Towards cloud sensing enabled target localization

Nianxia Cao, Swastik Brahma, Pramod K. Varshney

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce 'cloud sensing' as a paradigm for enabling sensing-as-a-service in the context of target localization in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). We present a bilateral trading mechanism consisting of a sensing service provider (fusion center) that 'sells' information regarding the target through sensor management, and a user who seeks to 'buy' information regarding the target. Our mechanism, aware of resource costs involved in service provisioning, maximizes the expected total gain from the trade while assuring individual rationality and incentive compatibility. The impossibility of achieving ex post efficiency is also shown in the paper. Design of the mechanism enables the study of the tradeoff between information gain and the costs of the WSN for sensor management. Simulation results provide insights into the dynamics of the proposed model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages537-544
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781479980093
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 2014
Event2014 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2014 - Monticello, United States
Duration: Sep 30 2014Oct 3 2014

Publication series

Name2014 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2014

Other

Other2014 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonticello
Period9/30/1410/3/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications

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