In the near future, we will see dramatic changes in computing and networking hardware. A large number of devices (e.g., phones, PDAs, even small household appliances) will become c...
Consumer devices have domain specific constraints imposed by end-users, device manufacturers and service providers. These constraints focus on the need for security and reliabilit...
This paper proposes a software architecture and a development process for engineering dependable and controllable self-organising (SO) systems. Our approach addresses dependabilit...
Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo, John S. Fitzgerald, A...
The development of small wireless sensors and smart-phones, which include various sound, video, motion and location sensors have facilitated new pervasive applications. These perva...
Themistoklis Bourdenas, Morris Sloman, Emil C. Lup...
Presently, many distributed multimedia systems adapt to their changing environments and Quality of Service (QoS) requirements by exchanging control and feedback data between server...