[WLANware] [GSoC2014] Nodewatcher: Render network topology graphs in browser (client-side)

[Mitar]

Hi!

Just a followup, we started discussing that on the nodewatcher mailing list:

https://wlan-si.net/lists/info/nodewatcher


Mitar

On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Silvia Stegaru
<silvia.stegaru at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is Silvia Stegaru and I am a PhD student at the University
> Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. I study Computer Science and I have 3
> years of experience with Wireless Sensor Networks.
>
> I have designed and implemented a Failure and Abnormal Behavior Detection
> (FABD) module for multi-owner Wireless Sensor Networks, which included a
> server and a client side (written in Java, as an OSGi service). This was the
> subject of my Master's Thesis, and I have also integrated this work in the
> TWISNet (Trustworthy Wireless Industrial Sensor NETworks) European FP7
> project [1]. This project has ended last year.
>
> In order to visualize the results of the FABD module, I have used the Django
> framework to model the columns of interest from the database. I have created
> templates depending on the logged user and I have used python to get the
> data which I wanted to be shown by the templates.
>
> Currently, I am investigating Quality of Experience metrics for Wireless
> Sensor Networks where packet routing has to minimize the emissions of the
> system. This work is for the LEXNET (Low EMF Exposure Networks) European FP7
> project [2]. This project is ongoing, but I only work 40 hours per month (so
> I have a lot of free time).
>
> If you want to know more about my professional experience, please visit my
> LinkedIn page [3].
>
> I am interested in the Google Summer of Code "Nodewatcher: Render network
> topology graphs in browser (client-side)" idea, I think it fits very well my
> profile.
>
> Moreover, this semester I started a project together with 3 friends: we
> wanted to use Google Maps to highlight regions of interest for a user; the
> user could then search in those regions information such as apartments for
> sale/rent. You can see a screenshot of the result at link [4]. I have worked
> mainly on the server side (Django, MySQL database), but I have also helped
> write the AJAX calls for the search. I think it is very similar to what you
> need for this project.
>
> I have several ideas that could complement this one, but I need some
> feedback to see which ones would be more useful from your point of view. I
> think the following would be good as further work:
>
> 1. Generating useful statistics. For instance, in today's world there is a
> high need for monitoring the EMF with regard to the Specific Absorption Rate
> (SAR). This interface would allow us to select a particular area and
> determine its overall exposure. This is important when we want to minimize
> the exposure rates (i.e. by creating multi-owner meshes and disabling
> certain nodes which are not needed any more). This could also improve
> routing (if low-EMF is an optimization criteria).
>
> 2. Creating a map of the EMF exposure, as an overlay to the existing map
> (i.e. where red would mean 'very exposed' and green would be 'no exposure').
>
> 3. Some algorithms could be applied to show the available routes from one
> station to another, in terms of: lowest cost, lowest emission, lowest load
> etc. This would also enable us to selct different stations and receive a
> response if a station is reachable within the network or not.
>
> 4. Extending the model presented above to accept routing in multi-owner
> networks (where one node has multiple owners, each with their own sensors on
> the node).
>
> 5. It would be nice to also extend this model to handle reward-based routing
> for the WSNs which implement this. The total amount of "money" owned by a
> station would be available directly from the browser; routes which are the
> most profitable could be highlighted etc.
>
> I am open to discussing each of the above, as well as detailing more about
> my programming experience and other projects that I have worked on. Please
> tell me if I am focusing on the right direction for this project, or if you
> had something else in mind.
>
> Best regards,
> Silvia
>
> [1] http://twisnet.eu/
> [2] http://www.lexnet-project.eu/
> [3] http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=106097077
> [4]
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4INxSU34bNLbUVrRF9tVzlDLTg/edit?usp=sharing
>
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