Simulating opportunistic networks: Survey and future directions

J Dede, A Förster, E Hernández-Orallo… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Evaluating how smartphone contact tracing technology can reduce the spread of infectious diseases: The case of COVID-19

E Hernández-Orallo, P Manzoni, CT Calafate… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Evaluating the effectiveness of COVID-19 Bluetooth-Based smartphone contact tracing applications

E Hernández-Orallo, CT Calafate, JC Cano… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

How human mobility models can help to deal with COVID-19

E Hernández-Orallo, A Armero-Martínez - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
One of the key factors for the spreading of human infections, such as the COVID-19, is
human mobility. There is a huge background of human mobility models developed with the …

Mobility-aware relay selection in 5G D2D communication using stochastic model

D Singh, SC Ghosh - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Challenges in relay selection for device-to-device (D2D) communication arise due to the
mobility of nodes, which brings uncertainty in various network parameters. We first …

Direct connection on the move: Characterization of user mobility in cellular-assisted D2D systems

A Orsino, D Moltchanov, M Gapeyenko… - IEEE Vehicular …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next-generation device-to-device (D2D) communication technology, in which a cellular
network assists proximal users at all stages of their interaction, is rapidly develo** …

Joint user-side recommendation and D2D-assisted offloading for cache-enabled cellular networks with mobility consideration

M Song, H Shan, Y Fu, HH Yang, F Hou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Caching at the wireless edge is recognized as a promising solution to accommodate the
explosive growth of traffic demand. However, the gain of edge caching is only pronounced …

On the effect of human mobility to the design of metropolitan mobile opportunistic networks of sensors

M Tomasini, B Mahmood, F Zambonelli… - Pervasive and Mobile …, 2017 - Elsevier
We live in a world where demand for monitoring natural and artificial phenomena is growing.
The practical importance of Sensor Networks is continuously increasing in our society due to …

Evaluating and enhancing information dissemination in urban areas of interest using opportunistic networks

L Chancay-Garcia, E Hernandez-Orallo… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Opportunistic networks can provide an alternative way to support the diffusion of information
in special locations within a city, particularly in crowded spaces, where current wireless …

Modeling pedestrian mobility in disaster areas

G Solmaz, D Turgut - Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2017 - Elsevier
Realistic mobility modeling is necessary for testing disaster management strategies as well
as performance of disaster–resilient networks. Evacuation of the people from a disaster area …