Recent technological advances have greatly improved the performance and features of
embedded systems. With the number of just mobile devices now reaching nearly equal to …

This paper surveys the recent findings in the area of energy efficient radio resource
management in cellular networks. The primary objective is to identify and evaluate the key …

Advances in battery technology have not kept pace with rapidly growing energy demands.
Most laptops, handheld PCs, and cell phones use batteries that take anywhere from 1.5 to 4 …

Power over-subscription can reduce costs for modern data centers. However, designing the
power infrastructure for a lower operating power point than the aggregated peak power of all …

Based on the analysis of narrations in Free Indirect Discourse and the Historical Present, I
argue (building in particular on (Banfield, 1982) and (Doron, 1991)) that the grammatical …

The use of environmental energy is now emerging as a feasible energy source for
embedded and wireless computing systems such as sensor networks where manual …

With the increasing availability of mobile devices that natively support ad hoc
communication protocols, we are presented with a unique opportunity to realize large scale …

A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a simple low-cost approach that can be used in a
distributed environment. A WSN is a group of distributed devices that could be employed to …

Accurate information on battery state-of-charge, expected battery lifetime, and expected
battery cycle life is essential for many practical applications. In this paper, we develop a …

This paper explores the recovery and rate capacity effect for batteries used in embedded
systems. It describes the prominent battery models with their advantages and drawbacks. It …