Energy harvesting and reliable networking for dense IoT

The aim of the PhD project is to design and implement novel energy harvesting and networking paradigms for IoT networks, where a large number of resource constrained nodes with minimal computing capabilities collaborate with each other to ensure that optimal performance can be achieved in metrics such as reliable packet delivery, low end-to-end delay and minimal energy expenditure and network overhead. Additionally, the ultimate aim of the project is to develop completely battery-less devices, where the nodes harvest the required energy from ambient RF sources and adapt their behavior to the availability of these sources and the remaining energy stored. These networking paradigms may be applied to wireless sensor networks for patient monitoring in hospitals, intelligent lighting for business and the smart home, indoor localization of goods in harbors and storage facilities, offline machine to machine communication outside of cellular coverage, etc.