Many technical communities are vigorously pursuing research topics that contribute to the
Internet of Things (IoT). Nowadays, as sensing, actuation, communication, and control …

Healthcare cognitive assistants (HCAs) are intelligent systems or agents that interact with
users in a context-aware and adaptive manner to improve their health outcomes by …

Internet of Things (IoT) deployments are becoming increasingly automated and vastly more
complex. Facilitated by programming abstractions such as trigger-action rules, end-users …

The use of end-user programming, such as if-this-then-that (IFTTT), is becoming increasingly
common. Services like IFTTT allow users to easily create new functionality by connecting …

As the number of connected devices explodes, the use scenarios of these devices and data
have multiplied. Many of these scenarios, eg, home automation, require tools beyond data …

Internet of things (IoT) is creating new opportunities for developing innovative applications
by leveraging on existing and new technologies. In recent years, a variety of consumer and …

The demand of Internet application development is very high and growing rapidly with time.
A collection of protocols, standards and rules which helps in the development of IoT …

Smart home devices provide the convenience of remotely control-ling and automating home
appliances. The most advanced smart home environments allow developers to write apps to …

A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements.
Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the …

The populations of large cities around the world are growing rapidly. Cities are beginning to
address this problem by implementing significant sensing and actuation infrastructure and …