Every year man-made and natural disasters impact the lives of millions of people. The
frequency of occurrence of such disasters is steadily increasing since the last 50 years, and …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have enormous potential in the public and civil domains.
These are particularly useful in applications, where human lives would otherwise be …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have recently gained the attention of researchers in many
challenging aspects. The most important challenge in these networks is energy …

Studies conducted on resource management in wireless sensor networks have identified
energy efficient routing protocols as one of the energy saving mechanisms that can be used …

This paper describes the concept of sensor networks which has been made viable by the
convergence of micro-electro-mechanical systems technology, wireless communications …

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are among the most emerging technologies, thanks to
their great capabilities and their ever growing range of applications. However, the lifetime of …

Topology control in a sensor network balances load on sensor nodes and increases network
scalability and lifetime. Clustering sensor nodes is an effective topology control approach …

Wireless sensor networks consist of small nodes with sensing, computation, and wireless
communications capabilities. Many routing, power management, and data dissemination …

Recent advances in wireless sensor networks have led to many new protocols specifically
designed for sensor networks where energy awareness is an essential consideration. Most …

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) consist of mesh routers and mesh clients, where mesh
routers have minimal mobility and form the backbone of WMNs. They provide network …