Ambient intelligence - software and applications

✍ Scribed by Corchado, Juan M.; Novais, Paulo; Preuveneers, Davy

• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 264
• Series: Advances in intelligent and soft computing 92
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Growth of knowledge, unparalleled in the history of the human race, results in the rapid development of technology. The solutions that until quite recently remained in the domain of science-fiction now become a part of our everyday life. Information systems and their technologies enter all the spheres of human's existence. Their influence is multiplied by network connections and by multimedia presentations and communications. Our intention was to offer to the readers of this monograph a very broad review of the recent scientific problems in that area. Searching for their solutions had became a principal task of numerous scientific teams all over the world. Preparing this book we have asked for cooperation many European research teams. In effect the monograph is a collection of carefully selected and the most representative - in our opinion - investigations, solutions, and applications presented by different scientific groups from nine countries. Content of the book has been divided into five parts: 1. Multimedia information technology 2. Data processing in information systems 3. Information system applications 4. Web systems and network technologies 5. E-learning methodologies and platforms.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 2
Interoperability Enhancements through the Use of Ontologies......Page 4
References......Page 5
CoopTutor......Page 6
References......Page 7
References......Page 8
Core Architectural Dependencies......Page 3
References......Page 9
Introduction......Page 14
Self-aware Trader Model......Page 15
Scenario Setup......Page 17
Experiments with IBEX 35 Index Futures without Self-aware Information Support......Page 18
Experiments with IBEX 35 Index Futures with Self-aware Information Support......Page 19
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 20
References......Page 21
Introduction......Page 22
Proposed Verification Methodology......Page 24
Case Study......Page 26
Verification Results......Page 27
Conclusion and Future Work......Page 28
References......Page 29
Introduction......Page 30
Objectives......Page 31
Adapted Interface......Page 32
Electric Wheelchair......Page 33
Protocol......Page 34
Tests Performed......Page 35
References......Page 36
Introduction......Page 38
Ambient Intelligence for Dispute Resolution......Page 40
The Architecture and an Overview of the Environment......Page 41
A Scenario......Page 43
References......Page 45
Introduction......Page 46
Objectives of Naviga Project......Page 48
Health Oriented Objectives......Page 49
Architecture of Naviga Technology Platform......Page 50
Expected Results......Page 52
References......Page 53
Introduction......Page 54
Related Work......Page 55
Domain Analysis on Context Quality Modeling......Page 56
A DSL for Context-Quality Aware Applications......Page 57
Automatic Code Generation......Page 60
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 61
References......Page 62
Introdution......Page 63
Problem......Page 64
Related Literature......Page 65
Research Objectives and Approach......Page 66
Results......Page 67
Conclusions......Page 69
Introduction......Page 71
Second Life......Page 72
RealXtend......Page 73
The Pedagogical Issues - Virtual Reality and Social Presence......Page 74
Immediacy......Page 75
Co-presence......Page 76
Presence in Second Life......Page 77
References......Page 78
Introduction......Page 80
Architecture......Page 82
Community of Agents......Page 83
MeetingRoomSetupWeb......Page 84
SmartBackOffice and AgentsManagerApplication......Page 85
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 86
References......Page 87
Introduction......Page 88
Agents in HoCCAC......Page 89
Case Study: Applying HoCCAC to Plan Task the COPD Patient......Page 92
Results and Conclusions......Page 93
Referentes......Page 94
Introduction......Page 96
Fall Detection......Page 97
Body Monitor Architecture......Page 98
Tests......Page 99
Analysis of Results......Page 101
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 102
References......Page 103
Introduction......Page 104
Related Work......Page 105
Sensor Agent......Page 106
Classifier Agent......Page 107
Actuator Agent......Page 108
References......Page 109
Introduction......Page 111
The Software System......Page 112
Foreground Segmentation......Page 113
Finding and Tracking Individual Blobs......Page 114
Detecting Events and Behavior for Telecare......Page 115
Experimental Results and Discussion......Page 117
References......Page 118
Introduction......Page 119
The Nocturnal Project......Page 120
The Nocturnal Model......Page 121
Simulation......Page 122
Verification......Page 123
References......Page 124
Introduction......Page 127
The EducAgent Platform......Page 128
Architecture of the EducAgent Platform......Page 129
Practical Case Study......Page 131
References......Page 134
Introduction......Page 135
The Proposed Method......Page 136
TOF Cameras......Page 137
Viola-Jones Classifier......Page 138
3D-Shape Tests......Page 139
Conclusions......Page 141
References......Page 142
Introduction......Page 143
PSiS Mobile Architecture......Page 144
Context Service......Page 145
Communication Manager and Database......Page 148
Conclusion......Page 149
References......Page 150
Introduction......Page 151
Personal Health Information: Dimensions and Sharing......Page 152
System Architecture......Page 153
Micro-blogging Services......Page 155
Prototype Implementation......Page 156
References......Page 157
Introduction......Page 159
Background......Page 160
Planning Domain......Page 161
Planning Algorithms......Page 162
Main Issues......Page 163
Conclusion and Future Work......Page 164
Introduction......Page 166
Related Work......Page 167
Reusable Gestures......Page 168
Phone vs. Free-Hand Gestures......Page 169
Discussion of a Practical Implementation......Page 170
Conclusions......Page 172
Introduction......Page 174
Related Work......Page 175
Context Modeling......Page 176
Context Matching......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 180
References......Page 181
ARTIZT: Applying Ambient Intelligence to a Museum Guide Scenario......Page 182
Introduction......Page 183
Problem Description and Related Work......Page 184
The Real-Time Locating System......Page 186
Context Information Management......Page 187
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 188
References......Page 189
Introduction......Page 190
Related Work......Page 191
Optimal Deployment Selection for RFID Reader Network......Page 192
Rule-Based Algorithm for the RF Signal Pre-processing......Page 193
Smart Home-Based Experiments......Page 195
Discussion and Conclusion......Page 196
References......Page 197
Introduction......Page 198
Architecture......Page 199
Social Simulation in UbikSim......Page 201
Use Case......Page 202
Related Works......Page 203
Conclusions and Future Works......Page 204
References......Page 205
Introduction......Page 206
The Argument......Page 207
Proposed Solutions......Page 209
Conclusions......Page 211
References......Page 212
Introduction......Page 214
Routing Proposal......Page 215
Implementation, Tests and Results......Page 219
References......Page 220
Introduction......Page 222
Requirements......Page 223
Design......Page 224
References......Page 226
Introduction......Page 227
ISyRAmI Methodology......Page 228
AmI Architecture for Power System Control Centers......Page 229
Control Centre Training Tools......Page 231
DiagTutor......Page 232
Conclusions and Further Work......Page 233
Introduction......Page 235
Materials and Methods......Page 236
Results......Page 237
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 238
References......Page 239
Introduction......Page 240
Case Study......Page 241
Cognitive Agent Model......Page 242
Experiments and Results......Page 244
References......Page 246
Introduction......Page 248
Visualization Proposals......Page 249
Mobile Application......Page 250
Evaluation......Page 251
Conclusions and Future Work......Page 252
Introduction......Page 253
Related Work......Page 254
Requirements for Human Behaviour Models......Page 255
Conclusion and Future Work......Page 256
References......Page 257
Introduction......Page 258
A Multi-Agent Environment for Distributed Interoperability in Healthcare......Page 259
Core Architectural Dependencies......Page 260
Interoperability Enhancements through the Use of Ontologies......Page 261
References......Page 262
Back Matter......Page 263