The Adaptive Networked Distributed Embedded Systems (ANDES) research group at the University of California, Merced conducts research in the areas of computer networking and distributed systems with focus on wireless sensor networks. Our research philosophy is to provide solutions to grand challenge problems associated with building and deploying usable systems. We guide the design of our solutions by using data-driven approaches based on data collection of real deployable systems. Some of our projects include:

• Sensing infrastructure to measure and model occupancy estimation in buildings.
• New measurement tools and techniques to model the wireless channel characteristics.
• Networked systems for measuring solar irradiance.
• Networked systems in infrastructure deficient environments for search and rescue operations.
• Sensing systems to characterize foot pronation and other exercise physiology pathologies.
  

Current Projects

• BODE: Occupancy measurement, modeling and prediction for building energy savings

• ASSIST: Sensor networks for solar radiation mapping

• Wireless link modeling at different spatial and temporal resolution

• Wireless link quality estimation, prediction and metrics

• Exercise physiology monitoring and modeling using sensor networks

Please refer to the research page for a full list of projects.