Ebook: IT Revolutions: Third International ICST Conference, Córdoba, Spain, March 23-25, 2011, Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3 rd International ICST Conference on IT Revolutions, held in Cordoba, Spain in March 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They are grouped in topical sections on eGreen energy, smart buildings, health and ambient assisted living, smart environments and user experience, grid and cloud computing, eLearning.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3 rd International ICST Conference on IT Revolutions, held in Cordoba, Spain in March 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They are grouped in topical sections on eGreen energy, smart buildings, health and ambient assisted living, smart environments and user experience, grid and cloud computing, eLearning.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3 rd International ICST Conference on IT Revolutions, held in Cordoba, Spain in March 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They are grouped in topical sections on eGreen energy, smart buildings, health and ambient assisted living, smart environments and user experience, grid and cloud computing, eLearning.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
HOS-Based Virtual Instrument for Power Quality Assessment....Pages 1-9
Intelligent Techniques for Identification of Zones with Similar Wind Patterns....Pages 10-21
Power Quality Analysis Using Higher-Order Statistical Estimators: Characterization of Electrical Sags and Swells....Pages 22-29
Virtual Instrumentation Applied to Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing....Pages 30-38
Towards a Normalized Reference System in Building Construction Planning for Automated Quantitative Assessment and Optimization of Energy and Cost Efficiency....Pages 39-57
Evaluation of a New Proposal for Efficient Multicast Transmission in HomePlug AV Based In-Home Networks....Pages 58-70
Routing Protocols for 6LoWPAN....Pages 71-83
Upgrading of Traditional Electric Meter into Wireless Electric Meter Using ZigBee Technology....Pages 84-94
RFID Multi-target Tracking Using the Probability Hypothesis Density Algorithm for a Health Care Application....Pages 95-105
A Standard-Based Body Sensor Network System Proposal....Pages 106-115
Support for Visually Impaired through Mobile and NFC Technology....Pages 116-126
Indoor Position System Based on BitCloud Stack for Ambient Living and Smart Buildings....Pages 127-136
Evolving Presentity-Based Context Schemas by Estimating Context Proximity....Pages 137-152
Distributed Context Space (DCS) - Foundation of Semantic P2P Systems....Pages 153-171
Many-Core Processor Bioinformatics and Next-Generation Sequencing....Pages 172-188
An E-tool for Assessing Undergraduate Students’ Learning of Surveying Concepts and Practices....Pages 189-201
simARQ, An Automatic Repeat Request Simulator for Teaching Purposes....Pages 202-211
A Process for Solving Ill-Structured Problem Supported by Ontology and Software Tools....Pages 212-226
Learning Science in an Intuitive and Fun Way Using Multi-touch Technology....Pages 227-236
Convolution Computation in FPGA Based on Carry-Save Adders and Circular Buffers....Pages 237-248
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3 rd International ICST Conference on IT Revolutions, held in Cordoba, Spain in March 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They are grouped in topical sections on eGreen energy, smart buildings, health and ambient assisted living, smart environments and user experience, grid and cloud computing, eLearning.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
HOS-Based Virtual Instrument for Power Quality Assessment....Pages 1-9
Intelligent Techniques for Identification of Zones with Similar Wind Patterns....Pages 10-21
Power Quality Analysis Using Higher-Order Statistical Estimators: Characterization of Electrical Sags and Swells....Pages 22-29
Virtual Instrumentation Applied to Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing....Pages 30-38
Towards a Normalized Reference System in Building Construction Planning for Automated Quantitative Assessment and Optimization of Energy and Cost Efficiency....Pages 39-57
Evaluation of a New Proposal for Efficient Multicast Transmission in HomePlug AV Based In-Home Networks....Pages 58-70
Routing Protocols for 6LoWPAN....Pages 71-83
Upgrading of Traditional Electric Meter into Wireless Electric Meter Using ZigBee Technology....Pages 84-94
RFID Multi-target Tracking Using the Probability Hypothesis Density Algorithm for a Health Care Application....Pages 95-105
A Standard-Based Body Sensor Network System Proposal....Pages 106-115
Support for Visually Impaired through Mobile and NFC Technology....Pages 116-126
Indoor Position System Based on BitCloud Stack for Ambient Living and Smart Buildings....Pages 127-136
Evolving Presentity-Based Context Schemas by Estimating Context Proximity....Pages 137-152
Distributed Context Space (DCS) - Foundation of Semantic P2P Systems....Pages 153-171
Many-Core Processor Bioinformatics and Next-Generation Sequencing....Pages 172-188
An E-tool for Assessing Undergraduate Students’ Learning of Surveying Concepts and Practices....Pages 189-201
simARQ, An Automatic Repeat Request Simulator for Teaching Purposes....Pages 202-211
A Process for Solving Ill-Structured Problem Supported by Ontology and Software Tools....Pages 212-226
Learning Science in an Intuitive and Fun Way Using Multi-touch Technology....Pages 227-236
Convolution Computation in FPGA Based on Carry-Save Adders and Circular Buffers....Pages 237-248
Back Matter....Pages -
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