The main objective of this thesis is to explore and discuss novel techniques related to the compression and protection of multidimensional data (i.e., 3-D medical images, hyperspectral images, 3-D microscopy images and ...

Most of our lives takes place on-line. Our on-line activities, affect directly or indirectly the way other people perceive us. One have to careful decide what to expose and what not. There are a lot of personal and ...

Due to technological advances which enabled their deployment in relevant and diverse scenarios, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been object of intense study in the last few years. Possible application contexts include ...

The increasing interest about wireless ad hoc networks (WANETs) is due to some key features not owned by traditional networks such as nodes mobility, network self-organization and the ability to rely on infrastructure-less ...

Complexity, sophistication, and rate of growth of modern networks, coupled with the depth, continuity, and pervasiveness of their role in our everyday lives, stress the importance of identifying potential misuse or threats ...

Nowadays even more small, medium and large enterprises are world-wide and com- pete on a global market. In order to face the new challenges, industries have multiple co-located and geographically dispersed teams that ...