Fady Samann^1,*, Shavan Askar²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 2715-2734, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.043580

Abstract Clustering schemes in vehicular networks organize vehicles into logical groups. They are vital for improving network performance, accessing the medium, and enabling efficient data dissemination. Most schemes rely on periodically broadcast hello messages to provide up-to-date information about the vehicles. However, the periodic exchange of messages overwhelms the system and reduces efficiency. This paper proposes the Flag-based Vehicular Clustering (FVC) scheme. The scheme leverages a combination of Fitness Score (FS), Link Expiration Time (LET), and clustering status flags to enable efficient cluster formation in a hybrid manner. The FVC relies on the periodic broadcast of the basic safety message in… More >

Sami Saeed Binyamin¹, Mahmoud Ragab^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.1, pp. 105-119, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037311

Abstract Cognitive radio wireless sensor networks (CRWSN) can be defined as a promising technology for developing bandwidth-limited applications. CRWSN is widely utilized by future Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Since a promising technology, Cognitive Radio (CR) can be modelled to alleviate the spectrum scarcity issue. Generally, CRWSN has cognitive radio-enabled sensor nodes (SNs), which are energy limited. Hierarchical cluster-related techniques for overall network management can be suitable for the scalability and stability of the network. This paper focuses on designing the Modified Dwarf Mongoose Optimization Enabled Energy Aware Clustering (MDMO-EAC) Scheme for CRWSN. The MDMO-EAC technique mainly intends to group the… More >

R. Surendran^1,*, Youseef Alotaibi², Ahmad F. Subahi³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 835-851, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.036757

Abstract Recently, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) find their applicability in several real-time applications such as disaster management, military, surveillance, healthcare, etc. The utilization of WSNs in the disaster monitoring process has gained significant attention among research communities and governments. Real-time monitoring of disaster areas using WSN is a challenging process due to the energy-limited sensor nodes. Therefore, the clustering process can be utilized to improve the energy utilization of the nodes and thereby improve the overall functioning of the network. In this aspect, this study proposes a novel Lens-Oppositional Wild Goose Optimization based Energy Aware Clustering (LOWGO-EAC) scheme for WSN-assisted real-time… More >

S. Nithya Roopa¹, P. Anandababu^2,*, Sibi Amaran³, Rajesh Verma⁴

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.1, pp. 497-512, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.029133

Abstract Recently, energy harvesting wireless sensor networks (EHWSN) have increased significant attention among research communities. By harvesting energy from the neighboring environment, the sensors in EHWSN resolve the energy constraint problem and offers lengthened network lifetime. Clustering is one of the proficient ways for accomplishing even improved lifetime in EHWSN. The clustering process intends to appropriately elect the cluster heads (CHs) and construct clusters. Though several models are available in the literature, it is still needed to accomplish energy efficiency and security in EHWSN. In this view, this study develops a novel Chaotic Rider Optimization Based Clustering Protocol for Secure Energy… More >

R. Uma Mageswari¹, Sara A. Althubiti², Fayadh Alenezi³, E. Laxmi Lydia⁴, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi⁵, Woong Cho^6,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.2, pp. 4179-4192, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.030806

Abstract Traditional Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) comprise of cost-effective sensors that can send physical parameters of the target environment to an intended user. With the evolution of technology, multimedia sensor nodes have become the hot research topic since it can continue gathering multimedia content and scalar from the target domain. The existence of multimedia sensors, integrated with effective signal processing and multimedia source coding approaches, has led to the increased application of Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network (WMSN). This sort of network has the potential to capture, transmit, and receive multimedia content. Since energy is a major source in WMSN, novel clustering… More >

S. Sreedhar Kumar¹, Syed Thouheed Ahmed^2,*, Qin Xin³, S. Sandeep⁴, M. Madheswaran⁵, Syed Muzamil Basha²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.72, No.1, pp. 281-299, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.023693

Abstract This paper presents, a new approach of Medical Image Pixels Clustering (MIPC), aims to trace the dissimilar patterns over the Magnetic Resonance (MR) image through the process of automatically identify the appropriate number of distinct clusters based on different improved unsupervised clustering schemes for enrichment, pattern predication and deeper investigation. The proposed MIPC consists of two stages: clustering and validation. In the clustering stage, the MIPC automatically identifies the distinct number of dissimilar clusters over the gray scale MR image based on three different improved unsupervised clustering schemes likely improved Limited Agglomerative Clustering (iLIAC), Dynamic Automatic Agglomerative Clustering (DAAC) and… More >

Kundan Kumar^*, Rajeev Arya

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.3, pp. 321-337, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016748

Abstract Great strides have been made to realistically deploy multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) within the commercial domain, which demands a proper coordination and reliable communication among the UAVs. UAVs suffer from limited time of flight. Conventional techniques suffer from high delay, low throughput, and early node death due to aerial topology of UAV networks. To deal with these issues, this paper proposes a UAV parameter vector which considers node energy, channel state information and mobility of UAVs. By intelligently estimating the proposed parameter, the state of UAV can be predicted closely. Accordingly, efficient clustering may be achieved by using suitable… More >