The current complexity of IoT systems and devices is a barrier to reach a healthy ecosystem,
mainly due to technological fragmentation and inherent heterogeneity. Meanwhile, the field …

Macroprogramming refers to the theory and practice of expressing the macro (scopic)
behaviour of a collective system using a single program. Macroprogramming approaches …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging paradigm where practically every
(physical and virtual) thing will be interconnected through innovative distributed services …

Collectiveness is an important property of many systems—both natural and artificial. By
exploiting a large number of individuals, it is often possible to produce effects that go far …

The increasing complexity and ubiquity of using IoT devices exacerbate the existing
programming challenges in smart environments such as smart homes, smart buildings, and …

Application latency requirements, privacy, and security concerns have naturally pushed
computing onto smartphone and IoT devices in a decentralized manner. In response to …

Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems have spread among different application domains, from
home automation to industrial manufacturing processes. The rushed development by …

Smart space administration and application development is challenging in part due to the
semantic gap that exists between the high-level requirements of users and the low-level …

Abstract Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems are considered one of the most notable examples
of complex, large-scale systems. Some authors have proposed visual programming (VP) …

Programming a complete IoT application usually requires separated programming for
device, edge and/or cloud sides, which slows down the development process and makes …