Natural disasters regularly impede communication infrastructure, leaving civilians without
reliable means of communication. In such cases, ad hoc networks enable basic …

The increasing capabilities of mobile communication devices are changing the way people
interconnect today. Similar trends in the communication technology domain are leading to …

Networked mobile social applications are becoming increasingly popular with Pokemon Go
being a recent example. These applications focus on direct interaction between mobile …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) represent a crucial alternative to deploy applications in
urban areas. In those networks, it is inevitable that all nodes are aware of the current system …

This book reports on a novel concept of mechanism transitions for the design of highly
scalable and adaptive publish/subscribe systems. First, it introduces relevant mechanisms …

When disasters destroy critical communication infrastructure, smartphone-based Delay-
Tolerant Networks (DTNs) can provide basic communication for civilians. Although field tests …

During the Arab spring and other states of political turbulences, the access to selected
servers of large communication sites and even the country-wide internet infrastructure has …

Monitoring in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) constitutes a crucial service, as it enables
the adaptation to the changing conditions in those networks based on the monitored state …

The increasing number of sensor-equipped mobile devices enables new applications for
communication within crowds of people. Ranging from monitoring services that provide …

The increasing capabilities of modern smartphones lead to the design of mobile social
applications focusing on direct interaction between users. Ranging from mobile social …