@conference {18490,
	title = {Topology Optimization of Wireless Localization Networks},
	booktitle = {European Wireless 2016 },
	year = {2016},
	month = {05/2016},
	address = {Oulu, Finland},
	abstract = {This paper addresses topology optimization problem for an ultra wide band (UWB) localization network, where trilateration is used to obtain the target position based on its distances from fixed and known anchors. Our goal is to minimize the number of anchors needed to localize a target, while keeping the localization uncertainty lower than a given threshold in an area of arbitrary shape with obstacles. Our propagation model accounts for the presence of line of sight (LOS) between nodes, while geometric dilution of precision (GDoP) is used to express the localization error introduced by trilateration. We propose two integer linear programming formulations to solve the problem. To handle the problems of large sizes, we use the greedy placement with pruning heuristic. We test our solutions through simulation and show that the integer linear programming is appropriate to handle reasonably sized problems, and the heuristic achieves the results, in terms of the number of anchors placed, within less
than 2\% of optimum on average.
},
	keywords = {localization network, propagation model, topology optimization, ultra wide band, wireless protocols, wireless sensor networks},
	author = {Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Akhmedov, Murodzhon and Prevostini, Mauro and Malek, Miroslaw}
}
@conference {18380,
	title = {Optimizing Sensor Nodes Placement for Fault-tolerant Trilateration-based Localization},
	booktitle = {IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC)},
	year = {2015},
	month = {11/2015},
	address = {Zhangjiajie, China},
	author = {Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Prevostini, Mauro and Malek, Miroslaw}
}
@conference {18047,
	title = {Time of Flight Error Compensation for In-Tunnel Vehicle Localization},
	booktitle = {The Fourth International Workshop on Pervasive Networks for Emergency Management, 2014 (PerNEM{\textquoteright}14)},
	year = {2014},
	month = {03/2014},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	address = {Budapest, Hungary},
	keywords = {calibration, position estimation, time of flight, vehicle localization, wireless sensor networks},
	doi = {10.1109/PerComW.2014.6815226},
	author = {Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Di Giulio, Pablo Andres and Taddeo, Antonio Vincenzo and Prevostini, Mauro}
}
@conference {17741,
	title = {Calibration and in-Field Validation Tests of a Web-based Adaptive Management System for Monitoring - Scaphoideus titanus},
	booktitle = {Future Integrated Pest Management in Europe},
	year = {2013},
	abstract = {We developed a Web-based Adaptive Management System (WAMS) within a research project, called "SMART VINEYARD", which was funded by the Swiss Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (Project 11307.1 PFES-ES). Goal of the project was to address the challenge of proposing a decision support system to provide real-time forecast of the life stages of - Scaphoideus titanus, vector of flavescence dor{\'e}e. The benefit of using the WAMS is to decide the timing of insecticide application and the planning of in-field monitoring tasks.},
	author = {Prevostini, Mauro and Taddeo, Antonio Vincenzo and Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Jermini, Mauro and Linder, Christian}
}
@conference {17768,
	title = {Characterization of In-tunnel Distance Measurements for Vehicle Localization},
	booktitle = {IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)},
	year = {2013},
	address = {Shanghai, P.R. China},
	abstract = {An increased number of vehicular applications and services requires accurate distance measurements. Due to specific properties of radio waves propagation, it may not be effective to use ranging systems designed for other environments inside tunnels. In this paper we analysed the characteristics of time of flight based ranging for in-tunnel applications. Based on our analysis, we designed a vehicle localization system showing that the time of flight approach is a suitable, accurate and cost effective solution for this purpose. We designed and validated our solution by performing real experiments in a tunnel located in Lugano, Switzerland.},
	author = {Widmann, Daniel and Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Taddeo, Antonio Vincenzo and Prevostini, Mauro and Puiatti, Alessandro}
}
@conference {17694,
	title = {WAMS - an adaptive system for knowledge acquisition and decision support: the case of Scaphoideus titanus},
	booktitle = {IOBC/WPRS European Meeting},
	year = {2011},
	month = {10/2011},
	pages = {57-64},
	publisher = {Working Group on Integrated Protection and Production in Viticulture},
	organization = {Working Group on Integrated Protection and Production in Viticulture},
	address = {Lacanau, France},
	author = {Prevostini, Mauro and Taddeo, Antonio Vincenzo and Bala{\'c}, Katarina and Rigamonti, Ivo and Baumg{\"a}rtner, Johann and Jermini, Mauro}
}
