Demands for security, efficiency, and environmental protection have led to the rapid
deployment of cyberphysical systems (CPSs), which are now an integral part of modern …

The coverage problem, as a fundamental problem for almost all types of applications in
wireless sensor networks (WSNs), has been studied for over a decade. Because of its …

The development of industrialization and information communication technology (ICT) has
deeply changed our way of life. In particular, with the emerging theory of “Industry 4.0”, the …

Mobile crowdsensing has shown elegant capacity in data collection and has given rise to
numerous applications. In the sense of coverage quality, marginal works have considered …

Sensor networks, as a promising network paradigm, have been widely applied in a great
deal of critical real-world applications. A key challenge in sensor networks is how to improve …

The role of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in agriculture has become prominent as part of
the precision farming initiative. In the future, multiple WSN systems will be deployed on …

Tracking mobile targets in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has many important
applications. As it is often the case in prior work that the quality of tracking (QoT) heavily …

Passive human detection and localization serve as key enablers for various pervasive
applications such as smart space, human-computer interaction and asset security. The …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as one of the key technologies for delivering sensor-
related data drive the progress of cyber-physical systems (CPSs) in bridging the gap …

Wireless power transfer technique provides new alternatives for solving the limited power
capacity problem for ubiquitous mobile wireless devices, and makes wireless rechargeable …