,b>Advances in Ubiquitous Computing: Future Paradigms and Directions investigates the technology foreground of ubiquitous computing, the emerging applications and services, as well as certain social issues that are vital for the successful deployment of a ubiquitous computing application, through a multi-perspective analytical lens. Providing academics and practitioners with high quality, authoritative content on such topics as device design, wireless communication, location sensing, privacy concerns, attention focus, multi-person interaction, and direct interaction, work patterns, this Premier Reference Source is a must-have addition to library collections worldwide.
Advances in Ubiquitous Computing: Future Paradigms and Directions Soraya Kouadri Mostefaoui Oxford Brookes University, UK Zakaria Maamar Zayed University, UAE George M. Giaglis Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
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