Context-awareness in wireless and mobile computing revisited to embrace social networking

Roussaki, I; Kalatzis, N; Liampotis, N; Kosmides, P; Anagnostou, M; Doolin, K; Jennings, E; Bouloudis, Y; Xynogalas, S

dc.contributor.author	Roussaki, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Kalatzis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Liampotis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Kosmides, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Doolin, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Jennings, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Bouloudis, Y	en
dc.contributor.author	Xynogalas, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:46:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:46:40Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	01636804	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/38016
dc.subject.other	Added values	en
dc.subject.other	Architectural layers	en
dc.subject.other	Context management	en
dc.subject.other	Context-awareness	en
dc.subject.other	Context-management systems	en
dc.subject.other	Global telecommunication	en
dc.subject.other	Historical review	en
dc.subject.other	Information and Communication Technologies	en
dc.subject.other	Pervasive computing systems	en
dc.subject.other	Pervasive service	en
dc.subject.other	Service platforms	en
dc.subject.other	User profiling	en
dc.subject.other	Information management	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.subject.other	Ubiquitous computing	en
dc.title	Context-awareness in wireless and mobile computing revisited to embrace social networking	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/MCOM.2012.6211489	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2012.6211489	en
heal.identifier.secondary	6211489	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The inherent context-awareness properties of pervasive computing and the need for efficient user profiling and location information management quickly made it obvious that context management would become a top priority requirement in telecommunications service platforms. What we now call social networking was born around the early-mid '00s, a time when the first context management models and frameworks were being designed for the market. While the world was developing the first context management systems, social networking was growing fast; so fast in fact that no one can afford to ignore it any more. The introduction of smartphones into the global telecommunications market enabled social networking to actually change the way people lived, the way they communicated, and their habits. Information and Communication Technologies research has started taking this new reality very seriously and numerous initiatives have invested in relevant projects, in order to explore all social networking aspects and incorporate its logic in the lowest architectural layers. This article presents a short historical review of the evolution of various aspects of context management in pervasive computing systems, it revisits the earlier models, in order to put community context where it belongs, it presents a context management architecture that is suitable for pervasive services combined with social networking and explores its added value for users all over the world. © 2012 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	IEEE Communications Magazine	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/MCOM.2012.6211489	en
dc.identifier.volume	50	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	74	en
dc.identifier.epage	81	en