CENS Technical Seminar Series

PICK : A Framework for Choosing Data Collectors in Participatory Sensing

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Invited Speaker: Sasank Reddy, EE, UCLA
Date: November 16, 2007
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue: 4760 Boleter Hall, UCLA

Abstract

In traditional sensor systems, one of the fundamental problems
concerns the placement of sensors. The analogous problem in
participatory sensing is choosing users to perform a particular data
collection task. This talk will detail, PICK, a framework that is
designed to help with this process. Specifically, the framework
considers the capabilities in terms of sensors available by a
particular user, the availability of the user to participate in terms
of spatial and temporal contexts, the reputation of the user as a
data collector, and the incentive cost associated with the user
participating as elements involved in the process of choosing data
collectors.

Biography

Sasank Reddy is a graduate student at CENS under the direction of
Deborah Esrin and Mani Srivastava. He is currently pursuing a PhD in
in Electrical Engineering at UCLA in the area of Participatory
Sensing. Previously, he graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor
Degree in Computer Engineering and from UCLA with a Masters Degree in
Electrical Engineering. His research interests include embedded
systems, human computer interfaces, and network architectures.