Fundamentals of Mobile and Percasive Computing - Hardcover

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Dr. Golden Richard (New Orleans LA) is the youngest tenured professor of Computer Science at the University of New Orleans, and the author of Service and Device Discovery: Programming and Protocols. Dr. Frank Adelstein (Ithaca NY) is Principle Scientist for Security, Forensics, and Wireless Communications with Odyssey Research Associates. He was previously a Research Associate in distributed data at Cornell. Dr. Sandeep K.S. Gupta (Tempe AZ) is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University. He is an expert in wireless routing and performance analysis. Dr. Loren Schwiebert (Detroit MI) is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wayne State University. He has published widely and, with Dr. Richard, has taught Introduction to Mobile Computing at professional computing conferences for the past 6 years.

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Emphasizing Embedded Wireless Sensor Networking, Ubiquitous Security, and Middleware

Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing explains a revolutionary and rapidly evolving paradigm for computing: Mobile users seamlessly interacting with wireless devices embedded in the environment provides a platform for many novel applications, ranging from pervasive health monitoring to homeland security. Recognizing the increasing dominance of mobile devices, networks, and applications, this mobile-centric perspective gives today's students, researchers, developers, and engineers the inside track on tomorrow's solutions and opportunities.

The only authoritative source offering a holistic view of pervasive computing, Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing explains computing fundamentals from the increasingly dominant mobile perspective. Focusing on the principles behind technologies such as security and wireless sensor networks, and written by recognized experts, this text helps you:

• Get a panoramic view of the fastest-growing and most dynamic field in computing
• Learn the underlying engineering principles that make pervasive computing work
• See how individual applications and application requirements fit into the larger system
• Get in-depth understanding of the most dynamic technologies for service discovery, wireless security, wireless sensor networking, and other key components
• Perform practical exercises and projects that demonstrate how the pieces work and fit together
• Preview the latest research that will help realize the full potential of pervasive computing

Complete with numerous specific examples of how pervasive computing technologies are used and integrated, this missing-link volume definitively describes the present and future of mobile and pervasive computing.