Internet of Things is an emerging area and it visions an inter-connected world full of physical
as well as virtual objects, devices, processes and services capable of providing a different …

The term “Internet-of-Things” is used as an umbrella keyword for covering various aspects
related to the extension of the Internet and the Web into the physical realm, by means of the …

This paper addresses the Internet of Things. Main enabling factor of this promising paradigm
is the integration of several technologies and communications solutions. Identification and …

Abstract Information about human social activities and relationships are exploited by an ever
increasing number of proposed applications and protocols in several scenarios, given the …

This chapter introduces the Internet of Intelligent Things (IoIT), the future Internet of Things
(IoT) with significant intelligence added to “things”. We discuss the importance of Artificial …

The high penetration rate of new technologies in all the activities of everyday life is fostering
the belief that for any new societal challenge there is always an ICT solution able to …

A central concern in the area of pervasive computing has been the integration of digital
artifacts with the physical world and vice-versa. Recent developments in the field of …

Actualizing Internet of Things undoubtedly constitutes a major challenge of modern
computing and is a promising next step in realizing the unification of all seamlessly …

In recent years, the growing number of devices connected to the internet has increased
significantly. These devices can interact with the external environment and with human …

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are playing more and more a key role in several
application scenarios such as healthcare, agriculture, environment monitoring, and smart …