Towards creating ubiquitous intelligent sensing environments - the NoE CRUISE

Summary form only given. Technical advances in wireless networks and the miniaturisation of digital devices have enabled new computing and communication paradigms and allow us nowadays to embed communication and computation power nearly everywhere in our environments. However, there are still a lot of research and practical issues to be solved if we want to follow the vision of creating intelligent sensing environments, which is the ultimate goal of the European Network of Excellence (NoE) CRUISE. CRUISE intends to be a focal point in the planning and coordination of research on communication and application aspects of wireless sensor networking in Europe. It brings together a diverse group of partners who will integrate their expertise and knowledge gained in projects on related fields. CRUISE partners share the vision of ubiquitous intelligent sensing environments and are convinced that a NoE in this field is necessary, taking into account the benefits that sensor networks have to offer to European society and the current weakness and fragmentation in this field in Europe. In this presentation, an overview of the research topics addressed in CRUISE are given. The presentation specifically focus on application scenarios and the associated research challenges as identified within CRUISE