Dynamic Adaptation and Automatic Execution of Services According to Ubiquitous Computing

Ubiquitous (or Pervasive) Computing is a new domain in Computer Science resulting from the emergence and evolution of both distributed systems and mobile computing. Technology is moving beyond the personal computer towards a growing trend of embedded microprocessors in everyday objects and is demanding an unobtrusive connectivity between them in order to serve users at anytime and anywhere. The main objective of a ubiquitous computing system is to provide adaptive services proactively, without explicit user intervention and according to the user's current context. Despite interesting previous research works, there is still a lack of software tools and related research in terms of comprehensive context modeling, architecture of context-aware ubiquitous systems, and dynamic adaptation approaches in ubiquitous service computing environments. This chapter proposes a conceptual architecture to provide dynamic adaptability in ubiquitous services based on context-awareness and user preferences. As part of this proposal, the authors detail an ontology-based context modeling approach, a multi-agent architecture to support the development of ubiquitous computing applications, and a case-based reasoning method for service adaptation.

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Ubiquitous Computing in the Biology Laboratory

JALA Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation ◽

10.1016/s1535-5535(04)00119-4 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 66-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L Arnstein

Keyword(s):

Ubiquitous Computing ◽

Biology Laboratory

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Non-Invasive Gait Monitoring in a Ubiquitous Computing House

IEEJ Transactions on Electronics Information and Systems ◽

10.1541/ieejeiss.130.383 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 130 (3) ◽

pp. 383-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuji Ohta ◽

Nobuhisa Motooka ◽

Itiro Siio ◽

Koji Tsukada ◽

Keisuke Kambara

Keyword(s):

Ubiquitous Computing ◽

Non Invasive ◽

Gait Monitoring

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Drawing the Written Woman

European Comic Art ◽

10.3167/eca.2014.070203 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 31-63

Author(s):

Sonia Lagerwall

Keyword(s):

Historical Novel ◽

Dynamic Adaptation ◽

Adaptation Process ◽

The Novel ◽

Artistic Training

This article deals with Philippe Druillet's three-volume comic adaptation (1980–1985) of Salammbô, Gustave Flaubert's historical novel from 1862, set three centuries BC. Flaubert was famous for not wanting his texts illustrated: he argued that the preciseness of images would undo the poetic vagueness of his written words. The article examines how Druillet tackles the challenge of graphically representing Flaubert's canonical work without reducing the priestess Salammbô into a given type. The analysis shows a dynamic adaptation process in which Druillet gives a kaleidoscopic form to Flaubert's text. His variation on the Salammbô character foregrounds photography, a medium historically relevant to the novel but also to Druillet's own artistic training. Featuring his character Lone Sloane in the role of Mathô, the adaptation proves to be a highly personal appropriation of the novel, where Druillet enhances an autobiographical dimension of his work previously hinted at in La Nuit and Gaïl.

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