Guest Editors' Introduction: The Future and Praxis of Decent Work

Dynamic Collective Work [Guest editors' introduction]

Schahram Dustdar Vienna University of Technology The Internet has completely changed the way in which data is circulated, and has rapidly shifted us from a world of paper documents to a world of online documents, databases, and provenance systems.1 This has also helped to increase the size and complexity of systems that support today’s globally distributed, rapidly changing and agile businesses...

Healthcare [Guest editors' introduction]

W e’re moving closer to realizing pervasive computing devices that can monitor our health status, both individually and as a community. Imagine what doctors could do with ECG data collected on a more regular basis, as people carry on their daily activities. The ability to monitor day-to-day heart data would profoundly affect how the medical community tracks our individual health status. Likewis...

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

SOFTWARE IS THE number-one decisive competitive factor in the automotive industry. Innovations such as driver-assistance systems and energy-efficient driving require complex solutions with complex software functionality. Not only must the growing complexity be managed, but also safe behavior must be ensured. Global competition and fast release cycles enforce continuous efficiency improvement an...

Guest editors' introduction: Biocomputation