Dr.
Philipp Sommer
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Projects
- ZigBit: We have ported TinyOS 2.1 to the Meshbean/Meshbean900 development boards from Meshnetics. The code is available here. For more information, please visit the project website.
- TinyOS support for Atmel atmega128RFA1 chip. The code is available on my github page.
- YETI - TinyOS IDE based on Eclipse. The source code is available on eclipse labs.
Publications
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PulseSync: An Efficient and Scalable Clock Synchronization Protocol
Christoph Lenzen, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
ACM/IEEE Transactions on Networking (TON), June 2015.
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Planipes: Mobile Foot Pressure Analysis (Best paper award)
Samuel Pfaffen, Philipp Sommer, Christian Stocker, Roger Wattenhofer and Samuel Welten.
1st International Workshop on Mobile Systems Applications, and Services for Healthcare (mHealthSys), Seattle, Washington, USA, November 2011.
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Sundroid: Solar Radiation Awareness with Smartphones
Thomas Fahrni, Michael Kuhn, Philipp Sommer, Roger Wattenhofer and Samuel Welten.
13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp), Beijing, China, September 2011.
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SpiderBat: Augmenting Wireless Sensor Networks with Distance and Angle Information (Invited talk)
Philipp Sommer.
MICS Workshop, ETH Zurich, September 2011.
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Demo Abstract: Debugging Wireless Sensor Network Simulations with YETI and COOJA
Richard Huber, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
10th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN), Chicago, IL, USA, April 2011.
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SpiderBat: Augmenting Wireless Sensor Networks with Distance and Angle Information
Georg Oberholzer, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
10th ACM/ IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN), Chicago, IL, USA, April 2011.
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Ikarus: Large-Scale Participatory Sensing at High Altitudes
Michael von Kaenel, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
12th Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile), Phoenix, USA, March 2011.
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Demo Abstract: The SpiderBat Ultrasound Positioning System
Georg Oberholzer, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
8th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys), Zuerich, Switzerland, November 2010.
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Poster Abstract: Reliable and Energy-Efficient Bulk-Data Dissemination in Wireless Sensor Networks
David Gugelmann, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
8th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys), Zurich, November 2010.
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Clock Synchronization: Open Problems in Theory and Practice
Christoph Lenzen, Thomas Locher, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
36th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science (SOFSEM), Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, January 2010.
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Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks: Local vs. Global
Philipp Sommer.
2nd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2009), Bratislava, Slovak Republic, November 2009.
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Towards a Zero-Configuration Wireless Sensor Network Architecture for Smart Buildings
Lars Schor, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
First ACM Workshop On Embedded Sensing Systems For Energy-Efficiency In Buildings (BuildSys), Berkeley, CA, USA, November 2009.
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Optimal Clock Synchronization in Networks
Christoph Lenzen, Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
7th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys), Berkeley, California, USA, November 2009.
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Gradient Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
MICS Workshop, EPFL, Lausanne, June 2009.
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Gradient Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN), San Francisco, USA, April 2009.
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Generic Mobility Simulation Framework (GMSF)
Rainer Baumann, Franck Legendre and Philipp Sommer.
1st ACM SIGMOBILE workshop on Mobility models (MobilityModels 08), Hong Kong, China, May 2008.
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Symmetric Clock Synchronization in Sensor Networks
Philipp Sommer and Roger Wattenhofer.
ACM Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks (REALWSN), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, April 2008.
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Theses
- Doctoral Thesis: Wireless Embedded Systems: Time, Location, and Applications
Philipp Sommer, Diss Nr. 19901, ETH Zurich, September 2011
Documents: abstract pdf fulltext pdf - Master Thesis: Design and Analysis of Realistic Mobility Models for Wireless Mesh Networks
Philipp Sommer, ETH Zurich, September 2007
Sourceforge Project: Generic Mobility Simulation Framework (GMSF)
Talks
- Gradient Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks
MICS Workshop 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9-10 2009 - Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks: Local vs. Global (Invited Talk)
2nd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2009), Bratislava, Slovak Republic, November 24-27 2009
Theses & Labs
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 | Energy Harvesting Wireless Anemometer [confidential] | S | Johannes Schneider, Philipp Sommer | FS 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | A Wireless Sensor Network for Orienteering Competitions | M | Philipp Sommer | FS 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debugging TinyOS with COOJA | S | Philipp Sommer | FS 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Testbed for Radio Propagation Measurements in Wireless Sensor Networks | S | Philipp Sommer | FS 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mobile Sensing – Ein drahtloses Messsystem für die Druckanalyse von Füssen [confidential] | S | Samuel Welten, Philipp Sommer | FS 11 | , | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | A wireless real-time network for roller coasters [confidential] | S | Johannes Schneider, Philipp Sommer | HS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sensor-Feeds for a WSN Simulation Environment [confidential] | M | Philipp Sommer | HS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Using Dual Radios in Infrastructure-supported Mesh Networks: A Theme Park Scenario [confidential] | M | Philipp Sommer | HS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | A Wireless System to Measure Oscillations of Cable-Cars and Chair-Lifts [confidential] | M | Johannes Schneider, Philipp Sommer | FS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Design of an Energy Harvesting Network Node for Wind Measurement | S | Johannes Schneider, Philipp Sommer | FS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debugging Wireless Sensor Network Simulations | S | Philipp Sommer | FS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ParaglidingNet: A Sensor Network for Thermal Research [confidential] | M | Philipp Sommer | FS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SunDroid - A Wearable Sunburn Warning System for Android [confidential] | S | Philipp Sommer, Samuel Welten | FS 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acoustic Localization in Sparse Wireless Sensor Networks [confidential] | M | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | HS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Precise Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor Networks using the Global Positioning System | S | Philipp Sommer | HS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reliable and Energy-Efficient Data Dissemination in Wireless Sensor Networks [confidential] | S | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | HS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Development of a Base Station for Wireless Sensor Networks [confidential] | S | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPv6 for Wireless Sensor Networks | S | Roland Flury, Philipp Sommer | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Support for the Pixie Sensor Node | S | Roland Flury, Philipp Sommer | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Load Adaptive & Frequency-Hopping MAC-Protocol | S | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secure Messaging for Wireless Sensor Networks | S | Roland Flury, Philipp Sommer | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eclipse Plugin for TinyOS Debugging | S | Benjamin Sigg, Philipp Sommer | FS 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porting the ZigBit 900 Platform to TinyOS | G | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | HS 08 | , | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enhanced TinyOS Support in Eclipse | S | Philipp Sommer, Roland Flury | HS 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||