CITS 2015 Special Session on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
Dates and Location: 15-17 July 2015, Gijon
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission March 31, 2015
Notification of acceptance May 15, 2015
Camera ready version May 31, 2015
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ABOUT THE SPECIAL SESSION
Pervasive
Computing, also known as Ubiquitous Computing, is a hot multidisciplinary area
spanning many aspects of computer science and engineering. Its main focus is on
methods and algorithms that enable devices embedded in the environment of daily
living to transparently self-organize in network structures in an autonomous
manner and use those infrastructures in order offer to the end-user services
that continuously adapt to the user's context. The networking infrastructure is
typically low-cost and utilizes energy efficient wireless technologies so as to
enable seamless interaction and service provisioning.
Among the
chief challenges in the area is the fact that a Pervasive Computing system must
efficiently embed computing and sensing hardware in off-the shelf, low-price
devices, so as to enable market penetration and user acceptance. Computing and
sensing infrastructure of these devices must be designed with energy efficiency
in mind, so as to extend the lifetime of the device as much as possible. A
Pervasive Computing system also has special demands from the underlying
networking environment. Energy efficient networking hardware and software must
be developed for such systems. The networking protocol design should also
target efficient operation in bandwidth-restricted environments, as well as in
environments where the bandwidth alters dynamically, as such are the
environments which Pervasive Computing systems must address. Moreover, an
additional need for concerns the means of communication between devices and
their users. The transparent integration of Pervasive Computing into everyday
life calls for entirely different device User Interfaces, mainly based on voice
and image input. Last but not least, privacy issues are also a big concern. As
pervasive computing systems will be used in all aspects of human life,
addressing security and privacy is vital to pave the way for the acceptance of
such systems.
The aim of
this Special Session organized in the context of CITS 2015, is to highlight selected
recent advances in the field of Pervasive Computing. We encourage submission of
both theoretical and application-oriented research papers that span - but are
not limited to - the following topics:
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
SPECIAL SESSION CHAIRS
Petros Nicopolitidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
email: petros@csd.auth.gr
Achilles Kameas, Hellenic Open University, Greece
email: kameas@eap.gr