The UPC enables to create a human-oriented computing environment where computer chips are embedded in everyday objects and interact with physical world. Through UPC, people can get online even while moving around, thus, having almost permanent access to their preferred services. With a great potential to revolutionize our lives, UPC also poses new research challenges.
The aim of the book is to provide the latest research findings, methods, development techniques, challenges, and solutions from both theoretical and practical perspectives related to UPC with an emphasis on innovative, mobile, and Internet services.