EECE 5155 — Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things

4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: FBostonOnlinePortland, MaineSeattle, WALive CastTraditionalVideo Streaming

Covers design and modeling of architectures, communication protocols, and algorithms for wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things. Provides instruction in general aspects of wireless sensor networking, including protocol design, modeling, and simulation at all layers of the communication stack. Studies standardization efforts, including Bluetooth, IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee, and SigFox/LoRa, among others. Culminates with illustrations of applications of sensor networks technology to many challenging problems of our times, including mobile crowdsensing, smart cities, and cyber-physical systems.

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Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20232538165%14.0
Spring 20241294860%19.0
Fall 20241434988%6.0
Spring 202535416732%37.7
Fall 20251344969%15.0
Spring 2026183622%28.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 43% · T 37% · W 28% · Th 19% · F 56%

Common patterns: TF (37% of sections), MW (24% of sections), F (19% of sections), MR (15% of sections), MWR (4% of sections), async (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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