relation: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/268/ title: Increasing Detection Performance of Surveillance Sensor Networks creator: Litvak, Nelly creator: Altaf, Muhammad Umer creator: Barbu, Alina creator: Jain, Sudhir creator: Miretskiy, Denis creator: Mohammadi, Leila creator: Onur, Ertan creator: panhuis, Jos in ’t creator: Sumihar, Julius Harry creator: Vellekoop, Michel creator: van Wijk, Sandra creator: Bisseling, Rob subject: None/Other subject: Information and communication technology description: We study a surveillance wireless sensor network (SWSN) comprised of small and low-cost sensors deployed in a region in order to detect objects crossing the field of interest. In the present paper, we address two problems concerning the design and performance of an SWSN: optimal sensor placement and algorithms for object detection in the presence of false alarms. For both problems, we propose explicit decision rules and efficient algorithmic solutions. Further, we provide several numerical examples and present a simulation model that combines our placement and detection methods. date: 2008 type: Study Group Report type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/268/1/thales.pdf format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/268/2/thales-report.pdf identifier: Litvak, Nelly and Altaf, Muhammad Umer and Barbu, Alina and Jain, Sudhir and Miretskiy, Denis and Mohammadi, Leila and Onur, Ertan and panhuis, Jos in ’t and Sumihar, Julius Harry and Vellekoop, Michel and van Wijk, Sandra and Bisseling, Rob (2008) Increasing Detection Performance of Surveillance Sensor Networks. [Study Group Report]