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      Applying utility functions to adaptation planning for home automation applications 

      Bratskas, Pyrros; Paspallis, Nearchos; Kakousis, Konstantinos; Papadopoulos, George Angelos (2009)
      A pervasive computing environment typically comprises multiple embedded devices that may interact together and with mobile users. These users are part of the environment, and they experience it through a variety of devices ...
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      Architecture for provision of context-aware web applications based on web services 

      Kapitsaki, Georgia M.; Kateros, D. A.; Venieris, Iakovos St (2008)
      Mobile and pervasive computing is gaining significant importance in the latest years. Context-awareness constitutes an essential aspect - almost a requirement - of mobile services in these environments. In this paper, we ...
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      A comprehensive context modeling framework for pervasive computing systems 

      Reichle, R.; Wagner, M.; Khan, M. U.; Geihs, K.; Lorenzo, J.; Valla, M.; Fra, C.; Paspallis, Nearchos; Papadopoulos, George Angelos (2008)
      Context management in pervasive computing environments must reflect the specific characteristics of these environments, e.g. distribution, mobility, resource-constrained devices, or heterogeneity of context sources. Although ...
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      Concept-based discovery of mobile services 

      Skouteli, C.; Samaras, George S.; Pitoura, Evaggelia 1967- (2005)
      In this paper, we consider semantic service discovery in a global computing environment. We propose creating a dynamic overlay network by grouping together semantically related services. Each such group of services is ...
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      DBGlobe: A service-oriented P2P system for global computing 

      Pitoura, Evaggelia 1967-; Abiteboul, S.; Pfoser, D.; Samaras, George S.; Vazirgiannis, M. (2003)
      The challenge of peer-to-peer computing goes beyond simple file sharing. In the DBGlobe project, we view the multitude of peers carrying data and services as a super-database. Our goal is to develop a data management system ...
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      Integrated platform for autonomic computing 

      Panayiotou, Christoforos; Fytros, E.; Tsetsos, V.; Samaras, George S.; Hadjiefthymiades, S.; Piquet, D. (2009)
      IPAC (Integrated Platform for Autonomic Computing) aims at delivering a middleware and service creation environment for developing embedded, intelligent, collaborative, context-aware services in mobile nodes. IPAC relies ...
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      Mobile commerce: Vision and challenges (location and its management) 

      Samaras, George S. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002)
      Mobile computing is distributed computing that involves elements whose location changes in the course of computation. Elements may be software components such as mobile agents or moving objects-data or hardware such as ...
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      mPERSONA: Personalized portals for the wireless user: An agent approach 

      Panayiotou, Christoforos; Samaras, George S. (2004)
      The needs of the wireless and mobile user regarding information access and services are quite different than those of the desktop user. This need is not about browsing the Web but about receiving personalized services that ...
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      PALLAS: A querying interface for pervasive computing using handheld devices 

      Polyviou, S.; Evripidou, Paraskevas; Samaras, George S. (2004)
      In this paper we describe PALLAS (PALm Logic-based Algebraic Search), a prototype architecture, design and implementation for a search interface on a portable digital assistant. PALLAS is part of the UbAgent, a middleware ...
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      Social networking of the smart home 

      Kamilaris, Andreas; Pitsillides, Andreas (2010)
      Social networking on the Web has become an integral part of our lives. Merging of computing with physical things enabled the conversion of everyday objects into information appliances. This merging allows Smart Homes to ...