ISSN: 2326-9324
ISBN: 978-1-61208-679-8

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• Hosted: by Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) - German National Library of Science and Technology (Open Access)
• Gold open access: in ThinkMind Digital Library

• Proceedings will be submitted for indexing to ISI Thomson Reuters
• As of April 2018, more than 1350 IARIA publications have been indexed by ISI Thomson Reuters (Web of Science Core Collection)
• 2017 and 2018 Conference proceedings have been sent for indexing to ISI Thomson Reuters by Filodiritto/InFOROmatica Publisher, Italy

AMBIENT 2018 is colocated with the following events as part of NexTech 2018.

• UBICOMM 2018, The Twelfth International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies
• ADVCOMP 2018, The Twelfth International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and Applications in Sciences
• SEMAPRO 2018, The Twelfth International Conference on Advances in Semantic Processing
• AMBIENT 2018, The Eighth International Conference on Ambient Computing, Applications, Services and Technologies
• EMERGING 2018, The Tenth International Conference on Emerging Networks and Systems Intelligence
• DATA ANALYTICS 2018, The Seventh International Conference on Data Analytics
• GLOBAL HEALTH 2018, The Seventh International Conference on Global Health Challenges
• CYBER 2018, The Third International Conference on Cyber-Technologies and Cyber-Systems

AMBIENT 2018 conference tracks:

Ambient computing environments, sensors and hardware

Fundamental for ambient computing and mechanisms; Environmental sensing and computing; Distributed ambient and artificial intelligence; Autonomic ambient networks and communications; Smart environments and applications; Ubiquitous and mobile computing

Ambient computing and modeling

Sentient Computing; Tracking and sensing networks; Location-based computing; Ambient context modeling and reasoning; Context-aware computing; Local and global sensing; Multi-sensory and multi-modal fusion; Citizen-oriented urban computing

Ambient devices, applications and systems

Ambient media and devices; Ambient content and methods for adding intelligence to media objects; Sentient offices; Smart phones; Glasses and filters for ambient game and movie; Social networks and social computing; Semantic-location; Body sensors; Wearable devices; Smart sensors; Smart technologies (smart home, smart metering, smart grids, smart sensors, smart home appliances, etc.)

Ambient services, technology and platforms

Personalized services; Ambient assisted living (AAL) ; Social games; Domotics (Home Automation) ; Domestic robotics; Intelligent homes; Tele-care and Telemedicine; Mobile media; Mobile learning; Emergency services; Ambient-oriented technologies (wireless, social networks) ; Universal access; Ambient platforms; Ambient and mobile social networks

User Friendly Interfaces

Haptic interfaces; Smart user interfaces; Ambient interfaces (touch, gesture, haptics, biometrics) ; Multimodal interfaces and interaction

Ambient Business Models, Privacy and Trust

Business model and business cases, security, privacy and trust, Real-life implementations

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