Ambient Intelligence: Impact on Embedded System Design

Foreword; H. De Man. Omnia Fieri Possent; T. Basten, M. Geilen, H. de Groot. Part I: Challenges. Embedded System Design Issues in Ambient Intelligence; E. Aarts, R. Rovers. Ambient Intelligence: A Computational Platform Perspective; L. Benini, M. Poncino. Ambient Intelligence and the Development of Embedded System Software; A. Purhonen, E. Tuulari. Preparation of Heterogeneous Networks for Ambient Intelligence; P. van der Stok. The Butt of the Iceberg: Hidden Security Problems of Ubiquitous Systems; F. Stajano, J. Crowcroft. Emerging Challenges in Designing Secure Mobile Appliances; S. Ravi, A. Raghunathan, J. -J. Quisquater, S. Hattangady. Part II: Developments. The Domestic Robot - A Friendly Cognitive System Takes Care of your Home; F. Pirri, I. Mentuccia, S. Storri. QoS-based Resource Management for Ambient Intelligence; C.M. Otero Pérez, L. Steffens, P. van der Stok, S. van Loo, A. Alonso, J.E. Ruíz, R.J. Bril, M. García Valls. Terminal QoS: Advanced Resource Management for Cost-Effective Multimedia Appliances in Dynamic Contexts; J. Bormans, N. Pham Ngoc, G. Deconinck, G. Lafruit. Scalability and Error Protection - Means for Error-Resilient, Adaptable Image Transmission in Heterogeneous Environments; A. Chirila-Rus, G. Lafruit, B. Masschelein. Metaprogramming Techniques for Designing Embedded Components for Ambient Intelligence; V. Stuikys, R. Damasevicius. Application-Domain-Driven System Design for Pervasive Video Processing; Z. Chamski, M. Duranton, A. Cohen, C. Eisenbeis, P Feautrier, D. Genius. Collaborative Algorithms for Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks; T. Nieberg, S. Dulman, P. Havinga, L. van Hoesel, J. Wu. Energy-Efficient Communication for High Density Networks; R. Min, A.Chandrakasan. Application Re-mapping for Fault-Tolerance in Ambient Intelligent Systems; P. Stanley-Marbell, N.H. Zamora, D. Marculescu, R. Marculescu. Contributing Authors.