Nowadays, the cross layer integration of the different elements composing a wireless sensor network is seen as the most effective approach towards the deployment of long-lasting operating and self-configuring networks. In this work, we undertake the task of developing and integrating a smart and power-aware protocol architecture. We focus our efforts on the physical, MAC protocol and self-confi...

In most cases, decision tasks are individual and different decision tasks require different combinations of features. Features can be, for instance, special preference visibilities during the decision process or specific heuristics that support the recommendation of decisions. To find the right features for a decision task it is essential to offer a corresponding configuration functionality. In...

This paper examines the use of constraint-based configuration for the composition of Web Services. Web Services are widely assumed to represent the basis for the next generation of flexible distributed applications in B2B E-commerce, and the composition of complex applications from individuals services has attracted much attention. We show how this composition problem can be addressed at increa...

This paper presents the development of a lightweight component model that allows user to manage the introduction and arrangement of new interactive services and devices in the home. Interaction techniques developed through userparticipation enable household members – rather than designers – to configure and reconfigure interactive devices and services to meet local needs. As part of this we hav...

The authors present examples of how anthropologists are presently using computers to advance ethnographic research in new directions while building on what has come before. All the methods, protocols and tools created by the authors are free, open source, and available on the internet. The contributions are the authors’ attempts to address greater complexity through greater ‘control’ over the d...