Wireless and Mobile Sensing in the Age of IoT

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This course covers state-of-the-art research on Internet of Things (IoT), with a focus on wireless networking and mobile sensing. Topics of discussion include high precision localization, GPS, smart healthcare, autonomous vehicles and drones, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Battery free communication, 5G basics, Security etc. The course begins with a basic background in linear algebra, signal processing, wireless communications in the context of applications. Thereafter, the topics will be organized into various applications and research from top notch conferences will be presented. In addition, within each application, the appropriate background and common principles underlying Bayesian Filtering, Maximum Likelihood, Sensor design basics etc will be emphasized.