Internet of Things allow massive number of uniquely addressable “things” to communicate
with each other and transfer data over existing internet or compatible network protocols. This …

Robotics is one of the most advanced and emerging technologies in the field of medicine.
Electronic sensors incorporated with combination of control into mechanical systems greatly …

A modified indoor path loss prediction model is presented, namely, effective wall loss model.
The modified model is compared to other indoor path loss prediction models using …

Nowadays, the Portuguese population is aging at a fast pace. The situation is more severe
in the interior regions of the country, where the rural areas have few people and have been …

A recent evolution in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) is the interdisciplinary domain
involving smart automation and robotics implemented by the techniques of Internet of Things …

The development of industry has brought about the pollution of the atmospheric
environment. Pollution is harmful to people's health. Realizing the real-time monitoring of …

Smart technologies able to support people during their daily life, such as those linked to the
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) world, are gaining importance in today's context. In this …

The societal context of today is shaped by two coexisting tendencies: technology-push and
application-pull. The former is the emergence and rapid evolution and application of …

The need to reduce energy consumption and make industrial machines more efficient and
the need to reduce energy cost by the optimization of industrial processes can be satisfied …

This thesis work is part of the development of innovative wireless communication
technologies aimed at the most advanced applications for wireless sensor networks and the …