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Spatial awareness in pervasive ecosystems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2016

Simon Dobson ,
Mirko Viroli ,
Jose Luis Fernandez-Marquez ,
Franco Zambonelli ,
Graeme Stevenson ,
Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo ,
Sara Montagna ,
Danilo Pianini ,
Juan Ye  and
Gabriella Castelli
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Simon Dobson
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SX, UK e-mail: simon.dobson@st-andrews.ac.uk, graeme.stevenson@st-andrews.ac.uk, juan.ye@st-andrews.ac.uk
Mirko Viroli
Affiliation:
DISI, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy e-mail: mirko.viroli@unibo.it, sara.montagna@unibo.it, danilo.pianini@unibo.it
Jose Luis Fernandez-Marquez
Affiliation:
Institute of Services Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland e-mail: JoseLuis.Fernandez@unige.ch, Giovanna.DiMarzo@unige.ch
Franco Zambonelli
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Sciences and Methods, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy e-mail: franco.zambonelli@unimore.it, gabriella.castelli@unimore.it, alberto.rosi@unimore.it
Graeme Stevenson
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SX, UK e-mail: simon.dobson@st-andrews.ac.uk, graeme.stevenson@st-andrews.ac.uk, juan.ye@st-andrews.ac.uk
Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo
Affiliation:
Institute of Services Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland e-mail: JoseLuis.Fernandez@unige.ch, Giovanna.DiMarzo@unige.ch
Sara Montagna
Affiliation:
DISI, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy e-mail: mirko.viroli@unibo.it, sara.montagna@unibo.it, danilo.pianini@unibo.it
Danilo Pianini
Affiliation:
DISI, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy e-mail: mirko.viroli@unibo.it, sara.montagna@unibo.it, danilo.pianini@unibo.it
Juan Ye
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SX, UK e-mail: simon.dobson@st-andrews.ac.uk, graeme.stevenson@st-andrews.ac.uk, juan.ye@st-andrews.ac.uk
Gabriella Castelli
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Sciences and Methods, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy e-mail: franco.zambonelli@unimore.it, gabriella.castelli@unimore.it, alberto.rosi@unimore.it
Alberto Rosi
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Sciences and Methods, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy e-mail: franco.zambonelli@unimore.it, gabriella.castelli@unimore.it, alberto.rosi@unimore.it
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Abstract

Pervasive systems are intended to make use of services and components that they encounter in their environment. Such systems are naturally spatial in that they can only be understood in terms of the ways in which components meet and interact in space. Rather than treating spatiality separately from system components, researchers are starting to develop computational models in which the entire structure of a pervasive system is modelled and constructed using an explicit spatial model, supporting multi-level spatial reasoning, and adapting autonomously to spatial interactions. In this paper, we review current and emerging models of spatial computing for pervasive ecosystems, and highlight some of the trends that will guide future research.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 31 , Special Issue 4: Spatial Computing , September 2016 , pp. 343 - 366
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