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DFG
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
A Survey on Approximation Algorithms for Scheduling with Machine Unavailability
In this chapter we present recent contributions in the field of sequential job scheduling on network machines which work in parallel; these are subject to temporary unavailability...
Florian Diedrich, Klaus Jansen, Ulrich M. Schwarz,...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Fast Self-stabilization for Gradients
Abstract. Gradients are distributed distance estimates used as a building block in many sensor network applications. In large or long-lived deployments, it is important for the est...
Jacob Beal, Jonathan Bachrach, Daniel Vickery, Mar...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Detection and Localization Sensor Assignment with Exact and Fuzzy Locations
Sensor networks introduce new resource allocation problems in which sensors need to be assigned to the tasks they best help. Such problems have been previously studied in simplifi...
Hosam Rowaihy, Matthew P. Johnson, Diego Pizzocaro...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Finding Symbolic Bug Patterns in Sensor Networks
Abstract. This paper presents a failure diagnosis algorithm for summarizing and generalizing patterns that lead to instances of anomalous behavior in sensor networks. Often multipl...
Mohammad Maifi Hasan Khan, Tarek F. Abdelzaher, Ji...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Online Coding for Reliable Data Transfer in Lossy Wireless Sensor Networks
Bulk transport underlies data exfiltration and code update facilities in WSNs, but existing approaches are not designed for highly lossy and variable-quality links. We observe tha...
Anthony D. Wood, John A. Stankovic
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Optimal Allocation of Time-Resources for Multihypothesis Activity-Level Detection
Abstract. The optimal allocation of samples for activity-level detection in a wireless body area network for health-monitoring applications is considered. A wireless body area netw...
Gautam Thatte, Viktor Rozgic, Ming Li, Sabyasachi ...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Cheap or Flexible Sensor Coverage
We consider dual classes of geometric coverage problems, in which disks, corresponding to coverage regions of sensors, are used to cover a region or set of points in the plane. The...
Amotz Bar-Noy, Theodore Brown, Matthew P. Johnson,...
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Combining Positioning and Communication Using UWB Transceivers
A new generation of ultra wideband (UWB) communication transceivers are becoming available which support both positioning and communication tasks. Transceiver manufacturers envisio...
Paul Alcock, Utz Roedig, Mike Hazas
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Mote-Based Online Anomaly Detection Using Echo State Networks
Marcus Chang, Andreas Terzis, Philippe Bonnet
DCOSS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Similarity Based Optimization for Multiple Query Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been proposed for a large variety of applications. As the number of applications of sensor networks continue to grow, the number of users in se...
Hui Ling, Taieb Znati