Abstract Ad-hoc Social Networks are formed by groups of nodes, designating a similarity of
interests. The network establishes a two-layer hierarchical structure that comprises …

An efficient and low‐cost communication system has great significance in maritime
communication, but it faces enormous challenges because of high communication costs …

With multi-dimensional exploration toward oceans, enormous sensing data has been
generated with significant volume, velocity, variety, and heterogeneity. The resulting big …

Marine activities at sea are very popular with the people of the world. Various marine
activities such as swimming, boating, fishing and even shipping are often done on the coast …

Abstract Delay Tolerant Networks enable data transmission in different applications, mainly
in environments where communication infrastructure is missing. The existence of links is …

In the emerging Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSN) applications, delays,
disruptions and disconnections between nodes are expected and need to be addressed …

Abstract Emerging Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSN) technologies need to
address delays, disruptions and disconnections between nodes. Usage of acoustic waves is …

Due to the rapidly growing communication require-ments among mobile real-world
communication devices, eg, smartphones, vehicles, and vessels, and the resulted …

Underwater applications are becoming more and more interesting to industry and academy.
They include data gathering for human safety and environment monitoring, control of …

An efficient and low-cost communication system has great significance in the field of
maritime communication, but it faces great challenges because of high communication cost …