Internet and Distributed Computing Advancements—Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications

Computer scientists and electrical engineers explore some recent and expected innovations in the Internet and distributed computing systems, and in wireless sensor networks. Their topics include enhancing electronic learning systems and methodologies with advancements in distributed computing technologies, a security framework for networked radio frequency identification, a walk through programming models for sensor networks, a survey of wireless sensor network security attacks, a comparative analysis of hierarchical routing protocols in wireless sensor networks, and a low-loss energy-aware routing protocol for data gathering applications in wireless sensors. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)