Maria‐Dolores Cano

ORCID: 0000-0003-4952-0325
Publications
Citations
Views
---
Saved
---
About
Contact & Profiles
Research Areas
  • Network Traffic and Congestion Control
  • Wireless Networks and Protocols
  • Image and Video Quality Assessment
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
  • Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Traffic control and management
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Multimedia Communication and Technology
  • Experimental Learning in Engineering
  • IoT Networks and Protocols
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
  • Video Coding and Compression Technologies

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
2016-2025

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2019-2024

Universitat de Barcelona
2024

Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2024

University of Cartagena
2010-2011

New verticals within the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm such as smart cities, farming, or goods monitoring, among many others, are demanding strong requirements to Radio Access Network (RAN) in terms coverage, end-node's power consumption, and scalability. The technologies employed so far provide IoT scenarios with connectivity, e.g., wireless sensor network cellular technologies, not able simultaneously cope these three requirements. Thus, a novel solution known Low Power - Wide Area...

10.3390/s18030772 article EN cc-by Sensors 2018-03-03

In recent years, the growing development of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and 5G communication networks have led to advent Intersection Management (AIM) systems. AIMs present a new paradigm for CAV control in future cities, taking CAVs scenarios where cooperation is necessary allowing safe efficient traffic flows, eliminating signals. So far, AIM algorithms has been based on basic algorithms, without ability adapt or keep learning situations. To...

10.1109/tvt.2022.3169907 article EN cc-by IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2022-04-25

The advent of flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) has opened an opportunity to create new added-value services. Even though it is clear that these share common features with its predecessors, e.g., mobile and vehicular networks, there are several unique characteristics make FANETs different. These distinctive impose a series guidelines be considered for successful deployment. Particularly, the use telecommunication services presents demanding challenges in terms quality service, energy...

10.3390/s18103571 article EN cc-by Sensors 2018-10-21

This study aimed to assess acute and residual changes in sprint-related hamstring injury (HSI) risk factors after a football (soccer) match, focusing on recovery within the commonly observed 72-h timeframe between elite matches. We used multifactorial approach context, incorporating optical ultrastructural microscopic analysis of BFlh (biceps femoris long head) muscle fibres, along with an examination fibre composition. Changes sprint performance-related HSI modifiable were examined until 3...

10.1080/02640414.2024.2386209 article EN Journal of Sports Sciences 2024-06-17

ABSTRACT Food safety is paramount for a healthy society. Traceability provides the means rapid response to any type of food‐related problem at stage supply chain. This study delves into application blockchain technology in tracking vegetable products within European Union's regulatory framework. It addresses significant gap between theoretical potential and its practical implementation challenges, such as integration with existing systems, scalability, cost. Here, we show that while offers...

10.1002/itl2.647 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Internet Technology Letters 2025-01-26

The huge growth in the number of connected wireless devices leads to an increasing demand for network connectivity. In this context, aerial networks may play important role by widening concept access networks. This paper describes and analyzes one most promising applications Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as drones, field communications: Extending capacity or coverage systems through deployment communication We present a comprehensive characterization study experimental system...

10.1109/itu-wt.2016.7805730 article EN 2016-11-01

Nowadays, the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is high, and it expected that, in next years, implementation UAVs day-to-day service will be even greater. These new implementations make use novel technologies encompassed under term Internet Things (IoT). One example these Long-Range (LoRa), classified as a Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) with low-cost, low-power consumption, large coverage area, possibility high number connected devices. fundamental part proper UAV-based IoT...

10.1155/2019/4307925 article EN Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2019-11-03

The disclosure of personal and private information is one the main challenges Internet Medical Things (IoMT). Most IoMT-based services, applications, platforms follow a common architecture where wearables or other medical devices capture data that are forwarded to cloud. In this scenario, edge computing brings new opportunities enhance operation IoMT. However, despite benefits, inherent characteristics require countermeasures address security privacy issues IoMT gives rise to. restrictions...

10.1155/2020/4960964 article EN Security and Communication Networks 2020-06-10

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used in our modern society and their development is rapidly accelerating. Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs) have opened a new window of opportunity to create value-added services. However, the characteristics that make FANETs unique, such as node mobility, distance, energy constraints, etc., imply several guidelines need be considered for successful deployment. Although numerous routing protocols been proposed FANETs, due wide range applications which...

10.3390/app11104363 article EN cc-by Applied Sciences 2021-05-11

ABSTRACT Objectives Myositis is a heterogeneous family of autoimmune muscle diseases. As myositis autoantibodies recognize intracellular proteins, their role in disease pathogenesis has been unclear. This study aimed to determine whether reach autoantigen targets within cells and disrupt the normal function these proteins. Methods Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy was used localize antibodies other proteins interest biopsies. Bulk RNA sequencing transcriptomic profiles 668 samples from...

10.1101/2024.01.15.24301339 preprint EN medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024-01-17

This study explores the process of creating avatars for Virtual Reality and metaverse environments using a variety specialized applications, including VRChat, Ready Player Me, VRoidStudio, Mixamo, Convai, MetaHuman. By evaluating these platforms, research identifies strengths limitations each tool in terms customization, integration, overall user experience. The practical implementation focuses on avatar creation within Unity Unreal Engine, highlighting technical aspects rigging, animation,...

10.3390/info15100624 article EN cc-by Information 2024-10-10

The legacy grid is evolving towards an intelligent-rooted system, whose architectural components should be able to improve and adapt their performance according learning experiences. In the long term, decision making actions execution may become completely machine-autonomous tasks in smart grids due progress of artificial intelligence machine techniques. However, short medium terms, control monitoring activities will still require human–computer interaction. Due inherent characteristics...

10.1016/j.segan.2018.09.007 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks 2018-10-12

Web Content Management Systems (WCMS) play an increasingly important role in the Internet’s evolution. They are software platforms that facilitate implementation of a web site or e-commerce and gaining popularity due to its flexibility ease use. In this work, we explain from tutorial perspective how manage WCMS what can be achieved by using them. With aim, select most popular open-source WCMS; namely, Joomla!, WordPress, Drupal. Then, implement three websites equal terms requirements, visual...

10.3390/info9020027 article EN cc-by Information 2018-01-27

Nearly three-fourths of the world's mobile data traffic will be video in next 5 years. Video is one most demanding services terms network efficiency, reliability, and quality. In this work, we present a comparative performance evaluation three different streaming protocols, namely MPEG-DASH, RTSP, RTMP for both on-demand live over 4G Wi-Fi (under conditions) Quality user Experience (QoE). QoE measurements have been done (i) applying recently standardized ITU-T Rec P-1201.1, which specifies...

10.1109/wmnc.2015.12 article EN 2015-10-01

Abstract Agritech uses advanced technologies to boost the efficiency, sustainability, and productivity of farming. The Internet Things (IoT) in agriculture has brought sensors networked technology gather analyse environmental crop data, enabling precision farming that optimises resource usage increases yields. Yet, current agricultural methods suffer from unsecured decentralised data management, causing inefficiencies complicating traceability across supply chain. integration IoT with...

10.1049/cim2.12109 article EN cc-by-nc IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing 2024-06-01

As quantum computing advances, current cryptographic protocols are increasingly vulnerable to attacks, particularly those based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) like RSA or Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). This paper presents a comprehensive review of Post-Quantum (PQC) as solution protect digital systems in the era. We provide an in-depth analysis various quantum-resistant algorithms, including lattice-based, code-based, hash-based, isogeny-based, and multivariate approaches. The...

10.3390/technologies12120241 article EN cc-by Technologies 2024-11-23

MANETs are experiencing unstoppable growth due to their decentralized topology and easy low-cost deployment. The dynamic nature of entails the use appropriate routing protocols obtain good performance in services supported by network; even more if these present tough temporal requirements, such as multimedia or VoIP services. One protocol which notable research effort has been devoted is BATMAN protocol, proposes an interesting paradigm avoiding explicit interchange information among nodes....

10.1109/twc.2014.2321576 article EN IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 2014-05-02

The increase in multimedia services has put energy saving on the top of current demands for mobile devices. Unfortunately, batteries' lifetime not been as extended it would be desirable. For that reason, reducing consumption every task performed by these devices is crucial. In this work, a novel opportunistic routing protocol, called JOKER, introduced. This proposal presents novelties both candidate selection and coordination phases, which permit increasing performance network supporting...

10.1109/jsac.2016.2545439 article EN IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 2016-03-22

The incorporation of Artificial Intelligence algorithms in Intelligent Transportation Systems gives rise to new opportunities for a more sustainable urban mobility. However, one the main challenges is decide when and where these techniques should be applied; several options appear, such as cloud computing, fog edge or even devices. In this paper, an Internet Things-based solution smart traffic management presented. Using lightweight Random Early Detection Vehicles Dynamic mechanism basis, we...

10.1049/itr2.12021 article EN cc-by IET Intelligent Transport Systems 2021-01-05

The future of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will experience a breakthrough when collective intelligence is employed through decentralized cooperative systems. A system capable controlling all AVs crossing urban intersections, considering the state vehicles and users, be able to improve vehicular flow end accidents. This type known as Intersection Management (AIM). AIM has been discussed in different articles, but most them have not considered communication latency between AV Manager (IM). Due...

10.3390/s22062217 article EN cc-by Sensors 2022-03-13

Considering the exponential growth of network traffic, particularly driven by over-the-top (OTT) streaming applications, video category traffic constitutes a significant portion overall traffic. However, most research has focused on categorization and diversity using benchmark datasets, with limited attention paid to Additionally, there is lack proprietary Internet few datasets available often transparency interpretability. This paper introduces novel framework for generating addressing...

10.3390/app15020515 article EN cc-by Applied Sciences 2025-01-07

ABSTRACT The increasing proliferation of Internet Things (IoT) networks has resulted in rising energy demands, making management a crucial challenge for sustainable development. This paper presents comprehensive survey strategies IoT, focusing on harvesting and energy‐saving techniques aimed at reducing consumption extending the lifespan IoT networks. In particular, authors explore integration renewable sources, such as solar, thermal, mechanical energy, to reduce carbon footprint improve...

10.1049/ntw2.70003 article EN cc-by IET Networks 2025-01-01
Coming Soon ...