The Internet of Things (IoT) envisages a future in which digital and physical things or objects
(eg, smartphones, TVs, cars) can be connected by means of suitable information and …

Aging population ratios are rising significantly. Health monitoring systems (HMS) in smart
environments have evolved rapidly to become a viable alternative to traditional healthcare …

Ubiquitous sensing, provided via wireless sensor networks technologies, disseminates
across many domains of contemporary day living. This provides the ability to sense, process …

Cloud computing provides new opportunities to deploy scalable application in an efficient
way, allowing enterprise applications to dynamically adjust their computing resources on …

The complexity of information systems is increasing in recent years, leading to increased
effort for maintenance and configuration. Self-adaptive systems (SASs) address this issue …

Cloud computing is gaining significant attention and virtualized datacenters are becoming
popular as a cost-effective infrastructure. The network services are transitioning from a host …

Personalized production is a manufacturing concept relevant to the fourth industrial
revolution, which can satisfy various customer needs inexpensively. There are three main …

For several years now, scientists have been proposing numerous models for defining
anything" as a service (aaS)", including discussions of products, processes, data & …

Abstract Service systems engineering (SSE) focuses on the systematic design and
development of service systems. Guided by a value proposition, service systems enable …

Our world and our lives are changing in many ways. Communication, networking, and
computing technologies are among the most influential enablers that shape our lives today …