Smartphones have become the most pervasive devices in people's lives and are clearly
transforming the way we live and perceive technology. Today's smartphones benefit from …

Over the recent years, computational trust and reputation models have become an
invaluable method to improve computer-computer and human-computer interaction. As a …

A major challenge in mobile crowdsensing applications is the generation of false (or spam)
contributions resulting from selfish and malicious behaviors of users, or wrong perception of …

Human-Centric Sensing (HCS), a novel approach in the evolution of the Next Generation
Internet of Things (NG-IoT), exploits the ubiquity of diverse smart devices, including …

Particulate matter (PM) pollution is currently one of the main concerns at a global scale for its
adverse effects on the human health, environment and climate. In spite of the considerable …

This paper examines the opportunities and the economic benefits of exploiting publicly-
sourced datasets of road surface quality. Crowdsourcing and crowdsensing initiatives …

Vehicles with abundant sensors and sophisticated communication capabilities have
contributed to the emergency of vehicular crowdsensing systems. Vehicular crowdsensing is …

Vehicular cyber-physical systems (VCPS), among several other applications, may help
address an ever-increasing challenge of traffic congestion in large cities. Nevertheless …

The ubiquity of ever-more-capable mobile devices, especially smartphones, brings forth
participatory sensing to collect and interpret information. It can achieve unprecedented …

Crowdsourcing is an effective method to collect data by employing distributed human
population. Researchers introduce appropriate reward mechanisms to incentivize agents to …