As an underlayment to cellular 5G communication network, device‐to‐device (D2D)
communications will not only boost capacity utilization and power efficiency but also provide …

Disasters are crisis circumstances that put human life in jeopardy. During disasters, public
communication infrastructure is particularly damaged, obstructing Search And Rescue …

Reliable communication is a critical component of a successful emergency management
operation in resilient cities. However, large-scale extreme events may demolish …

In the aftermath of a disaster, natural or man-made, successful emergency management
operations vitally depend on reliable communication infrastructures. However, large-scale …

Dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) is one of the key technologies enabling
safety-critical applications for intelligent transportation system (ITS). Considering the …

Recent events of multiple earthquakes in Nepal, Italy and New Zealand resulting loss of life
and resources bring our attention to the ever growing significance of disaster management …

Following a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane, existing
communication (eg, cellular towers) and other infrastructures (eg, power lines, roads etc.) …

Disasters, such as earthquake, tsunami, tornado, and malicious attack, may cause large-
area, geographically correlated and/or cascading failures in telecom networks, leading to …

In this work, a disaster management scheme based on cognitive radio ad hoc network
(CRAHN) has been presented. Disaster management has been a big problem for mankind …

In a previous paper, we proposed a rescue support system for victims buried in an
earthquake disaster by constructing an ad-hoc network using home-server based smart …