Cross-layer protocol design for delay/fault-tolerant mobile sensor networks

Recent development in sensor and networking technologies has made it possible to deploy deeply embedded sensor system for pervasive information gathering. One typical example is flu virus tracking, where the goal is to collect data of flu virus (or any epidemic disease in general), in the area with high human activities in order to monitor and prevent the explosion of devastating flu. Another example is air quality monitoring, which aims to track the average toxic gas inbreathed by human beings everyday.