In recent years, the range of sensing technologies has expanded rapidly, whereas sensor
devices have become cheaper. This has led to a rapid expansion in condition monitoring of …

The Internet of Things (IoT) aims to transform the human society toward becoming intelligent,
convenient, and efficient with potentially enormous economic and environmental benefits …

An event-triggered mechanism is of great efficiency in reducing unnecessary sensor
samplings/transmissions and, thus, resource consumption such as sensor power and …

Ubiquitous sensing enabled by Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies cuts across
many areas of modern day living. This offers the ability to measure, infer and understand …

BACKGROUND The tight integration of sensing, actuation, and computation that biological
systems exhibit to achieve shape and appearance changes (like the cuttlefish and birds in …

Wireless sensor networks consist of small nodes with sensing, computation, and wireless
communications capabilities. Many routing, power management, and data dissemination …

Recent advances in wireless sensor networks have led to many new protocols specifically
designed for sensor networks where energy awareness is an essential consideration. Most …

One of the primary architectural principles behind the Internet is the use of distributed
protocols, which facilitates fault tolerance and distributed management. Unfortunately …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are networks of distributed autonomous devices that can
sense or monitor physical or environmental conditions cooperatively. WSNs face many …

Information systems increasingly link to the physical world. Technological advancements
and declining unit costs of sensor technology combined with increased connectivity drive the …