Collaborative sensing leverages the cooperation of a collection of sensors to complete a
large-scale sensing task in Internet of Things (IoT). Although some previous studies have …

Security is crucial for industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs); therefore, in this article,
we simultaneously consider the security, lifetime, and coverage issues by deploying sensor …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) foster the development of multifield applications and also
present opportunities for malicious activities, and thus, comprehensive surveillance of UAVs …

The development of smart cities and the emergence of three-dimensional (3-D) urban terrain
data have introduced new requirements and issues to the research on the 3-D deployment …

For wireless sensor networks (WSNs), traditional studies on deployment problems center
upon 2D plane or 3D full space. However, practical situations are more complex, and …

Effectively monitoring maritime environments has become a vital problem in maritime
applications. Traditional methods are not only expensive and time consuming but also …

Barrier coverage is an important research issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Barrier
gaps may exist due to deployment randomness or battery depletion. It is critical to address …

This paper considers the fundamental problem of Placement of unmanned Aerial vehicles
achieviNg 3D Directional coverAge (PANDA), that is, given a set of objects with determined …

With the advance on wireless energy transfer, it is reliable and favorable to power a
directional sensor network (DSN) by wireless charging. This paper investigates how to …

At present, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) play an important role in collecting and
processing information in smart transportation monitoring. Inevitably, the performance of the …