The evolution of smart mobile devices has significantly impacted the way we generate and
share contents and introduced a huge volume of Internet traffic. To address this issue and …

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are seen as a safe and cost-effective platforms for
performing a myriad of underwater missions. These vehicles are equipped with multiple …

Device-to-device communication (also referred to as opportunistic networking) is considered
a feasible means for offloading mobile data traffic. Due to the sporadic nature of contact …

In challenging environments, opportunistic networks can provide limited communication
features in a delay tolerant manner. It is extremely difficult to transmit large data like videos …

A node in a DTN includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and
configured to execute data transfer processing for the DTN, wherein the data transfer …

One of the core technologies being standardized by 3GPP for LTE-A is the introduction of
Relay Nodes (RNs). RNs are intended for ensuring coverage at cell edges as well as for the …

As an initiative to increase students' interest in microelectronics and as an effort to introduce
more learning situations involving so-called" soft skills" like presentations and team …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is usually presented as a set of THINGS interconnected through
a network that is, in practice, Internet. However, there exist many contexts in which the …

Crowd-sourced video distribution is frequently of interest in the local vicinity. In this paper,
we present a software platform called VECTORS to transfer videos over opportunistic …

Nowadays all people get the information they need from many sources. Most of these
materials come from electronic services. Users consume the information not only by reading …