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9781848214378

Computer Science and Ambient Intelligence

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  • ISBN13:

    9781848214378

  • ISBN10:

    1848214375

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-12-26
  • Publisher: Wiley-ISTE

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Summary

This book aims to educate the non-expert reader to the problems posed by this new research area. To do so, it summarizes the contributions of many experts in the field. Moreover, this book covers the key areas of computer science concerned with the emergence of ambient intelligence (eg, interaction, middleware, networks, information systems, etc.). It even slightly goes beyond the borders of computer science with contributions related to smart materials or ethics. This book also covers a broad spectrum, with some chapters dedicated to the presentation of basic concepts and others focusing on emerging applications in various fields such as health, transport or tourism.

Author Biography

Gaelle Calvary is Professor in Computer Science at the Ensimag software engineering school of the Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France.

Thierry Delot is Associate professor, University of Valenciennes, France.

Florence Sèdes is Professor, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.

Jean-Yves Tigli is Associate professor, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis - France.

Table of Contents

1. Buzz or true innovation?

2. Ethics

3. Contactless technologies

4. Smart materials

5. Middleware for ambient computing

6. Dynamic adaptation of applications to the context

7. Data Access & Mobility

8. Privacy and Data Security

9. Plasticity of User Interfaces

10. Composition of HMI

11. Smart Home

12. Between pervasive games and critical applications

13. Intelligent Vehicles

14. Sociotechnical ambient systems

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