"This book provides a dual perspective on the Internet of Things and ubiquitous computing, along with their applications in healthcare and smart cities. It also covers other interdisciplinary aspects of the Internet of Things like big data, embedded Systems and wireless Sensor Networks. Detailed coverage of the underlying architecture, framework, and state-of the art methodologies form the core of the book."--Provided by publisher.

Part Section I: Introduction to the Internet of Things: Definition and Basic Foundation -- chapter 1 The IoT Vision from an Opportunistic Networking Perspective / Zoran Bojkovic -- chapter 2 DEFINE--An Architecture Framework for Designing IoT Systems / S.A. Srinivasa Moorthy -- chapter 3 MAC and Network Layer Issues and Challenges for IoT / Upena Dalal -- chapter 4 Privacy and Security of Data in IoT: Design Principles and Techniques / K.V. Arya and Vishnu Prabhakaran -- chapter 5 Integration of Cloud Computing and IoT: Opportunities and Challenges / Sara Ghanavati -- part Section II: Frameworks for the Internet of Things: An Architectural Perspective -- chapter 6 IoT Framework Based on WSN Infrastructure with Different Topological Distributions / Marcel Stefan Wagner, Diogo Ferreira Lima Filho, Miguel Arjona Ramírez, and Wagner Luiz Zucchi -- chapter 7 Semantic Complex Service Composition within an IoT Ecosystem / Grigorios Tzortzis -- chapter 8 Enabling Smart Cities through IoT: The ALMANAC Way / Dario Bonino, Maria Teresa Delgado, Claudio Pastrone, Maurizio Spirito, Alexandre Alapetite, Thomas Gilbert, Mathias Axling, Matts Ahlsen, Peter Rosengren, Marco Jahn, Raphael Ahrens, Otilia Werner-Kytölä, and Jose Angel Carvajal Soto -- chapter 9 NFC in IoT-Based Payment Architecture / Alak Majumdifer -- chapter 10 Trust Management in IoT / Avani Sharma -- part Section III Interdisciplinary Aspects of the Internet of Things -- chapter 11 Highway Safety of Smart Cities / Sándor Szénási -- chapter 12 Connected Bicycles: Potential Research Opportunities in Wireless Sensor Network / Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Rosdiadee Nordin, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, and Kelechi Anabi -- chapter 13 Self-Adaptive Cyber-City System ................................................................................... Iping Supriana, Kridanto Surendro, Aradea Dipaloka, and Edvin Ramadhan -- chapter 14 The Role of Big Data, Cloud Computing, and Mobile Technologies in the Development of IoT Ecosystems / Janusz Wielki -- chapter 15 Data Processing in IoT Using an Enterprise Service Bus / Siddharth S. Prasad -- part Section IV: Future Research, Scope, and Case Studies of the Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Computing -- chapter 16 Infection Tracing in i-Hospital ........................................................................................ Mimonah Al Qathrady, Ahmed Helmy, and Khalid Lmuzaini -- chapter 17 Emergency Department, Sustainability, and eHealth: A Proposal to Merge These Elements Improving the Sanitary System / Andrea Malizia -- chapter 18 The Contiki Operating System: A Tool for Design and Development of IoT--Case Study Analysis / B. Venkatalakshmi -- chapter 19 Novel Trends and Advances in Health Care Using IoT: A Revolution / Awanish Kumar -- chapter 20 Mining Ubiquitous Data Streams for IoT / Nitesh Funde -- chapter 21 IoT toward Efficient Analysis of Aging, Cardiometabolic, and Neurodegenerative Diseases--An eHealth Perspective / Leandro Cymberknop, Parag Chatterjee, Diego Dujovne, Luis Romero, and Ricardo Armentano.

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