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The Internet of Things Supporting Context-Aware Computing: A Cultural Heritage Case Study

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We’re currently shifting from the Information Age to the Intelligence Age. The Intelligence Age will be characterized by autonomous communication between intelligent devices that are sensitive to a person’s presence and respond by performing a specific task that enhances that person’s lifestyle. In this perspective, the Internet of Things envisages a plethora of heterogeneous objects interacting with people and the physical environment. Things are able to sense a user’s presence, movement and behaviour, analyse that data in order to learn about that user, and then make an intelligent decision to perform a task based on the data. Context-aware computing has proven to be successful in understanding data captured by sensors. In this paper, we present a Internet of Things (IoT) context-aware system and its application in the Cultural Heritage domain. Cultural Heritage is a domain where the widespread diffusion of ICT technology and sensors, within its spaces like museums, art exhibition, etc., can strongly enhance the quality of the offered services and subsequently create a Smart Cultural Environment.

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    Francesco Piccialli & Angelo Chianese

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Piccialli, F., Chianese, A. The Internet of Things Supporting Context-Aware Computing: A Cultural Heritage Case Study. Mobile Netw Appl 22, 332–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-017-0810-4

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