With the ageing population, mobility is an important issue and it deters the elderlies to visit
health clinics on a regular basis. Individuals with disabilities also face the same obstacles for …

In this paper, we introduce a framework for designing energy efficient cloud computing
services over non-bypass IP/WDM core networks. We investigate network related factors …

In this data-driven society, we are collecting a massive amount of data from people, actions,
sensors, algorithms and the web; handling “Big Data” has become a major challenge. A …

Internet of Things is an emerging area and it visions an inter-connected world full of physical
as well as virtual objects, devices, processes and services capable of providing a different …

This survey paper is intended to provide an overview of the main ad hoc paradigms that can
be applied to disaster response networks, highlighting their applicability to important tasks in …

Many efforts in the area of computer security have been drawn to attribute-based access
control (ABAC). Compared to other adopted models, ABAC provides more granularity …

There is an increasing interest in Internet of Things (IoT) and healthcare is considered to be
one of the most common applications of it. Using the IoT paradigm, various devices …

During the recent years, several advances about smart environments are taking place. The
challenge of transforming cities to'smart'cities aims to combine competitiveness and …

This visionary paper presents the Internet of Things paradigm in terms of interdependent
dynamic dimensions of objects and their properties. Given that in its current state Internet of …

Robust and prompt emergency response is a crucial service that smart cities should provide
to citizens, communities, and corporations. Emergency management strategies that are …