CameraNets: Coverage and Data Management Protocols for Smart Camera Networks∗

The dissertation aims to address a number of important systems-related problems associated with smart camera networks, consisting of autonomous and cooperative camera nodes, to enable capturing most useful physical phenomena and managing the captured data efficiently. Specifically, a smart camera network should autonomously configure itself in order to maximize the total useful information it captures. Next, the captured information should be managed efficiently, either by delivering it to the end users or by archiving it within the network for later retrieval. In this work, we focus on a subset of the systems-related challenges that should be addressed to achieve these goals.