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Localizing nodes and tracking targets in wireless ad hoc networks securely
Supervisor: Suprakash Datta
Required Background: CSE4480 prerequisites
Description
A key infrastructural problem in wireless networks is localization (or the determination of geographical locations) of nodes. A related problem is the tracking of mobile targets as they move through the radio ranges of the wireless nodes.
If security is not a concern, then any of numerous existing algorithms can be implemented to get reasonably accurate location estimates of nodes or targets. These algorithms typically involve nodes sharing locations and assume that there are no malicious nodes and no privacy issues in sharing locations. However, localization or target tracking in the presence of malicious nodes or nodes that do not wish to disclose their locations is much more difficult.
This project will look at current research on localization algorithms. The student will read papers to learn about existing work and then implement a few algorithms to compare their performance. Then, with assistance from the supervisor, (s)he will attempt to propose improvements and/or combinations of ideas from the papers in a Java/C/C++/MatLab simulator.
Expected learning outcomes: Apart from familiarity with the current literature, the project will provide the student an introduction to scientific research and analysis of experimental data.
Skills required: Proficiency with one of Java, C, C++, MatLab; interest in developing algorithms for distributed systems; interest in experimental approaches to problems.
References:
1. Multiple target localisation in sensor networks with location privacy, Matthew Roughan, Jon Arnold· Proceedings of the 4th European conference on Security and privacy in ad-hoc and sensor networks (ESAS'07), Springer-Verlag, 2007
2. Defending Wireless Sensor Networks against Adversarial Localization, Neelanjana Dutta, Abhinav Saxena, Sriram Chellappan, Proceedings of the 2010 Eleventh International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM '10).