Abstract To realise an Ambient Intelligence environment, it is paramount that applications
can dispose of information about the context in which they operate, preferably in a very …

Driven by the emergence of pervasive computing and the increasing need for self-managed
systems, many approaches have been proposed for building software that can dynamically …

Content adaptation has shown significant benefits by enhancing Web accessibility to meet
user's requirements in heterogeneous environments. Adaptation rules can provide an …

Context-awareness is an important feature of ubiquitous computing systems. Compared to
traditional systems, context-aware systems have different features such as heterogeneity …

The field of Intelligent Environments (IE) is maturing to a level at which a range of
sophisticated applications are emerging. Such systems aim to be context-aware, especially …

The need for adaptability in software is growing, driven in part by the emergence of
pervasive and autonomic computing. In many cases, it is desirable to enhance existing …

Embryonic arrays are cellular based digital systems that make use of reconfigurable
technologies to generate some features found in the embryonic development of biological …

This paper describes the internal architecture and operation of an adaptable communication
component called the MetaSocket. MetaSockets are created using Adaptive Java, a …

This chapter reviews the notions of security and dependability properties from the
perspective of software engineering, providing the reader with a technical background on …

Our everyday environments are going to be disseminated of devices and sensors that
exhibit some degree of autonomy and that collaborate to support users in their activities …