Authors:
Soumaia Al Ayyat
1
;
Sherif Aly
1
and
Khaled Harras
2
Affiliations:
1
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
;
2
Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar
Keyword(s):
Social Pervasive Systems, Context-awareness, Social Networks, SPS Applications, SPS Challenges.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Context
;
Context-Aware Applications
;
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
;
Mobile Computing
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
Sensor technology embedded in smart mobile devices branded such devices as candidates for building innovative context-aware pervasive applications. On a parallel front, the notable evolution in the shape and form of social networking and their seamless accessibility from mobile devices founded a goldmine of contextual information. Utilizing an ecosystem that combines both mobile smart devices and a big data like environment in the form of social networks allows for the creation of an elitist set of services and applications that merge the two domains. In this paper, and following the footsteps of similar research efforts that attempted to combine both domains, we describe what we label as Social Pervasive Systems that cross-pollinate a mutually influential mobile and social world with opportunities for new breeds of applications. We present herein the evolution of the merger between both worlds for a better understanding. Above and beyond what related work achieved, we present a set
of new services and potential applications that emerge from this new blend, and also describe some of the expected challenges such systems will face.
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