The control and protection of user data is a very important aspect in the design and
deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT). The heterogeneity of IoT technologies, the large …

Wireless body area networks are wireless sensor networks whose adoption has recently
emerged and spread in important healthcare applications, such as the remote monitoring of …

Cloud-based manufacturing refers to an" as-a-service" manufacturing model that exploits on-
demand access to a shared pool of diversified and distributed manufacturing resources. A …

The nature of home automation is introduced. It is argued that end users should be able to
define how the home system reacts to changing circumstances. Policies are employed as …

Body sensor networks consisting of low-power on-body wireless sensors attached to mobile
users will be used in the future to monitor the health and well being of patients in hospitals or …

The lack of support for federation and sharing inhibits real-world deployment of wireless
sensor networks (WSNs). In federated mode, multiple sensor networks belonging to …

Managing a large number of heterogeneous nodes in a network of embedded systems is a
challenging task, mainly due to differences in requirements and resources. Nano nodes with …

The paper presents a novel approach to online application of formalized rules for medical
treatment procedures when processing data from personal medical devices. The rules are …

This paper describes a goal-directed, policy-based approach to managing sensor networks
in the context of a wind farm. It describes the use of policies to enable end-users to detect …

Management in pervasive systems cannot rely on human intervention or centralised
decision-making functions. It must be devolved, based on local decision-making and …