Accurate people count estimation, potentially in real-time, both for indoor and outdoor
environments, is said to be of major importance in the smart cities of tomorrow. Application …

One of the key factors for the spreading of human infections, such as the COVID-19, is
human mobility. There is a huge background of human mobility models developed with the …

Opportunistic networks can provide an alternative way to support the diffusion of information
in special locations within a city, particularly in crowded spaces, where current wireless …

Surveillance, management and estimation of spontaneous crowd formations in urban
environments, eg, during open-air festivals or rush hours, are necessary measures for city …

The scarcity of bandwidth due to the explosive growth of mobile devices in 5G makes the
offloading messaging workload to Wi-Fi devices that use opportunistic connections, a very …

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is probably the best technological tool that we can harness
today for studies on close human interactions. It has a wide deployment base (ie, on …

In opportunistic networking, characterizing contact patterns between mobile users is
essential for assessing feasibility and performance of opportunistic applications. There has …

The performance of Opportunistic Networks relies mainly on users mobility. It is in fact
mobility that creates the opportunities for contacts and therefore for data forwarding. The …

In a world increasingly interconnected by advanced technologies, we have become reliant
on the ubiquitous networks that bind our devices, our services, and, indeed, our lives. As …

The emerging device-to-device communication solutions and the abundance of mobile
applications and services make opportunistic networking not only a feasible solution but …