Will China become the Game changer? Cisco Systems futurist Dave Evans predicts that the Internet of Things (IoT) will link approximately 50 billion machines and devices by 2020. His vision is a world of networked smart devices equipped with sensors…
Wireless Sensor Networks with Contiki
The designers of operating systems for sensor nodes are often faced with the challenge of finding the right abstractions and lightweight mechanisms that offer a rich enough execution environment, while remaining within the system’s strict resource limitations. My hunt for…
Hot Research Areas in Wireless Sensor Networks
Are you thinking of a new direction for your research groups or something to add or expand what you are currently doing? We have got some things for you to ponder about. Unmanned Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Technologies Using WSN Experimental…
Java 7 Security Manager Bypass Vulnerability
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a warning that hackers have figured out how to exploit Java vulnerabilities to install malicious software enabling them to commit crimes ranging from identity theft to making an infected computer…
Security Challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless Sensor Systems deployments are security sensitive and attacks against them may lead to damage to health and safety of people. The biggest treat to WSS is Denial-of-service attack. These attacks are conditions for hardware failures, resource exhaustion, bugs, malicious…
PhD Student Tackles Hazardous Gases With Foam Sensor
A doctoral student from the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, one of the America’s oldest technological research university, Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor that detects extremely small quantities of hazardous gases. The…