{"title":"Using Ambient Intelligence to Infer Availability and Meta-status in a Picocell Environment","authors":"S. Dempsey, B. Jennings, J. Brazil, J. Madigan","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.74","url":null,"abstract":"Pervasive mobile communication is set to be greatly enhanced by the development and deployment of miniature mobile base stations, suitable for workplace or home. These base stations, known as Femtocells and Picocells, connect to traditional broadband connections, to offer greatly improved 3G communications to mobile handsets. Developing an architecture that allows for targeted applications to be developed for end users of these enhanced mobile networks is of great importance. Examining how contextual data, extracted from these mobile networks, can be used to make inference and provide benefit to end users is both a technical and sophisticated challenge to be discussed in this paper.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129313673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ambient Intelligence in Water Management","authors":"P. Mikulecký","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.55","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is devoted to a recently running project description with a purpose to get some useful feedback from the AmI community. The main point of the project are attempts to apply approaches developed in the scope of the Ambient Intelligence area in various fields suitable for large-scale applications, like water management. The paper is oriented on investigation of some possibilities of large scale intelligent sensor network solutions for multi-agent based application in various sub-areas of water management. As multi-agent systems are very much suitable also as a framework for ambient intelligence environment, some first ideas about exploitation of these approaches in water management and especially for river basin management will be presented as well. All the results are based on a series of ongoing mutually interconnected research projects.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115797882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple Device Control via Wireless Access to Numerous Destinations (WAND)-Pointer","authors":"Fabian Höflinger, L. Reindl","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.25","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we present a novel concept for the next generation intelligent wireless sensing application where a universal remote control is implemented to govern different electronic devices inside a room with least effort. The so called Wireless Access to Numerous Destinations (WAND)-Pointer is an electronic device with an integrated inertial and distance measurement unit. The WAND-Pointer identifies the specifictarget by aiming the pointer in the desired direction. The effort of selecting a specific device by pressing a switch button on a universal remote control is no longer necessary. The WAND-Pointer is an effective solution in scenarios where elderly people have identification problems when forced to handle numerous control devices.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133465597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved Decision Making Using Fuzzy Temporal Relationships within Intelligent Assisted Living Environments","authors":"J. Shell, S. Coupland","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.30","url":null,"abstract":"The overall age of the population within the United Kingdom is increasing. By 2034 it is estimated that 23% of the population will be aged 65 and over compared to 18% aged under 16. With an ageing population there is an increased requirement for formal or informal care often within established institutions. The advent of intelligent assisted living environments such as smart homes may offer a reduction in the requirement for such care whilst maintaining levels of independence and safety within individuals own homes. The use of ambient intelligent technology such as Wireless Sensor Networks can produce a number of issues, two of which we have endeavoured to address within this paper. Firstly, the nature of the hardware often used produces discrete temporal data readings which are an unreliable source of event recognition. Through the use of a derivative of Allen's temporal algebra, we have produced a method to identify events from discrete temporal information. Additionally, the construction of the sensors and topology, and the large inherent uncertainties in the areas which they are deployed can both produce inconsistent and unreliable data. This paper has formulated a method to produce a confidence level in the events that have been recorded through a comparative analysis of the variance of multiple sensor events. The method developed was further enhanced through the fuzzification of the temporal relationships to more adequately express the detail contained.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114298592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast Prototyping and Deployment of Context-Aware Smart Outdoor Environments","authors":"Pouyan Ziafati, F. Mastrogiovanni, A. Sgorbissa","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.73","url":null,"abstract":"The article describes a tool for the fast prototyping and deployment of context-aware applications, in particular to welcome visitors in urban areas. The system has been conceived to guarantee continuous access to everybody, everywhere, at any time, and therefore it does not rely on any special device to connect visitors to the intelligent environment. In fact, we assume that visitors are equipped with low-end mobile phones embedded with bluetooth technology, which provide approximate positioning information. In spite of this, the system must be able to assess the current context in terms of user location, preferences, current activity, and to suggest city-tours and activities which meets the most the visitor's expectations. The article shows how, basing on Google maps API and OWLDL ontologies, the rapid prototyping and rapid deployment of outdoor context-aware applications based on bluetooth messaging and positioning information can be achieved.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123276321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Ibáñez, C. Flores, Pedro Damián-Reyes, A. B. Marti, A. Reyes
{"title":"A Performance Study of the 802.11p Standard for Vehicular Applications","authors":"J. Ibáñez, C. Flores, Pedro Damián-Reyes, A. B. Marti, A. Reyes","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.26","url":null,"abstract":"Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are currently in everyone's mouth when talking about future technologies that will be implemented in the automotive industry. In the last years the IEEE group has been working in the development of a standard for vehicular communications, this standard is the 802.11p. Most research work in this area has focused on vehicle-to-vehicle communication architecture, thus, more research is still necessary on the vehicle-to-infrastructure communication architecture. In this paper we present a performance study of the 802.11p technology for the development of applications in VANETs. This work simulates the IEEE 802.11p technology in a vehicular scenario. Results show that the IEEE 802.11p is an adequate technology for the development of several vehicular applications in terms of rate of packet loss, average end-to-end delay, and throughput.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127149362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kseniya Zablotskaya, Mohsin Abbas, Sergey Zablotskiy, Steffen Walter, W. Minker
{"title":"Measuring Verbal Intelligence Using Linguistic Analysis","authors":"Kseniya Zablotskaya, Mohsin Abbas, Sergey Zablotskiy, Steffen Walter, W. Minker","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.62","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present a study on language use of people with different verbal intelligence. We asked test persons of different ages and educational background to describe the same event. Verbal intelligence was measured using the Hamburg Wechsler Intelligence Test for Adults. The transcribed monologues were analyzed using the DeLite readability checker and different linguistic features used for readability calculations were extracted. The test persons were then divided into two groups according to the results of the intelligence test using the SEM algorithm. For each group the averaged values of the features extracted from the monologues were compared using a one-way analysis of variance.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127473768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James Dooley, Martin C. Henson, V. Callaghan, H. Hagras, Daniyal M. Al-Ghazzawi, A. Malibari, M. Al-Haddad, A. Al-Ghamdi
{"title":"A Formal Model for Space Based Ubiquitous Computing","authors":"James Dooley, Martin C. Henson, V. Callaghan, H. Hagras, Daniyal M. Al-Ghazzawi, A. Malibari, M. Al-Haddad, A. Al-Ghamdi","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.63","url":null,"abstract":"Ubiquitous Computing asserts that technology will soon be pervasive in our lives. But how will that technology be organized and made available to us as we roam through the many spaces of our daily lives? How will we see and use that which we have a right to, and more importantly, how will a lack of access rights be enforced? These are questions that have been raised following previous research projects. They become more significant as the concept of intelligent environments scales-up beyond the boundaries of four walls. In this paper we propose a formal model that will form a roadmap for some of our upcoming research. This paper is a hypothetical work that explores some questions and poses some answers - Influenced by experimentation and with a view to further investigation.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125806843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Network of Epidermic / Kinetic / Systems","authors":"T. Stathopoulos","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.64","url":null,"abstract":"The theoretical and practical frame of this thesis pertains to the intersection of the title's concepts. In this project we will explore how kinetic architecture could be approached through the design of an organism, focusing on its epidermic nature, and how a swarm of these organisms could configure a network into the urban web. In other words, how a city network of organisms could be structured, with the main characteristic of each one being its kinetic transmutation through interactive processes. Additionally we will illustrate how the epidermic character of the organism could be maintained through its complex morphology and the integration of essential characteristics of the human skin.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115477255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Helal, Jaewoong Lee, S. Hossain, Eunju Kim, H. Hagras, D. Cook
{"title":"Persim - Simulator for Human Activities in Pervasive Spaces","authors":"A. Helal, Jaewoong Lee, S. Hossain, Eunju Kim, H. Hagras, D. Cook","doi":"10.1109/IE.2011.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.34","url":null,"abstract":"Activity recognition research relies heavily on test data to verify the modeling technique and the performance of the activity recognition algorithm. But data from real deployments are expensive and time consuming to obtain. And even if cost is not an issue, regulatory limitations on the use of human subjects prohibit the collection of extensive datasets that can test all scenarios, under all circumstances. A powerful and verifiable simulation tool is needed to accelerate research on human activity recognition. We present Persim, an event driven simulator of human activities in pervasive spaces. Persim is capable of capturing elements of space, sensors, behaviors (activities), and their inter-relationships. We focus on presenting the five main use cases for Persim addressing dataset synthesis, reuse and extension of existing datasets, sharing of data and simulation projects, as well as data validation.","PeriodicalId":207140,"journal":{"name":"2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115501849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}