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Social networks have an important role in an individual's health, with the propagation of health-related features through a network, and correlations between network structures and symptomatology. Using Bluetooth-enabled smartphones to…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-08-18 Samuel Townsend , Mark E. Larsen , Tjeerd W. Boonstra , Helen Christensen

We propose a distributed algorithm for time synchronization in mobile wireless sensor networks. Each node can employ the algorithm to estimate the global time based on its local clock time. The problem of time synchronization is formulated…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-12-30 Chenda Liao , Prabir Barooah

In this paper we present new algorithms and analysis for the linear inverse sensor placement and scheduling problems over multiple time instances with power and communications constraints. The proposed algorithms, which deal directly with…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Cristian Rusu , John Thompson , Neil M. Robertson

Large-scale deep learning models impose substantial communication overh ead in distributed training, particularly in bandwidth-constrained or heterogeneous clo ud-edge environments. Conventional synchronous or fixed-compression techniques o…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-12-23 Yi Yang , Ziyu Lin , Liesheng Wei

Energy efficiency has emerged as a defining constraint in the evolution of sustainable Internet of Things (IoT) networks. This work moves beyond simulation-based or device-centric studies to deliver measurement-driven, network-level smart…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Mohammud J. Bocus , Senhui Qiu , Robert J. Piechocki , Kerstin Eder

Although the idea of using wireless links for covering large areas is not new, the advent of LPWANs has recently started changing the game. Simple, robust, narrowband modulation schemes permit the implementation of low-cost radio devices…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Luca Beltramelli , Aamir Mahmood , Patrik Österberg , Mikael Gidlund , Paolo Ferrari , Emiliano Sisinni

With more than 4 billion devices produced in 2020, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) have become the backbone of the Internet of Things. Bluetooth and BLE mitigate interference in the crowded 2.4 GHz band via Adaptive Frequency…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Valentin Poirot , Olaf Landsiedel

In this paper we study energy-efficient time synchronization schemes with focus on asymmetric wireless sensor networks, where a head node, which is connected to both wired & wireless networks, is equipped with a powerful processor and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-08-13 Kyeong Soo Kim , Sanghyuk Lee , Eng Gee Lim

Relay-enabled backscatter communication (BC) is an intriguing paradigm to alleviate energy shortage and improve throughput of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. Most of the existing works focus on the resource allocation that considered the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-27 Rui Xu , Liqin Shi , Yinghui Ye , Haijian Sun , Gan Zheng

Urban centers and dense populations are expanding, hence, there is a growing demand for novel applications to aid in planning and optimization. In this work, a smart parking system that operates both indoor and outdoor is introduced. The…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Andrew Mackey , Petros Spachos , Konstantinos N. Plataniotis

Hybrid acoustic-RF systems offer excellent ranging accuracy, yet they typically come at a power consumption that is too high to meet the energy constraints of mobile IoT nodes. We combine pulse compression and synchronized wake-ups to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-10 Bert Cox , Liesbet Van der Perre , Stijn Wielandt , Geoffrey Ottoy , Lieven De Strycker

Bluetooth Core Specification v6.0 introduces Channel Sounding (CS) as a standardized high-accuracy ranging primitive for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). However, standard CS usage remains tied to per-pair LE asynchronous connection logical…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Leon Schex , Markus Cremer , Uwe Dettmar

Realizing the industrial Internet of Things, more andmore mobile use cases will emerge in the industrial landscape,requiring both novel concepts and smooth integration into legacydeployments.Since accurate time synchronization is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-08 Michael Gundall , Christopher Huber , Sergiy Melnyk , Hans D. Schotten

We consider energy-efficient time synchronization in a wireless sensor network where a head node (i.e., a gateway between wired and wireless networks and a center of data fusion) is equipped with a powerful processor and supplied power from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-10 Kyeong Soo Kim , Sanghyuk Lee , Eng Gee Lim

In recent years, the number of satellites in orbit has increased rapidly, with megaconstellations like Starlink providing near-global, delay-sensitive communication services. However, not all satellite communication use cases have stringent…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Ethan Fettes , Pablo G. Madoery , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Gunes Karabulut Kurt , Abhishek Naik , Stéphane Martel

In this paper, we propose algorithms to minimize the energy consumption in millimeter wave/terahertz multi-user downlink communication systems. To ensure coverage in blockage-vulnerable high frequency systems, we consider cooperative…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Hyesang Cho , Junil Choi

Design of clock synchronization for networked nodes faces a fundamental trade-off between synchronization accuracy and universality for heterogeneous platforms, because a high synchronization accuracy generally requires platform-dependent…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-09-26 Zhenyu Yan , Yang Li , Rui Tan , Jun Huang

The uprising interest in multi-agent based networked system, and the numerous number of applications in the distributed control of the smart grid leads us to address the problem of time synchronization in the smart grid. Utility companies…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Imtiaz Parvez , Arif I. Sarwat , Jonathan Pinto , Zakaria Parvez , Mohammad Aqib Khandaker

Data analysis in the Internet of Things (IoT) requires us to combine event streams from a huge amount of sensors. This combination (join) of events is usually based on the time stamps associated with the events. We address two challenges in…

Databases · Computer Science 2019-12-11 Jonas Traub , Julius Hülsmann , Sebastian Breß , Tilmann Rabl , Volker Markl

To reap the promised gain achieved by distributed reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)-enhanced communications in a wireless network, timing synchronization among these metasurfaces is an essential prerequisite in practice. This paper…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-14 Yaqiong Zhao , Wei Xu , Xiaohu You , Ning Wang , Huan Sun