As ubiquitous technologies ingrain themselves further into our lives, rapid progress has
been made in contextaware computing. Context-aware environments are set to become a …

The adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart environments demands ad vances to
cope with the large heterogeneity of IoT entities (ie, systems, applications, and devices) …

Internet of Things (IoT) applications bring evolved and intelligent services that can help
improve users' daily lives. These applications include home automation, health care, and …

In addition to traditional security challenges, the heterogeneity, dynamicity, and variability/
unpredictability of IoT environments push for innovative and adaptive security solutions. It is …

ABSTRACT A context aware system is recognized as a “system which uses any context
information previous to, or in the duration of, service stipulations”, whereas the main goal of …

Cloud computing platforms are widely used as enabling frameworks for the Internet of
Things. Within this context, a number of peripheral devices are connected to the middleware …

ABSTRACT A context aware system is recognized as a" system which uses any context
information previous to, or in the duration of, service stipulations", whereas the main goal of …

The increasing use of the Internet of Things (IoT) has driven the demand for enhanced and
robust access control methods to protect resources from unauthorized access. A cloud …

Mobile devices currently offer many value-added applications and services such as
messaging, navigation, social networking, finance, and entertainment. As these mobile …