Our modern society strongly depends on critical infrastructures, such as the central power
grid or information and communication technology. When these infrastructures fail during …

Communication anytime and anywhere is necessary for our modern society to function.
However, the critical network infrastructure quickly fails in the face of a disaster and leaves …

This research proposal investigates the promise of Opportunistic or Delay-tolerant networks
(DTNs) for efficient and effective information dissemination in the context of natural disasters …

In the aftermath of a large-scale disaster, such as an earthquake, existing
telecommunication (eg, cellular towers) and other public infrastructures (eg, power lines …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are very well suited to support long-range communication
between intermittent local clusters of Delay-and Disruption-Tolerant Networks (DTN) in a …

In the event of a disaster, the communication infrastructure can be partially or totally
destroyed, or rendered unavailable due to high congestion. However, during such crisis …

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising
assets to support rescue operations in natural or man-made disasters. Most UGVs and UAVs …

In the aftermath of disasters, access to communication infrastructure is often impaired or fully
unavailable. Smartphone-based ad hoc networks can be utilized to re-enable basic …

Large-scale natural disasters affect traditional communication infrastructure due to incidental
destructions and damages. Delay-tolerant networks (DTN) proves to be a viable option for …

Disaster information-sharing among emergency personnel and residents helps facilitate
quick and safe evacuation from disaster areas. However, it is difficult to communicate with …