TY - CONF

T1 - A Biologically-Inspired Clustering Algorithm Dependent on Spatial Data in Sensor Networks.

AU - Wokoma, Ibiso

AU - Ling Shum, Lam

AU - Sacks, Lionel

AU - Marshall, Ian

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PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - Sensor networks in environmental monitoring applications aim to provide scientists with a useful spatio-temporal representation of the observed phenomena. This helps to deepen their understanding of the environmental signals that cover large geographic areas. In this paper, the spatial aspect of this data handling requirement is met by creating clusters in a sensor network based on the rate of change of an oceanographic signal with respect to space. Inspiration was drawn from quorum sensing, a biological process that is carried out within communities of bacterial cells. The paper demonstrates the control the user has over the sensitivity of the algorithm to the data variation and the energy consumption of the nodes while they run the algorithm.

AB - Sensor networks in environmental monitoring applications aim to provide scientists with a useful spatio-temporal representation of the observed phenomena. This helps to deepen their understanding of the environmental signals that cover large geographic areas. In this paper, the spatial aspect of this data handling requirement is met by creating clusters in a sensor network based on the rate of change of an oceanographic signal with respect to space. Inspiration was drawn from quorum sensing, a biological process that is carried out within communities of bacterial cells. The paper demonstrates the control the user has over the sensitivity of the algorithm to the data variation and the energy consumption of the nodes while they run the algorithm.

KW - algorithm bacterial cell biological process data handling requirement energy consumption environmental monitoring application geographic area oceanographic signal quorum sensing scientists sensitivity sensor network sensor network cluster spatio-temporal

M3 - Conference paper

T2 - Proceedings of the Second European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks, 2005.

Y2 - 31 January 2005 through 2 February 2005

ER -