International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications: Volume 7 Issue 3

A survey on nature‐inspired metaphors for pervasive service ecosystems

Franco Zambonelli, Mirko Viroli

Emerging pervasive computing scenarios require open service frameworks promoting situated and self‐adaptive behaviors, and supporting diversity in services and long‐term…

Restoring coverage area for WSN through simulated annealing

Sami J. Habib, Paulvanna N. Marimuthu

Continuous exposure and over‐utilization of sensors in harsh environments can lead some sensors to fail, and thereby not covering the service area effectively and efficiently. The…

Towards an intelligent integrated language learning environment

Harald Wahl, Werner Winiwarter, Gerald Quirchmayr

Computer‐assisted language learning (CALL) comes in many different flavors. The purpose of this paper is to focus on developing an integrated e‐learning environment that allows…

Proactive neighbor localization based on distributed geographic table

Marco Picone, Michele Amoretti, Francesco Zanichelli

A large set of valuable applications, ranging from social networking to ambient intelligence, may see their effectiveness and appeal improved when supported by the large‐scale…

Collaborative development of trusted mashups

Ronan Fox, James Cooley, Manfred Hauswirth

The purpose of this paper is to identify the gap that currently exists between enterprise and consumer‐focused mashup tools in terms of personalized, trusted collaboration. The…

Editorial

Ismail Khalil