Streaming in a connected world: querying and tracking distributed data streams

ABSTRACT

Today, a majority of data is fundamentally distributed in nature. Data for almost any task is collected over a broad area, and streams in at a much greater rate than ever before. In particular, advances in sensor technology and miniaturization have led to the concept of the sensor network: a (typically wireless) collection of sensing devices collecting detailed data about their surroundings. A fundamental question arises: how to query and monitor this rich new source of data? Similar scenarios emerge within the context of monitoring more traditional, wired networks, and in other emerging models such as P2P networks and grid-based computing.

REFERENCES

• 1: M. Garofalakis (editor). Special Issue on In-Network Query Processing. IEEE Data Engineering Bulletin, 28(1), March 2005.
• 2: S. Madden. Data Management in Sensor Networks (Tutorial). In Proc. of European Workshop on Sensor Networks, 2006.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.4 Systems

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems

  G. Mathematics of Computing
  G.3 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
      Subjects: Time series analysis