My research interests includes Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-physical Systems, Participatory Sensing, Wild Animal Monitoring using Wireless Sensors, Low-power Embedded Devices, Energy Harvesting.

My PhD thesis subject is Object monitoring using low power consumption embedded devices and heterogeneous wireless sensor networks. My thesis advisor is Leo Selavo, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Professor, Dept. of CS, Univ. of Latvia.

The thesis will be defended at the public session of Doctoral Committee of Computer Science, University of Latvia, at 15:00 on August 31, 2015 Riga, Raiņa blvd. 29-413. See announcement (in Latvian).

More information about thesis in English and Latvian available here (including thesis and it's Latvian and English summary in downloadable format).

• LoRaWAN network in University of Latvia
• LoRaWAN related project with RIXC
• GreenMote (suspended)
• GCDC 2016 (finished)
• Autolistes Dvēselīte (suspended)
• LynxNet (suspended)
• MansOS (suspended)
• Smart Buildings (finished)

• 2018-02 - LoRaWAN - zema enerģijas patēriņa, plaša pārklājuma bezvadu tīkla sensoriem - izmantošana pētniecībā / Usage of LoRaWAN - Low Power Wide Area Wireless Network for Sensors - in Research - presentation - in 76th Scientific Conference of University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
• 2016-05 - GCDC 2016 Challenge (from 17th till 31st of May), Helmond, The Netherlands.
• 2012-05 - Heterogēni rīki izglītībai un izklaidei reālā laikā - presentation in VieSenTIS workshop, Riga, Latvia.
• 2012-04 - attended 5-th international scientific conference “APPLIED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 2012” and presented paper “Heterogeneous Tool Kit for Real-Time Edutainment”, Jelgava, Latvia.
• 2012 - prepared poster for SADmote
• 2012-02 - attended 70th Scientific Conference of University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
• 2011-12 - attended VieSenTIS workshop, Riga, Latvia.
• 2011-10 - attended 3rd World Latvian Scientists Congress and presented my research on Savvaļas dzīvnieku monitorings, izmantojot bezvadu sensoru tīklus / Wild Animal Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks, Riga, Latvia.
• 2011-07 - attended CONET Summer School 2011: Networked Embedded Systems: Humans in the Loop and presented my research on Wild Animal Monitoring using Sensor Networks, Bertinoro, Italy.
• 2011-05 - Savvaļas dzīvnieku monitorings ar bezvadu sensoru tīkliem - presentation in VieSenTIS workshop, IECS, Riga, Latvia.
• 2011-05 - GCDC Challenge 14-15 May 2011 (from 8th till 16th of May), Helmond, The Netherlands.
• 2011-01 - GCDC Technology Workshop 2011, Helmond, The Netherlands.
• 2010-12 - LynxNet: Wild Animal Monitoring Using Sensor Network - poster presentation in RealWSN'10, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• 2010-06 - Data Mules and Their Usage - presentation in Scientific Summer Camp Smithy of Ideas 2010, Trakšalis, Katyšių village, Trakai district, Lithuania.
• 2010-04 - Campus Party Europe 2010, Madrid, Spain.
• 2010-02 - Arhitektūras viedajām transporta sensoru un datu mūļu sistēmām / System Architectures for Smart Transport Sensors and Data Mules - presentation in 68th Scientific Conference of University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

• 2012
  • RFID Communication: How Well Protected Against Reverse Engineering?; Artis Mednis, Reinholds Zviedris; In Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Digital Information Processing and Communications (ICDIPC 2012), Klaipeda, Lithuania, July 2012, 6 pages.
  • Heterogeneous Tool Kit for Real-Time Edutainment; Reinholds Zviedris, Artis Mednis, Gatis Mednis; In Proceedings of 5th International Scientific Conference “APPLIED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES” (AICT 2012), (Jelgava), 8 pages.
  • SADmote: A Robust and Cost-Effective Device for Environmental Monitoring; Atis Elsts, Rihards Balass, Janis Judvaitis, Reinholds Zviedris, Girts Strazdins, Artis Mednis, Leo Selavo; In Proceedings of 6th International Conference “Architecture of Computing Systems” (ARCS 2012) published by Springer in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2012, 12 pages.
• 2011
  • Savvaļas dzīvnieku monitorings, izmantojot bezvadu sensoru tīklus / Wild Animal Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks; Reinholds Zviedris, Atis Elsts, Girts Strazdins, Leo Selavo and Gatis Supols; in Proceedings of the 3rd World Latvian Scientists Congress (PLZK 2011), Riga, Latvia, October 2011, 1 page.
  • Virtual Ground Truth in Vehicular Sensing Experiments: How to Mark it Accurately; Girts Strazdins, Artis Mednis, Reinholds Zviedris, Georgijs Kanonirs and Leo Selavo; in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2011), Nice, France, August 2011, 6 pages.
  • Real Time Pothole Detection using Android Smartphones with Accelerometers; Artis Mednis, Girts Strazdins, Reinholds Zviedris, Georgijs Kanonirs and Leo Selavo; In proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks (MobiSensor 2011), Barcelona, Spain, June, 2011, 6 pages.
  • Towards Vehicular Sensor Networks with Android Smartphones for Road Surface Monitoring; Girts Strazdins, Artis Mednis, Georgijs Kanonirs, Reinholds Zviedris and Leo Selavo; In The Second International Workshop on Networks of Cooperating Objects (CONET’11), Electronic Proceedings of CPSWeek'11, 2011, 4 pages.
• 2010
  • Team “University of Latvia” GCDC 2011 Technical Paper; Girts Strazdins, Andris Gordjusins, Georgijs Kanonirs, Vadims Kurmis, Artis Mednis, Reinholds Zviedris, Leo Selavo; Electronically published by GCDC.net, 2010, 2 pages.
  • LynxNet: Wild Animal Monitoring Using Sensor Network; Reinholds Zviedris, Atis Elsts, Girts Strazdins, Artis Mednis and Leo Selavo; In Proceedings of REALWSN 2010 published by Springer in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2010, 4 pages.

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