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Summary
Summary
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.
Author Notes
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.
Table of Contents
| Contributors |
| ForewordHoward E. Shrobe |
| Acknowledgements |
| Part 1 Introduction |
| 1 OverviewD. Cook and S. Das |
| Part 2 Technologies for Smart Environments |
| 2 Wireless Sensor NetworksF. Lewis |
| 3 Power Line Communication TechnologiesH. Latchman and A. Mundi |
| 4 Wireless Communications and Pervasive TechnologyM. Conti |
| 5 MiddlewareG. Youngblood |
| 6 Home Networking and AppliancesD. Marples and S. Moyer |
| Part 3 Algorithms and Protocols for Smart Environments |
| 7 Designing for the Human Experience in Smart EnvironmentsG. Abowd and E. Mynatt |
| 8 Prediction Algorithms foor Smart EnvironmentsD. Cook |
| 9 Location Estimation (Determination and Prediction) Techniques in Smart EnvironmentsA. Misra and S. Das |
| 10 Automated Decision MakingM. Huber |
| 11 Privacy, Security, and Trust Issues in Smart EnvironmentsP. Nixon, et al. |
| Part 4 Applications |
| 12 Lessons from an Adaptive HomeM. Mozer |
| 13 Smart RoomsA. Chen, et al. |
| 14 Smart OfficesC. Gal |
| 15 Perceptual EnvironmentsA. Pentland |
| 16 Assistive Environments for Individuals with Special NeedsA. Helal, et al. |
| Part 5 Conclusions |
| 17 Ongoing Challenges and Future DirectionsS. Das and D. Cook |
| Index |
