Advancements in medical science and technology, medicine and public health coupled with
increased consciousness about nutrition and environmental and personal hygiene have …

Nowadays, numerous journals and conferences have published articles related to context-
aware systems, indicating many researchers' interest. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to …

Research into ambient assisted living (AAL) strives to ease the daily lives of people with
disabilities or chronic medical conditions. AAL systems typically consist of multitudes of …

Background The evolving concepts of pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing and
ambient intelligence are increasingly influencing health care and medicine. Summarizing …

Pervasive healthcare is the conceptual system of providing healthcare to anyone, at
anytime, and anywhere by removing restraints of time and location while increasing both the …

In‐house video surveillance can represent an excellent support for people with some
difficulties (eg elderly or disabled people) living alone and with a limited autonomy. New …

All assets necessarily suffer wear and tear during operation. Prognostics can assess the
current health of a system and predict its remaining life based on features capturing the …

Mental health related disorders are common diseases, especially among the elder. Among
the various mental health diseases, one potential threat to ageing-in-place is the risk of …

Context-aware computing enriches the capabilities of intelligent devices complemented with
smart applications and helps establish smart ecosystems in fields such as Ambient …

Processes in manufacturing and logistics are characterized by a high frequency of changes
and fluctuations, caused by the high number of participants in logistic processes and the …