Simulation is one of the most powerful tools we have for evaluating the performance of
opportunistic networks (OppNets). In this paper, we focus on available tools and models …

Detecting and controlling the diffusion of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is crucial to
managing epidemics. One common measure taken to contain or reduce diffusion is to detect …

Constant connectivity is one of the most challenging requirements modern communication
networks promise to satisfy. 5G and Beyond applications and the proliferation of Internet of …

As a trending and interesting research topic, in recent years, researchers have been
adopting the blockchain in the wireless ad-hoc environment. Owing to its strong …

One of the strategies to control the spread of infectious diseases is based on the use of
specialized applications for smartphones. These apps offer the possibility, once individuals …

Wormhole attack is a challenging security threat to wireless sensor networks which results in
disrupting most of the routing protocols as this attack can be triggered in different modes. In …

Abstract Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) can be characterized as a heterogeneous network of
nodes in which nodes mobility is high and resources are limited to transmit messages. In …

Malicious node detection in vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) has always been a research
hot spot. An efficient misbehavior detection scheme is needed to avoid and reduce the factor …

Abstract Mobile Ad hoc Network due to its intrinsic properties of mobility, infrastructure-less
working and vulnerability of underlined standard routing protocols is exposed to various …

Detecting selfish nodes in opportunistic mobile networks can reduce the loss of network
resources, thus improve the data delivery performance. Most of existing detection schemes …