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WSN Authentication using RF Fingerprints (D. Knox and T. Kunz)
Motivation – “Aging in Place”
§World’s population is aging fast
–fertility rates are decreasing across the ‘Developed World’
–In 1995, 6.5% of the world’s population was over 65*
–In 2025, 10.7% of the world’s population will be over 65*
§Elderly people can be monitored by trusted third parties (e.g. these could be their own children or professional health care providers) in their own homes
–new WSN technology provides a convenient and practical health-related monitoring service
–Monitored subjects are the on-site ‘users’ and are not computer experts
–Sensed data could include: room temperatures; sleeping patterns; food consumption; medication consumption; electricity/gas/water usage, occupant movement or position, door/window state, occupant heart rate/blood pressure/body temperature/breathing rate/weight ….
§* (U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base) http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html 2006