Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of location-based services, with
services like Foursquare or Yelp having hundreds of thousands of users. A user's location is …

Although location-based applications have existed for several years, verifying the
correctness of a user's claimed location is a challenge that has only recently gained …

For ubiquitous network services, wireless local-area network (WLAN) systems using
wireless access-points (APs) have been deployed in many places. In these WLANs, the …

Abstract Recently, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) have increased popularity
around the world and have been commonly deployed in various places, including airports …

Abstract Recently, the IEEE802. 11n Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) have been
widely adopted around the world due to the characteristics of the flexible coverage, the …

We propose a user centric wireless testbed that interprets the user as a key component of
the network control and operation. The testbed offers programmable entities in both core …

Building heating and cooling accounts for nearly 18-24% of all energy usage. Building
energy management can reduce both its operating costs and its carbon footprint. We …

Abstract Currently, IEEE 802.11 n wireless local-area network (WLAN) has been prevalent
among the societies around the world due to its flexibility, scalability, and affordability. WLAN …

Abstract Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN) has become popular today. The WLAN
provides the flexible Internet access to users with low costs through installations of access …

The Internet providers and end-users are attracted by the particular conceptualization of
user centric networking (UCN), where the end-user, as an Internet stakeholder, plays the …