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Multi-source Context Data Representation and Distribution in an ICT Tool for Autism Treatment

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Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. Personalisation and User Adapted Services (UCAmI 2014)

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The use of ICT-based pervasive tools within e-health has become more and more commonplace. This has led to the emergence of systems that have to manage idiosyncratic data from multiple sources. In this paper, we present a Context Management Architecture, providing exchange of context data from heterogeneous sources both in real-time, with selective notification of subscribed clients, and off-line, with the use of a RESTful web-service application. The paper also describes a case study whereby the system is applied in support of autism intervention within the EU FP7 funded Michelangelo Project.

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Cruciani, F., Donnelly, M.P., Galway, L., Foresti, F., Paggetti, C., Vicario, E. (2014). Multi-source Context Data Representation and Distribution in an ICT Tool for Autism Treatment. In: Hervás, R., Lee, S., Nugent, C., Bravo, J. (eds) Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. Personalisation and User Adapted Services. UCAmI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8867. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13102-3_33

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