Conflict Resolution in a Context Aware System

Student: Ming Tan

Supervisor: Andry Rakotonirainy

Category: Engineering Thesis Project - Software

Pervasive computing is a cross-disciplinary area that extends the application of computing to various usage models. Computing devices are increasingly able to facilitate daily activities by becoming more aware of users and their operating contexts. Context is defined as any given information such as time and location that relates to an object. In a sensor rich pervasive environment, it is possible to encounter conflicting and ambiguous information. Pervasive applications need to resolve conflicting context information. This project proposes an architecture for conflict resolution that closely resembles the design of human immune system. Reconciliation is achieved by recognising and resolving ambiguous contexts through mediating techniques. Implementation of the framework is focused on resolving conflicts from location information.

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