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ProFuN is a research project funded by SSF
, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, 2009-2013.
Our goal is to provide a programming environment where sensors can be programmed as an ensemble rather than individually. Here programmers will focus on the applications and on the services provided by the collection of sensors rather than on which particular sensor to program or on how communication will take place. Energy levels and scheduling will to some extent be controlled by the programmers, e.g., to give priority to specific application tasks. Briefly put, we will employ macro programming of networks of sensors rather than micro programming of individual sensors. We will focus on wireless sensor networks, but the general concept of ensemble programming is applicable to other multiprocessor areas such as grid computing, multicore, and server farms, like Google, etc. We will demonstrate that sensor networks can be programmed as an ensemble under severe constraints, including being devices with very limited capabilities, frequently failing sensors, mobility, energy constraints and harsh security threats.
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