Active networking is a powerful technology to insert new functionality into the networking. In this paper we look at how active networking technology can be used to customize network services. We observe that users often want slightly different versions of network services such as multicast and network quality of service. We propose to implement these services as a base service that provides th...

The continuous technical progress of the smartphone built-in modules and embedded sensing techniques has created chances for context-aware automation and decision support in home environments. Studies in this area mainly focus on feasibility demonstrations of the emerging techniques and system architecture design that are applicable to the different use cases. It lacks service customization str...

Recent years have witnessed a parallel and seemingly contradictory trend towards both the standardization and the customization of healthcare and medical treatment. Here, we explore what is meant by ‘standardization’ and ‘customization’ in healthcare settings and explore the implications of these changes for healthcare delivery. We frame the paradox of these divergent and opposing factors in te...

Service-Oriented Computing (SoC) has been established as an important paradigm over the last decade. A particularly important part in a service-oriented solution is the serviceoriented platform. This provides an environment and infrastructure for a number of serviceoriented applications. An important challenge in complex application areas is the need to customize these platforms to the demands ...

Recently, Software as a Service (SaaS) has become a popular software service mode. Context-awareness and customizability are important and desirable properties for providing the same application for different customers. Most of existing approaches tackle application customization by explicitly specifying some form of variation points where parts of the application remain unspecified or are defa...

Mass customization is implemented to provide outstanding service to customers with diverse tastes and preferences. However, mass customization has limitations in the traditional value chain and production paradigm. Taking advantage of advanced information technology, such as manufacturing grid and virtual enterprise, to facilitate mass customization and improve the customer perceived valued of ...