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FOCS
2008
IEEE
16 years 28 days ago
Lower Bounds for Noisy Wireless Networks using Sampling Algorithms
We show a tight lower bound of Ω(N log log N) on the number of transmissions required to compute several functions (including the parity function and the majority function) in a...
Chinmoy Dutta, Jaikumar Radhakrishnan
WOWMOM
2006
ACM
143views Multimedia» more  WOWMOM 2006»
16 years 12 days ago
GridStix: Supporting Flood Prediction using Embedded Hardware and Next Generation Grid Middleware
The cost of damage caused by flooding is directly related to the warning-time given before a flood occurs. Therefore, improving the coverage, accuracy and reliability of flood pre...
Danny Hughes, Phil Greenwood, Geoff Coulson, Gordo...
EWSN
2008
Springer
16 years 6 months ago
Spatiotemporal Anomaly Detection in Gas Monitoring Sensor Networks
In this paper3 , we use Bayesian Networks as a means for unsupervised learning and anomaly (event) detection in gas monitoring sensor networks for underground coal mines. We show t...
X. Rosalind Wang, Joseph T. Lizier, Oliver Obst, M...
MOBICOM
1999
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Next Century Challenges: Mobile Networking for "Smart Dust"
Large-scale networks of wireless sensors are becoming an active topic of research. Advances in hardware technology and engineering design have led to dramatic reductions in size, ...
Joseph M. Kahn, Randy H. Katz, Kristofer S. J. Pis...
MDM
2007
Springer
147views Communications» more  MDM 2007»
16 years 18 days ago
Collaboratively Querying Sensor Networks through Handheld Devices
We envision that in some wireless sensor network applications, such as environmental monitoring, assisted living, and industrial control, handheld devices will be used from time t...
Tsz Wai Chiu, Qiong Luo