Thanks to advances in nanotechnology, production of sensors in nanoscale is getting within reach. Unique properties of nanomaterials used for manufacturing these nanosensors allow new types of events to be sensed at the atomic level. Nanotechnology has also dramatically increased the efficiency of power generation and consumption as well as storage and processing of information at the nanoscale, making it feasible to build fully-fledged nanosensor nodes or nanomotes. Because of their ability to work at the atomic level, nanoscale wireless sensor networks (NWSNs) promise new opportunities to observe nature from the very bottom, which cannot be realized with conventional micro- or macroscale sensor networks. For example, an NWSN consisting of millions of nanoscale chemical sensors could be deployed within the human body to detect the onset of cancer at a very early stage. Similarly, an NWSN inside a chemical reactor could collect ultra-high-resolution data about the evolution of chemical processes providing an unprecedented opportunity to observe processes reaction-by-reaction at the molecular level, which is far beyond the capabilities of conventional imaging techniques. Early predictions suggest that such nanoscale monitoring will pave the way for a totally new type of process controls boosting industrial productivity to a new level. Wireless communication and networking at the nanoscale, however, faces new challenges not encountered in conventional sensor networks. Ultra-small antennae call for extremely high frequency communication, which not only consumes higher energy, but also experiences high path loss in many target operating environments. At these frequencies, chemical composition of the channel significantly influences the propagation characteristics, making reliable communication very challenging when composition varies rapidly, e.g., due to continuous chemical reactions within a reactor. At nanoscale, sensor nodes can only accomplish some absolutely basic computation tasks, rendering many conventional protocols useless. Over the last few years, many researchers have studied the unique issues expected in nanoscale sensor networks and attempted to provide new concepts and solutions to deal with them. Despite these previous studies, research in nanoscale wireless sensor networking is still considered at a very early stage. The objective of this workshop is to present the opportunities, challenges, and a survey of recent advancements of this new and growing research field.

• Nano-sensor device characteristics-

• Potential applications of NWSN-

• Wireless communication challenges for NWSN -

• Survey of recent advances in NWSN research-

• Research opportunities for NWSN-

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