Many researchers introduced special rooms equipped with sensors, devices, networks, and computers to demonstrate ubiquitous computing environment. However, the cost and time for building such a room is a barrier to the deployment of various ubiquitous applications. We have developed Smart Furniture which instantaneously converts the legacy non-smart space into a Smart Hot-Spot which can provide...

This paper is defined as a qualitative study and mainly uses a survey, interview and previous reports and papers as methodology. We research which functions in the Smart TV that are widely used and what functions of the Smart TV do people need, and if people accept the design of the functions in the Smart TV. We compare some particular function out of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) perspectiv...

Background: With the rapid population ageing that is occurring world-wide, there is increasing interest in “smart home” technologies that can assist older adults to continue living at home with safety and independence. This systematic review and critical evaluation of the world wide literature assesses the effectiveness and feasibility of smart-home technologies for promoting independence, heal...

The national funded project [BioP@ss] researches the possibilities of an IP based smart card interface based on the international smart card application interface standards [CEN 15480] and [ISO/IEC 24727]. Instead of the classical APDU based communication a TCP/IP based web service communication with the smart card is established. This solution offers the benefit that this interface relies on w...

New generations of smart phone based stereoscopic HMDs (Head Mounted displays) enter the mass market. As in content production for Cinema as well as for 3DTV, human factors and specific viewing conditions must be considered for the creation of new stereoscopic contents on smart phones. This article analyzes the stereoscopic viewing conditions in smart phone based HMDs and demonstrates how the v...

So-called “Smart Dust” is envisioned to combine sensing, computing, and wireless communication capabilities in an autonomous, dust-grain-sized device. Dense networks of Smart Dust should then be able to unobtrusively monitor real-world processes with unprecedented quality and scale. In this paper, we present and evaluate a prototype implementation of a system for tracking the location of real-w...

Main research activities and results of the project “TETRis – TETRA Innovative Open Source Services” are described that are aimed at enabling innovative services for Smart City/Smart Territory by means of technological tools and intelligent platforms for collecting, representing, managing and exploiting data and information gathered from sensors and devices deployed i...

This paper presents the case for using a systems approach to analyse the requirements and behaviours of the Smart Grid as well as designing relevant solutions. By linking systems thinking to agent-based modelling, we discuss how a Smart Grid can be modelled as Multi-Agent Systems by reviewing some related state-of-the-art research. This paper goes on to outline two research areas that we are de...

Smart homes are homes with technologically advanced systems to enable domestic task automation, easier communication, and higher security. As an enabler of health and well-being enhancement, smart homes have been geared to accommodate people with special needs, especially older people. This paper examines the concept of “smart home” in a technologically driven society and its multi-functional c...

The Security-by-Contract (S×C) framework has recently been proposed to support applications evolution in multi-application smart cards. The key idea is based on the notion of contract, a specification of the security behavior of an application that must be compliant with the security policy of a smart card. In this paper we address one of the key features needed to apply the S×C idea to a resou...