The many benefits that cell phones provide are at times overshadowed by the problems they
create, as when one person's cell phone disrupts a group activity, such as a class, meeting …

Real-world activity is complex and increasingly involves use of multiple computer
applications and communication devices over extended periods of time. To understand …

Smartphones are often distraction for everyday life activities. In this work, we envision
designing a context-aware system that helps users better manage smartphone distractions …

The usage needs of a mobile device vary according to context. Mobile context awareness
research aims at providing the device user with a way of usage that suits the situation …

This paper presents ethnographic observations, a diary study and a large-scale quantitative
questionnaire (n= 395) designed to study the reasons for adoption and refusal of context …

Context-awareness is one of the rising trends of future mobile technology, and due to
advances in technology development, new application and service concepts are being …

The need to better understand the role of context has emerged after the revolution of mobile
computing, as such devices are used in heterogeneous circumstances. However, it is …

Context information, including a user's locations and activities, is indispensable for context-
aware applications such as targeted advertising and disaster response. Inferring user …

Daily life unfolds in a sequence of situational contexts, which are pivotal for explaining
people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. While situational data were previously difficult to …

For humans and automation to effectively collaborate and perform tasks, all participants
need access to a common representation of potentially relevant situational information, or …