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Recent studies have suggested that the stability of peer-to-peer networks may rely on persistent peers, who dwell on the network after they obtain the entire file. In the absence of such peers, one piece becomes extremely rare in the network, which leads to instability. Technological developments, however, are poised to reduce the incidence of persistent peers, giving rise to a need for a protocol...
In the era of the Internet of Everything, users with handheld or wearable devices equipped with sensing capability have become producers as well as consumers of information and services. The more powerful these devices get, the more likely it is that they will generate and share content locally, through ad hoc opportunistic connectivity, leading to the presence of distributed information sources and...
The goal of this two-day meeting was to foster interaction between active workers in mobile computing, with a view toward cross-fertilization of ideas. Given the youth of the field, such interactions could have substantial impact on its future direction. In keeping with this goal, the conference organizers chose to have a small, informal workshop rather than a larger and more formal conference. The...
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