus, projects,
presentations, etc.
Introduction to Wireless Networks slides
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Wireless
network (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_network
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O’Reilly’s
Wireless Developer Center:
http://www.oreillynet.com/wireless/
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Roy, Srijeeb.
“Push messages that automatically launch a Java mobile application -
Add MIDP 2.0's push registry feature to your device
application”. JavaWorld.com. 04/17/06.
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-04-2006/jw-0417-push.html
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Knudsen, Jonathan
and Sing Li. “Beginning J2ME: Building MIDlets - Get a taste of
MIDlet development”. JavaWorld.com. 05/02/05.
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2005/jw-0502-midlet.html
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2 (1/23)
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Wireless LAN
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Zahur, Y. and
Yang, T. A. “Wireless LAN Security and Laboratory Designs,” Journal of Computing in Small Colleges.
Volume 19 Issue 3. Jan. 2004. local copy slides
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3 (1/30)
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Basics of WSN
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Brain, Marshall. “How
Motes Work?” http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mote.htm/printable.
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Wireless
network (from Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor_network
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Tran, Sam Phu
Manh, and T. Andrew Yang. “Evaluations of Target Tracking Methods in
Wireless Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of the 37th ACM
SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2006).
Houston, Texas. 3/1-5, 2006. local copy
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Tran,
Sam Phu Manh, and T. Andrew Yang. “OCO:
Optimized Communication & Organization for Target Tracking in Wireless
Sensor Networks”. Proceedings
of the IEEE International Conference on Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and
Trustworthy Computing (SUTC2006).
Taichung, Taiwan. 6/5-7, 2006. (local copy) slides
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Selection of papers for oral presentations (Send it to yang@uhcl.edu.)
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4 (2/7)
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<Cancelled>
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5 (2/14)
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Sensor Network
Programming
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TinyOS and Sensor application development using
Crossbow sensor products slides
(Aiyaz)
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6 (2/21)
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Developing wireless sensor applications using the
OMNET++ network simulator slides (Saurav)
Intro.
to OMNET++ development
OMNET++ tutorial
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7 (2/28)
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WSN Protocols 1
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Karlof, C., and D. Wagner,” Secure Routing in
Wireless Sensor Networks: Attacks and Countermeasures”, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE
International Workshop on Sensor Network Protocols and Applications, Anchorage, AK,
May 11, 2003. local copy
slides
(Sarjana)
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Liu, C., K. Wu, Y. Xiao, and B. Sun,
"Random Coverage with Guaranteed Connectivity: Joint Scheduling for Wireless Sensor Networks," IEEE
Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 17, No. 6, June
2006, pp. 562-575. local copy slides (Saurav)
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project 1
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8 (3/7)
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Midterm exam
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Midterm
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9 (3/14)
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Spring holidays! No class meeting.
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10 (3/21)
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Presentation
of the project abstract
WSN Protocols 2
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Karlof, C., N. Sastry, and D. Wagner,
“TinySec: a Link Layer Security Architecture for Wireless Sensor
Networks,” Proceedings of the
2nd international conference on Embedded networked sensor systems (ACM
SenSys’04), Baltimore,
MD, USA,
pp. 162 - 175. local copy slides (Sarjana)
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Abstract of the final report (Send it to yang@uhcl.edu.)
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11 (3/28)
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Presentation of
the project abstracts
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Key Management
in Wireless Sensor Networks ppt (Hari)
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Energy
Efficient communication in Wireless and Sensor Networks ppt (Sarjana)
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Reorganization of Sensor Nodes in OCO
ppt (Aiyaz)
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Modeling
and Simulation of WSN for Target Traking ppt
(Saurav)
WSN Services and Applications
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Zhou, Ying and Debao Xiao. “Mobile agent-based policy management
for wireless sensor networks”. Proceedings
of the 2005 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking
and Mobile Computing, Volume 2, 1207 – 1210. 23-26, Sept.
2005. local copy slides (Saurav)
Wireless attacks and
defending mechanisms
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Sun, B.,
F. Yu, K. Wu, Y. Xiao, V. C. M. Leung, “Enhancing Security using Mobility-Based
Anomaly Detection in Cellular Mobile Networks”, IEEE Tran. on Vehicular Tech., Vol. 55, No. 3, May 2006.
local
copy slides (Hari)
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project 2
Abstract of the investigation report
(Send it to yang@uhcl.edu.)
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12 (4/4)
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Wood, A.D., and J.
Stankovic, “Denial of Service in Sensor Networks,” IEEE Computer, (Oct. 2002), 54-62. local
copy slides (Aiyaz)
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McCune, J.M., E. Shi,
A. Perrig, M.K. Reiter, “Detection of Denial-Of-Message Attacks on
Sensor Network Broadcasts,”, Proceedings
of IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, Oakland, CA, May 2005, pp.
64-78. local copy
slides (Hari)
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project 2
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13 (4/11)
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WSN Key Management
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Eschenauer, L., and
V. Gligor, “A Key-Management Scheme for Distributed Sensor
Networks,” Proceedings of ACM Conference
on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS), Washington DC,
pp. 41-47, 2002. local
copy slides (Aiyaz)
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Du, W., J. Deng, Y.
Han, and P. Varshney, “A Pairwise Key Pre-distribution Scheme for
Wireless Sensor Networks,” ACM
Transactions on Information and System Security (TISSEC), vol. 8, issue
2, pp. 228-258, 2005. local copy slides
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project 3
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14 (4/18)
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WSN Privacy, Integrity
and Authentication
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Zhu, S., S.
Setia, S. Jajodia, and P. Ning, “An Interleaved Hop-by-Hop
Authentication Scheme for Filtering False Data Injection in Sensor
Networks,” IEEE Symposium on Security
and Privacy, Oakland, CA, May 9-12, 2004, pp. 260-272. local
copy slides
Secure Localization
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Lazos, L.,
and R. Poovendran, “SeRLoc: Secure Range-Independent Localization for
Wireless Sensor Networks”, Proceedings
of 2004 ACM Workshop on Wireless Security (ACM WiSe), Philadelphia, PA,
Oct. 2004, pp. 21-30. local copy
slides
Secure Aggregation
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Wu, K., D.
Dreef, B. Sun, and Y. Xiao, “Secure Data Aggregation without
Persistent cryptographic operations in Wireless Sensor Networks,” Elsevier AD HOC Networks journal,
special issue on Security Issues in Sensor and ADHOC Networks, accepted
and to appear, 2006. local
copy slides
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project 3
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15 (4/25)
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Final report
presentation and discussion
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Final report
(Send it to yang@uhcl.edu.)
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Computer Labs
& Hours
The NT Lab (Delta 119) is equipped with computers that
have been properly configured to run Java applications requiring JCE and JDK.
Check http://sce.uhcl.edu/computing.asp
for lab information, open hours, FAQs, etc.
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category
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percentage
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projects
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30%
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presentations
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20%
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tests
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20%
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final report
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30%
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NOTE: The accumulated points from all the categories
determine a person's final grade. There will be no extra-credit projects.
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Percentile
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Grade
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93% or above
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A
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S90% - 92%
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A-
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87% - 89%
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B+
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84% - 86%
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B
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80% - 83%
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B-
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77% - 79%
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C+
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74% - 76%
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C
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70% - 73%
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C-
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60%-69%
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D
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59% or below
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F
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Tests:
Both analytic and synthetic abilities are emphasized.
Being able to apply the learned knowledge toward problem solving is also
highly emphasized in the tests.
Assignments/Projects and Late
Penalty:
Assignments and projects will be posted at the class web
site. Assignments & projects are due before the beginning of the class on
the due day. See Topics and Notes for the
due dates.
Points will be deducted from late assignments: 20% for the first 24 hours
after the due time, 40% for the next 24 hours, 70% for the third 24 hours,
and 100% after that. No extension will be granted except for documented
emergency. Starting to work on the assignments as early as possible is
always the best strategy.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all assignments and projects are
individual work. Students should take caution not to violate the
academic honesty policies. See http://b3308-adm.uhcl.edu/PolicyProcedures/Policy.html
for details of the University policies.
Assignments/Projects
Guidelines:
- Identification page:
All assignments must have your name, and course name/number/section
number (e.g., CSCI234-01 or CSCI5333-03) at the top of the first page.
- Proper
stapling: Staple all the pages together at the top-left corner.
NOTE: Do not use paper clips.
- Order! Order! Arrange
the solutions following the sequence of the questions. Write the
question number at the top-right corner of each page.
- Word
processing: It is required that you type your reports (e.g., print
them using a printer). Use a word processor and appropriate typesetting
and drawing tools to do the assignments.
- Check the spelling
and the grammar for the whole document before handing it in. You may
loose points due to spelling or grammatical errors.
- Use proper
commenting and structure in your programs.
Projects:
The projects will involve the design and implementation of
a secure N-tier web based application demonstrating the development of a
secure Java online application using various technology. Students are
expected to employ the theories and techniques learned in the class to design
and implement the system.
Attendance
Policy:
You are expected to attend all classes. If you ever miss a
class, it is your responsibility to get hold of whatever may have been
discussed in that class.
- Unless due to
unexpected, documented emergency, no make-up exams will be given. No
make-up exams will be granted once the exams have been corrected and
returned to the class.
- Important:
If you think you have lost some points due to grading errors,
make sure you approach the instructor within a week after the
assignment, project, or test is returned to you.
- To get the most out
of this class, you need to read the textbooks and spend time using
computers regularly. Be prepared for a class by preview the material
to be covered in that class and participate in discussions and
problem-solving exercises, if applicable, in the class.
- Due to the
intensive nature of graduate classes, 15-20 hours per week are expected
of students in studying the textbook/notes and working on the
assignments, in addition to class attendance. Expect to spend
more hours during summer sessions.
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