The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most promising area which penetrates the advantages of
Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSAN) and Pervasive Computing domains …

This book describes the theoretical foundations of cognitive infocommunications
(CogInfoCom), and provides a survey on state-of-the-art solutions and applications within …

Wireless sensor networks have increasingly become contributors of very large amounts of
data. The recent deployment of wireless sensor networks in Smart City infrastructures has …

The rapid pace of innovation and advances in technological research has given hope to the
visually impaired people (VIP) to find ways to move around smart cities and enjoy a better …

New open innovation initiatives, such as accelerators, living labs, social innovation labs and
open labs, involve for‐profit and not‐for‐profit actors working closely together to co‐create …

The paper focuses on a key uniqueness of the simultaneous generation of social and
business value-across science, technology and society-involving academics, businesses …

Smart tourism development has become a major focus for many destinations across the
world, and particularly in Asia, as it promises competitive advantages by increasing …

In recent years, considerable amount of research has been dedicated to the integration of
artificial cognitive functionalities into informatics. With the immense growth in volume of …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) represent one of the most promising technologies for
precision farming. Over the next few years, a significant increase in the use of such systems …

A smart city is a high-performance urban context, where citizens are more aware of, and
more integrated into the city life, thanks to an intelligent city information system. In this paper …