A Software Engineering Framework for Context-Aware Service-Based Processes in Pervasive Environments

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Author(s): Zakwan Jaroucheh (Edinburgh Napier University, UK), Xiaodong Liu (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)and Sally Smith (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 26
Source title: Advanced Design Approaches to Emerging Software Systems: Principles, Methodologies and Tools
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Xiaodong Liu (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)and Yang Li (British Telecom, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-735-7.ch006

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Systems & Software Design / Systems and Software Engineering

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Context-awareness is considered to be the cornerstone technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are flexible, adaptable, and capable of acting autonomously on behalf of the user. However, context-awareness introduces various software engineering challenges. The separation of concerns is a promising approach in the design of the context-aware adaptive processes (CAAPs) where the core logic is designed and implemented separately from the context handling and adaptation logics. In this respect, this chapter presents a conceptual framework for developing CAAPs and software infrastructure for efficient context management that together address the known software engineering challenges and facilitate the design and implementation tasks associated with such context-aware applications.

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