This dissertation presents two novel approaches to modeling and analyzing Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks (MANETs) as a human-machine system. The proposed methods are: a fuzzy ω …

Mobile agents acting in wireless ad hoc networks are energy constrained, which leads to
potential selfishness as nodes are not necessarily willing to forward packets for other nodes …

The application of mathematical analysis to the study of wireless ad hoc networks has met
with limited success due to the complexity of mobility and traffic models, the dynamic …

Modern communication systems are characterized by an increasing need for self-
configuring networks. In fact, in many practical cases, the presence of centralizing devices …

The advance in wireless technologies makes now viable to start to develop ad hoc networks.
However, without a mechanism that prevents misbehaviors, these networks could result …

The more simulation becomes an established tool in the design of multi-agent systems, the
more urgent the question becomes how valid the induced properties and behavior patterns …

This paper explores a model for the operation of an ad hoc mobile network. The model
incorporates incentives for users to act as transit nodes on multi-hop paths and to be …

This chapter illustrates how ad hoc networks can be based on the social model of human
communities in order to achieve collaboration and communication. We discuss how this …

Mobile ad hoc networks are becoming very attractive and useful in many kinds of
communication and networking applications. Due to the advantage of numerical analysis …

Autonomous mobile nodes that position themselves over an unknown terrain can ameliorate
many of the problems which mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) face. Achieving good spatial …