This paper surveys the opportunities and challenges in an emerging area of research that
has the potential to significantly ease the incorporation of renewable energy into the grid as …

One of the most striking properties of the Internet is its flexibility to accommodate features it
was not conceived for. Among the most significant examples, in this survey we consider the …

The distribution of videos over the Internet is drastically transforming how media is
consumed and monetized. Content providers, such as media outlets and video subscription …

As the distribution of the video over the Internet becomes main-stream and its consumption
moves from the computer to the TV screen, user expectation for high quality is constantly …

Improving users' quality of experience (QoE) is crucial for sustaining the advertisement and
subscription based revenue models that enable the growth of Internet video. Despite the rich …

Web 2.0 is a buzzword introduced in 2003–04 which is commonly used to encompass
various novel phenomena on the World Wide Web. Although largely a marketing term, some …

Video traffic already represents a significant fraction of today's traffic and is projected to
exceed 90% in the next five years. In parallel, user expectations for a high quality viewing …

Skype is a very popular VoIP software which has recently attracted the attention of the
research community and network operators. Following a closed source and proprietary …

Video telephony requires high-bandwidth and low-delay voice and video transmissions
between geographically distributed users. It is challenging to deliver high-quality video …

Until recently, QoE (Quality of Experience) experiments had to be conducted in academic
laboratories; however, with the advent of ubiquitous Internet access, it is now possible to ask …