Working Around Disruptions of Network Infrastructures: Mobile Ad-Hoc Systems for Resilient Communication in Disasters [Paperback]

As in disasters the availability of information andcommunication technology services can be severely disrupted, the authorexplores challenges and opportunities to work around such disruptions. Hetherefore empirically analyzes how people in disasters use remnants oftechnology to still communicate their needs. Based on this, he suggests qualityattributes whose implementation can support the resilience in technology. Toexemplify this he develops iteratively two mobile ad-hoc systems and explorestheir feasibility and implications for emergency response under close-to-realconditions. Compared to the state of the art both systems are independent frompreexisting network infrastructure and run on off-the-shelf smartphones.

Dr. Amro Al-Akkad works at the Fraunhofer Institute for AppliedInformation Technology. His research deals with the human-centered design andevaluation of ubiquitous systems.  

As in disasters the availability of information andcommunication technology services can be severely disrupted, the authorexplores challenges and opportunities to work around such disruptions. Hetherefore empirically analyzes how people in disasters use remnants oftechnology to still communicate their needs. Based on this, he suggests qualityattributes whose implementation can support the resilience in technology. Toexemplify this he develops iteratively two mobile ad-hoc systems and explorestheir feasibility and implications for emergency response under close-to-realconditions. Compared to the state of the art both systems are independent frompreexisting network infrastructure and run on off-the-shelf smartphones.

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• Empirical Findingson the Usage of RemnalC8