Title: Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks
Speaker: Dr. Amir Hossein Mohajerzadeh,Assistant Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Visiting Professor, Carleton University
Date and time: Friday, August 5, 2:00 pm
Location: Carleton University, 4359 ME (Mackenzie Building)
Abstract: The distributed tracking of an unknown target using a power-constrained Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is an attractive topic. In a WSN, sensor nodes observe the events, perform a local data processing and compression and then forward the results to a central node called fusion center. In this presentation, sensor nodes are considered to be able to measure the bearings (angle of arrival). In one hand, different challenges related to the tracking problem will be discussed. A set of methods to determine the precise location of the target using AOA are explained. On the other hand, we use geometric methods to select a set of observer nodes which are responsible for collecting data from the target. Regarding the characteristics of target tracking applications, it is clear that significant numbers of sensor nodes are usually inactive. Therefore, in order to minimize the total network energy consumption, a joint scheduling and routing algorithm is discussed which is in charge of transmitting data between network nodes and the fusion center (FC) in which not only provides an efficient way to estimate the target position but also provides an efficient target tracking.
Bio: Amir Hossein Mohajerzadeh received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in software engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the same university in 2013. He has been a computer network engineer with several networking projects in Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC) and Khorasan Regional Electricity Company (KREC) since 2008. He is the author of 2 books in Persian language in networking field. He has published more than 30 international conference and journal papers. His research interests are in Modelling and Analyzing Computer Networks, Quality of Services (QoS), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Smart Grid, Target Tracking, and Fuzzy Logic control. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at Computer Engineering Department of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.