Ambient Intelligence
Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a new paradigm in Information Technology that
has potential for great impact in the future. The vision of AmI is that the
people will be surrounded by intelligent objects that can sense the context and
respond according to the desire of the people. AmI is a multidisciplinary
topic, since it combines the features of many of the areas in Computer Science.
In the last five years, we have seen significant advances in three promising
technology areas: virtual environments, in which 3D displays and interaction
devices immerse the user in a synthesized world, mobile communication and
sensors, in which increasingly small and inexpensive terminals and wireless
networking llow users to roam the real world without being limited to
stationary machines. The merging of these areas allows the emergence of a new
vision: the Ambient Intelligence (AmI).
AmI refers to a digital environment that proactively, but
sensibly, supports people in their everyday lives. It will make the feeling
that the people live with technology. It is aligned with the concept of
‘disappearing computer’, since the AmI environment make the technology
invisible. As the devices grow smaller, more connected and more integrated into
our environment, the technology disappears into our surroundings.“The most
profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the
fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” M. Weiser
The basic idea behind AmI is that by enriching an environment with technology
(mainly sensors and devices interconnected through a network), a system can be
built to take decisions to benefit the users of that environment based on
real-time information gathered and historical data accumulated.
You can download full Ambient Intelligence seminar abstract from here.
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