Handbook of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) has recently been adopted as a term referring to a multidisciplinary subject which embraces a variety of pre-existing fields of computer science and engineering. Given the diversity of potential applications this relationship naturally extends to other areas of science, such as education, health and social care, entertainment, sports, and transportation, to name a few. AmI brings these resources and many other areas together to provide flexible and intelligent services to users acting in their environments. Handbook of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments is a comprehensive presentation of the latest developments in the burgeoning research area of ambient intelligence and smart environments. Written by leading international experts, this seminal reference organizes all major concepts, theories, methodologies, trends, and challenges into a coherent, unified repository.Provides readers with comprehensive, up-to-date coverage in this emerging fieldOrganizes all major concepts, theories, methodologies, trends and challenges into a coherent, unified repositoryCovers a wide range of applications relevant to both ambient intelligence and smart environmentsExamines case studies of recent major projects to present the reader with a global perspective of actual developmentsAnalyzes the potential impact of the technology on our lives, and its ethical implications