Smartphones: A Platform For Disaster Management Nicholas Orien Palmer VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT Smartphones: A Platfrom For Disaster Management ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, op gezag van de rector magnificus prof.dr. L.M. Bouter, in het openbaar te verdedigen ten overstaan van de promotiecommissie van de Faculteit der Exacte Wetenshappen op woensdag 3 oktober 2012 om 13.45 uur in de aula van de universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105 door Nicholas Orien Palmer geboren te Lafayette, Indiana, Verenigde Staten promotor: prof.dr.ir. H.E. Bal copromotor: Dr.-Ing.habil. T. Kielmann thesis committee members: Prof.dr. Koen Langendoen, TU Delft Prof.dr. Frances Brazier, TU Delft Dr. Marc Shapiro, INRIA Dr. Patricia Lago, VU Dr. Spyros Voulgaris, VU ThisworkwascarriedoutintheASCIgraduateschool. ASCIdissertationseriesnumber262. ISBN978-94-6191-397-5 CoverandLayoutbyNicholasO.Palmer Copyright©2012byNicholasO.Palmer Thisthesisandtherestofmylifearededicatedtomylove. Youaremyconstantsourceofinspiration. Thankyouforeverythingyouareanddo. TiAmo! Acknowledgements Firstandforemost,Ihavetothankmypromotor,Prof.dr.irHenriBal,forgivingmean interestingproject,andenoughropetohangmyselfwithwhileworkingonit. WhenI cametoyoulookingforaPhDpositionyoutookmeunderyourwingandgaveme amoreinterestingprojectthanIevercouldhaveimagined. Itwasanewresearch lineforyou,andyougavemeagreatdealoffreedominlookingforatopictoexplore withinthebigsandboxof“distributedmobile”. Thankyouforplacingsomuchtrust inmeandmyabilitytopioneeranewresearchline,andthankyouforgivingmesuch aninterestingsandboxtoplayin. Youalsogavemeagreatdealofyourtime,always findingenoughtoreadandcorrectmypapersandthisthesis, havemeetings, sign forms,andotherwisegetthingsdone. IknowthatIwillneverfindakinder,more generousboss,andcertainlynotonewhomanageshisverybusyscheduleaswellas youdo. Iwouldalsoliketothankmyco-promotor,Dr.-Ing.habil. ThiloKielmann. You playedanexcellent“badcop”whenitwasnecessarytodoso,andalwayspushedme tobemorescientificaboutwhatIwasdoing,despitesecretlybeingasweethearted teddy-bear.Iwillmissallthehumorwesharedinourweeklymeetings,nottomention discussionsaboutthequalitiesofgoodbreadandbeer,orlackthereofintheDutch cuisine. WithoutthesupportyouandHenrihavegivenmeIcertainlywouldnothave started,muchlessfinishedthischallengingjourney. Tothereadingcommittee: Prof.dr. KoenLangendoen,Prof.dr. FrancesBrazier, Dr. MarcShapiro,Dr. PatriciaLago,andDr. SpyrosVoulgaris,Ioweyoualldebtof gratitudeforallofthetimeandattentionyouhavepaidtothismanuscript. Thankyou allforsocloselyreadingthismanuscript,formakingsuchdetailedcomments,andfor pressingmetoimprovetheendresult. Yourcommentshavemadethepresentationof myworksomuchstrongerthaninmyinitialdraft,andevenledmetoperformsome new,andverysatisfyingresearchpresentedinChapters6andtheendof7. Next,IoweahugedebtofgratitudetomyparanymphandclosecolleagueRoelof Kemp. Iwouldhaveaccomplishedfarlessandcertainlywouldnothavehadthetime toexploreasmanyinterestingareasofmobilecomputingwithoutyourcollaboration. Imostassuredlywouldn’thavemynameonsomanypapers! Youareaverygood teacher,engineer,writer,andthinker. Ihaveverymuchenjoyedworkingtogether, beitatthewhiteboard,behindEclipse,writingapaper,talkingovercoffee,giving demonstrationstodutchstudents,orsleepingfoot-to-footonan“Lcouch”inLondon. Bestofluckfinishingyourthesis,whichIverymuchlookforwardtoreading,andin whateveryoudecidetodonext. IwouldliketoalsothankmyotherparanymphMattDobson. Ithasbeengreatto haveafellowAmericantodiscussvariousissueswith: fromAndroid;tocomplexity; toissueswithworkandcolleagues;tofilmsgamesandTVshows;tomixednationality relationships;andonandon. Therewasneveralackofthingstotalkabout. Icertainly enjoyed our many coffees, lunches, parties, and vacations, especially crushing the slopes on “Team Hard Cock”. I will always be proud not to have been on “Team ix Flaccid”,andIowepartofthattoyourboardingadviceandencouragement,sothanks forthat. Iwishyouallthebestinfinishingyourthesis. Trynottoslacktoomuch,lest ittakeanextrayear. AskmehowIknowhowthatcanhappen,Idareyou! 0 Inaddition,IneedtothankRobvanNieupoortandJasonMaassenfortheirwork onIbis. WhenIwaslookingatmastersprograms,seeingIbismademenotonlywant to come to the VU to get the chance to work with it, but also made me sure that I would fit in reasonably well here. I would also like to thank Niels Drost for his contributionstoIbis, forsharingafantasticqueensdaysellingjunk, forbeingthe group’sNespressodealer,allthefunatlowlands,andforpushingmetothinkmore simplyaboutvariousaspectsofdistributedcomputing. Yourpragmaticapproachand creativityshinethroughinallthatyoudo. IwouldalsoliketothankProf. AndyTanenbaum. AfterthesecondvictoryofBush Jr.,theadvertisementaboutthePDCSmastersatthebottomofelectoral-vote.com broughtmetoAmsterdam. Iwillalwaysbethankfultoyoufortheveryinteresting website,fortheadvertisement,andforputtingtogethersuchaninterestingmasters program. I loved the PDCS masters, and I have loved my time here in beautiful Amsterdam,evenifIdidn’tloveBushJr. gettingasecondterm. I,ofcourse,wouldalsoliketothankallofmyothercolleaguesattheVU,both withinHenri’sgroupandinothergroups. Ienjoyedourcoffeeandborelldiscussions immensely. Theymadetimepassfartooquickly,butatleastitwasenjoyable. Thanks especiallytoFrankfortheadviceonguidingacareerinacademia,toHerbertforbeing aresearchrock-star,toMaartenforthemanyinterestinglecturesanddiscussions,and toAndyformakingmedefendmystanceonvariousissuesagainstthegaleforceof youropinion. AspecialthanksalsotoTimoandJacopoforbeinggreatofficemates, andalwayshavingaNespressocapsuleformewhenIwasout. Ialsooweahugedebt ofgratitudetothedepartmentsecretaries,especiallyCarolineWaij,whorepeatedly wentaboveandbeyondthecallofdutyeverytime,includingtranslatingthesummary forthisthesis. IdoubtIwilleverworkwithabettersecretary. TothemanyfriendsIhavemadehereinAmsterdamwhohelpedtomakemylife inAmsterdamenjoyable,andthethelongtimefriendswhoIkeepintouchwith,I oweyoualladebtofgratitude. ThankstoKim,Marcus,andmyfavorite“nephew”,RusselforhostingusinSan Francisco,andespeciallytoKimforpushingmetograbthehappinessinmylifeand holdontight. ThankstoErikandChiaraforallthegreattimestogether,bothinSF andAmsterdam,andespeciallyforhostingafantasticBBQwhenwelastvisited. To Erik,thanksforalwaysbeingmygotoguyfortechnologyquestions,andforturning meontosomuchcoolstuff. Ilookforwardtomoregametime,andbeingexposedto evenmorecoolstuffintheyearstocome. ToGabe,thanksforcomingtoCanadato seeme,andsharecigars,finewine,andfantasticseafood,andforshowingmeitis possibletobearesponsibleadultandabigkidatthesame-time. Iamsuperexcited tobemovingclosertoallofyou. TomyAmsterdamcrew,thanksingeneralforallthegreattimestogether. Iwill missyouallimmensely. ThankstoConstantinouToursforthewintersportvacation arrangements,lettingmeplaytopchef,manyBBQs,lovelydinners,andnever-ending white-wine-fueled shenanigans. Thanks to Kate for the amazing haircuts, never endingpartyspirit,andteachingmeallthatJagercandoforagirl! Ihavenoidea whowillcutmyhairnext, butIamsureIwilllookfarlesship, andnotnearlyso x
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