Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-aware Computing

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This book investigates the functionality of ubiquitous computational systems and how they may adapt to their environment to improve the quality of interaction for the end-user--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Modern devices, from phones and cars to houses and the appliances within them, are being designed with formidable computational power and expanded functionality. To be truly effective, these smart devices must effectively process data from their environment and experiences and make decisions based on that information. Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-Aware Computing investigates the functionality of ubiquitous computational systems and how they may adapt to their environment to improve the quality of interaction for the end-user. This reference book will be of value to under- and post-graduate students, professionals, and researchers in networking, computer science, communications, and other information technology disciplines. Contributor Bio:  Curran, Kevin KEVIN CURRAN grew up in Balbriggan, County Dublin. He has a Master's Degree in Anglo-Irish Literature from University College Dublin. "Beatsploitation" is his first book and was selected as one of the 20 winners of the Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair Competition. He teaches in Dublin.