Recent advances in hardware and communication technologies have accelerated the
deployment of billions of wireless sensors. This transformation has created a wide range of …

In recent years, wireless sensors have progressively supplanted conventional limited
sensors owing to their attributes of small size, low cost, and high accuracy. Consequently …

In wireless sensor networks, effective link quality estimation is the basis of topology
management and routing control. Effective link quality estimation can guarantee the …

Forest fire poses a significant threat not only to the natural environment and ecological
systems but also to the safety of human life and property. Combined with new technologies …

Single objective optimisation problem solving is a big challenge in science and engineering
areas. This is because the optimisation problems usually have the properties of high …

In this paper, we propose an evolutionary optimisation algorithm which adapts the
advantages of ant colony optimisation, firefly optimisation algorithms and simulated …

The hierarchical routing protocol in the wireless sensor network (WSN) is widely applied
because of its good network stability and effective communication capability. Its cluster …

The equipment lock has acted as an important tool for power companies to protect the
electricity metering equipment. However, the conventional equipment lock has two potential …

Nowadays the creation and accumulation of big data is an unavoidable process in a wide
range of situations and scenarios. Smart environments and diverse sources of sensors, as …

The wireless sensor deployment problem is one of the major issues in wireless sensor
networks (WSNs). It involves designing the optimal network topology within the deployment …