One of the central research challenges in the Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Computing
domains is how users can be enabled to “program” their personal and industrial smart …

We present an approach that combines semantic metadata and reasoning with a visual
modeling tool to enable the goal-driven configuration of smart environments for end users. In …

Smart homes are intelligent environments that interact dynamically and respond readily in
an adaptive manner to the needs of the occupants and changes in the ambient conditions …

Current lifestyles and technologies have inspired new ways to manage home appliances
free of restrictions previously imposed by distance and time. So-called home automation …

Why are smart homes not successfully deployed on the market, even though there are many
demonstrator systems in research and industry? Over the past years, we have built and …

A smart home is an application of ubiquitous computing in which the home environment is
monitored by ambient intelligence to provide context-aware services and facilitate remote …

Domotics, concerned with the realization of intelligent home environments, is a novel field
which can highly benefit from solutions inspired by service-oriented principles to enhance …

One major challenge to successful aging is the capability to preserve health, or from another
perspective to avoid disease. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the elderly people are …

In the era of information technology, the elderly and disabled can be monitored with
numerous intelligent devices. Sensors can be implanted into their home for continuous …

Since the emergence of the smart-home concept, many devices, interfaces and controllers
have become available. However, there is a problem: each component usually performs a …