Crowd-Powered Mobile Computing and Smart Things

• Main Author: Loke, Seng W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Communications Engineering, Networks.

This SpringerBrief provides a synergistic overview of technology trends by emphasizing five linked perspectives: crowd+cloud machines, extreme cooperation with smart things, scalable context-awareness, drone services for mobile crowds and social links in mobile crowds. The authors also highlight iss...

Table of Contents:

• Ubiquitous Connections: the Internet of People and Things
• Crowd+Cloud Machines
• Extreme Cooperation with Smart Things
• Scalable Context-Awareness
• Drone Services for Mobile Crowds
• Social Links for Crowds and Things
• Conclusion and Future Work.