Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Foreword .............................................................................................................................................xiii
Preface ................................................................................................................................................. xiv
Acknowledgment ..............................................................................................................................xviii
Chapter 1
Managing Context Uncertainty in Smart Pervasive Environments ........................................................ 1
Nirmalya Roy, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Sajal K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Chapter 2
Effortless Data Capture for Ambient E-Services with Digital Pen and Paper Technology .................. 24
Leili Lind, Linköping University & Santa Anna IT Research Institute, Sweden
Aseel Berglund, Saab Aerosystems, Sweden
Erik Berglund, Linköping University & Santa Anna IT Research Institute, Sweden
Magnus Bång, Linköping University & Santa Anna IT Research Institute, Sweden
Sture Hägglund, Linköping University & Santa Anna IT Research Institute, Sweden
Chapter 3
Evaluating Voice User Interfaces in Ubiquitous Applications .............................................................. 44
Valéria Farinazzo Martins Salvador, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brasil
João Soares de Oliveira Neto, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brasil
Marcelo de Paiva Guimarães, Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo, Brasil
Chapter 4
A Service for Improving the User Experience in WLANs and WPANs............................................... 59
Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Chapter 5
Experiences in Developing Ubiquitous Applications ........................................................................... 97
José Cano, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Juan-Carlos Cano, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Carlos T. Calafate, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Pietro Manzoni, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Chapter 6
Wireless Sensor Network Based Data Fusion and Control Model for an Oil
Production Platform ............................................................................................................................ 113
Mitun Bhattacharyya, R.V. College of Engineering, India
Ashok Kumar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Magdy Bayoumi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Chapter 7
System Framework and Protocols for Ubiquitous Computing Based Monitoring
of an Oil Platform ............................................................................................................................... 138
Mitun Bhattacharyya, R.V. College of Engineering, India
Ashok Kumar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Magdy Bayoumi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Chapter 8
Low Power Considerations in Ubiquitous Computing ....................................................................... 158
Robert Tesch, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Ashok Kumar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Jamie Mason, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Dania Alvarez, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Mario Di’Mattia, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Shawn Luce, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Chapter 9
Wireless Sensor Networks Advances for Ubiquitous Computing ...................................................... 175
João Batistta Borges Neto, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Rossana M. C. Andrade, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro Neto, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Chapter 10
Disability vs. Smart Environments ..................................................................................................... 190
Rachid Kadouche, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Bessam Abdulrazak, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Chapter 11
XAC Project: Towards a Middleware for Open Wireless Sensor Networks ...................................... 214
Kenji Tei, Waseda University, Japan & National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Shunichiro Suenaga, Nihon Unisys Ltd., Japan
Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Waseda University, Japan
Yuichi Sei, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Japan
Hikotoshi Nakazato, Waseda University, Japan
Yoichi Kaneki, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Nobukazu Yoshioka, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Yoshiaki Fukazawa, Waseda University, Japan
Shinichi Honiden, National Institute of Informatics, Japan & The University of Tokyo, Japan
Chapter 12
Pervasive Computing Applications, Technologies, and Challenges for E-Health .............................. 232
Thienne Johnson, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eleri Cardozo, State University of Campinas, Brazil
Eliane Gomes Guimarães, Information Technology Center Renato Archer, Brazil
Chapter 13
On the Design of Self-Organizing Ad Hoc Networks......................................................................... 248
Carlos M. S. Figueiredo, FUCAPI – Research and Innovation Foundation, Brazil
Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Univerdade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Chapter 14
Hybrid Intelligent Systems in Ubiquitous Computing........................................................................ 263
Andrey V. Gavrilov, Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia
Chapter 15
A Primer of Ubiquitous Computing Challenges and Trends .............................................................. 282
Cristiano André da Costa, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
Jorge Luis Victoria Barbosa, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
Luciano Cavalheiro da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Adenauer Corrêa Yamin, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Brazil
Cláudio Fernando Resin Geyer, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Compilation of References ............................................................................................................... 304
About the Contributors .................................................................................................................... 332
Index ................................................................................................................................................... 340