Satyajayant Misra

Small and Short-Range Radar Systems (Gregory L. Charvat; 2014) [Book Review]

The book is a good source of information about radar technology and the latest state of the art in small and short-range radars. It has several references at the end of the chapters, to which the readers can refer to get a more detailed view about the state of the art.

Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation(Karim, H.H.; 2015) [Book review]

Wayfinding (finding a route/routes between two locations) and navigation (actively aiding an entity in real time to move from one location to the other) for vehicles and aircrafts has a rich research history. This is especially true after the invention of radar technologies and their use in civilian and military applications for localization, identification, and navigation of terrestrial and aerial vehicles. Accurate indoor localization is still in its nascency, to the extent that there is no single positioning technology, such as the GPS, that has been identified as suitable. This book is a timely addition to the resources available to researchers and practitioners in the area of wayfinding navigation. This edited collection experts, explores different facets of the indoor wayfinding and navigation problem, such as cognitive factors, positioning and mapping, applications of these technologies, and privacy of individuals. This book is relevant for researchers, students, and practitioners in the area. Each chapter ends with related references, which will help researchers dig deeper into the subject.

Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications (Rappaport, T., et al; 2014) [Book review]

This book presents broad information in the area of millimeter wave wireless communications, specifically dealing with communications, circuits, antennas, propagation, and networking and standards. With the proliferation of cellular wireless devices, such as smartphones and the rapid adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the demand for higher wireless bandwidth will only increase. This demand will be further exacerbated by the fact that smartphones are quickly becoming the devices of choice for people to watch multimedia content. The 4G technologies are fast going to reach their limits to satisfy this demand. This has resulted in the search for technologies to help increase the available bandwidth. Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, wherein communication happens in the spectrum range of 3–30 GHz, appears to be one of the promising technologies.

Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks (Tom, Y.-K.; 2010) [Book review]

This online book consists of 24 chapters, authored by researchers in the corresponding areas, and contains independent articles in sub-areas of wireless sensor networks research, such as routing, energy harvesting, diversity techniques, target tracking, lifetime maximization, data gathering, and security. The book provides a wide overview of topics, which would be useful for readers that are new to the field. The book also provides a good perspective for practitioners and researchers from allied fields such as computer engineering.The following book was reviewed: Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications, by Theodore S. Rappaport, Robert W. Heath Jr., Robert C. Daniels, James N. Murdock

Handbook of sensor networking: advanced technologies and applications (vacca, j. r.; 2015) [book review]

Wireless sensor networks have been glorified as the technology of the future for the last two decades without much resultant real-world implementation and large-scale use. However, recently with the proposal of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept, the use of wireless sensors and hence wireless sensor networks has received a significant boost. Wireless sensor networks are being used in diverse domains, such as the human body, vehicles, and the smart grid. Research in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has also evolved, moving from the realm of theory to system design, implementation, and optimization. This book attempts to fulfill this. The primary audience for this book are researchers and practitioners in industry and academia working in the broad area of sensor hardware, communication protocols, software architectures, data manipulation, sensor location, and so on. The book also provides perspective for general readers including technologists, lawmakers, and students.

Advanced Video Communications over Wireless Networks (Zhu, C.;2013) [Book Reviews]

This book explores the use of advanced video communications in wireless networks. Wireless devices are fast becoming the device of choice for the majority of computing users. Smartphones, tablets, and notebooks, are changing the Internet-consumer paradigm. Compared to the recent past where most Internet traffic requests emanated from fixed wired devices (desktops/servers), today a majority of the requests are from fixed/mobile wireless devices. A point of note is that the majority of this traffic would consist of video; global IP video traffic will be 79 percent of all consumer Internet traffic in 2018. In addition, the nature of video traffic will change from single-source video on demand-like traffic to multi-source, interactive video communication; each mobile device can become a video source in the future Internet. This has made advancements in wireless/mobile video applications important. Video communication over wireless has to grapple with several stringent constraints: distributed sourcing, resource constrained devices, heterogeneous communication technologies, limited channel capacity, and high error rates in data delivery. This requires a holistic study of video coding and delivery to meet the quality of service (QoS) requirements. In this book, the editors have presented a compilation of 15 peer-reviewed chapters from several well known researchers in the area of wireless video technologies to provide an overview of the state of the art, challenges, and emerging trends.

Review of "Low Power Emerging Wireless Technologies (Devices, Circuits, and Systems)" (2013) [Book Review]

This book is a very useful read for researchers in the area of wireless communications. The book is written keeping in mind electrical and electronics engineers. The book also has a lot of information for computer systems researchers and engineers and embedded system engineers/scientists. The references at the end of each chapter provide readers a scope for expanding their knowledge in the area. This book is also useful for graduate students, especially those working in the area of embedded systems design and development.

Review of "wireless multimedia communication systems: design, analysis, and implementation" (rao, k.r., et al; 2014) [book review]

This book contains a wide range of information concerning the design, analysis, and implementation of wireless multimedia communication systems. Throughout the text, the reader will also find some of the more advanced topics including security, smart grids, and mobility management. This book consists of 10 chapters, each of which transcribes different aspects of wireless multimedia communication systems. The book would be a good source of information for higher-level engineering and computer science students, professionals in the field, and technical readers alike with its wide overview of information.

Review of "Free space optical networks for ultra-broad band services" (Kartalopoulos, S.; 2011) [Book Review]

The reviewed book is entitled Free Space Optical Networks for Ultra-Broad Band Services (Kartalopoulo, S.; 2011). The book does a very good job at providing an all-around exposition of the field of free space optical (FSO) communication. It would serve as a good reference for new readers in the area and for experts as well. This book can serve as a good second reference for students in the area of wireless/optical communication.

Book reviews (2 reviews)

Book reviews for: Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Practice (Dargie, W. and Poellabauer, C.; 2010) and Smart Grid Communications and Networking (Hossain, E. and Han, Z., Eds.; 2012).