Towards City-Scale Low-Power Wireless Internet

Speaker: Prof. Swarun Kumar , CMU

Date: Monday, November 30, 2020

Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Note: all times are in the Eastern Time Zone

Public: Yes

Location: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94470805633

Event Type: Seminar

Room Description:

Host: Fadel Adib, MIT Media Lab

Contact: Venkat Arun, venkatar@csail.mit.edu

Relevant URL: https://iot.mit.edu

Speaker URL: https://swarunkumar.com/

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Reminder Subject: TALK: Towards City-Scale Low-Power Wireless Internet

Abstract: This talk presents the challenges and opportunities of building a city-scale low-power wireless Internet-of-Things. We build upon low-power wide-area networking (LP-WAN), a technology that enables low-cost devices with a 10-year battery to communicate at few kbps to a base station, kilometers away. We address the challenges in deploying LP-WANs in large urban environments, given the power limits of the clients and attenuation from buildings that limit signal range. We further show how LP-WANs at shorter ranges can eliminate the need for a battery altogether. Beyond communication, the talk also discusses novel applications and sensing opportunities of an omnipresent low-power Internet.

Bio: Swarun Kumar is an assistant professor at CMU where he heads the laboratory for emerging wireless technologies (WiTech lab). He designs and builds novel systems to enable faster wireless networks and new services. Swarun is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award and Google Faculty Research Award.

Research Areas:
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas:
Internet of Things, Wireless

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Created by Venkat Arun at Monday, November 16, 2020 at 9:08 AM.