An overview of information extraction from mobile wireless sensor networks

Abdelrahman Abuarqoub*, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Tariq Alsboui

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Abstract

Information Extraction (IE) is a key research area within the field of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). It has been characterised in a variety of ways, ranging from the description of its purposes, to reasonably abstract models of its processes and components. There has been only a handful of papers addressing IE over mobile WSNs directly, these dealt with individual mobility related problems as the need arises. This paper is presented as a tutorial that takes the reader from the point of identifying data about a dynamic (mobile) real world problem, relating the data back to the world from which it was collected, and finally discovering what is in the data. It covers the entire process with special emphasis on how to exploit mobility in maximising information return from a mobile WSN. We present some challenges introduced by mobility on the IE process as well as its effects on the quality of the extracted information. Finally, we identify future research directions facing the development of efficient IE approaches for WSNs in the presence of mobility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networking - 12th International Conference, NEW2AN 2012, and 5th Conference, ruSMART 2012, Proceedings
Pages95-106
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Next-Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking, NEW2AN 2012 and 5th Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2012 - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 27 Aug 201229 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7469 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceJoint Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Next-Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking, NEW2AN 2012 and 5th Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2012
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period27/08/1229/08/12

Keywords

  • Data Collection
  • Information Attributes
  • Information Extraction
  • Mobile
  • Mobile Nodes
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

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