Special Issue "Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications"

Guest Editor
Dr. Feng Xia
School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Road No. 8, Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China
Website: http://www.fengxia.net/
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Extended Deadline: 17 April 2009

Summary

Recent years have witnessed tremendous advances in wirelessly networked and embedded sensors. Wireless sensor nodes are typically low-cost, low-power, small devices equipped with limited sensing, data processing and wireless communication capabilities, as well as power supply. With the continuation of Moore’s law, they are becoming smaller, cheaper, while more powerful and more pervasive. The proliferation of these products opens up unprecedented opportunities for a wide variety of scientific, industrial, agricultural, commercial and military applications, such as health care, smart transportation, emergency response, home automation, social studies, critical infrastructure protection, and target tracking, just to mention a few. In particular, wireless sensors are a key enabling technology for the emerging cyber-physical systems, which will ultimately improve the quality of life. To realize the full potential of wireless sensors, enormous challenges need to be addressed and significant efforts have been made in this field.

This special issue aims to gather latest research and development achievements in wireless sensors and to promote their applications in real world. Original and unpublished papers that address the most current issues and challenges are solicited in all aspects of wireless sensors, including, but not limited to, theoretical studies, methods, technologies, prototypes, and practical applications.

Submission

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All papers should be submitted to sensors@mdpi.org with copy to the guest editors. To be published continuously until the deadline and papers will be listed together at the special websites.

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Wireless Sensor/Actuator Network, Sensor Web, Sensor Network, Sensor Design, Cyber-Physical System, Smart Space, Pervasive Computing.

Submitted Papers under Review

Title: A Distributed Wireless Sensor Network Testbed with Energy Consumption Estimation
Authors: Sheu Jang-Ping 1,*, Chang Chia-Jen 2 and Yang Wei-Sheng 2

Title: A Boundary Approximation Algorithm for Distributed Sensor Networks
Authors: Michael I. Ham and Marko A. Rodriguez

Title: Energy Optimized Wireless Sensor Network for Building Monitoring
Authors: Malka N. Halgamuge, Priyan Mendis, Lu Aye and Tuan Ngo

Title: Design and Implementation of a Secure Wireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network
Authors: Kriangsiri Malasri, Lan Wang

Title: Adapting Mobile Beacon-Assisted Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Guodong Teng, Kougen Zheng and Wei Dong

Title: RIDES: Robust Intrusion DEtection System for IP-Based Ubiquitous Sensor Networks
Authors: Syed Obaid Amin, Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui, Choong Seon Hong * and Sungwon Lee

Title: Development of a Sensor Node for Precision Horticulture
Authors: Juan A. López, Fulgencio Soto, Pedro Sánchez, Andrés Iborra, Javier Longares and Juan A. Vera

Title: Anchor-free Localization Method for Mobile Targets in Coal Mine Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Zhongmin Pei, Zhidong Deng, Shuo Xu Xiao Xu

Title: Dynamic Hierarchical Sleep Scheduling forWireless Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks
Authors: Chih-YuWen and Ying-Chih Chen

Title: Determining the Best Sensing Coverage for 2-Dimensional Acoustic Target Tracking
Authors: Saeid Pashazadeh * and Mohsen sharifi

Title: Fuzzy-Evidence Theory for Target Classification Application Using Acoustic/Seismic Sensors in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Hongbing Cao *, Qiang Pan, Jianming Wei, Tao Xing and Haitao Liu

Title: WISE: A Tool for WSAN-Based Applications Using Domain Specific Languages and Code Generation
Authors: Fernando Losilla, Pedro Sánchez *, Bárbara Álvarez and Andrés Iborra

Title: Wireless Multi-hop Localization Games Using Ad-hoc Networking Capabilities
Authors: Tomoya Takenaka, Hiroshi Mineno Tadanori Mizuno

Title: Collaborative Distributed Scheduling Approaches for Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Jianjun Niu and Zhidong Deng

Title: Maximize Lifetime of HeterogeneousWireless Sensor Networks with Joint Coverage and Connectivity Requirement
Authors: Yu Gu, Yusheng Ji, Baohua Zhao

Title: TAPEMAN:Towards An Optimal Data Gathering Mechanism in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Yu Gu, Yusheng Ji, Baohua Zhao

Title: Wireless Sensor Networks in Industrial and Business Processes - A Market Analysis
Author: Mihai Marin-Perianu

Title: Cross-Layer Active Predictive Congestion Control Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Jiangwen Wan, Xiaofeng Xu, Renjian Feng

Title: Automated Soil Moisture Monitoring Wireless Sensor Network for long-term Cal/Val Applications
Authors: Aurelio Cano, José L. Añón, Candid Reig, Cristina Millán-Scheiding, Ernesto López-Baeza

Title: Design and Implementation of Architectural Framework for Web Portal in Ubiquitous Pervasive Environment
Authors: Muhammad Taqi Raza, Seung-Wh Yoo, Ki-Hyung Kim, Seong-Soon Joo, Wun-Cheol Jeong

Title: Opportunistic Concurrent Transmissions in Multi-hopWireless Networks with Shadowing Channels
Authors: In Keun Son, Shiwen Mao, Seung Min Hur

Title: Intra-PAN Mobility Support Schemes for 6LoWPAN
Author: Gargi Bag

Title: Wireless Sensor Network Based Aircraft Strength Testing System Design and Evaluation
Authors: Jian Wu, Shenfang Yuan, Sai Ji, Zilong Wang, Yang Wang

Title: Design of Water Environment Monitoring System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Peng Jiang

Title: Connectivity, Coverage and Placement inWireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Ji Li, Lachlan L. H. Andrew, Chuan Heng Foh, Moshe Zukerman, Hsiao-Hwa Chen

Title: Lighting Control Using Wireless Sensor Networks and its Production
Authors: Heemin Park, Jeff Burke, Mani B. Srivastava

Title: A Power-Variation Model for Sensor Node and the Impact against Life Time of Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Takashi Matsuda, Takashi Takeuchi, Chikara Ohta, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Masahiko Yoshimoto

Title: An Irregular Coverage Model for Wireless Sensor Network Deployment
Authors: Chun-Hsien Wu, Yeh-Ching Chung, Chung-Ta King

Title: Randomized Cluster Head Sensor Election Using Signal Strength Estimation and Ordered Transmissions
Authors: Gicheol Wang, Gihwan Cho

Title: Automated Groundwater Monitoring and Management System Based on Wireless Sensor Network in Jingsheng Basin, Shanxi Province, China
Authors: Ming Li, Guomin Li, Hongyi Wang, Rong Fan, Jie Wu

Title: Deployment Design ofWireless Sensor Network for Simple Multi-point Surveillance of a Moving Target
Authors:Kazuya Tsuakmoto, Hirofumi Ueda, Hitomi Tamura, Kenji Kawahara, Yuji Oie

Title: Nodes Self-localization algorithms of Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Changgeng Li

Title: Visual Attention in Silicon
Author: Chiara Bartolozzi

Title: Distributed Joint Source-Channel Coding in Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Xuqi Zhu

Title: Monitoring Animal Behaviour and Environmental Interactions using Wireless Sensor Networks, GPS Collars and Satellite Remote Sensing
Authors: Rebecca N. Handcock, Dave L. Swain, Greg J. Bishop-Hurley, Kym P. Patison, Tim Wark, Philip Valencia, Peter Corke, Christopher J. O’Neil

Title: Dynamic Routing Layer for Sensor Query Processing
Authors: Zusheng Zhang, Fengqi Yu, Liang Chen

Title: Dynamic Adaptation of Temporal and Spatial Similarities in Geographical Sensor Data Delivery
Authors: Eunji Lee, Han-Na Lee, Hyokyung Bahn

Title: A Review of Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications in Agriculture and Food Industry: State of the art and Actual Trends
Authors: Luis Ruiz-Garcia, Loredana Lunadei,Pilar Barreiro, Jose Ignacio Robla

Title: S3: School zone Safety System based on Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Seong-eun Yoo, Poh Kit Chong, Daeyoung Kim

Title: A Novel Intra-body Sensor for Vaginal Temperature Monitoring
Authors: Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, João Caldeira, Binod Vaidya

Title: On the Relevance of Using Open Wireless Sensor Networks in Environment Monitoring
Author: Antoine B. Bagula, Gordon Inggs, Simon Scott, Marco Zennaro

Title: Implementation of Wireless Body Area Networks for Healthcare Systems
Author: Mehmet R. Yuce

Title: High-Resolution Images with Minimum Energy Dissipation and Maximum Field-of-View in Camera-Based Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
Authors: Hadi S. Aghdasi, Pouya Bisadi, Mohsen Ebrahimi Moghaddam, Maghsoud Abbaspour

Title: Hybrid Stochastic Approach for Wireless Sensors Self-Location in Indoor Environments
Authors: Jaime Lloret, Jesus Tomas, Miguel Garcia, Alejandro Canovas