Mobile workers doing loosely coupled activities typically perform on demand collaboration in
the physical workplace. Communication services available in such work scenarios are …

Abstract Establishing adequate RF (Radio Frequency) connectivity is the basic requirement
for the proper operation of any wireless network. In a mobile wireless network it is a …

The adoption of mobile and ubiquitous solutions that involve participatory or opportunistic
sensing increases every day. This situation has highlighted the relevance of optimizing the …

Wireless communication and mobile computing technologies have brought new
opportunities and challenges to the CSCW area. Traditional CSCW solutions concerning …

In emergency scenarios we can obtain a more effective coordination among team members,
each of them equipped with hand‐held devices, through the use of workflow management …

Achieving RF connectivity is a critical issue in any wireless application. This is particularly
challenging in mobile applications, as links are up and down many times. In such scenarios …

Current mobile and pervasive technologies (eg, PDAs, GPRS/UMTS and WiFI connections,
etc.) enable the development of adaptive peer-to-peer software infrastructures for supporting …

System and software quality evaluation is an important method of quality assurance, and its
standardization provides quality requirements and evaluation supported by quality …

Nowadays, process‐aware information systems (PAISs) are widely used for the
management of 'administrative'processes characterized by clear and well‐defined …

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks are used in many scenarios (eg, emergency management) for
supporting collaborative work of operators. But this requires either (i) continuous …