As we are moving towards the Internet of Things (IoT), the number of sensors deployed
around the world is growing at a rapid pace. Market research has shown a significant growth …

Location is a key context ingredient and many existing pervasive applications rely on the
current locations of their users. However, with the ability to predict the future location and …

This position paper presents our vision for the semantic management of moving objects. We
argue that exploiting semantic techniques in mobility data management can bring valuable …

Musicologists and sociologists have long been interested in patterns of music consumption
and their relation to socioeconomic status. In particular, the Omnivore Thesis examines the …

Advanced networking technology and increasing information services have led to extensive
interconnection between Building Automation Systems (BAS) communication protocols and …

It is getting increasingly recognized that the models and tools of standard service-oriented
architectures are not adequate to tackle the decentralized, pervasive, and very dynamic …

Macro programming a spatial computer is the ability to specify application tasks at a global
level while relying on compiler-like software to translate the global tasks into the individual …

Advances in mobile and pervasive computing, electronics technology, and the exponential
growth in Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services has led to Building Automation …

This survey intends to identify the techniques surrounding a construction of a house that is
thermally comfortable and energy aware and IoT enabled. The automated home has …

Pervasive systems are intended to make use of services and components that they
encounter in their environment. Such systems are naturally spatial in that they can only be …