A globally ageing population is resulting in an increased prevalence of chronic conditions
which affect older adults. Such conditions require long-term care and management to …

The promise of smart buildings (SBs) is a safer more productive environment for users and a
more operationally efficient building for owners. The automation of building function is highly …

Abstract Ambient Intelligence (AmI) research is giving birth to a multitude of futuristic home
scenarios and applications; however a clear discrepancy between current installations and …

The development of ambient intelligence environments has become a complex task and
faces several challenges due to improved sensing possibilities and new fields of application …

The user experience of ubiquitous environments is a determining factor in their success. The
characteristics of such systems must be explored as early as possible to anticipate potential …

Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) systems involve complex interactions between multiple
devices and users. This complexity makes it difficult to establish whether:(1) observations …

Radiolarians are species belonging to the kingdom Protista characterized by their perfect
geometric form and symmetrical glassy skeletons. Most of them are planktonic, that is, they …

This paper describes a platform for the user-centred design and evaluation of adaptive,
context-aware services in the wireless, mobile and pervasive computing markets. It focuses …

Testing and demonstrating context-aware applications is challenging. Gathering and
using'life'contextual information for these purposes, often requires significant extra …

An approach to design Ambient Assisted Living systems is presented, which is based on
APEX, a framework for prototyping ubiquitous environments. The approach is illustrated …