Abstract Collaborative Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs) are mutually operating ad hoc
systems comprising ground ad hoc and aerial ad hoc networks as their coordinating units …

Wireless sensor networks have been extensively employed in different data collection and
monitoring applications because of their serviceability in harsh environments. The …

Wireless sensor networks are formed with very small sensor devices with limited energy and
short transmission range. Sensors are randomly deployed in remote areas with harsh …

Connectivity restoration is essential for ensuring continuous operation in wireless sensor
networks (WSNs). However, existing works lack enough network robustness when suffering …

Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSANs) are gaining substantial recognition because of
their utility in inhospitable environments where humans have restricted accessibility. The …

Emerging applications in the context of smart cities pursue a decentralized design that often
involves numerous networked components. To validate such a design, the scientific …

Wireless sensor networks are envisioned to play a very important role in the Internet of
Things in near future and therefore the challenges associated with wireless sensor networks …

Reliable connectivity restoration mechanism is essential for retaining the prolonged network
functioning of Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks (WSANs). WSANs operate in harsh or …

This paper addresses the problem of restoration of connectivity in wireless sensor networks
after multiple simultaneous node failures. Such failures of multiple nodes may split the …

Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSANs) consist of nodes associated in an ad hoc
manner to perform sensing tasks for information gathering and acting functions on the basis …