Explosives detection systems need to be able to reliably detect a wide range of explosive
materials and their vapours. The continued development and improvement of artificial …

In recent years the degree of automation in life science laboratories increased considerably
by introducing stationary and mobile robots. This trend requires intensified considerations of …

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) are important to occupants' wellbeing. Sensors
are deployed for pollutant exposure assessments and long-term IAQ monitoring. How to …

The aim of this paper is to present the viability of an energy-harvesting system prototype,
based on thermoelectric generators (TEGs), to be embedded in a Long-Range Wide Area …

In this work, we present a complete hardware development and current consumption study
of a portable electronic nose designed for the Internet-of-Things (IoT). Thanks to the …

Most sensing networks rely on punctual/local sensors; they thus lack the ability to spatially
resolve the quantity to be monitored (eg a temperature or humidity profile) without relying on …

Authenticated key establishment schemes allow the participants to authenticate each other
and establish a secure session key among them. These schemes play an important role in …

With the Internet of Things (IoT), the number of monitoring applications deployed is
considerably increasing, whatever the field considered: smart city, smart agriculture …

High accuracy air pollution monitoring in a smart city requires the deployment of a huge
number of sensors in this city. One of the most appropriate wireless technologies expected …

Mobile robots and rovers play an important role in many industrial applications. Under
certain constraints, they are suitable in harsh environments and conditions in which …