The world is witnessing the birth of a revolutionary computing paradigm that promises to have a profound effect on the way we interact with computers, devices, physical spaces, and other people. This new technology, called ubiquitous computing, envisions a world where embedded processors, computers, sensors, and digital communications are inexpensive commodities that are available everywhere. This paper presents a comprehensive discussion on the central trends in ubiquitous computing considering them form technical, social and economic perspectives. It clearly identifies different application areas and sectors that will benefit from the potentials of ubiquitous computing. It also brings forth the challenges of ubiquitous computing that require active solutions and management.
@article{arxiv.1011.1960,
title = {Ubiquitous Computing: Potentials and Challenges},
author = {Jaydip Sen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.1960},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
The biometric authentication and user privacy related sections in the paper are being augmented with some case studies and experimental results which are to be incorporated in a new chapter written by me. Hence the paper is withdrawn.