The growing importance and widespread adoption of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies have helped the enhancement of smart environments in various fields such as manufacturing, smart city, transport, health and the Internet of Things, by providing pervasive real-time applications. In this paper, we analyze the existing research trends of Coverage, Deployment and Localization challenges in WSN with respect to Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for WSN enhancement. We present a comprehensive discussion on the recent studies that utilized various AI methods to meet specific objectives of WSN, during the span of 2010 to 2021. This would guide the reader towards an understanding on up-to-date applications of AI methods with respect to different WSN challenges. Then, we provide a general evaluation and comparison of different AI methods used in WSNs, which will be a guide for research community in identifying the mostly adapted methods and the benefits of using various AI methods for solving the Coverage, Deployment and Localization challenges related to WSNs. Finally, we conclude the paper stating the open research issues and new directions for future research.

The growing importance and widespread adoption of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies have helped the enhancement of smart environments in numerous sectors such as manufacturing, smart cities, transportation and Internet of Things by providing pervasive real-time applications. In this survey, we analyze the existing research trends with respect to Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods in WSN and the possible use of these methods for WSN enhancement. The main goal of data collection, aggregation and dissemination algorithms is to gather and aggregate data in an energy efficient manner so that network lifetime is enhanced. In this paper, we highlight data collection, aggregation and dissemination challenges in WSN and present a comprehensive discussion on the recent studies that utilized various AI methods to meet specific objectives of WSN, during the span of 2010 to 2021. We compare and contrast different algorithms on the basis of optimization criteria, simulation/real deployment, centralized/distributed kind, mobility and performance parameters. We conclude with possible future research directions. This would guide the reader towards an understanding of up-to-date applications of AI methods with respect to data collection, aggregation and dissemination challenges in WSN. Then, we provide a general evaluation and comparison of different AI methods used in WSNs, which will be a guide for the research community in identifying the mostly adapted methods and the benefits of using various AI methods for solving the challenges related to WSNs. Finally, we conclude the paper stating the open research issues and new possibilities for future studies.

The rapid advancement in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology has enabled smart environments to provide ubiquitous real-time applications in various fields such as industry, smart city, transport, health and Internet of Things (IoT). Energy is the most significant resource in WSNs as it has a direct effect on their lifetime. The efficient use of energy is required for the lifetime extension of WSNs. One of the well-known methods for achieving high scalability and efficient resource allocation in WSN is a clustering of sensor nodes. In this paper, the Chicken Swarm Optimization based Clustering Algorithm (CSOCA) is proposed to improve energy efficiency in WSNs. The chicken swarm optimization is discretized by applying a sigmoid function to individuals. Moreover, we proposed CSOCA with Genetic Algorithm (CSOCA-GA) which is an improvement to CSOCA by employing the Genetic Algorithm’s processes in CSOCA. CSOCA-GA utilizes crossover and mutation processes for individuals with low fitness value to extend the population diversity. CSOCA and CSOCA-GA are tested and compared with other similar algorithms to confirm their effectiveness in terms of extending WSN lifetime and reducing energy consumption.