A novel video encoding and splicing method is proposed which minimizes the tune-in time of “channel zapping”, i.e. changing from one audiovisual service to another, in IPDC ov...
Recently, user mobility in wireless data networks is increasing because of the popularity of portable devices and the desire for voice and multimedia applications. These applicati...
Mohamed Kassab, Abdelfattah Belghith, Jean-Marie B...
The time it takes to reconfigure FPGAs can be a significant overhead for reconfigurable computing. In this paper we develop new compression algorithms for FPGA configurations that...
Wireless ad hoc networks consist of hundreds to thousands of mobile nodes that are powered by batteries. To prolong the network operational time, energy conservation in such netwo...
Many emerging smartphone applications require position information to provide location-based or context-aware services. In these applications, GPS is often preferred over its alte...