Pervasive Systems and Ubiquitous Computing - Hardcover

A. GENCO And S.SORCE

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845644824 ISBN 13: 9781845644826

Publisher: WIT Press, 2010

Synopsis

Pervasive systems are todays hardware/software solution to Mark Weisers 1991 vision of Ubiquitous Computing, with the aim of enabling everyone to enjoy computer services by means of the surrounding environment. Mainly thanks to low cost wireless communication technology and small portable personal devices, pervasive services can now be implemented easily. Advanced local or network applications can be joined everywhere simply by means of a mobile terminal like the ones we already carry (cellular, PDA, smartphone ...). Pervasive systems aim to free people from conventional interaction with desktop and laptop computers and allow a new humanenvironment interaction to take place on the basis of wireless multimedia communication. This book on pervasive systems discusses the theory fundamentals of pervasive systems as they are currently studied and developed in the most relevant research laboratories.

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From the Back Cover

Pervasive systems, due to inexpensive wireless technology can now be implemented easily and local and network advanced applications can be joined anytime simply by using a mobile terminal (cell phone, PDA, smartphone etc.) Pervasive systems free people from conventional interaction with desktop and laptop computers thereby allowing a new human-environment interaction to take place on the basis of wireless multimedia communication.Addressing the theoretical fundamentals of pervasive systems as they are studied and developed in the major research laboratories, Pervasive Systems and Ubiquitous Computing is aimed at MSc and PhD engineering students

About the Author

Alessandro GENCO is an Associate Professor at DINFO (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica - Department of Computer Science and Engineering) at the University of Palermo, Italy Salvatore SORCE (sorce@unipa.it) is a Post-Doc Fellow at DINFO.

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1845644824
• ISBN 13: 9781845644826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160