Research Article
User-Centric Situation Awareness in Ubiquitous Computing Environments
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-27308-7_58, author={Gautham Pallapa and Sajal Das}, title={User-Centric Situation Awareness in Ubiquitous Computing Environments}, proceedings={Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology. Computer Science and Engineering. Second International Conference, CCSIT 2012, Bangalore, India, January 2-4, 2012. Proceedings, Part II}, proceedings_a={CCSIT PATR II}, year={2012}, month={11}, keywords={Ubiquitous Computing Situation Context User-centric}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-27308-7_58} }- Gautham Pallapa
Sajal Das
Year: 2012
User-Centric Situation Awareness in Ubiquitous Computing Environments
CCSIT PATR II
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27308-7_58
Abstract
The rising popularity of ubiquitous computing has resulted in a paradigm shift from generic to user-centric solutions, requiring seamless integration of heterogeneous devices and sensors in the environment to constantly monitor and perform tasks traditionally performed by the user. There is a considerable push, therefore, to develop systems capable of perceiving user behavior, and adapting to their idiosyncrasies. In this paper, we discuss limitations of the interpretations of context, and extend them for improved context awareness. We discuss a user-centric approach to perception of activity in the environment, and use the obtained knowledge in understanding user activities. We present a system for perceiving situations, and discuss an approach to empower the user to develop complex, yet intuitive, rules. We evaluate the performance of the system in a dynamic ubiquitous environment.