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When users become sensors: can we trust their readings?
Author(s) -
Tanas Cristian,
HerreraJoancomartí Jordi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.2689
Subject(s) - computer science , reliability (semiconductor) , architecture , wireless sensor network , real time computing , computer security , computer network , art , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , visual arts
Summary Smart sensor network arises as a new generation of sensor networks, where a crowd of possibly anonymous volunteers are involved in the tasks of collecting data from the surrounding environment and providing it to the community. In this paper, we analyze one of the main questions, often forgotten, in these scenarios: whether or not we can trust the sensor readings provided by the individuals engaged in the sensor network. We introduce a data reliability architecture capable of filtering and validating sensor readings in an open environment, where not all users are equally honest. Simulations based on a real world smart sensor application allow us to make a first analysis of the proposed architecture's performance and the variables that have a significant impact on this performance. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.