Multi-channel information systems involve data redundancy, which, in turn, requires the implementation of synchronization mechanisms among overlapping databases. This need for peri...
Cinzia Cappiello, Chiara Francalanci, Barbara Pern...
Pervasive systems require context awareness in order to be able to provide “anywhere, anytime” computing to mobile users. One type of context information is location informati...
— During an emergency response, access to a reliable communication infrastructure is required to exchange accurate information in a timely manner. Various communication technolog...
Mobile phones are becoming a convergent platform for sensing, computation, and communication. This paper envisions VUPoints, a collaborative sensing and video-recording system tha...
Abstract. As the number of devices connected to the internet continues to grow rapidly and software systems are being increasingly deployed on the web, security and privacy have be...