Improving Low-Power Wireless Protocols with Timing-Accurate Simulation

Acknowledgements I first thank my thesis advisors Thiemo Voigt and Adam Dunkels for being my excellent advisors, and also for being the great colleagues you still are. Thiemo and Adam have complemented each other superbly, giving me feedback , perspectives, insights, and having made every single new venture truly fun. My deepest thanks also go to my professor Per Gunningberg, Uppsala University. Per has in a seemingly easy way spotted erroneous assumptions, has valued my research contributions, and has connected my own work with another broader world of research. and of course Adam and Thiemo. We have done some amazing work since the group was formed 6 years ago. Thank you all for a productive atmosphere and for unforgettable memories of us working towards 7am paper deadlines. I am also most grateful to Sverker Janson, head of the Computer Systems Laboratory and a very supportive boss. I thank all colleagues at SICS in partic