Abstract As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a reality, millions of devices will be
connected to IoT platforms in smart cities. These devices will cater to several areas within a …

IoT platforms play a central role in IoT architecture; as they enable the development of
services and applications by end users. More than 300 IoT platforms were reported in the …

Middleware is being extensively used in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments and is
available in a variety of flavors. Despite this extensive use and diversity, a fair comparison of …

Due to multiple reasons, emergency wards can become overloaded with patients, some of
which can be in critical health conditions. To improve the emergency service and avoid …

Portable sequencing machines, such as the Oxford Nanopore MinION, are making the
genome sequencing ubiquitous. This can be particularly interesting for identifying specific …

Sensor networks have dynamically expanded our ability to monitor and study the world.
Their presence and need keep increasing, and new hardware configurations expand the …

In this dissertation, we address the challenges of building a context storage management
system (CSMS) as a core component of the Context as a Service (CoaaS) platform. The …

With the increasing growth of IoT applications in various sectors (eg, manufacturing,
healthcare, etc.), we are witnessing a rising demand of IoT middleware platform that host …

The recent spectacular rise of the Internet of Things and the associated augmentation of the
data deluge motivated the emergence of Edge computing as a means to distribute …

Portable sequencing machines, such as the Oxford Nanopore MinION, are making the
genome sequencing ubiquitous. Consequently, metagenomic studies are becoming …