Mobile and Pervasive Computing

Definitions and motivations: mobile, pervasive and ubiquitous computing; physical interaction; theoretical foundations of pervasive computing: context-aware interaction, resource and device constraints; implementing pervasive systems: sensor, actuators, embedded systems, applications, programming languages and approaches, device types and choices; capturing needs and requirements for pervasive systems: techniques and challenges; multi–sensory communication using pervasive computing. Introduction to cloud computing technologies and its services. A practical application of mobile and cloud computing.