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Over the past years research in pervasive computing has demonstrated the potential of context-aware and proactive technologies for improving human work performance and to ensure that people act compliant according to predefined regulations. Human work can be structured into tasks, whereas a task is representing an atomic human work entity. A person-centric flow is an IT-representation of the flow...
Nowadays, we are assisting to a paradigmatic shift for the development of web applications due to the pervasive distribution of their components among a lot of servers, which are dynamically interconnected by web links. As a consequence, the application logic is often defined by exploiting workflow languages since they are more suitable to address the complexity of these new running environments....
Services are expected to be a promising way for people to use information and computing resources in the emerging ubiquitous network society. In this study, we propose a metaphoric concept called flowable service. It is defined as a logical stream that organizes and provides circumjacent services in such a way that they are perceived by individuals as those naturally embedded in their surrounding...
This paper suggests a framework for the book evolution in ubiquitous computing age. Based on the review of the academic researches and industrial development, we suggest the three dimensions of the evolution of books: digitalization, augmentation, and hypermediation. Based on the framework, we suggest three research and business development directions: 1) Open Hypermediation, 2) e-Book Augmentation,...
The 21st century started new era of global workforce, connectivity, ubiquity and mobility. Past decade will be remembered by dynamic developments and innovation in the field of information technologies (IT), communications and ubiquitous Internet technologies. The 21st Century started with innovation and dynamic developments in the area of next generation networks, Internet 2-3 and Web 2-3 technologies...
The author worked past year as Professor & Head of School of Computing, Information and Mathematical Sciences and Director of Japan Pacific ICT Centre at the University of South Pacific. The South Pacific Region has many problems related to environmental and economic issues. The University of the South Pacific (USP) is an ideal platform for provision of development of Human Resources and enhancement...
Trust management in an open RFID system environment is a nontrivial problem, where different organizations have different business workflows and operate on different standards and protocols. Open RFID systems can only be effective if the systems can trust each other and be collaborative. The open system environment is also constantly evolving. So the trust and the collaborations need to be constantly...
In the last years context-aware workflow systems have gained more and more importance. However, in research little emphasis has been put on workplace privacy and humane system design. It is the aim of this paper to give an overview on the effects of combining workflow systems and context-aware systems and to discuss its implications for workplace privacy and human-oriented design. Different methods...
Ubiquitous computing and networking have been fertile grounds for innovation while presenting the challenge of realizing a superior user experience and a viable business model. Unassumingly exploring both the difficult task of innovation and the user experience design, this short contribution will briefly document the emergent trend of combining science and engineering with fields of studies that...
The increased fluidity and agility of organizations demand the smooth mediation of information technology (IT) between user and task. As rigid hierarchies are giving way to open, loosely-coupled, mobile ways for collaborative business, mobility enabled by IT tools has been proposed as potential capability that can provide new dimensions in such mediation. But, few studies have provided an integrative...
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