Managing User-Centric, Opportunistic Device Ensembles in Smart Spaces

The direction of the contemporary mobile computing is towards heterogeneous networking and seamless integration with physical surroundings, commonly known as smart spaces. The interoperability issues raised by this trend have resulted in numerous service discovery protocols with varying designs. However, the requirements regarding the management aspects of smart spaces, inherent in the trend, have been poorly met. In my research, I focus in resource management concepts that facilitate the deployment of service-oriented applications and optimize resource usage in smart spaces. This multidisciplinary research spans from networking designs to methods of information visualization. Author