Context as autonomic intelligence in a ubiquitous computing environment

International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-39

  Huebscher, Markus C ^a   McCann, Julia A ^a   Hoskins, Asher ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic frameworks; Ubiquitous computing; Utility functions

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

AUTONOMIC FRAMEWORKS; AUTONOMIC INTELLIGENCE; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING ENVIRONEMNTS; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

EID: 34249810034     PISSN: 17438209     EISSN: 17438217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIPT.2007.011595     Document Type: Article

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