Property tax is the primary source of revenue for municipal bodies. In India, municipal
corporations are facing issues in property tax collection, and the primary reason for it is a …

Computational models for natural hazards usually require a large number of input
parameters that affect the model outcome in a complex manner. The sensitivity of the input …

In this thesis, we introduce a novel distributed version of the N-FINDR endmember extraction
algorithm, which is able to exploit computer cluster resources in order to efficiently process …

The two driving forces viz. the losses due to disasters and the innovative penetration of
information and communication technologies (ICT), have worked as the vital motivations for …

Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed the network into a new pathway by connecting the
surrounding smart objects to enable smart services that act spontaneously. The connection …

Rapid estimates of the risk from potential wildfires are necessary for operational
management and mitigation efforts. Computational models can provide risk metrics, but are …

Every year natural hazards such as wildfires cause massive destruction of physical
infrastructure and loss of lives. A wide range of activities is carried out at different stages of a …

The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is growing rapidly due to advancements in
sensor and wireless technology. As a result, the volume and variety of data generated by …

Critical crowdsourced, Internet of things (IoT) data collected from various geographical
sources such as sensors, mobile devices, vehicles, and humans are assessed and analyzed …

In cloud storage systems, users must be able to shut down the application when not in use
and restart it from the last consistent state when required. BlobSeer is a data storage …