Accepted papers and already presented papers in press
2025
- Julia Wüpperling, Fabian Steinmetz, Christian Renner
(2025). Error Correction Code for FSCM-based Acoustic Underwater Communication
UACE 2025. - Raymond Turrisi, Daniel Andre Duecker, John Morrison, Fabian Steinmetz, Michael Benjamin
(2025). ASV-Aided AUV Navigation: A Field Study on Nonlinear Estimation for Localization of Low-Cost, Scalable Systems
IROS 2025
. - Wiebke Frenkel, Bernd-Christian Renner
(2025). Hyperparameter Optimization for PSO-Based Energy-Aware Path Planning for AUV Swarms
ARCS 2025. [pdf]
Institute publications
2024
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Acoustic Backscatter Communication In Realistic Metal Structures
21st International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, EWSN 2024
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Towards Energy-Aware Path Planning for AUV Swarms
18th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2024
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UtiliGEM: Energy Management Guided by Learned Application Utility
14th International Conference on the Internet of Things, IoT 2024
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Integration of the ahoi Modem into the MOLA Seafloor Lander System: Concept, Realization and Real-World Trials
18th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNET 2024
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Low-Power Underwater Acoustic Tracers for Long-Range River Bedload Monitoring
18th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNET 2024
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Comparison of Sweep Spread Carrier and Frequency Shift Chirp Modulation in Shallow Waters
Underwater Communications and Networking, UComms 2024
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Towards Cost-Effective Acoustic Tracers for Bedload Transport Measurement
Underwater Communications and Networking, UComms 2024
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Below the surface : a journey in underwater acoustics
OCEANEXT 2024
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Low-cost underwater swarm acoustic localization : a review
IEEE access 12: 25779-25796 (2024)
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Acoustic backscatter communication in metal structures
Technische Universität Hamburg (2024)
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Competition: Work Smarter, not Harder: Towards a Sustainable IoT
21st International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, EWSN 2024
2023
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Practical evaluation of differential frequency shift chirp modulation for acoustic underwater communication
17th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNet 2023 Session I-A Acoustic Underwater Communications 1 (2023)
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Affordable underwater acoustic modems and their application in everyday life : a complete overview
17th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNet 2023 Session I-A Acoustic Underwater Communications 1: (2023)
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Doppler shift and SFO robust synchronization for LoRa-like acoustic underwater communication
IEEE Access 11: 130527-130547 (2023)
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High-level simulation of the timely behavior of intermittent systems
11th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting & Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2023)
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Poster abstract: towards autonomous utility-aware energy management for energy harvesting devices
Proceedings of the 21st ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensors Systems: 534-535 (2023)
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Synthetic generation of vibroacoustic modulation signals for structural health monitoring
Mechanical systems and signal processing 200: 110498 (2023)
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Acoustic backscatter communication and power transfer for batteryless wireless sensors
Sensors 23 (7): 3617 (2023-03-30)
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System architecture and communication infrastructure for the RoboVaaS project
IEEE journal of oceanic engineering 48 (3): 716-739 (2023)
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Survey on low-cost underwater sensor networks : from niche applications to everyday use
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11 (1): 125 (2023)
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Online machine learning for 1-day-ahead prediction of indoor photovoltaic energy
IEEE Access 11: 38417-38425 (2023)
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2022
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Learning attention models for resource-constrained, self-adaptive visual sensing applications
Conference on Research in Adaptive and Convergent Systems (RACS 2022)
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UWRange : an open ROS framework for simulating acoustic ranging and localization for underwater robots under realistic conditions
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022)
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In Situ Damping Parameter Estimation for an Underwater Vehicle Using Onboard Sensors
IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Symposium (AUV 2022)
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Higher-order modulation for acoustic backscatter communication in metals
Conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM 2022)
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EmRep: energy management relying on state‐of‐charge extrema prediction
IET Computers & Digital Techniques 16 (4): 91-105 (2022-07)
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USID: ultrasonic backscatter communication for structural health monitoring
11th International Conference on Energy Autonomous Sensor Systems: 33-35 (EASS 2022)
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Assessment of Underwater Positioning Accuracy of Acoustic Modems Using Real-Time Kinematic GNSS*
Oceans Conference Record, IEEE (OCEANS 2022)
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Equalization for high-bitrate acoustic backscatter communication in metals
International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN 2022)
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Scheduling dependent tasks for Energy-neutral Operation of sensor nodes
Technische Universität Hamburg (2022)
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Taking LoRa for a dive : CSS for low-power acoustic underwater communication
Sixth Underwater Communications and Networking Conference (Ucomms 2022)
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Towards accurate positioning of underwater vehicles using low-cost acoustic modems
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2022)
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2021
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Accuracy of TWR-Based Ranging and Localization in Mobile Acoustic Underwater Networks
Underwater Communications and Networking Conference (UComms 2021)
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From the Long-Range Channel in the Ocean to the Short-Range and Very Shallow-Water Acoustic Channel in Ports and Harbors
Underwater Communications and Networking Conference (UComms 2021)
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Nonlinear modulation with low-power sensor networks using undersampling
Structural Health Monitoring 20 (6): 3252 - 3264 (2021)
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Towards Non-invasive Fish Monitoring in Hard-to-Access Habitats Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Machine Learning∗
OCEANS (2021)
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2020
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Micro AUV Localization for Agile Navigation with Low-cost Acoustic Modems
IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium: (2020-09)
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Scheduling recurring and dependent tasks in EH-WSNs
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (27): 100409 (2020-09)
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AHOI: Inexpensive, low-power communication and localization for underwater sensor networks and μAUVs
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks 2 (16): 18 (2020-01)
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2019
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Data gathering from a multimodal dense underwater acoustic sensor network deployed in shallow fresh water scenarios
Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 8 (4): 55 (2019)
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ENSsys 2019 Chairs' Welcome
7th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2019)
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Low-power ultrasonicwake-up and communication through structural elements
International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems, ENSsys: 42-48 (2019-11-10)
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Position paper: The internet of intermittent things, a land of low-hanging fruits
7th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems, ENSsys: 49-51 (2019-11-10)
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Resilience against shipping noise and interference in low-power acoustic underwater communication
MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference and Exposition : 8962790 (2019-10)
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Resilience against shipping noise and interference of the AHOI acoustic underwater modem
GI/ITG KuVS FachGespräch SensorNetze, FGSN 2019 : pp. 13-16 (2019-09)
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Towards structural health monitoring using vibro-acoustic modulation in the real world
GI/ITG KuVS FachGespräch SensorNetze, FGSN 2019 : pp. 21-24 (2019-09)
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Versatile Sensor and Communication Expansion Set for the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle MONSUN
International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR: (2016-09)
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Data Collection in Shallow Fresh Water. Scenarios with Low Cost Underwater Acoustic Modems
Conference and Exhibition on Underwater Acoustics (UACE): (2019-07)
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Time- and Energy-Aware Task Scheduling in Environmentally-Powered Sensor Networks
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (11410 LNCS): 131-144 (2019)
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2018
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A practical guide to chirp spread spectrum for acoustic underwater communication in shallow waters
13th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems (WUWNet 2018)
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Message from Organizers
6th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2018)
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A case for chirp modulation for low-power acoustic communication in shallow waters
17th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Sensornetze, FGSN’18, Braunschweig, Germany, Sept. 2018. - pp. 35-38 (09-2018)
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Moving task scheduling to co-processors in energy-harvesting systems
17th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Sensornetze, FGSN’18, Braunschweig, Germany, Sept. 2018. - pp. 41-44 (09-2018)
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Self-localization of micro AUVs using a low-power, low-cost acoustic modem: Poster
ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services, DroNet 2018 : 72-74 (2018-06-10)
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Self-Localization of Micro AUVs Using a Low-Power, Low-Cost Acoustic Modem
(OCEAN 2018)
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Underwater communications for the robotic vessels as-a-servic project
13th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (2018)
Open Access
2017
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Demo Abstract: Light in the Box — Reproducible Lighting Conditions for Solar-Powered Sensor Nodes
ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems - SenSys (2017-11-06)
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Light Insight — Emulation of Radiation Traces for Analysis and Evaluation of Solar-Harvesting Algorithms
International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems, SenSys 2017: 8-13 (2017-11-05)
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Packet-based ranging with a low-power, low-cost acoustic modem for micro AUVs
International ITG Conference on Systems, Communications and Coding (2019)
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Collaborative and environmentally-powered sensors and actuators for smart environments
IDEA League Doctoral School on Transiently Powered Computing Delft, Netherlands, 2017
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Evolution of an acoustic modem for µAUVs
16. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Sensornetze der GI/ITG Fachgruppe Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme 07.-08. September 2017 in Hamburg. - pp. 47-50 (2017)
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Stop waiting : mitigating varying connecting times for infrastructure WiFi nodes
16. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Sensornetze der GI/ITG Fachgruppe Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme 07.-08. September 2017 in Hamburg. - pp. 13-16 (2017)
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2016
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Challenges of WiFi-Enabled and Solar-Powered Sensors for Smart Ports
International Workshop on Energy Neutral Sensing Systems, ENSsys (2016-11)
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ENSsys 2016 chairs' message
Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems: (2016)
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Acoustic Modem for Micro AUVs: Design and Practical Evaluation
ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNet: (2016-10)
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Poster: Affordable acoustic modem for small-sized autonomous underwater vehicles
International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN 2016)
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Low-power low-cost acoustic underwater modem
In: B. Zerr et al. Quantitative Monitoring of the Underwater Environment. Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, vol 6. Springer, Cham. pp 59–65 (2016)
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On the feasibility of WiFi-enabled and solar-powered sensors for smart ports
15. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch "Sensornetze" am 22. und 23. September 2016 an der Hochschule Augsburg. - (2016)
Open Access
former publications
2015
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ENSsys 2015 Chairs' Welcome
3rd International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2015)
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A system for efficient dissemination of weather forecasts for sustainable solar-powered sensors
Sustainable Internet and ICT for Sustainability (SustainIT 2015)
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Workshop on Middleware for a Smarter Use of Electric Energy (MidSEE 2015): Message from the workshop chairs
International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys 2015)
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RoCoCo: Receiver-initiated opportunistic data collection and command multicasting for WSNs
12th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2015)
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2014
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Lossless compression of cloud-cover forecasts for low-overhead distribution in solar-harvesting sensor networks
2nd International Workshop on Energy Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2014)
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Message from the technical programme chairs
2nd International Workshop on Energy Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSsys 2014)
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Poster abstract: Hybrid underwater environmental monitoring
12th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys 2014)
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Perpetual data collection with energy-harvesting sensor networks
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks 11 (1) : 12 (2014-08-08)
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Remote node reconfiguration in opportunistic data collection wireless sensor networks
IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2014)
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Wireless sensor networks for smart metering
IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON 2014)
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Online energy assessment with supercapacitors and energy harvesters
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems 4 (1): 10-23 (2014-04)
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Energieautarker Betrieb drahtloser Sensorknoten mit regenerativen Energiequellen und Superkondensatoren
Ausgezeichnete Informatikdissertationen 2013 : 191-200 (2014)
2013
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Solar harvest prediction supported by cloud cover forecasts
1st International Workshop on Energy Neutral Sensing Systems (ENSSys 2013)
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Welcome Message from the SenseApp 2013 chairs
38th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2013)
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Sustained operation of sensor nodes with energy harvesters and supercapacitors
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (2013)
2012
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The Hitchhiker's guide to choosing the compression algorithm for your smart meter data
IEEE International Energy Conference and Exhibition (ENERGYCON 2012)
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Holistic online energy assessment: Feasibility and practical application
9th International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2012)
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State-of-charge assessment for supercap-powered sensor nodes: Keep it simple stupid!
9th International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2012)
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Adaptive energy-harvest profiling to enhance depletion-safe operation and efficient task scheduling
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems 2 (1) : 43-56 (2012-03)
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Policies for predictive energy management with supercapacitors
IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM 2012)
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Opportunistic, receiver-initiated data-collection protocol
9th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2012)
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Energy assessment in praxis
9th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2012)
2011
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Prediction accuracy of link-quality estimators
8th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2011)
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2010
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Holistic packet statistics for neighborhood management in sensor networks
9. Fachgespräch Sensornetze der GI/ITG Fachgruppe Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme 2010, Würzburg, Germany,16.-17. September 2010: Technischer Bericht. - pp. 17-20.
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Performance of energy-efficient TDMA schemes in data-gathering scenarios with periodic sources
7th International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2010)
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Caplibrate: Self-calibration of an energy harvesting power supply with supercapacitors
23th International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems (ARCS 2010)
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Power management for wireless sensor networks based on energy budgets
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (2010)
Open Access
2009
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A roadmap for hardware and software support for developing energy-efficient sensor networks
8. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch "Sensornetze", Hamburg, Germany, 13. und 14. August 2009 an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg
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Energy estimation for harvesting supplies with supercaps
Workshop on Self-Organizing Wireless Sensor and Communication Networks (2009)
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Lifetime prediction for supercapacitor-powered wireless sensor nodes
8. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch "Sensornetze". - pp 55-58 (2009)
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TinyAID : automated instrumentation and evaluation support for TinyOS
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Sensor Network Engineering, IWSNE 2009, Marina del Rey, CA, USA, June 2009.
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2008
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Aggregating sensor data from overlapping multi-hop network neighborhoods: Push or pull?
5th International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2008)
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2005
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The Heathland experiment : results and experiences
Proceedings of the First REALWSN 2005 Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks : Stockholm, Sweden, 20 - 21 June 2005
