"This book combines the fundamental methods, algorithms, and concepts of pervasive computing with current innovations and solutions to emerging challenges. It systemically covers such topics as network and application scalability, wireless network connectivity, adaptability and "context-aware"...

Carsten-Constantin Soeldner’s investigation enables embedded systems firms to understand how they can open their systems to gain access to the ideas and solutions of external users and developers. Similar to smartphones with their large number of apps, firms are now beginning to open their...

"This book brings together theoretical and technical concepts of intelligent embedded control systems and their use in hardware and software architectures by highlighting formal modeling, execution models, and optimal implementations"--Provided by publisher.

Section 1. Model-Based Approaches -- 1. UML as Front-End Language for Embedded Systems Design / Lisane Brisolara de Brisolara, Márcio Eduardo Kreutz, Luigi Carro -- 2. Model-Driven Design and ASM-Based Validation of Embedded Systems / Angelo Gargantini, Elvinia Riccobene, Patrizia Scandurra --...

Design for software-intensive systems requires adequate methodology and tool support in order for researchers and practitioners to make use of and develop very large and complex systems. Software engineering environments help reduce the design costs of very large and intricate software systems...

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"Billions of smart connected products are changing the competitive landscape for business and the daily lives of consumers. This book analyzes the evolution of embedded product intelligence and the impact of smart products on the automotive, wireless, energy, residential and health industries....