The insecurity of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm continues to wreak havoc in consumer and critical infrastructure realms. Several challenges impede addressing IoT security at large, including, the lack of IoT-centric ...

Despite the growing knowledge and commitment to climate change, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise dramatically throughout the planet. In recent years, the consequences of climate change have become more ...

Coordinated charging of electric vehicles (EVs) improves the overall efficiency of the power grid as it avoids distribution system overloads, increases power quality, and decreases voltage fluctuations. Moreover, the ...

Electric load forecasting is essential for the planning and maintenance of power systems. However, its un-stationary and non-linear properties impose significant difficulties in predicting future demand. This paper proposes ...

Recently, developing automated video surveillance systems (VSSs) has become crucial to ensure the security and safety of the population, especially during events involving large crowds, such as sporting events. While ...

In theory, building automation and management systems (BAMSs) can provide all the components and functionalities required for analyzing and operating buildings. However, in reality, these systems can only ensure the control ...

The building internet of things (BIoT) is quite a promising concept for curtailing energy consumption, reducing costs, and promoting building transformation. Besides, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the BIoT ...

This paper proposes a new convolutional neural network architecture to tackle the problem of word spotting in handwritten documents. A Deep learning approach using a novel Convolutional Neural Network is developed for the ...

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Emerging technological innovation toward e-Health transition is a worldwide priority for ensuring people's quality of life. Hence, secure exchange and analysis of medical data amongst diverse organizations would increase ...