Security for sensor networks is challenging due to the resource-constrained nature of individual nodes, particularly their energy limitations. However, designing merely for energy savings may not result in a suitable security architecture. This paper investigates the inherent tradeoffs involved between energy, memory, and security robustness in distributed sensor networks. As a driver for the i...

This thesis develops a novel resource sharing approach for solving inverse radiant enclosure problems based on distributed construction which is then extended to provide a new controls algorithm for complex energy systems. Specifically, the problem of determining the temperature distribution needed on the heater surfaces to achieve a desired design surface temperature profile is recast as a dis...

In multicell massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks, base stations (BSs) with antennas deliver their radio frequency energy in the downlink, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices use harvested to support uplink data transmission. This paper investigates efficiency (EE) problem for MIMO NOMA networks wireless power transfer (WPT). To maximize ...

This paper deals with the problem of distributed resource allocation in multi-carrier MIMO networks, for energy efficiency maximization. The user-subcarrier assignment is jointly allocated together with the users’ transmit powers, subject to the constraint that each subcarrier can be used by only one user. To this end, a novel approach is proposed which merges the popular Dinkelbach’s algorithm...

In this paper we address the problems of routing and scheduling in resource-limited ad hoc wireless networks supporting connectionless traffic. Motivated by the novel challenges and trade-offs introduced by ad hoc wireless networks, we propose link metric-based distributed routing and scheduling algorithms. We consider limited transceiver, energy and unlimited bandwidth conditions and our perfo...