In the Internet-of-Things (IoT) era, user authentication is essential to ensure the security of
connected devices and the customization of passive services. However, conventional …

Unobtrusiveness has been highlighted as an important design principle in Human-
Computer Interaction (HCI). However, the understanding of unobtrusiveness in the literature …

Abstract Context: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are gradually and widely introducing
autonomous capabilities into everything. However, human participation is required to …

Many self-adaptive systems benefit from human involvement, where human operators can
complement the capabilities of systems (eg, by supervising decisions, or performing …

Future computing systems must adjust to the user's situations, habits, and intentions. Self-
adaptive applications autonomously adapt to changing contexts without asking the user …

The increasing emergence of pervasive information systems requires a clearer
understanding of the underlying characteristics in relation to user acceptance. Based on the …

A new theoretical framework for the conceptual modeling of personalized and context-aware
systems is described which supports specification of customization for individual users and …

Ubiquitous computing is characterized by the integration of computing aspects into the
physical environment. Physical objects gain digital sensing, processing, and communication …

The proliferation of personalized mobile services is emphasizing the need to determine the
users' perception of how successful personalization is, and how it can be improved and in …

Autonomous capabilities are required in AmI environments in order to adapt systems to new
environmental conditions and situations. However, kee** the human in the loop and in …