Ontology-based modeling of dynamic ubiquitous computing applications as evolving activity spheres

Pervasive and Mobile Computing

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 574-591

  Seremeti, Lambrini ^a   Goumopoulos, Christos ^a   Kameas, Achilles ^a,b  

^a University of Patras and Computer Technology Institute   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activity spheres; Discrete event systems; Ontology; Supervisory control; Ubiquitous computing

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ONTOLOGY; SPHERES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTING APPLICATIONS; DYNAMIC NATURE; MODELING AND CONTROL; ONTOLOGY BASED MODELING; ONTOLOGY-BASED REPRESENTATION; SUPERVISORY CONTROL; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

EID: 70349764507     PISSN: 15741192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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