Since broadband network connections are becoming ubiquitous, people expect access to multimedia content anywhere anytime. This new demand results in a need to create and develop new, powerful devices for multimedia consumption. The new devices, each having their set of network and terminal capabilities, allow transparent access to multimedia and therefore open the path to transparent mobility o...

Magnetostrictive materials are routinely employed as actuator and sensor elements in a wide variety of noise and vibration control problems. In infrastructural applications, other technologies such as hydraulic actuation, piezoelectric materials and more recently, magnetorheological fluids, are being favored for actuation and sensing purposes. These technologies have reached a degree of technic...

From contaminated water pipes to social media manipulation sinking cities, infrastructures increasingly appear at the heart of cultural, political, and environmental crises. As a technique governance, delegate control systems disperse power into environment. This special issue argues that engaging with infrastructural politics requires new tactics modes analysis which take seriously articulatio...

Extreme weather events are one of the main causes large-scale power outages in distribution systems. The changing climate has led to an increase frequency and severity these events, which, if not mitigated, expected lead more instances widespread severe societal economic damages that ensue. Protecting grid against such which high impact yet low frequency, requires a paradigm shift design practi...

This paper proposes an agent-based model for providing personalized services at specific locations. We describe the concept of LBP-agents, point out benefits of the model, and examine implementation and software infrastructural