Cook / Das Smart Environments

Technology, Protocols and Applications
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-471-68658-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 404 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing

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 environment philosophical and computational architecture considerations, network protocols for smart environments, intelligent sensor networks and powerline control of devices, and action prediction and identification.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Diane

Das, Sajal Kumar

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Foreword by (Howard E. Shrobe).
Acknowledgements.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION.
1. Overview (D. Cook & S. Das).
PART 2: TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS.
2. Wireless Sensor Networks (F. Lewis).
3. Power Line Communication Technologies (H. Latchman & A.Mundi).
4. Wireless Communications and Pervasive Technology (M.Conti).
5. Middleware (G. Youngblood).
6. Home Networking and Appliances (D. Marples & S.Moyer).
PART 3: ALGORITHMS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS.
7. Designing for the Human Experience in Smart Environments (G.Abowd & E. Mynatt).
8. Prediction Algorithms foor Smart Environments (D. Cook).
9. Location Estimation (Determination and Prediction) Techniquesin Smart Environments (A. Misra & S. Das).
10. Automated Decision Making (M. Huber).
11. Privacy, Security, and Trust Issues in Smart Environments(P. Nixon, et al.).
PART 4: APPLICATIONS.
12. Lessons from an Adaptive Home (M. Mozer).
13. Smart Rooms (A. Chen, et al.).
14. Smart Offices (C. Gal).
15. Perceptual Environments (A. Pentland).
16. Assistive Environments for Individuals with Special Needs(A. Helal, et al.).
PART 5: CONCLUSIONS.
17. Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions (S. Das & D.Cook).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

DIANE J. COOK, PhD, is a professor in the Department of ComputerScience and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington,where she leads the MavHome smart home project and directs theArtificial Intelligence Research Laboratory. A senior member of theIEEE and member of the American Association for ArtificialIntelligence, she also sits on the Board of Governors for theIEEE's Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
SAJAL K. DAS, PhD, is a professor in the Department of ComputerScience and Engineering and Founding Director of the Center forResearch in Wireless Mobility and Networking (CReWMaN) at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington. He is the coauthor of MobileWireless Computing: A Quantitative Approach.