Pervasive computing and management

Summary form only given. The vision of pervasive and ubiquitous computing was set forth in the early 90s, calling for a world of people and environments augmented with computational resources that provide access to information and services anytime, anywhere. Since then, part of this vision has been realized. The first part of this tutorial presents a comprehensive overview of pervasive computing and its evolution in the last 10 years. Particular attention is given to three areas where most research and development work has focused: natural interfaces (displays, speech, input devices), context awareness, and automated capture and access of live experiences. In addition, we explore a number of systems issues common in the development of pervasive applications, such as networking techniques for creating a pervasive communications infrastructure (especially in the presence of intermittent connectivity), middleware and operating system support, security and privacy. The second part provides an overview of the still nascent field of management of pervasive environments. We outline the challenges and present the latest work in the area: problem domains, architectures and implementations.