Problems in Context-Aware Semantic Computing

Authors

  • Ossi Antero Nykänen Tampere University of Technology
  • Alejandro Rivero Rodriguez Tampere University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v8i3.3870

Keywords:

Context Engine, Context-Aware Services, Mobile Computing, Semantic Computing

Abstract


Acknowledging the user context, e.g., position and activity, provides a natural way to adapt applications according to the user needs. How to actually capture and exploit context, however, is not self-evident and it is tempting to assign the related responsibilities to individual context-consuming applications. Unfortunately, this confuses the user, complicates application development and hinders context-aware semantic computing as a research discipline. In this article, we outline context-aware semantic computing research topics and the state-of-the-art mobile application development frameworks of special interest to us, acknowledging best practices for accessing and modeling sensor context. From the integrated point of view, context-aware semantic computing is demonstrated in terms of a software component called context engine. In order to better understand how theory is tied with practice, we also introduce a simple context engine prototype. Finally, we use the research background and the empirical setting to discuss the significant problems and relevant research directions in context-aware semantic processing.

Author Biographies

Ossi Antero Nykänen, Tampere University of Technology

Adj.Prof., Dept. of Mathematics

Alejandro Rivero Rodriguez, Tampere University of Technology

Researcher, Dept. of Mathematics

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Published

2014-06-08

How to Cite

Nykänen, O. A., & Rivero Rodriguez, A. (2014). Problems in Context-Aware Semantic Computing. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 8(3), pp. 32–39. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v8i3.3870

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