TITLE: A Tool for Rapid MAC Protocols Prototyping and Designing for Wireless Sensor Networks

This thesis presents the design, implementation and evaluation results of a toolchain which enables the user to rapidly prototype and design MAC protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks. During this work, I have worked in collaboration with Noemi Arbós and while we worked on different parts, our thesis supplements each other. Therefore, many de-sign and implementation blocks are tightly coupled to her thesis titled Reconfigurable Medium Access Control Solutions for Resource Constrained Wireless Networks [1]. First of all, I would like to dedicate this thesis to my family for its constant sup-port, especially in those moments where I had to take important decisions. For that reason, Erasmus experience has been difficult because of the distance that separates us. Thanks for making me the person who I am now. In addition, I would like to dedicate it to my girlfriend too, because she has been an important element in my life during the last 6 years as well as an excellent work partner with an incredible patience. I thank also to M. Sc. Junaid Ansari and M. Sc. Xi Zhang for their supervising, ideas and support, even when situations were adverse. Finally, I dedicate this thesis to th