From Crossbow’s blog: Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com/eko) announced today the release of the EN2120 eKo Long Range Node. With the communication range between nodes extending up to 2 miles, the eKo Long Range node is the only true mesh wireless solution
Monthly Archives: August 2009
August 31, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
eKo Environmental System Expanded with Long Range Node
August 28, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
The 9th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
April 12-16, 2010, Stockholm, Sweden http://ipsn.acm.org Abstract Registration Deadline: October 23rd, 2009 ===================================================================== SCOPE: The International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) is a leading, single-track, annual forum on sensor network research. IPSN brings together researchers from academia, industry,
August 26, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Sensorpedia connects sensor data through web 2.0 platform
Sensorpedia connects sensors composed of various standards through a Wikipedia-like platform with three important distinctions: links to near-real-time, streaming data; support of interactive mashups; and restriction of authorship to approved personnel. Nearly all types of sensors are targeted for inclusion:
August 26, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
UCLA Hospital Hopes Smart Garage Expedites Parking
Finding a parking spot at a hospital can be stressful for drivers anxious to enter the facility quickly, either to seek medical attention or to visit loved ones. Administrators at theRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a new hospital on the
August 25, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Postdoc openings on the RoboBees project
The Harvard RoboBees project has postdoc openings in the areas of wireless sensor networks, embedded computing, swarm robotics, and biologically-inspired multiagent systems. Check out the job posting here for more details.
August 21, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Subsoil sensor
A sensor that monitors how effectively a plant takes up water and nutrients from the soil could help farmers grow drought-resistant crops within the next decade. The device is being developed by researchers at Manchester University to identify plant varieties
August 21, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
First international workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2010)
First International Workshop the Web of Things (WoT 2010) in conjunction with the 8th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2010), Mannheim, Germany Paper submission deadline: October 18, 2009 Notification of acceptance: December 21, 2009 Camera-ready papers
August 20, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Postdoctoral position in wireless multimedia sensor networks (2 years)
A full-time post-doctoral research position is available for two (2) years in the project “Digital Djurpark” (Digital Zoo). This is a joint position between Digital Media Laboratory, Umeå University, Sweden and CSIRO Autonomous Systems Laboratory, Brisbane, Australia. The successful candidate
August 18, 2009 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
BuildSys: First ACM Workshop On Embedded Sensing Systems For Energy-Efficiency In Buildings
Due to several requests the workshop deadline has been extended to August 27, 2009, 23:59 GMT. BuildSys will be held in conjunction with Sensys’09, Berkeley, CA. The workshop solicits contributions that focus on the design of architectures that are capable
August 18, 2009 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
Minimal wireless-networking protocols allow almost any device to communicate over the Internet
Adam Dunkels, a senior scientist at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science, has developed software that’s used to network devices as diverse as satellites, pipelines, electric meters, and race-car engines. Such devices often incorporate tiny computers that need to relay
