Elasticity is undoubtedly one of the most striking characteristics of cloud computing. Especially in the area of high performance computing (HPC), elasticity can be used to execute irregular and… (More)
This general software architecture is designed to support ubiquitous computing's fundamental challenges, helping the community develop and assess middleware and frameworks for this area.
In recent years, there has been growing support for more tightly coupled applications regarding heterogeneous resources. A specific way of obtaining better performance in such applications is to… (More)
This paper presents the Hefestos Model, designed to provide ubiquitous accessibility. The project aims at supporting accessibility for People With Disability (PWD) and elderly in various situations… (More)
The development of applications that adapt to the environment and remain running even when the user is moving or switching device, remains an open research challenge. In this article we present a… (More)
The advances in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) brought many benefits to the healthcare area, specially to digital storage of patients' health records. However, it is still a… (More)
Internet of Things, or IoT, is a new revolution of the Internet, supporting a connection between objects and humans yet more strong. This area is known by the huge quantity of data that can be… (More)