OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pervasive and Mobile Computing is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Collective victim counting in post-disaster response: A distributed, power-efficient algorithm via BLE spontaneous networks	80
Editorial Board	63
Distributed fault detection in sparse wireless sensor networks utilizing simultaneous likelihood ratio statistics	56
Bio-inspired recruiting strategies for on-demand connectivity over multi-layer hybrid CubeSat-UAV networks in emergency scenarios	42
Deep learning based speed bumps detection and characterization using smartphone sensors	39
Context-aware privacy-preserving access control for mobile computing	35
AR Peephole Interface: Extending the workspace of a mobile device using real-space information	34
IoT data encryption and phrase search-based efficient processing using a Fully Homomorphic-based SE (FHSE) scheme	34
HED-FL: A hierarchical, energy efficient, and dynamic approach for edge Federated Learning	32
Spectrum cartography techniques, challenges, opportunities, and applications: A survey	32
RSS based multistage statistical method for attack detection and localization in IoT networks	29
Hybrid and Adaptive Cryptographic-based secure authentication approach in IoT based applications using hybrid encryption	28
Special Issue on IEEE WoWMoM 2021	28
Passive Monitoring of Dangerous Driving Behaviors Using mmWave Radar	27
Enhanced hybrid prototype for few-shot class-incremental gait recognition in multi-activity scenarios using wearable sensors	27
Editorial Board	27
A single smartwatch-based segmentation approach in human activity recognition	26
A context-aware sensing strategy with deep reinforcement learning for smart healthcare	25
FastPlan: A three-step framework for accelerating drone-centric search operations in post-disaster relief	25
Wireless power transfer with unmanned aerial vehicles: State of the art and open challenges	24
ADAM-sense: Anxiety-displaying activities recognition by motion sensors	24
Q-Learning Driven Routing for Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks	23
TrustMD — A multi-layer framework for domain, edge and D2D caching based on trust dissemination and blockchain	22
CIU-L: A class-incremental learning and machine unlearning passive sensing system for human identification	22
Minimizing communication-computing energy consumption for UAV assisted collaborative computing offloading	21

Probabilistic knowledge infusion through symbolic features for context-aware activity recognition	20
LTE-LAA cell selection through operator data learning and numerosity reduction	20
Continuous authentication through gait analysis on a wrist-worn device	19
Blockchain-Inspired Trust Management in Cognitive Radio Networks with Cooperative Spectrum Sensing	19
Sustainable fixed wireless access with blockchain secured software defined network	19
Enhancing crowdsourcing through skill and willingness-aligned task assignment with workforce composition balance	19
Editorial Board	19
Consent-driven Data Reuse in Multi-tasking Crowdsensing Systems: A Privacy-by-Design Solution	18
Editorial Board	18
Content-centric data and computation offloading in AI-supported fog networks for next generation IoT	18
Evaluation and comparison of federated learning algorithms for Human Activity Recognition on smartphones	17
Enhancing 5G network slicing for IoT traffic with a novel clustering framework	16
Editorial Board	16
MotionID: Towards practical behavioral biometrics-based implicit user authentication on smartphones	16
Editorial Board	15
Editorial Board	15
Blockchain-based access control architecture for multi-domain environments	15
Design, code generation and simulation of IoT environments with mobility devices by using model-driven development: SimulateIoT-Mobile	14
Predicting clinically relevant changes in bipolar disorder outside the clinic walls based on pervasive technology interactions via smartphone typing dynamics	14
Balancing local vs. remote state allocation for micro-services in the cloud–edge continuum	14
LiteFlex-YOLO:A lightweight small target detection network for maritime unmanned aerial vehicles	14
ContrasGAN: Unsupervised domain adaptation in Human Activity Recognition via adversarial and contrastive learning	14
Green Bear - A LoRaWAN-based Human-in-the-Loop case-study for sustainable cities	14
F-BIDS: Federated-Blending based Intrusion Detection System	14
Editorial Board	14
GTDIM: Grid-based Two-stage Dynamic Incentive Mechanism for Mobile Crowd Sensing	13
SMARTCOPE: Smartphone Change Of Possession Evaluation for continuous authentication	13
PPSS: A privacy-preserving secure framework using blockchain-enabled federated deep learning for Industrial IoTs	13
TDoA localization in wireless sensor networks using constrained total least squares, Newton’s methods, and alternating direction method of multipliers	13
BLUFADER: Blurred face detection & recognition for privacy-friendly continuous authentication	13
Mining Wi-Fi Channel State Information for breathing and heart rate classification	13
AerialDB: A federated peer-to-peer spatio-temporal edge datastore for drone fleets	13
A Transfer Learning and Explainable Solution to Detect mpox from Smartphones images	13
DA-HAR: Dual adversarial network for environment-independent WiFi human activity recognition	13
Secure and efficient blockchain-based consensus scheme for MWSNs with clustered architecture	13
Resilient UAVs location sharing service based on information freshness and opportunistic deliveries	12
Digital twin oriented architecture for secure and QoS aware intelligent communications in industrial environments	12
Online continual learning for human activity recognition	12
Would you mind hiding my malware? Building malicious Android apps with StegoPack	12
CitySpec with shield: A secure intelligent assistant for requirement formalization	11
Editorial Board	11
Prioritization-based delay sensitive task offloading in SDN-integrated mobile IoT network	11
BmmW: A DNN-based joint BLE and mmWave radar system for accurate 3D localization with goal-oriented communication	11
Efficient semidefinite solutions for TDOA-based source localization under unknown PS	11
A neighbor discovery protocol with adaptive collision alleviation for wireless robotic networks	11
TR-ReFloc: A TR-based Framework for Recovering Missed RSS for WiFi indoor positioning in the offline and online phase	11
OcAPO: Fine-grained occupancy-aware, empirically-driven PDC control in open-plan, shared workspaces	10
Climate smart computing: A perspective	10
Feasibility and reliability of peercloud in vehicular networks: A comprehensive study	10
Qos-aware mobile service optimization in multi-access mobile edge computing environments	10

Editorial Board	10
Role of IoT technologies in big data management systems: A review and Smart Grid case study	10
Editorial Board	9
Three-phased clustered topology formation for Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networks	9
Digital Avatars: A programming framework for personalized human interactions through virtual profiles	9
Exploring the effects of below-freezing temperatures on smartphone usage	9
PSO based Amorphous algorithm to reduce localization error in Wireless Sensor Network	9
Aggregate processes as distributed adaptive services for the Industrial Internet of Things	9
GANCSA: A novel approach for finding the best path for migration of mobile-agents	9
Detecting structural anomalies of quadcopter UAVs based on LSTM autoencoder	9
MGA-Net+: Acceleration-based packaging work recognition using motif-guided attention networks	9