This article presents a novel centrality-driven gateway designation framework for the
improved real-time performance of low-power wireless sensor networks (WSNs) at system …

Thematic maps, such as seismic risk maps, are a useful tool that researchers use for
representing the adverse outcomes that a natural catastrophic event can have over the …

After large-scale natural disasters, such as the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, the
demand for communication increases and continuously changes due to fluctuating …

In this paper, we study the problem of gateway placement in an hybrid mobile ad hoc–
satellite network. We propose a genetic algorithm based approach to solve this multi-criteria …

After disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, the network infrastructures might be
extremely damaged or destroyed while Internet connection becomes much more necessary …

Wireless technology is emerging as a key technology for the future networks. Wireless mesh
networks (WMNs) have emerged as an indispensable technology for deployment of wireless …

Wireless networks' applications are increasing gradually necessitating their performance to
enhance. Evolution of these networks over time indicates the need for algorithms which can …

In recent time, a great deal of research effort has been directed toward promptly facilitating
post-disaster communication by using wireless mesh networks (WMNs). WMN technology …

The Internet of Things (IoT) allows interconnected devices for sharing and controlling data
among each other as things are connected through the Internet. Communication among …

The increasing demands for high‐data rate traffic stimulated the development of the fifth‐
generation (5G) mobile networks. The envisioned 5G network is expected to meet its …