Context-Aware Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing for Enhanced Usability: Adaptive Technologies and Applications

Dragan Stojanovic (University of Nis, Serbia)

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781605662909

EISBN13: 9781605662916

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-290-9

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Advances in mobile computing, wireless communications, mobile positioning, and sensor technologies have given rise to a new class of context-aware mobile and ubiquitous applications.

Context-Aware Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing for Enhanced Usability: Adaptive Technologies and Applications provides thorough insights and significant research developments on mobile technologies and services. This significant reference book explains how users of such applications access intelligent and adaptable information services, maximizing convenience and minimizing intrusion.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Context-aware adaptation
Database querying
Distributed context management
Framework for pervasive computing
Incorporating human factors
Infomobility systems
Leveraging semantic technologies
Mobile application contexts
Privacy automation
Semantic Web resources
Social ambient intelligence

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The book relies upon a huge research in context-awareness domain during past decade which establish fundamental context-related definitions and principles, methods for context sensing and acquisition, context modeling and storage, as well as development of context-aware applications based on context frameworks. This book follows this line of research and development by presenting and describing up-to-date research and development issues in the context-aware computing community.

– Dragan Stojanovic, University of Nis, Serbia

The latest generations and classes of context-aware mobile applications are reviewed in this collection.

– Book News Inc. (June 2009)

Dragan Stojanovic is an Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis, (Serbia). He received his PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in Computer Science from the University of Nis, in 2004, 1998 and 1993, respectively. His research and development interests encompass context-aware and location-based services, mobile/Web/distributed information systems and services, mobile objects and spatio-temporal data management, and geographic information systems. He has published widely in those and related topics. He successfully participates in several international and national R&D projects in cooperation with academic partners and industry.

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