Opportunistic Networks: Fundamentals, Applications and Emerging Trends
暫譯: 機會網路：基礎、應用與新興趨勢

機會網路是一個新興且近期的研究領域。為了使這個研究領域更適合實際和工業應用，需要進一步調查機會網路各方面的幾個研究挑戰。因此，機會網路：基礎、應用與新興趨勢 提供了與機會網路的基礎、應用及新興研究趨勢相關的理論、演算法、模擬和實作基礎的研究發展。

本書採用理論方法向初學者描述基礎知識，並結合實務方法展示現實應用的實作，適合中級和高級讀者。本書對於在機會網路、延遲容忍網路及間歇性連接的自組網領域工作或感興趣的學者、研究人員、開發者和工程師都非常有益。本書也可作為計算機科學、計算機工程和資訊技術相關研究所及碩士課程的參考書。

Dr. Anshul Verma received M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science & Engineering from ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India in 2011 and 2016, respectively. He has done Post-doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India in 2017. Currently, he is serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India. He has also serve as faculty in Computer Science & Engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur, India, from 2015 to 2017. His research interests include Opportunistic networks, Mobile ad-hoc networks, Distributed systems, Formal verification, and Mobile computing. He is serving as the Editor of Journal of Scientific Research, BHU, Varanasi, India.

Dr. Pradeepika Verma received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India, in 2020. She has received M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India, in 2013. Currently, she is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. Prior to this, she has worked as faculty in Department of Computer Application at Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India. Her current research interests include Opportunistic networks, Natural Language Processing, Optimization Approaches, and Information Retrieval.

Prof. Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher received the M. Tech. and Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Sciences from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is presently working as Professor and Head in the Division of Information Technology, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, India. He is also the Head of the Advanced Centre CAITFS, Division of Information Technology, NSIT, University of Delhi. Prior to this, from 1995 to 2000 he worked as a Scientist/Engineer at the Institute for Plasma Research, Gujarat, India which is under the Department of Atomic Energy, India. His current research interests include wireless ad-hoc networks, sensor networks, computer networks, opportunistic networks, network security and Underwater Sensor Networks. He is serving as the Associate Editor of Wiley's International Journal of Communication Systems.

Prof. Isaac Woungang received the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Aix-Marseille II and University of South, Toulon & Var, France, in 1990 and 1994 respectively. He joined the Department of Computer Science at Ryerson University in 2002 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2014. He served the Department as Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program Director (2013-2014 & 2016-2018), Interim Graduate Program Director (Jan 2011-Sept. 2011) and Coop Program Coordinator (2006-2018). During his sabbatical (Jan. 2009-June 2009 and Jan 2016-Apr. 2016), he was a Visiting Professor at National Ilan University, Taiwan, R.O. C. and Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan, respectively. He leads the Distributed Applications and Broadband NEtworks Laboratory (DABNEL) research group. His research interests include radio resource management, computer security, heterogeneous networks, computational intelligence and machine learning applications, performance modelling, analysis and optimization. He served as Editor for several International Journals by IEEE, Wiley, Springer, and Elsevier. He also co-edited 15 books and 1 authored book. He also served as TPC member of several IEEE conferences and symposiums, and as IEEE Toronto, Computer Chapter Chair (2012-2016).

安舒爾·維爾瑪博士於2011年和2016年分別在印度古瓦利奧的ABV印度信息技術與管理學院獲得計算機科學與工程的碩士和博士學位。他於2017年在印度卡拉格普爾的印度理工學院完成博士後研究。目前，他擔任印度瓦拉納西的班納拉斯印度大學科學學院計算機科學系的助理教授。他還曾於2015年至2017年在印度阿拉哈巴德的莫蒂拉爾·尼赫魯國立技術學院（MNNIT）和印度詹姆謝德布爾的國立技術學院（NIT）擔任計算機科學與工程的教職。其研究興趣包括機會網絡、移動自組網、分散式系統、形式驗證和移動計算。他目前擔任印度瓦拉納西BHU科學研究期刊的編輯。

普拉迪皮卡·維爾瑪博士於2020年在印度丹巴德的印度理工學院（ISM）獲得計算機科學與工程的博士學位。她於2013年在印度拉賈斯坦邦的巴納斯塔利大學獲得計算機科學與工程的碩士學位。目前，她在印度坎普爾的普蘭維爾·辛格技術學院計算機科學與工程系擔任助理教授。在此之前，她曾在印度勒克瑙的工程與技術學院計算機應用系任教。她目前的研究興趣包括機會網絡、自然語言處理、優化方法和信息檢索。

桑賈伊·庫馬爾·杜蘭德赫教授在印度新德里的賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯大學獲得計算機科學的碩士和博士學位。他目前擔任德里大學內塔吉·蘇巴斯技術學院（NSIT）信息技術部門的教授和主任。他也是德里大學NSIT信息技術部門的高級中心CAITFS的主任。在此之前，從1995年到2000年，他在印度古吉拉特邦的等離子體研究所擔任科學家/工程師，該所隸屬於印度原子能部門。他目前的研究興趣包括無線自組網、傳感器網絡、計算機網絡、機會網絡、網絡安全和水下傳感器網絡。他擔任Wiley的《國際通信系統期刊》的副編輯。

艾薩克·旺根教授於1990年和1994年分別在法國艾克斯-馬賽第二大學和南方大學（圖倫與瓦爾）獲得數學的碩士和博士學位。他於2002年加入瑞爾森大學計算機科學系，並於2014年晉升為正教授。他曾擔任該系的副主任、本科課程主任（2013-2014及2016-2018）、臨時研究生課程主任（2011年1月至2011年9月）和合作計劃協調員（2006-2018）。在他的休假期間（2009年1月至2009年6月及2016年1月至2016年4月），他分別在台灣國立宜蘭大學和日本福岡工業大學擔任訪問教授。他領導分散式應用和寬帶網絡實驗室（DABNEL）研究小組。他的研究興趣包括無線資源管理、計算機安全、異構網絡、計算智能和機器學習應用、性能建模、分析和優化。他曾擔任多個國際期刊的編輯，包括IEEE、Wiley、Springer和Elsevier。他還共同編輯了15本書籍和1本個人著作。他還擔任多個IEEE會議和研討會的TPC成員，以及IEEE多倫多計算機分會的主席（2012-2016）。