School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

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Zhi Sun Ph.D. Candidate Broadband Wireless Networking Lab School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Office:       Centergy One, Room 5158,       75 5th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 Phone: 404.894.6616 Fax: 404.894.7883 E-mail:zsun@ece.gatech.edu

Research

• Wireless Underground Sensor Networks: Physical-layer and Cross-layer analysis, design and optimization of the networks of sensors and actuators in underground environments, including soil medium and underground mines and tunnels. Project Desciption

• Implementaion of Wireless Underground Sensor Networks in Real World Applications:
  • Intelligent Irrigation System
  • Smart Underground Power Grid
  • Automatic Border Patrol
  • Survivor Rescue after Mine Disaster
  • Underground Pipeline leakage detection
  • Real-Time Sandstorm Monitoring
  • In-Situ Sensing for Oil Recovery
• Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks in Challenged Enviornments: Cross-layer communication and coordination algorithm and protocol design to realize reilable and efficient wireless sensor and actuator networks in challenged enviornments, such as in soil medium, in underground mines and tunnels, in sandstorms, and inside the human body.