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Ubiquitous mesh networking : application to mobile communication and information dissemination in a rural context
(2014)
ICT has furthered the social and economic development of societies but, rural African communities have lagged behind due to issues such as sparse population, low household income, a lack of electricity and other basic ...
Internet of things : least interference beaconing algorithms
(2014)
The emerging sensor networking applications are predicting the deployment of sensor devices in thousands of computing elements into multi-technology and multi-protocol platforms. Access to information will be available not ...
Perceptions of cloud computing in the South African government
(2014)
The South African government is unable to provide efficient Information Technology (IT) services to the citizens because of the fragmented approach in government where each department procures their own IT services and ...
Volumetric cloud generation using a Chinese brush calligraphy style
(2014)
Clouds are an important feature of any real or simulated environment in which the sky is visible. Their amorphous, ever-changing and illuminated features make the sky vivid and beautiful. However, these features increase ...
Designing an architecture for secure sharing of personal health records : a case of developing countries
(2014)
While there has been an increase in the design and development of Personal Health Record (PHR) systems in the developed world, little has been done to explore the utility of these systems in the developing world. Despite ...
Multi-layered security in the Internet of the Things
(2014)
It is well discussed and understood that there is still a need for suitable security for the Internet of Things. It is however still not clear how existing or emerging security paradigms can be effectively applied to a ...
Supporting NGO intermediation with internet systems : comparing mobile and web examples for reaching low income urban youth of Cape Town
(2014)
Intermediaries are necessary to overcome challenges of Internet use for many users in the developing world. However the need for co-presence with intermediaries can be inconvenient for beneficiaries, and the process is ...
Participatory cloud computing : the community cloud management protocol
(2014)
This thesis work takes an investigative approach into developing a middleware solution for managing services in a community cloud computing infrastructure pre-dominantly made of interconnected low power wireless devices. ...