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An Automation Component for Cross-Platform, Context-Aware Applications Development

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Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2015)

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Abstract

Context-aware computing faces many challenges mainly due to the increasing number and heterogeneity of context sources, since the Internet of Things introduces billions of devices. The development of context-aware applications is thus becoming a complex and cumbersome process, which is also augmented by the availability of different mobile platforms. This requires a modular approach that aims to automate the development of these applications, by enabling developers to easily add context-aware functionality. In this paper, an automation component is presented that allows novice developers to select context plug-ins (e.g., Geolocation, Facebook profile, battery level) and generate a sample application that includes these context-aware functions. This application serves as a basis for the development of more complex cross-platform, context-aware applications. The code generation support of the automation component is demonstrated through a case study. Finally, a basic evaluation is performed to showcase the benefits, issues and identify potential future work.

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    Achilleas P. Achilleos, Marita Thoma, Georgia M. Kapitsaki, Christos Mettouris & George A. Papadopoulos

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Achilleos, A.P., Thoma, M., Kapitsaki, G.M., Mettouris, C., Papadopoulos, G.A. (2015). An Automation Component for Cross-Platform, Context-Aware Applications Development. In: Christiansen, H., Stojanovic, I., Papadopoulos, G. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9405. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_5

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