Reducing interference is one of the main challenges in wireless communication, and particularly in ad hoc networks. The amount of interference experienced by a node v corresponds ...
We study the problem of aggregating data from a sparse set of nodes in a wireless sensor network. This is a common situation when a sensor network is deployed to detect relatively...
Jie Gao, Leonidas J. Guibas, Nikola Milosavljevic,...
Wireless sensor networks are proving to be useful in a variety of settings. A core challenge in these networks is to minimize energy consumption. Prior database research has propo...
David Chu, Amol Deshpande, Joseph M. Hellerstein, ...
Application autonomy can reduce interactions with users, ease the use of the system, and decrease user distraction. On the other hand, users may feel loss of control over their ap...
One of the main problems that we have to face when visiting public or official buildings (i.e hospitals or public administrations) is the lack of information and signs that can gui...