Computer Science and Ambient Intelligence

Name: Computer Science and Ambient Intelligence
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Gaëlle Calvary Thierry DELOT Florence Sedes Jean-Yves TIGLI(Autor*in)

Wiley-ISTE (Verlag)

Erschienen am 24. Januar 2013

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Intro
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Ambient Intelligence: Science or Fad?
1.1. Ambient intelligence: still young at 20 years
1.2. A step forward in the evolution of informatics
1.2.1. Fifty years ago: the computer as an isolated critical resource
1.2.2. Thirty years ago: the user at the center of design
1.2.3. The past decade: combining physical, social, and digital worlds
1.3. Extreme challenges
1.3.1. Multi-scale
1.3.2. Heterogeneity
1.3.3. Dynamic adaptation
1.4. Conclusion
1.5. Bibliography
Chapter 2. Thinking about Ethics
2.1. Ethics and fundamental rights
2.2. Ethics and values
2.3. Ethics and future perspectives
2.4. Bibliography
Chapter 3. Sensor Networks
3.1. MAC layers for wireless sensor networks
3.1.1. Challenges atMAClevel
3.1.2. Energy consumption
3.1.3. Parameters for evaluating a MAClayer
3.1.4. MAC Protocols
3.2. Topology control
3.2.1. Range adjustment
3.2.2. Spanning
3.3. Routing
3.3.1. Broadcast
3.3.2. Classic routing
3.3.3. Geographic routing
3.4. Deployment of sensor networks
3.4.1. Knowing the hardware
3.4.2. Development process
3.4.3. Ensuring stability
3.4.4. Preparing for deployment
3.5. Bibliography
Chapter 4. Smart Systems, Ambient Intelligence and Energy Sources: Current Developments and Future Applications
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Did you say "smart systems"?
4.2.1. Smart materials
4.2.2. Sensors and actuators
4.2.3. Command and control unit
4.2.4. Managing data and security
4.3. Energy harvesting2
4.3.1. Initial applications
4.3.2. Second generation
4.3.3. Managing systems, processes and energy
4.4. Wearable computers and smart fibers
4.5. Other applications
4.6. Conclusion
4.7. Bibliography
Chapter 5. Middleware in Ubiquitous Computing
5.1. Middleware
5.2. Development of middleware with new computer environments
5.2.1. Distribution
5.2.2. Mobility
5.2.3. Context awareness and adaptation
5.2.4. Ubiquitous computing
5.3. Main properties of middleware in ubiquitous computing
5.3.1. Heterogeneity and interoperability
5.3.2. Scalability
5.3.3. Mobility
5.3.4. Variability, unpredictability, extensibility, and spontaneous interactions
5.3.5. Dynamic adaptation
5.3.6. Context awareness
5.3.7. Security
5.3.8. Adapted and controlled response times
5.4. Bibliography
Chapter 6. WComp, Middleware for Ubiquitous Computing and System Focused Adaptation
6.1. Service infrastructure in devices
6.1.1. Interoperability
6.1.2. Event communication
6.1.3. Appearance and disappearance
6.1.4. Decentralized dynamic discovery
6.1.5. WSOAD
6.2. Dynamic service composition
6.2.1. Composition of services for devices: LCA
6.2.2. Distributed composition: SLCA
6.3. Dynamic adaptation of applications to variations in their infrastructure
6.3.1. The principles of AOPs
6.3.2. Transverse adaptation
6.3.3. Summary
6.4. Bibliography
Chapter 7. Data Access and Ambient Computing
7.1. Introduction
7.2. General context
7.2.1. Devices
7.2.2. Communication
7.2.3. Mobility
7.3. Types of queries
7.3.1. Location queries
7.3.2. Continuous queries
7.4. Data access models
7.4.1. The Pull model
7.4.2. The Push model
7.5. Query optimization
7.6. Sensitivity to context
7.7. Conclusion
7.8. Bibliography
Chapter 8. Security and Ambient Systems: A Study on the Evolution of Access Management in Pervasive Information Systems
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Managing access in pervasive information systems
8.2.1. Basic access control models
8.2.2. Managing service-oriented access: the XACML standard
8.3. The evolution of context-aware RBAC models
8.3.1. Examples of context-aware models
8.3.2. Summary
8.4. Conclusion
8.5. Bibliography
Chapter 9. Interactive Systems and User-Centered Adaptation: The Plasticity of User Interfaces
9.1. Introduction
9.2. The problem space of UI plasticity
9.2.1. Plasticity and elasticity
9.2.2. Adaptation capacity and its problem space
9.2.3. Context of use
9.2.4. Meta-UI and user control
9.2.5. Utility, usability and value
9.2.6. Summary
9.3. The CAMELEON reference framework for rational development of plastic UI
9.3.1. Relationships between models
9.3.2. Development process
9.4. The CAMELEON-RT run time infrastructure
9.4.1. Functional decomposition of CAMELEON-RT
9.4.2. Situation identifier
9.4.3. Evolution engine
9.4.4. Component manager
9.4.5. Adaptation producer
9.5. Our principles for implementing plasticity
9.6. Conclusion: lessons learned and open challenges
9.7. Appendices
9.7.1. There is plasticity and there is plasticity!
9.7.2. Implementation tools
9.8. Bibliography
Chapter 10. Composition of User Interfaces
10.1. Problem
10.2. Case study
10.2.1. Description of the available services
10.2.2. Examples of services built by composition
10.3. Issues
10.4. State of the art in UI composition
10.4.1. Composition: a shared concern
10.4.2. UIs composition
10.4.3. The development process of UIs
10.4.4. Generation of UIs
10.4.5. Plasticity of UIs
10.4.6. Summary of the state of the art in UI composition
10.5. Two examples of approaches
10.5.1. Composition driven by the UI and the context of use: Compose
10.5.2. A resolution driven by the functional core: Alias
10.6. Key statements and propositions
10.7. Bibliography
Chapter 11. Smart Homes for People Suffering from Cognitive Disorders
11.1. Introduction
11.2. The impact of cognitive disorders on society
11.2.1. Cognitive deficits have high human, social and economic costs
11.2.2. Cognitive assistance and remote monitoring: a source of hope
11.3. Cognitive disorders, relevant clients and research at DOMUS
11.3.1. Manifestations of cognitive difficulties in affected people
11.3.2. Fostering autonomy and aging in place
11.3.3. Accompanying caregivers
11.4. The objectives of the research program conducted at DOMUS
11.4.1. Benefits for individuals and society
11.4.2. Transforming the habitat of people with cognitive deficits
11.4.3. Building bridges between research, practice and users
11.5. Pervasive computing and ambient intelligence
11.6. An integrated and interdisciplinary approach to research
11.6.1. Guidelines and ethical lines that should not be crossed
11.6.2. Multidisciplinary solutions
11.6.3. Leaving the laboratory to evaluate, validate and transfer solutions
11.6.4. A concrete example of the research approach applied at DOMUS
11.7. Transforming a residence into an intelligent habitat
11.8. Research activities
11.8.1. Cognitive ortheses and remote monitoring
11.8.2. Cognitive assistance in the home
11.8.3. Cognitive assistance outside the home
11.8.4. Remote monitoring and organization of work between caregivers
11.8.5. The interactive AMELIS calendar: portal to an intelligent habitat
11.8.6. Accompanied social networking
11.8.7. Risk detection
11.8.8. Ambient intelligence: ubiquity, activity recognition and context awareness
11.8.9. Advanced user interfaces
11.8.10. Medical monitoring: gathering ecological data and physiological data
11.8.11. Cognitive modeling and personalization
11.8.12. Heterogeneous networks, distributed systems and use in real life
11.8.13. Identification, localization, simulation and artificial intelligence
11.8.14. Private life, security and reliability
11.8.15. Design and ergonomics
11.8.16. Clinical studies, usability studies
11.9. Conclusion
11.10. Bibliography
Chapter 12. Pervasive Games and Critical Applications
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Pervasive games
12.2.1. "PSM: the game where you are the network"
12.3. Critical ubiquitous applications
12.3.1. Distributed black box
12.3.2. Safeguarding heritage
12.3.3. Summary
12.4. Conclusion
12.5. Bibliography
Chapter 13. Intelligent Transportation Systems
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Software architecture
13.2.1. For what sort of applications?
13.2.2. Importance of the context
13.2.3. Services provided by the platform
13.2.4. Example of a platform
13.3. Dedicated transportation services and mode of communication
13.3.1. Transportation-oriented services that use an infrastructure
13.3.2. Exchange services between vehicles
13.4. Public transportation services
13.4.1. ICAU
13.4.2. Internet access on trains
13.5. Conclusion
13.6. Bibliography
Chapter 14. Sociotechnical Ambient Systems: From Test Scenario to Scientific Obstacles
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Definitions and characteristics
14.3. Real-life scenario: Ambient Campus
14.4. Intuitive architectures
14.4.1. The building blocks of the Ambient Campus scenario
14.4.2. Limitations of simplistic infrastructures
14.4.3. Context and role bubbles
14.5. Scientific challenges
14.5.1. AmID
14.5.2. Network level
14.5.3. Middleware level
14.5.4. User service level
14.6. Conclusion
14.7. Acknowledgments
14.8. Bibliography
List of Authors
Index

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