Introduction: A Note from the Guest Editors

A note from the guest editors.

The paper, "Utilizing Link Characterization for Improving the Performance of Aerial Wireless Sensor Networks" by Nadeem Ahmed, Salil S. Kanhere, and Sanjay Jha, was mistakenly omitted from the June 2012 JSAC issue (Vol. 30, No. 5) on Communications Challenges and Dynamics for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles and appears instead in the August 2013 JSAC issue (Vol. 31, No. 7). In this paper, the auth...

Guest Editors' Note

The Spring 2013 issue of Global Media Journal American edition focuses on the rapid changes occurring in the "Arab World." In the midst of rapid social and governmental change, as well as the rise and fall of political regimes, personal and social media seem to stay at the forefront. During the initial period of revolution in Egypt, the Mubarak government tried to "turn the internet off." Rathe...

Healthcare [Guest editors' introduction]

W e’re moving closer to realizing pervasive computing devices that can monitor our health status, both individually and as a community. Imagine what doctors could do with ECG data collected on a more regular basis, as people carry on their daily activities. The ability to monitor day-to-day heart data would profoundly affect how the medical community tracks our individual health status. Likewis...

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

SOFTWARE IS THE number-one decisive competitive factor in the automotive industry. Innovations such as driver-assistance systems and energy-efficient driving require complex solutions with complex software functionality. Not only must the growing complexity be managed, but also safe behavior must be ensured. Global competition and fast release cycles enforce continuous efficiency improvement an...