Workshops Proceedings Of The 5th International Conference On Intelligent Environments: Volume 4 Ambient Intelligence And Smart Environments

"The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE09), held at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain, provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their latest research and to discuss future directions in the area of intelligent environments. This volume forms the combined proceedings of five workshops held at the IE09. Included are the proceedings of the: Workshop on Digital Object Memories (DOMe09); Workshop on RFID Technology: Concepts, Practices and Solutions (RFID09); Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (AITAmI09); Workshop on Ethical Design of Ambient Intelligence (EDAmI09); and Workshop on Smart Offices and Other Workplaces (SOOW09)." "IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields." --Book Jacket Advances in the engineering of sensing and acting capabilities distributed in wide range of specialized devices is providing at last an opportunity for the fundamental advances that computer science achieved in the past few decades to make an impact in our daily lives. This technical confluence is matched by a unique historical context where users are better informed (more aware of the benefits that technology can provide) and production of more complex systems is becoming more affordable. Sensors/actuators deployed in an environment (in this context it can be any physical space like a house, office, classroom, car, street, etc.) facilitate a link between an automated decision-making system connected to that technologically enriched space. This computing empowered environment enables the provision of an intelligent environment, i.e., "a digital environment that proactively, but sensibly, supports people in their daily lives". This is an active area of research which is attracting an increasing number of professionals (in academia and industry) worldwide. The prestigious 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'09) is focused on the development of advanced intelligent environments and stimulates the discussion on several specific topics which are crucial to the future of the area. As part of that five workshops were supported as part of IE'09. This volume is the combined proceedings of those five workshops: Workshop on Digital Object Memories (DOMe'09), Workshop on RFID Technology: concepts, practices & solutions (RFID'09), Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (AITAmI'09), Workshop on Ethical Design of Ambient Intelligence (EDAmI'09), Workshop on Smart Offices and Other Workplaces (SOOW'09). 1st International Workshop on Digital Object Memories (DOMe'09) 1st International Workshop on RFID Technology: Concepts, Practices & Solutions (RFID'09) 4th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (AITAmI'09) 1st International Workshop on Ethical Design of Ambient Intelligence (EDAmI'09) 1st International Workshop on Smart Offices and Other Workplaces (SOOW'09) The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'09), held at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, provides a forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their research in the area of intelligent environments. This title includes the proceedings of five workshops held at the IE'09.