Context-awareness in smart spaces

Susanna Pantsar-Syväniemi; Kirsti Simula; Eila Ovaska

doi:10.1109/ISCC.2010.5546630

Context-awareness in smart spaces

Susanna Pantsar-Syväniemi, Kirsti Simula, Eila Ovaska

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Abstract

Any of our living environments can form a smart space that provides services and applications for the users according to their situations, the computing and communication facilities of the environment and the surroundings of the user. The ability to take into account the context of the user, and the digital and physical environment makes a space smart. This paper introduces a set of new capabilities that are required for achieving context-awareness in smart spaces. First, sensor data from the environment is acquired and aggregated. Second, the context data is interpreted and represented and possibly enhanced with external information. Thereafter, context reasoning is possible. Finally, situation based context reasoning is made by application agents that exploit domain ontologies for tuning context information to the situation in hand. The use of the introduced context-awareness concept is exemplified by an emergency scenario of a smart city.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	First International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces (SISS 2010)
Subtitle of host publication	The IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC 2010
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	1023-1028
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4244-7755-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-7754-8, 978-1-4244-7753-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCC.2010.5546630
Publication status	Published - 2010
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	1st International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces, SISS 2010: In conjunction with the IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC 2010 - Riccione, Italy Duration: 22 Jun 2010 → 22 Jun 2010 Conference number: 1

Publication series

Series	IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications
Volume	2010
ISSN	1530-1346

Workshop

Workshop	1st International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces, SISS 2010
Abbreviated title	SISS 2010
Country	Italy
City	Riccione
Period	22/06/10 → 22/06/10

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Keywords

Ontology
context awareness
smart space

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Pantsar-Syväniemi, S., Simula, K., & Ovaska, E. (2010). Context-awareness in smart spaces. In First International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces (SISS 2010): The IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC 2010 (pp. 1023-1028). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers . IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications, Vol.. 2010 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCC.2010.5546630

Pantsar-Syväniemi, Susanna ; Simula, Kirsti ; Ovaska, Eila. / Context-awareness in smart spaces. First International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces (SISS 2010): The IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC 2010 . IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers , 2010. pp. 1023-1028 (IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications, Vol. 2010).

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Pantsar-Syväniemi, S, Simula, K & Ovaska, E 2010, Context-awareness in smart spaces. in First International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces (SISS 2010): The IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC 2010 . IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers , IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications, vol. 2010, pp. 1023-1028, 1st International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces, SISS 2010, Riccione, Italy, 22/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCC.2010.5546630

Context-awareness in smart spaces. / Pantsar-Syväniemi, Susanna; Simula, Kirsti; Ovaska, Eila.

First International Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Smart Spaces (SISS 2010): The IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC 2010 . IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers , 2010. p. 1023-1028 (IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications, Vol. 2010).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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