The rapid urbanization process in the last century has deeply changed the way we live and
interact with each other. As most people now live in urban areas, cities are experiencing …

Interacting with flying objects has fueled people's imagination throughout history. Over the
past decade, the Human-Drone Interaction (HDI) community has been working towards …

In emergency response scenarios, autonomous small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS)
must be configured and deployed quickly and safely to perform mission-specific tasks. In this …

The Human Machine Teaming (HMT) paradigm focuses on supporting partnerships
between humans and autonomous machines. HMT describes requirements for …

The MAPE-K feedback loop has been established as the primary reference model for self-
adaptive and autonomous systems in domains such as autonomous driving, robotics, and …

The spectrum of applications for social drones is broadening as they become an
increasingly accessible technology. In order to expand on the immensely rich but poorly …

Whenever natural and human-made disasters strike, the proper response of the concerned
authorities often relies on search and rescue services. Search and rescue services are …

Human movement tracking is useful in a variety of areas, such as search-and-rescue
activities. CCTV and IP cameras are popular as front-end sensors for tracking human …

To increase the situation awareness of firefighters, literature frequently proposes the use of
novel firefighter information technologies. Due to the versatility of the field and the lack of …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used by emergency responders to
support search-and-rescue operations, medical supplies delivery, fire surveillance, and …