Smart environments : technologies, protocols, and applications /

Smart Environments contains contributions from leading researchers, describing techniques and issues related to developing and living in intelligent environments. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the design of smart environments, the topics covered include the latest research in smart envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cook, Diane J., 1963-
Other Authors: Das, Sajal K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, 2005.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Howard E. Shrobe
  • PART 1. INTRODUCTION
  • Overview / Diane J. Cook, Sajal K. Das
  • PART 2. TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS
  • Wireless sensor networks / Frank L. Lewis
  • Power line communication technologies / Haniph A. Latchman, Anuj V. Mundi
  • Wireless communications and pervasive technology / Marco Conti
  • Middleware / G. Michael Youngblood
  • Home networking and appliances / Dave Marples, Stan Moyer
  • PART 3. ALGORITHMS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS
  • Designing for the human experience in smart environments / Gregory D. Abowd, Elizabeth D. Mynatt
  • Prediction algorithms for smart environments / Diane J. Cook
  • Location estimation (determination and prediction) techniques in smart environments / Archan Misra, Sajal K. Das
  • Automated decision making / Manfred Huber
  • Security, privacy and trust issues in smart environments / P.A. Nixon [and others]
  • PART 4. APPLICATIONS
  • Lessons from an adaptive home / Michael C. Mozer
  • Smart rooms / Alvin Chen [and others]
  • Smart offices / Christophe Le Gal
  • Perceptual environments / Alex Pentland
  • Assistive environments for individuals with special needs / Abdelsalam Helal [and others]
  • PART 5. CONCLUSIONS
  • Ongoing challenges and future directions / Sajal K. Das, Diane J. Cook.