Wireless Tablet PC-Based Enhancement to Teaching and Learning in Engineering and Computer Science Courses

This is a project funded by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP) through its program of “2007 Hewlett-Packard Technology Grant for Teaching Initiative” with a total value of $68,000 for two years. Dr. Weiying Zhu is the PI. In this project, HP mobile technology is used to redesign five freshman/sophomore level engineering (EGR) and computer science (CSC) courses including Digital Electronics, Engineering Analysis, Intro to Structure Programming, and Computer Programming I/II. Faculty from two departments will collaborate on developing in-class tutorial, formative assessment, and mobile interaction within/across EGR / CSC classrooms. This project is expected to explore how to us the state-of-art mobile technology to enhance teaching and learning in engineering and computer science courses. Read more >>

Distributed Energy-Aware Data-Centric Routing and Storage for Unpredictable Events Detection and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks

This is a research project funded by Missile Defense Agency (MDA), DOD. The total amount of this grant is $145,086 for two years. Dr. Weiying Zhu is the PI. In the first year, three undergraduate students will participate in this project. And in the second year, there will be four undergraduate students. This project focuses on the routing design in the applications where Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is mainly used to detect unpredictable events and/or track their movement such as the intrusion of enemy troops/vehicles in military surveillance, and the emerging of overloaded or dangerous cargos in security monitoring on public or private properties. This project proposes to design and develop a distributed energy-aware data-centric routing and storage framework for unpredictable events detection and tracking in wireless sensor networks. Read more >>