English
Related papers

Related papers: Sensor Placement for Contamination Detection in Wa…

200 papers

In this paper, we provide a mathematical optimization-based framework to determine the location of leak detection devices along a network. Assuming that the devices are endowed with a known coverage area, we analyze two different models.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-14 Víctor Blanco , Miguel Martínez-Antón

Sensing and measurement systems are quintessential to the safe and reliable operation of electric power grids. Their strategic placement is of ultimate importance because it is not economically viable to install measurement systems on every…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-09 Marcos Netto , Venkat Krishnan , Yingchen Zhang , Lamine Mili

In distributed detection systems with wireless sensor networks, the communication between sensors and a fusion center is not perfect due to interference and limited transmitter power at the sensors to combat noise at the fusion center's…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-11-13 Xin Zhang , H. Vincent Poor , Mung Chiang

Research on methods for planning and controlling water distribution networks gains increasing relevance as the availability of drinking water will decrease as a consequence of climate change. So far, the majority of approaches is based on…

One of the main pervasive problems Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) encounter is to maintain flawless communication sharing and cooperative processing between sensors via radio links to ensure a reliable treatment of information. Many…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-06-08 Salim el Khediri , Nejah Nasri , Mounir Samet , Anne Wei , Abdennaceur Kachouri

This work presents novel distributed data collection systems and storage algorithms for collaborative learning wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In a large WSN, consider $n$ collaborative sensor devices distributed randomly to acquire…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-01-04 Salah A. Aly

Sequential filtering and spatial inverse problems assimilate data points distributed either temporally (in the case of filtering) or spatially (in the case of spatial inverse problems). Sometimes it is possible to choose the position of…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Sahani Pathiraja , Claudia Schillings , Philipp Wacker

A quantum sensor (QS) is able to measure various physical phenomena with extreme sensitivity. QSs have been used in several applications such as atomic interferometers, but few applications of a quantum sensor network (QSN) have been…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-29 Caitao Zhan , Himanshu Gupta

Understanding the locations of occupants in a commercial built environment is critical for realizing energy savings by delivering lighting, heating, and cooling only where it is needed. The key to achieving this goal is being able to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Hao Lu , Richard J. Radke

We present a Bayesian approach for the Contamination Source Detection problem in Water Distribution Networks. Given an observation of contaminants in one or more nodes in the network, we try to give probable explanation for it assuming that…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2018-09-28 Ernesto Ortega , Alfredo Braunstein , Alejandro Lage-Castellanos

Navigation and trajectorial estimation of maritime vessels are contingent upon the context of positional accuracy. Even the smallest deviations in the estimation of a given vessel may result in detrimental consequences in terms of economic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Atilla Alpay Nalcaci , Fidan Mehmeti , Wolfgang Kellerer , Florian Schiegg

Location is one of the basic information required for underwater optical wireless sensor networks (UOWSNs) for different purposes such as relating the sensing measurements with precise sensor positions, enabling efficient geographic routing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-10-24 Nasir Saeed , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Sensor placement optimization methods have been studied extensively. They can be applied to a wide range of applications, including surveillance of known environments, optimal locations for 5G towers, and placement of missile defense…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Lukas Taus , Yen-Hsi Richard Tsai

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become one of the main research topics in computer science in recent years, primarily owing to the significant challenges imposed by these networks and their immense applicability. WSNs have been…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-08-17 Mabrook Al-Rakhami , Saleh Almowuena

Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) has been a challenging problem in the last decade. The most explored approaches for this purpose are based on multidimensional scaling (MDS) technique. The first algorithm that introduced MDS…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-01-23 Biljana Risteska Stojkoska

This paper focuses on learning efficient sensor allocations that ensure observability of unknown high-dimensional linear systems using only a small number of sensors. Existing methods either require an impractically large number of sensors…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Yuyang Zhang , Derya Cansever , Na Li

Leak detection in urban water distribution networks (WDNs) is challenging given their scale, complexity, and limited instrumentation. We present an algorithm for leak detection in WDNs, which involves making additional flow measurements…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-06-07 Aravind Rajeswaran , Sridharakumar Narasimhan , Shankar Narasimhan

The increasing prevalence of marine pollution during the past few decades motivated recent research to help ease the situation. Typical water quality assessment requires continuous monitoring of water and sediments at remote locations with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Xiaoting Xu , Tin Lai , Sayka Jahan , Farnaz Farid

A new method for optimal sensor placement based on variable importance of machine learned models is proposed. With its simplicity, adaptivity, and low computational cost, the method offers many advantages over existing approaches. The new…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-02-02 Richard Semaan

The innovative agriculture system is revolutionizing how we farm, making it one of the most critical innovations of our time! Yet it faces significant connectivity challenges, particularly with the sensors that power this technology. An…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-18 Mohamed Naeem