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Internet of Things (IoT) device localization is fundamental to smart home functionalities, including indoor navigation and tracking of individuals. Traditional localization relies on relative methods utilizing the positions of anchors…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-04 Yan Li , Jie Yang , Shang-Ling Shih , Wan-Ting Shih , Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin

This paper demonstrates a system comprised of infrared beacons and a camera equipped with an optical band-pass filter. Our system can reliably detect and identify individual beacons at 100m distance regardless of lighting conditions. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Alexandru Kampmann , Michael Lamberti , Nikola Petrovic , Stefan Kowalewski , Bassam Alrifaee

Previous contact tracing systems required the users to perform many manual actions, such as installing smartphone applications, joining wireless networks, or carrying custom user devices. This increases the barrier to entry and lowers the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-07 Brosnan Yuen , Yifeng Bie , Duncan Cairns , Geoffrey Harper , Jason Xu , Charles Chang , Xiaodai Dong , Tao Lu

We tackle the issue of measuring and analyzing the visitors' dynamics in crowded museums. We propose an IoT-based system -- supported by artificial intelligence models -- to reconstruct the visitors' trajectories throughout the museum…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-11-05 Pietro Centorrino , Alessandro Corbetta , Emiliano Cristiani , Elia Onofri

The future of location-aided applications is shaped by the ubiquity of Internet-of-Things devices. As an increasing amount of commercial off-the-shelf radio devices support channel response collection, it is possible to achieve fine-grained…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-15 Chenglong Li , Emmeric Tanghe , Sofie Pollin , Wout Joseph

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a de-facto technology for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, promising very low energy consumption. However, this low energy consumption accounts only for the radio part, and it overlooks the energy…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Luisa Schuhmacher , Sofie Pollin , Hazem Sallouha

Internet of Things (IoT) is an ever-evolving technological paradigm that is reshaping industries and societies globally. Real-time data collection, analysis, and decision-making facilitated by localization solutions form the foundation for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-11 Abdullahi Isa Ahmed , Yaya Etiabi , Ali Waqar Azim , El Mehdi Amhoud

Location sensing is a key enabling technology for Ubicomp to support contextual interaction. However, the laboratories where calibrated testing of location technologies is done are very different to the domestic situations where `context'…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-10-30 Charith Perera , Saeed Aghaee , Ramsey Faragher , Robert Harle , Alan Blackwell

In the modern world of technology Internet-of-things (IoT) systems strives to provide an extensive interconnected and automated solutions for almost every life aspect. This paper proposes an IoT context-aware system to present an Ambient…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-05-22 Marwa Kandil , Reem AlBaghdadi , Fatemah AlAttar , Issam Damaj

Smart factories leverage advanced technologies to optimize manufacturing processes and enhance efficiency. Implementing worker tracking systems, primarily through camera-based methods, ensures accurate monitoring. However, concerns about…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Hymalai Bello , Sungho Suh , Bo Zhou , Paul Lukowicz

The Internet of Things (IoT) is continuously growing to connect billions of smart devices anywhere and anytime in an Internet-like structure, which enables a variety of applications, services and interactions between human and objects. In…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-01-10 James Sunthonlap , Phuoc Nguyen , Zilong Ye

Increasing sources of sensor measurements and prior knowledge have become available for indoor localization on smartphones. How to effectively utilize these sources for enhancing localization accuracy is an important yet challenging…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-03-27 Kaiqing Zhang , Hong Hu , Wenhan Dai , Yuan Shen , Moe Z. Win

The paper presents an approach to indoor personal localization on a mobile device based on visual place recognition. We implemented on a smartphone two state-of-the-art algorithms that are representative to two different approaches to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-04-28 Michał Nowicki , Jan Wietrzykowski , Piotr Skrzypczyński

This article introduces a novel middleware that utilizes cost-effective, low-power computing devices like Raspberry Pi to analyze data from wireless sensor networks (WSNs). It is designed for indoor settings like historical buildings and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Alexandros Gazis , Eleftheria Katsiri

In an incineration plant, remote operation from a centralized control room is now possible, but inspection and cleaning of equipment still require a worker to visit the site. When the plant owner reduces the number of workers due to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-25 Rei Okumura , Ismail Arai , Atarashi Yutaro , Kawabata Kaoru , Kazutoshi Fujikawa

Indoor positioning is an enabling technology for home, office, and industrial network users because it provides numerous information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of things (IoT) functionalities such as indoor navigation,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-05 Katarzyna Kosek-Szott , Szymon Szott , Wojciech Ciezobka , Maksymilian Wojnar , Krzysztof Rusek , Jonathan Segev

This work presents a mobile sign-on scheme, which utilizes Bluetooth Low Energy beacons for location awareness and Attribute-Based Encryption for expressive, broadcast-style key exchange. Bluetooth Low Energy beacons broadcast encrypted…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Marcos Portnoi , Chien-Chung Shen

The ability to localise a smart device is very useful to visually or cognitively impaired people. Localisation-capable technologies are becoming more readily available as off-the-shelf components. In this paper, we highlight the need for…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-11-24 Frédéric Vella , Réjane Dalcé , Antonio Serpa , Thierry Val , Adrien van Den Bossche , Frédéric Vella , Nadine Vigouroux

Buildings consume 60% of global electricity. However, current building management systems (BMSs) are highly expensive and difficult to justify for small to medium-sized buildings. As such, the Internet of Things (IoT), which can monitor and…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-05-29 Wayes Tushar , Nipun Wijerathne , Wen-Tai Li , Chau Yuen , H. Vincent Poor , Tapan Kumar Saha , Kristin L. Wood

-Recent advances in microelectronics have enabled the realization of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). However , the massive growth in wireless devices and the push for interconnecting these devices to form an Internet of Things (IoT)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-03-29 Mohamad Jaafar Ali , Hassine Moungla , Mohamed Younis , Ahmed Mehaoua