Big Data has gained much attention from the academia and the IT industry. In the digital and
computing world, information is generated and collected at a rate that rapidly exceeds the …

With an exponential increase in the provisioning of multimedia devices over the Internet of
Things (IoT), a significant amount of multimedia data (also referred to as multimedia big data …

In this paper, we review the background and state-of-the-art of big data. We first introduce
the general background of big data and review related technologies, such as could …

Recent technological advancements have led to a deluge of data from distinctive domains
(eg, health care and scientific sensors, user-generated data, Internet and financial …

Social media feeds are rapidly emerging as a novel avenue for the contribution and
dissemination of information that is often geographic. Their content often includes references …

This new edition of the bestselling Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook
brings together all aspects of the design and implementation of measurement …

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) has been a key element in e-health to monitor bodies.
This technology enables new applications under the umbrella of different domains, including …

Data collection is a crucial operation in wireless sensor networks. The design of data
collection schemes is challenging due to the limited energy supply and the hot spot problem …

Recent advances in wireless technologies, micro-electro-mechanical systems, and
embedded systems enable the popular usage of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been applied to many applications since emerging.
Among them, one of the most important applications is Sensor Data Collections, where …