—The fields of autonomous robotics and ambient intelligence are converging toward the vision of smart robotic environments, in which tasks are performed via the cooperation of m...
Pervasive computing devices are gradually becoming increasingly prevalent in our everyday life, enabling the users in the physical world to interact with the digital world. Grid c...
Energy efficiency represents one of the main challenges in the engineering field, i.e., by means of decreasing the energy consumption due to a better design minimising the energy ...
The acceleration of rhythm of everyday life requires efficiency and flexibility in daily routines. The real expectations and needs of people concerning intelligent home devices sh...
A number of global trends have a large influence on the way we use technology in our life and work, like: ? increasing connectivity and connected devices (any time, any place, any...
Johan Schuurmans, Boris E. R. de Ruyter, Harry van...