Smart meeting systems, which record meetings and analyze the generated audio--visual
content for future viewing, have been a topic of great interest in recent years. A successful …

Although connected devices and smart homes are now marketed to average consumers,
little is known about how access-control systems for these devices fare in the real world. In …

Human interaction is one of the most important characteristics of group social dynamics in
meetings. In this paper, we propose an approach for capture, recognition, and visualization …

Surveillance applications in private environments such as smart houses require a privacy
management policy if such systems are to be accepted by the occupants of the environment …

This paper illustrates the importance of involving end users into the design process of
Ambient Assisted Living applications. It especially focuses on two crucial aspects, the …

Homecare systems for elderly people are becoming increasingly important due to both
economic reasons as well as patients' preferences. Sensor-based surveillance technologies …

Packet losses in a wireless sensor network represent an indicator of possible attacks to the
network. Detecting and reacting to such losses is thus an important component of any …

We present an approach to connect multiple remote environments for natural interaction
among people and objects. Focus of current communication and telepresence systems …

Ambient assisted living is a new interdisciplinary field aiming at supporting senior citizens in
their home by means of embedded technologies. This domain offer an interesting challenge …

This paper presents a review of privacy issues and guidelines for develo** and assessing
privacy-sensitive ubiquitous computing applications. Privacy is discussed to determine …