Introduction to basic problem solving methods, algorithms, and data structures. Topics: divide and conquer, recursion, sorting algorithms, backtracking, game tree search, data structures (lists, stacks, queues, binary trees), discrete simulation, concurrency. In the assignments and exercises, the programming language Java is used.

Seminar on various topics from the broader area of distributed systems.

Seminar on various topics from the broader area of distributed systems.

Sensor networks are collections of countless miniature "sensor nodes" that allow measuring real-world phenomenons, and communicating those measurements to other nodes or to the outside of the network. The lecture teaches core concepts (hardware, operating systems, communication), basic services (time synchronization, localization, sensor calibration), and advanced topics (deployment, security).