Dirk Pesch Books

Ubiquitous Communications and Services, integral to pervasive computing and smart space applications, pose significant management challenges for delivering adaptive services across diverse networks, middleware, applications, and devices. Key challenges include managing user-centric and context services, ensuring distribution and scalability, addressing system and network heterogeneity, and providing intelligent support for user applications. Current management systems must adapt to the complexity and automation demands of pervasive computing. The MUCS workshop series fosters collaboration between Ubiquitous Computing and Communications Management, offering a platform for researchers and practitioners to discuss theoretical, technological, and organizational challenges, as well as advancements in management techniques for these applications. MUCS 2014 featured a scientific program with a keynote, peer-reviewed papers, and a panel discussion focused on ubiquitous communications for smart cities. Topics included context management, context-aware services, personalization in social networks, and semantics in home management and sensor systems. The keynote by Prof. Alex Galis from University College London addressed the challenges of Telecom Networks and Computing Clouds in developing innovative network services and management functionalities. The workshop took place in Budapest, Hungary, on March 28, 2014, alongside the 12th Annua

Ubiquitous communications and services, integral to pervasive computing and smart space applications, pose significant management challenges for delivering adaptive services across diverse networks, including mobile, ad-hoc, and sensor networks. Key challenges encompass managing user-centric and context services, ensuring scalability, addressing system and semantic heterogeneity, and providing intelligent support for user applications. Current management systems must adapt to the complexity and automation demanded by pervasive computing. The MUCS workshop fosters collaboration between Ubiquitous Computing and Communications Management, offering a platform for researchers and practitioners to tackle theoretical, technological, and organizational challenges while presenting advancements in management techniques for these applications. The 2013 workshop featured a single-track program with a keynote presentation, peer-reviewed papers, and interactive sessions. Topics included managing ubiquitous services and policies, context-aware service management, and infrastructure virtualization in next-gen wireless sensor networks, providing insights into the state of the art and future research directions. The keynote by Prof. Mani Srivastava from UCLA addressed "Balancing Behavioral Privacy and Information Utility in Pervasive Sensing," highlighting the challenges in designing sensitive sensor information architectures. The 10th Internat