One of the main challenges for privacy-aware locationbased systems is to strike a balance between privacy preferences set by users and location accuracy needed by Location-Based S...
Claudio Agostino Ardagna, Marco Cremonini, Ernesto...
This position paper proposes a device-blending architecture for aggregating device functionality via inter-device peer-topeer relationships, effectively forming a multi-device “...
Location awareness and mobility are main factors in pervasive computing. There is a lot of work focusing on develop location aware applications. Generalizing from location awarene...
In this paper, we introduce novel probabilistic transmission protocols for data intensive wireless sensor networks. The protocols combine a randomized transmission scheme with sch...
Chih-Kuang Lin, Vladimir Zadorozhny, Prashant Kris...
Abstract—Smart Home, this term comprises various approaches, engaged in living and working now and in the future. The objectives of the various approaches range from enhancing co...
Sebastian Dengler, Abdalkarim Awad, Falko Dressler
Recently, several MAC protocols using directional antennas have been proposed for ad hoc networks, which are mainly evaluated by computer simulations. This paper develops a MAC pr...
— Technology holds great potential for improvements in the field of health care used in intelligent environments, with homes becoming the centers for proactive health care. Smart...
Vikramaditya R. Jakkula, Diane J. Cook, Gaurav Jai...
With the near ubiquity of mobile phones, people are reachable almost anywhere and at any time. At the same time we see an increasing need for people to limit their interactions on...
Ibrahim Bokharouss, Wayne Wobcke, Yiu-Wa Chan, And...