Student Presentations Instructions

Each student is required to prepare a presentation on a specific topic or application domain of wireless sensor networks. These presentations will take place during regular lecture times between November 22nd and December 6th; see below for the schedule. Should you not be available for your assigned slot, you can swap slots with other students; however you have to inform the instructor (email is sufficient) as soon as you have swapped the slots.

Presentation Topic

You can pick any theme or topic that relates to wireless sensor networks, including topics that were covered in class and topics that were not addressed in the lectures. If you choose a topic that was covered in class, you must make sure to provide information that goes beyond what was covered in class. Your chosen topic could be an overview of recent research efforts in a certain area (recent results in routing designs), an in-depth study of a very concrete topic (e.g., details of the ZigBee protocol), or a case study (e.g., sensor networks in agriculture). To ensure that your topic is appropriate and that there will be no two identical topics, you must send a brief proposal to the instructor via email. Your proposal is due at least one week before your scheduled presentation, but earlier is preferred and recommended. Your proposal should include the following items:
  • A title for your presentation.
  • A brief abstract (5-10 sentences) outlining your presentation.
  • Pointers to at least 3 relevant references (papers, books, websites, news reports, etc.).

Presentation Format

Prepare your presentation using either powerpoint or PDF slides and submit the slides to the instructor the evening before your presentation at the latest. If submitted earlier, the instructor will gladly provide feedback on the slides. The instructor will upload your slides to the classroom's desktop, but you are free to use your own laptop if preferred.

Each talk should be about 15-20 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A by the audience. The instructor may use the Q&A to explore the depth of the knowledge of the presenter in the chosen topic. Video clips (if available) can be shown, but should not be longer than 3 minutes. Students in the audience will answer a few questions on a feedback form during the presentation which will be used as a basis for the grade you will receive for this component of the overall grade.

Presentation Schedule

  • November 22nd: Chris Miller and Dinesh Rajan
  • November 29th: Hongsheng Lu and Nathan Regola
  • December 6th: Dirk VanBruggen and Brian Dentino
  • December 8th: David Momont and Colton Ortolf