part I Introduction -- chapter 1 Opportunities and Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 2 Next-Generation Technologies to Enable Sensor Networks / chapter 3 Sensor Network Management / chapter 4 Models for Programmability in Sensor Networks / chapter 5 Miniaturizing Sensor Networks with MEMS / chapter 6 A Taxonomy of Routing Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 7 Artificial Perceptual Systems / part II Applications -- chapter 8 Sensor Network Architecture and Applications Chien-Chung Shen, Chaiporn Jaikaeo, Chavalit Srisathapornphat -- chapter 9 A Practical Perspective on Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 10 Introduction to Industrial Sensor Networking / chapter 11 A Sensor Network for Biological Data Acquisition / part III Architecture -- chapter 12 Sensor Network Architecture / chapter 13 Tiered Architectures in Sensor Networks / chapter 14 Power-Efficient Topologies for Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 15 Architecture and Modeling of Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 16 Overview of Communication Protocols for Sensor Networks / chapter 17 Communication Architecture and Programming Abstractions for Real-Time Embedded Sensor Networks -- chapter 18 A Comparative Study of Energy-Efficient (E2) Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks -- part V Tracking Technologies -- chapter 19 Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 20 Location Management in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 21 Positioning and Location Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 22 Tracking Techniques in Air Vehicle-Based Decentralized Sensor Networks / part VI Data Gathering and Processing -- chapter 23 Fundamental Protocols to Gather Information in Wireless Sensor Networks -- chapter 24 Comparison of Data Processing Techniques in Sensor Networks / chapter 25 Computational and Networking Problems in Distributed Sensor Networks -- chapter 26 Cooperative Computing in Sensor Networks / part VII Energy Management -- chapter 27 Dynamic Power Management in Sensor Networks / chapter 28 Design Challenges in Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control for Wireless Sensor Networks -- chapter 29 Techniques to Reduce Communication and Computation Energy in Wireless Sensor Networks -- chapter 30 Energy-Aware Routing and Data Funneling in Sensor Networks / chapter 31 Security and Privacy Protection in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 32 A Taxonomy for Denial-of-Service Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks / chapter 33 Reliability Support in Sensor Networks / chapter 34 Reliable Energy-Constrained Routing in Sensor Networks / chapter 35 Fault-Tolerant Interval Estimation in Sensor Networks / chapter 36 Fault Tolerance in Wireless Sensor Networks / part IX Performance and Design Aspects -- chapter 37 Low-Power Design for Smart Dust Networks Zdravko Kamkehayov -- chapter 38 Energy-Efficient Design of Distributed Sensor Networks / chapter 39 Wireless Sensor Networks and Computational Geometry / chapter 40 Localized Algorithms for Sensor Networks