Coordination in Pervasive Computing Environments

  • Authors:
  • Alois Ferscha

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • WETICE '03 Proceedings of the Twelfth International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Computer science and engineering nowadaysappears to be challenged (and driven) by technologicalprogress and quantitative growth. Among thetechnological progress challenges are advances in submicronand system-on-a-chip designs, novelcommunication technologies, micro-electro-mechanicalsystems, nano and materials sciences. The vast pervasionof global networks, the growing availability of wirelesscommunication technologies for the wide, local andpersonal area, and the evolving ubiquitous use of mobileand embedded information and communicationtechnologies are indicators for accelerated quantitativegrowth. We perceive a shift from the "one person withone computer" paradigm, which is based on explicithuman machine interaction, towards a ubiquitous andpervasive computing paradigm, in which implicitinteraction and cooperation is the primary mode ofcomputer supported activity. This, however, poses seriouschallenges to the conceptual architectures of computing,and related engineering disciplines in computer science.