We conducted a series of studies to determine the applicability of an interaction metaphor for
ubiquitous musical contexts: spatial tagging. We discuss the results of two experiments with …

The use of characteristics of smart objects that have interactions features with humans, gave
rise to the Internet of Things (IoT). Numerous derivations from this concept have been …

Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) relies on the computation distributed over the environment
to simplify the tasks performed by its users. A smart space is an instance of a ubiquitous …

Data acquisition is one of the most relevant aspects in tele-monitoring systems. Information
fusion helps these systems to better unify data collected from different sources. This paper …

The use of mobile devices in a cooperative way is a growing trend, especially in ubiquitous
environments. It has created a challenge in terms of how best to connect these devices with …

In recent mobile world the pervasive computing plays the vital role in data computing and
communication. The pervasive computing provides the mobile environment for …

Ubiquitous environments are composed by a wide variety of devices, each one with different
characteristics like communication protocol, programming and hardware platforms. These …

Managing sensors, actuators and devices for supporting context-aware applications poses
great challenges, such as the efficient coordination and cooperation among them, their self …

Wireless grids extend the capability of Grid Computing by including a collection of wireless
devices of diverse characteristics, such as sensors, mobile phones, laptops and special …

Nowadays, Brazil has an expected growth in the tourism sector due to the FIFA World Cup
(which had a huge success) and the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However, there is a lack of …