—By combining an unstructured protocol with a DHT-based global index, hybrid peer-to-peer (P2P) improves search efficiency in terms of query recall and response time. The major c...
In recent years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of data-centric distributed systems such as global grid infrastructures, sensor networks, network monitoring, and vari...
The evaluation of biometric sample quality is of great importance in the evaluation of biometric algorithms. In this paper, we propose a novel hierarchical model to compute the sa...
The emergence of short-range wireless communications hold the promise of realizing the grand vision of the next generation communication networks in which devices follow a always ...
With the commoditization of digital devices, personal information and media sharing is becoming a key application on the pervasive Web. In such a context, data annotation rather th...
Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Adriana Budura, Manfred H...