What is Smart Environments

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Based on the initial idea of Ubiquitous Computing (Weiser, 1991), the concept of ‘Smart Environments’ envisions a future, where a multitude of computers are seamlessly embedded into everyday objects of the physical world. In this sense, Cook and Das (2004) define a smart environment as “a small world, where all kinds of smart devices are continuously working to make inhabitants’ lives more comfortable”. Learn more in: Information Security at Large Public Displays

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Technology supported environments Learn more in: A Mixed Reality Approach to Hybrid Learning in Mixed Culture Environments

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A smart home can be viewed as an environment in which computing and communications technologies employ artificial intelligence techniques to assess individuals’ cognitive and physical health. In a smart home, sensor events are generated while residents perform their daily activities. Learn more in: An Ambient Intelligence System for the Monitoring, Empowerment, and Disease Evolution Prediction for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Environments from the digital world, containing different technological autonomous or semiautonomous devices with built-in artificial intelligence, providing services for digital users’ multiple everyday life activities support. Learn more in: Human Factor Role for Cyber Threats Resilience