2018
Cicirelli, F.; Guerrieri, A.; Mercuri, A.; Spezzano, G.; Vinci, A.
Cognitive smart environment: An approach based on concept hierarchies and sensor data fusion Journal Article
In: International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, vol. 13, iss. 5, 2018, ISSN: 17402131.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tag: Cognitive Internet of Things, Context awareness, multi-agent systems, res-novae, Sensor data fusion, smart city, smart environments, Smart museum, Statecharts
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title = {Cognitive smart environment: An approach based on concept hierarchies and sensor data fusion},
author = {F. Cicirelli and A. Guerrieri and A. Mercuri and G. Spezzano and A. Vinci},
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abstract = {Sensor data fusion gathers technological solutions for collecting, classifying and combining data from multiple sensors in a smart environment for augmenting knowledge about the system and realising cognitive behaviours. The goal is to make effective the management of acquired data and to promote the realisation of cognitive systems which can sense the environment, reason, and properly (re)act for reaching some purposes. Anyway, the development of such systems asks for suitable approaches able to deal with issues like heterogeneity, sensor/actuator management, system reactivity, behavioural modelling, and context awareness. This paper proposes a multi-tier approach, based on concept hierarchies and sensor data fusion, dealing with the above aspects. The approach favours separation of concerns and abstractions. It relies on the use of the agent metaphor and statecharts. The iSapiens platform is suggested for implementation purposes. As a significant case study, the development of a smart museum located in Cosenza (Italy) is proposed.},
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Sensor data fusion gathers technological solutions for collecting, classifying and combining data from multiple sensors in a smart environment for augmenting knowledge about the system and realising cognitive behaviours. The goal is to make effective the management of acquired data and to promote the realisation of cognitive systems which can sense the environment, reason, and properly (re)act for reaching some purposes. Anyway, the development of such systems asks for suitable approaches able to deal with issues like heterogeneity, sensor/actuator management, system reactivity, behavioural modelling, and context awareness. This paper proposes a multi-tier approach, based on concept hierarchies and sensor data fusion, dealing with the above aspects. The approach favours separation of concerns and abstractions. It relies on the use of the agent metaphor and statecharts. The iSapiens platform is suggested for implementation purposes. As a significant case study, the development of a smart museum located in Cosenza (Italy) is proposed.
Cicirelli, F.; Guerrieri, A.; Mercuri, A.; Spezzano, G.; Vinci, A.
IoT-centric edge computing for context-aware smart environments Proceedings Article
In: 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things (ICIOT), IEEE, 2018, ISBN: 9781538672440.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tag: Context awareness, Edge computing, internet of things, Methodological approaches, smart environments
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title = {IoT-centric edge computing for context-aware smart environments},
author = {F. Cicirelli and A. Guerrieri and A. Mercuri and G. Spezzano and A. Vinci},
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year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
urldate = {2018-01-01},
booktitle = {2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things (ICIOT)},
journal = {Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018 - Part of the 2018 IEEE World Congress on Services},
publisher = {IEEE},
abstract = {The ever increasing diffusion of the Internet of Things is currently promoting the development of pervasive Smart Environments. The effectiveness of such systems is highly related to the capability of dealing with possible changes in users' habits, adapting the system to people needs and envisaging people behaviors. For this purposes, it becomes important to have methodological approaches and technologies favoring the development of cognitive systems aware of what is happening inside them. In this paper a methodological approach for the development of context-aware IoT-based Smart Environments is proposed. Such approach relies on a three-layered architecture offering some well suited abstractions taking also into account that computational resources in a system can be located either at the edge of the network or in the Cloud. A case study is proposed which concerns the development of a Smart Office devoted to forecast workers' presence and to adapt the office environmental conditions to them.},
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The ever increasing diffusion of the Internet of Things is currently promoting the development of pervasive Smart Environments. The effectiveness of such systems is highly related to the capability of dealing with possible changes in users' habits, adapting the system to people needs and envisaging people behaviors. For this purposes, it becomes important to have methodological approaches and technologies favoring the development of cognitive systems aware of what is happening inside them. In this paper a methodological approach for the development of context-aware IoT-based Smart Environments is proposed. Such approach relies on a three-layered architecture offering some well suited abstractions taking also into account that computational resources in a system can be located either at the edge of the network or in the Cloud. A case study is proposed which concerns the development of a Smart Office devoted to forecast workers' presence and to adapt the office environmental conditions to them.