RCSM Middleware Research Project
Publications

1. S. S. Yau and X. Zhang, "A Middleware Secure Group Communication Service for Applications In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", accepted for publication in Journal of Systems and Software. [pdf]

2. Bin Wang and Sandeep K. S. Gupta, "Extending Lifetime of Multicast Trees in Wireless Ad hoc Networks", Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Special Issue on Mobile Computing, 20(3), May 2004, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan. [pdf]

3. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "An Adaptive Middleware for Context-Sensitive Communications for Real-Time Applications in Ubiquitous Computing Environments", Real-Time Systems, 26(1), 2004, pp. 29-61. [pdf]

4. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "A Context-Sensitive Middleware-based Approach to Dynamically Integrating Mobile Devices into Computational Infrastructures", Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 64(2), February 2004, pp. 301-317. [pdf]

5. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "An Energy-efficient Object Discovery Protocol for Context-Sensitive Middleware for Ubiquitous Computing", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 14(11), November 2003, pp. 1074-1084. [pdf]

6. S. S. Yau, D. Huang, H. Gong and Y. Yao, "Support for Situation-Awareness in Trustworthy Ubiquitous Computing Application Software", submitted to Journal of Software Practice and Experiences. [pdf]

1.  S. S. Yau, F. Karim, Y. Wang, B. Wang, and S.Gupta, "Reconfigurable Context-Sensitive Middleware for Pervasive Computing," IEEE Pervasive Computing, joint special issue with IEEE Personal Communications, 1(3), July-September 2002, pp.33-40.  [pdf]

1. S. S. Yau, D. Huang, H. Gong and S. Seth, "Development and Runtime Support for Situation-Aware Application Software in Ubiquitous Computing Environments", Proc. 28th Annual Int'l Computer Software and Application Conference (COMPSAC 2004), Hong Kong, September 28-30, 2004, pp. 452-457. [pdf]

2. Bin Wang, John Bodily, and Sandeep K. S. Gupta, "Supporting Persistent Social Groups in Ubiquitous Computing Environments Using Context-Aware Ephemeral Group Service", Proc. 2nd IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), Orlando, FL, March 2004,

   pp. 287-296. [pdf]

3. Bin Wang and Sandeep K. S. Gupta, "S-REMiT: A Distributed Algorithm for Source-based Energy Efficient Multicasting in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", Proc. IEEE 2003 Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), San Francisco, CA, December 2003, vol. 6, pp. 3519-3524. [pdf]

4. S. S. Yau and X. Zhang, "A Middleware Service for Secure Group Communication in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks", Proc. 27th Annual International Computer Software and Application Conference (COMPSAC 2003), Dallas, Texas, November 3-6, 2003, pp. 10-15. [pdf]

5. S. S. Yau, H. Liu, D. Huang and Y. Yao, "Situation-Aware Personalized Information Retrieval for Mobile Internet", Proc. 27th Annual International Computer Software and Application Conference (COMPSAC 2003), Dallas, Texas, November 3-6, 2003, pp. 638-645. [pdf]

6. Bin Wang and Sandeep K. S. Gupta, "On Maximizing Lifetime of Multicast Trees in Wireless Ad hoc Networks", Proc. 32nd International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China, October 2003, pp. 333-340. [pdf]

7. S. S. Yau, S. Gupta, F. Karim, S. Ahamed, Y. Wang, and B. Wang, "Smart Classroom: Enhancing Collaborative Learning Using Pervasive Computing Technology", Proc. 6th WFEO World Congress on Engineering Education & 2nd ASEE International Colloquium on Engineering Education (ASEE2003), June 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Paper No. 2521. [pdf]

8. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "A Lightweight Middleware Protocol for Ad Hoc Distributed Object Computing in Ubiquitous Computing Environments", Proc. 6^th IEEE Int'l Symp. on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC 2003), May 14-16, 2003, pp.172-179. [pdf]

9. Stephen S. Yau and Sheikh I. Ahamed, "An Approach to Developing Information Dissemination Service for Ubiquitous Computing Applications", Proc. of 6th Int’l Symp. Autonomous Decentralized Systems (ISADS 2003), April 2003, pp.240-247. [pdf]

10. Bin Wang and Sandeep K. S. Gupta, "G-REMiT: An Algorithm for Building Energy Efficient of Multicast Trees in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", Proc. of of Second IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA), Cambridge, MA, April 2003, pp. 265-272. [pdf]

11. S. S. Yau, Y. Wang,  and F. Karim, "Development of Situation-Aware Application Software for Ubiquitous Computing Environments", Proc. 26^th IEEE Int'l Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2002), August 26-29, 2002, Oxford, UK, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, USA, pp. 233-238.  [pdf]

12. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "Context-Sensitive Distributed Software Development for Ubiquitous Computing Environments", Proc. 25th IEEE Int'l Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2001), October 8-12, 2001, Chicago, USA.  pp.263-268. [pdf]. 

13. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "Context-Sensitive Middleware for Real-time Software in Ubiquitous Computing Environments",  Proc. 4^th IEEE Int'l Symp. on Object-Oriented Real-time Distributed Computing (ISORC 2001), May 2-4, 2001, Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 163-170. [pdf].

14. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "Reconfigurable Context-Sensitive Middleware for ADS Applications in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Environments", Proc. 5^th IEEE Int'l Symp. on Autonomous Decentralized Systems (ISADS 2001), March 26-28, 2001, pp. 319-326, Dallas, USA. [pdf]. 

Workshop Papers

1. S. S. Yau, D. Chandrasekar, and D. Huang, "An Adaptive, Lightweight and Energy-Efficient Context Discovery Protocol for Ubiquitous Computing", Proc. 10th IEEE Int'l Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems (FTDCS'04), Suzhou, China, May 26-28, 2004, pp. 261-267. [pdf]

2. S. S. Yau, Y. Wang, D. Huang, and H. In, "Middleware Situation-Aware Contract Specification Language for Ubiquitous Computing," Proc. 9th International Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems (FTDCS2003), May 2003, Puerto Rico, USA, pp. 93-99. [pdf]

3. S. S. Yau, Y. Wang, and D. Huang, "Middleware Support for Embedded Software with Multiple QoS Properties for Ubiquitous Computing Environments," Proc. of the 8 th IEEE International Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems (WORDS2003), Jan. 2003, Guadalajara, Mexico, pp. 250-256. [pdf]

4. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "Context-Sensitive Object Request Broker for Ubiquitous Computing Environments",  Proc. 8^th IEEE Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems (FTDCS 2001), October 31-November 2, 2001, Bologna, Italy. pp.34-40. [pdf]

5. S. S. Yau and F. Karim, "Hybrid Middleware for Embedded Devices in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks", extended abstract presented in OMG Real-time and Embedded Distributed Object Computing Workshop, July 24-27, 2000, USA.

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