Context-aware computing enriches the capabilities of intelligent devices complemented with
smart applications and helps establish smart ecosystems in fields such as Ambient …

Pervasive and sensor-driven systems are by nature open and extensible, both in terms of
input and tasks they are required to perform. Data streams coming from sensors are …

This book introduces the concept of context-aware computing and its applications in various
areas. It is designed particularly for the beginners who would like to design and develop the …

Mobile systems are characterized by several dynamic components such as user mobility,
device interoperability, and interactions among users and their devices. In this scenario …

Social context information has been used with encouraging results in developing socially
aware applications in different domains. However, users' social context information is …

Social context refers to a set of characteristics associated with multiple users such as social
tie and group behaviours. By leveraging users' social context, social context-aware …

Context aware software systems and adaptive software systems sense changes in their
environments, and respond by changing their behaviour and/or structure appropriately. The …

Despite the huge prospects of pervasive social computing and the extensive work in context-
aware applications, so far very limited work has focused on socially-aware applications. The …

In recent years, social networks have gained a huge popularity among internet users,
serving diverse purposes and communities. Meanwhile, in data-oriented applications, the …

This chapter focuses on reporting some context-aware middleware and applications
impacting the variety of application domains of context-aware computing for decades so that …