Keynote 3: Distributed processing in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks

Summary form only given, as follows. Wireless ad hoc and sensor networks (WASNs) raise new problems and/or new challenging issues in distributed processing. Furthermore, WASNs are mostly application specific. Design of distributed algorithms needs to explicitly account for mobility, resource constraints, dynamic changes and other characteristics of WASNs, as well as special application requirements. In this talk, I will overview distributed processing in WASNs and discuss the important issues and principles of designing effective solutions. I will also report our research in designing efficient and reliable distributed algorithms for applications of wireless sensor networks in structural health monitoring