Using context and preferences to implement self-adapting pervasive computing applications

Software - Practice and Experience

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1307-1330

  Henricksen, Karen ^a   Indulska, Jadwiga ^a   Rakotonirainy, Andry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Context awareness; Pervasive computing; Preference modelling; Self adapting applications

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SENSORS;

CONTEXT-AWARENESS; PERVASIVE COMPUTING; PREFERENCE MODELING; SELF-ADAPTING APPLICATIONS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 33748986848     PISSN: 00380644     EISSN: 1097024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spe.760     Document Type: Article

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