Modelling Interactive Experience, Function and Performance in Ubiquitous Systems

  • Authors:
  • Michael D. Harrison;Mieke Massink

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, U.K.;Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione 'A. Faedo', CNR Area della Ricerca, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa, Italy

  • Venue:
  • Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The cost of deploying a ubiquitous system to enhance a physical environment is likely to be considerable. The success of its deployment is highly dependent on its context: the physical environment and the activities that are to be carried out within it. This paper provides an initial exploration of whether stochastic process algebras (in particular PEPA with a Fluid Flow semantics) might be used to explore consequences before deployment. The focus of the exploration is to aid understanding of how a proposed system supports users within the environment. The challenge is to provide notations and techniques that will enable the analysis of potentially complex systems.