Recent events of multiple earthquakes in Nepal and resulting loss of life and resources bring
our attention to the ever growing significance of disaster management, especially in the …

Multimedia delivery systems and protocols usually assume end-to-end connections and low
delivery delays between multimedia sources and consumers. However, neither of these two …

This study introduces an ad-hoc opportunistic data dissemination protocol, called VADISS,
that facilitates participatory traffic monitoring applications with smartphones. As a ubiquitous …

This paper reports on a feasibility study of a smartphone-based SOS system. Compared to
other emergency systems the presented system: a) is independent from existing network …

The use of information and communication technology services can be constrained in
disaster situations, when it is important for affected persons to receive and send up-to-date …