Top-k queries are a popular type of query in Wireless Sensor Networks. Typical solutions rely on coordinated root-tonodes and nodes-to-root messages and on maintaining filters at...
Johannes Niedermayer, Mario A. Nascimento, Matthia...
—Recently, wireless sensor networks have been proposed for assisted living and residential monitoring. In such networks, physiological sensors are used to monitor vital signs e.g...
Wireless sensor networks generate a vast amount of data. This data, however, must be sparingly extracted to conserve energy, usually the most precious resource in battery-powered ...
Adam Silberstein, Carla Schlatter Ellis, Jun Yang ...
Abstract—Recent advances in the technology of wireless electronic devices have made possible to build ad–hoc Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) using inexpensive nodes consisting ...
Stefano Tennina, Marco Di Renzo, Fortunato Santucc...
—Energy consumption is a critical parameter in wireless healthcare systems which consist of battery operated devices such as sensors and local aggregators. The system battery lif...