The advent of the Internet of Things has witnessed tremendous success in the application of
wireless sensor networks and ubiquitous computing for diverse smart-based applications …

Although GPS has become a standard component of smartphones, providing accurate
navigation during the last portion of a trip remains an important but unsolved problem …

In this paper we present textile-based surface pressure map** as a novel, unobtrusive
information source for activity recognition. The concept is motivated by the observation that …

Background The combination of an aging population and nursing staff shortages implies the
need for more advanced systems in the healthcare industry. Many key enablers for the …

Due to poor signal strength, multipath effects, and limited on-device computation power,
common GPS receivers do not work indoors. This work addresses these challenges by …

Since WiFi has been pervasively available indoor, most smartphone indoor localization
systems are based on WiFi fingerprinting although they only give coarse-grained location …

Location-based services, such as targeted advertisement, geo-social networking and
emergency services, are becoming increasingly popular for mobile applications. While GPS …

Abstract Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) based communication is an emerging
technology that promises several advantages over the traditional radio frequency (RF) …

Localization is a research area that, due to its overarching importance as an enabler for
higher level services, has attracted a vast amount of research and commercial interest. For …

There is enormous potential for building-focused applications to improve operation and
sustainability, both for classical uses like modeling or fault detection as well as innovative …