A variety of research methods and techniques are available to SE researchers, and while
several overviews exist, there is consistency neither in the research methods covered nor in …

A challenging aspect of mobile communications consists in exploring ways in which the
available run time of terminals can be maximized. We present a detailed electrochemical …

Secure and reliable management of identities has become one of the greatest challenges
facing cloud computing today, mainly due to the huge number of new cloud-based …

Ubiquitous computing is resulting in a proliferation of cyber-physical systems that host or
manage valuable physical and digital assets. These assets can be harmed by malicious …

Empirical research studies are the principal mechanism through which the software
engineering research community studies and learns from software engineering practice. The …

Contemporary software systems operate in heterogeneous, dynamic, and distributed
environments, where security needs change at runtime. The security solutions for such …

We increasingly live in cyber-physical spaces--spaces that are both physical and digital, and
where the two aspects are intertwined. Such spaces are highly dynamic and typically …

With the advent of internet of things (IoT) and IoT multimedia services in real-time
applications, including smart healthcare, smart home, and smart connected transportation …

Robot applications are increasingly based on teams of robots that collaborate to perform a
desired mission. Such applications ask for decentralized techniques that allow for tractable …

Internet of Things (IoT) systems open up massive versatility and opportunity to our world.
Providing solutions for smart cities, healthcare, energy, and mobility, such systems …