• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2007년도 가을 학술발표논문집 Vol.34 No.2 (D)
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• pp.435-439
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• 2007

최근 저가형 이미지 센서 기술의 발전과 무선 센서 네트워크기술의 발전으로 인해 WMSN(Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks) 기술이 활발히 연구되고 있다. WMSN은 기존의 무선 센서 네트워크 기술에 멀티미디어 컨텐츠를 센싱하고 전송 및 처리하는 기반기술을 포함한다. 멀티미디어 컨텐츠는 많은 데이터 가지므로 이를 처리하기 위해서는 많은 계산량과 데이터 전송량을 필요로 하게 된다. 저사양의 센서 노드에서 멀티미디어 컨텐츠를 수용하기 위해서는 에너지 소모를 고려한 압축 기법 및 효율적인 전송에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 무선 센서 네트워크에서 이미지를 효율적으로 압축하고 전송하기 위하여 웨이블릿의 Resolution Scalability 특성을 이용한 4가지 움직임 보상/예측 기법을 제안한다. 이를 지원하기 위해 시스템에서 사용하는 각 압축 기법들의 조합에 따른 압축 성능이 적절함을 알아보았다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.176-192
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• 2014

The realization of Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs) has been fostered by the availability of low cost and low power CMOS devices. However, the transmission of bulk video data requires adequate bandwidth, which cannot be promised by single path communication on an intrinsically low resourced sensor network. Moreover, the distortion or artifacts in the video data and the adherence to delay threshold adds to the challenge. In this paper, we propose a two stage Quality of Service (QoS) guaranteeing scheme called Prioritized Multipath WMSN (PMW) for transmitting H.264 encoded video. Multipath selection based on QoS metrics is done in the first stage, while the second stage further prioritizes the paths for sending H.264 encoded video frames on the best available path. PMW uses two composite metrics that are comprised of hop-count, path energy, BER, and end-to-end delay. A color-coded assisted network maintenance and failure recovery scheme has also been proposed using (a) smart greedy mode, (b) walking back mode, and (c) path switchover. Moreover, feedback controlled adaptive video encoding can smartly tune the encoding parameters based on the perceived video quality. Computer simulation using OPNET validates that the proposed scheme significantly outperforms the conventional approaches on human eye perception and delay.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.967-979
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• 2013

Now a day, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being widely used in different areas one of which is healthcare services. A wireless medical sensor network senses patient's vital physiological signs through medical sensor-nodes deployed on patient's body area; and transmits these signals to devices of registered medical professionals. These sensor-nodes have low computational power and limited storage capacity. Moreover, the wireless nature of technology attracts malicious minds. Thus, proper user authentication is a prime concern before granting access to patient's sensitive and private data. Recently, P. Kumar et al. claimed to propose a strong authentication protocol for healthcare using Wireless Medical Sensor Networks (WMSN). However, we find that P. Kumar et al.'s scheme is flawed with a number of security pitfalls. Information stored inside smart card, if extracted, is enough to deceive a valid user. Adversary can not only access patient's physiological data on behalf of a valid user without knowing actual password, can also send fake/irrelevant information about patient by playing role of medical sensor-node. Besides, adversary can guess a user's password and is able to compute the session key shared between user and medical sensor-nodes. Thus, the scheme looses message confidentiality. Additionally, the scheme fails to resist insider attack and lacks user anonymity.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.5286-5306
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• 2016

Emerging applications in automation, medical imaging, traffic monitoring and surveillance need real-time data transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS) for real-time traffic over WSNs creates new challenges. Rapid penetration of smart devices, standardization of Machine Type Communications (MTC) in next generation 5G wireless networks have added new dimensions in these challenges. In order to satisfy such precise QoS constraints, in this paper, we propose a new cross-layer QoS-provisioning strategy in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs). The network layer performs statistical estimation of sensory QoS parameters. Identifying QoS-routing problem with multiple objectives as NP-complete, it discovers near-optimal QoS-routes by using evolutionary genetic algorithms. Subsequently, the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer classifies the packets, automatically adapts the contention window, based on QoS requirements and transmits the data by using routing information obtained by the network layer. Performance analysis is carried out to get an estimate of the overall system. Through the simulation results, it is manifested that the proposed strategy is able to achieve better throughput and significant lower delay, at the expense of negligible energy consumption, in comparison to existing WMSN QoS protocols.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39C권3호
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• pp.247-254
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• 2014

무선 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크는 이미지 센서나 마이크 센서에 의해 주기적으로 생성된 멀티미디어 데이터를 효율적으로 전송하기 위해서 가장 적합한 채널을 선택하는 것이 중요하다. 대부분의 기존 연구에서는 무선 센서 네트워크가 사용할 채널을 미리 고정하는 경우가 많았지만, 주파수 부족 문제가 심각한 현실에서는 특정 채널을 고정적으로 사용한다는 것이 다양한 환경을 지원하는데 큰 제약이 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이를 개선하기 위해서 기존 무선 인지 라디오 네트워크(Cognitive radio network)에서 사용하는 공통 제어 채널 없이 두 노드가 서로 사용 가능한 채널을 찾기 위한 방식을 도입하였다. 또한 기존 방식의 문제점으로 사용하는 채널수가 늘어날수록 성능이 크게 저하됨을 보이고, 이를 개선하기 위해 새로운 방식을 제안하였다. 따라서 제안 방식은 네트워크의 노드 밀도가 증가할수록 다른 방식에 비해 30% 이상 빠르게 링크를 설정할 수 있다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2015

대용량 멀티미디어 데이터를 센싱 및 전송하기 위한 무선 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크는 지연에 민감한 특징을 가진다. 본 논문은 멀티미디어 데이터를 전송하기위한 효율적인 네트워크 환경을 위해 트래픽에 따른 우선순위 라우팅 방법을 통한 지연을 최소화 시키는 메커니즘을 제안한다. 또한 노드에 도착하는 패킷들의 도착, 처리 되는 시간차와 버퍼 점유율을 고려하여 혼잡 제어 메커니즘을 제안한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 성능 분석을 수행하여 제안한 라우팅 방법으로 인해 패킷 지연이 감소되는 것을 확인 하였고, 네트워크에 많은 양의 데이터가 유입되었을 때 혼잡을 감지하고 제어하여 안정적인 네트워크 상태를 유지하는 것을 검증하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2012

Advances in MEMS and CMOS technologies have motivated the development of low cost/power sensors and wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSN). The WMSNs were created to ubiquitously harvest multimedia content. Such networks have allowed researchers and engineers to glimpse at new Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Systems, such as remote monitoring of biosignals for telemedicine networks. These systems require the acquisition of a large number of data streams that are simultaneously generated by multiple distributed devices. This paradigm of data generation and transmission is known as event-streaming. In order to be useful to the application, the collected data requires a preprocessing called data fusion, which entails the temporal alignment task of multimedia data. A practical way to perform this task is in a centralized manner, assuming that the network nodes only function as collector entities. However, by following this scheme, a considerable amount of redundant information is transmitted to the central entity. To decrease such redundancy, data fusion must be performed in a collaborative way. In this paper, we propose a collaborative data alignment approach for event-streaming. Our approach identifies temporal relationships by translating temporal dependencies based on a timeline to causal dependencies of the media involved.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to establish reliability and validity and to identify the conversion index. Method: The WMSCN for ICU was revised from Workload Management System for Nurses(WMSN) of Walter Reed Army Hospital. Reliability of the WMSCN was evaluated interrater reliability between head nurses and staff nurses at 124 patients in April 2008. Validity through the correlation between direct nursing care hours and WMSCN score was conducted at 20 ICUs of 10 hospitals. Finally the conversion index was identified by total nursing hours and it divided by WMSCN score. Results: The scores by nurses were highly correlated with head nurses’(p=.967), and also scores of the WMSCN were highly correlated with the direct nursing care hours(p<.001). The distribution of patient classification ranks into class V(61.3%), class IV(24.2%) and class VI(11.3%). The scores of the WMSCN were no differences between MICU and SICU. Finally, the conversion index was 8.2 minutes. Conclusion: WMSCN is available to classify the nursing workload for critical care patients. The repeated evaluation of validity and reliability are requisite to use WMSCN effectively. And the conversion index should be adjusted to estimate the appropriate staffing in Korea.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.251-263
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• 2012

Purpose: It was necessary for developing a neonatal classification system based on nursing needs and direct care time. This study was, thus, aimed at identifying nursing activities and measuring the standard nursing practice time for developing a neonatal patient classification system in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Methods: The study was taken place in 8 general hospitals located in Seoul and Kyungi province, South Korea from Dec, 2009 to Jan, 2010. By using 'the modified Workload Management System for critical care Nurses' (WMSN), nursing categories, activities, standard time, and task frequencies were measured with direct observation. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: Neonatal nursing activities were categorized into 8 areas: vital signs (manual), monitoring, activity of daily living (ADL), feeding, medication, treatment and procedure, respiratory therapy, and education-emotional support. The most frequent and time-consuming area was an ADL, unlike that of adult patients. Conclusion: The findings of the study provide a foundation for developing a neonatal patient classification system in NICU. Further research is warranted to verify the reliability and validity of the instrument.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.615-622
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• 2009

무선통신과 하드웨어 기술의 발전에 의해 센서 네트워크에 사용되는 센서 노드의 성능은 점차 향상되어 가고 있다. 뿐만 아니라 최근에는 CMOS 이미지 센서 기술의 발전에 의해 센서 네트워크에 멀티미디어 데이터를 활용한 멀티미디어센서 네트워크 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. CMOS 이미지 센서는 기존의 CCD에 비해 저가격으로 생산이 가능하고 저전력의 특징을 가진다. 이러한 CMOS 이미지 센서를 활용한 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크는 기존의 센서 네트워크를 이용한 화재감시, 방범 시스템 등의 어플리케이션에 영상 데이터를 제공함으로써 보다 신뢰성 있는 정보를 제공할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 CMOS 이미지 센서를 이용한 이미지 센서 모듈과 이를 활용한 멀티미디어 센서네트워크를 설계 및 구현한다. 구현된 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크를 통해 이미지 데이터 수집을 테스트하고 그 성능을 분석한다.