Wireless multimedia sensor and actuator system: A necessary public security and safety testbed for an urban emergency preparedness class of applications

This talk will consist in an overview about the majore search projects related to wireless multimedia, context aware computing and wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, distributed and collaborative virtual environment, which we are currently investigating at PARADISE Research Laboratory, uOttawa. Next, we shall focus upon the design of large-scale distributed and mobile system for critical conditions monitoring class of applications using both location/context aware computing and wireless multimedia sensor and actor technologies. Then, we shall focus upon the security and localization problems in mobile and wireless multimedia sensor networks. Finally, if time permits, we will talk about LIVE testbed, a convergence of Wireless sensors, wireless multimedia and virtual environment technologies we are developing at PARADISE Research Laboratory for an emergency preparedness and response class of applications as well as SWiMNet, a high performance testbed we have developed which allows very detailed and realistic model specifications. It will facilitate and enable us to evaluate and design new protocols and applications for future generations of wireless sensor and vehicular network technologies.