A common feature of ambient intelligence is that many objects are inter-connected and act in
unison, which is also a challenge in the Internet of Things. There has been a shift in …

Objectives: To discuss how current research in the area of smart homes and ambient
assisted living will be influenced by the use of big data. Methods: A scoping review of …

The global energy consumption challenge can largely be addressed by adoption of smart-
home autonomous agents, allowing adaptive scheduling of electronic devices–for …

The frame approach for representing knowledge (ie, collection of frames are linked together
into frame-system) has been suggested by Marvin Minsky. In this approach, the frame …

In order to fully exploit the concept of Smart Home, challenges associated with multiple
device management in consumer facing applications have to be addressed. Specific to this …

Trust can be considered as a multidisciplinary concept, which is strongly related to the
context and it falls in different fields such as Philosophy, Psychology or Computer Science …

The Internet of things (IoT) is a growing area of research in the context of smart cities. It links
a city's physical objects that are equipped with embedded sensing, communicating, and …

The continuous technical progress of the smartphone built-in modules and embedded
sensing techniques has created chances for context-aware automation and decision support …

The way in which we interact with our cars is changing, driven by the increased use of
mobile devices, cloud-based services, and advanced automotive technology. In particular …

Every home has its own unique considerations for location-aware applications. This makes
a flexible architecture very crucial for efficiently integrating various tracking devices/models …