Context is a fundamental concept in the pervasive computing, which is defined as any information that can be used to characterize the situation of an entity. A context aware application always uses context to adapt its behavior and provide improved and pervasive services to the users. The main challenge to implement a context aware application is discovering and obtaining the required context. Context aware middlewares aim to facilitate the development of context aware applications. In general, the task of a context aware middleware is firstly discovering context sources; and then gathering, aggregating, modeling, conflict resolving, and reasoning context; and finally creating transparent mechanisms for context aware applications to obtain their context needs. CAM12 invites authors to submit their papers that address issues related to context awareness.
Topics of interest are included but not limited to:
Local /Multi-Domain Context aware middleware
Local /Multi-Domain Context management architecture/framework
Mobility issues in Context Management
Scalability issues in Context Management
Context discovery
Context aggregation
Context modeling and reasoning
Context distribution/dissemination.
Context aware applications