A unified distributed system architecture for goal-based interaction with smart environments [Elektronische Ressource] / Thomas Heider

A Uni ed Distributed System Architecture forGoal-based Interaction with Smart EnvironmentsDipl.-Ing. Thomas HeiderRostock, April 22, 2009Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)der Fakultät für Informatik und Elektrotechnik der Universität RostockPrincipal AdviserProf. Dr. Thomas Kirste, Universität RostockExternal ReviewersProf. Dr. Birgitta König-Ries, Universität JenaProf. Dr. Klaus Schmid, Universität HildesheimDay of Defense:July 24, 2009iiAbstractThe vision of Ambient Intelligence is based on the ubiquity of information technology, thepresence of computation, communication, and sensorial capabilities in an unlimited abun-dance of everyday appliances and environments.It is now a signi cant challenge to let ambient intelligence effortlessly emerge from the de-vices that surround the user in his environment. Future ambient intelligent infrastructures(e.g., Smart Environments) must be able to con gure themselves from the available com-ponents in order to be effective in the real world. They require software technologies thatenable ad-hoc ensembles of devices to spontaneously form a coherent group of cooperatingcomponents. This is speci cally a challenge, if the individual components are heterogeneousin nature and have to engage in complex activity sequences in order to achieve a user goal.Typical examples of such ensembles are smart environments.