Welcome Message from the Editor-in-Chief

On behalf of the Editorial Board of ICST Transactions on Ubiquitous Environments (ISSN# 2032-9377), it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the inaugural issue of this international archival journal. This journal has been designed with the objective of creating a venue for publishing the latest research and developments in the area of ubiquitous environments. The journal will deal with contributions in the topics of smart spaces with ambient intelligence where sensors in the environment help a system to appropriately react to people, context-aware pervasive computing systems where the current context enables the system to guide the user’s tasks, home area networking systems that can intelligently monitor, track and control a home’s environment, and vehicular sensor networks, where a collection of sensors monitor and control the vehicle’s well-being. The scope of the journal deals with, but is not limited to, the various aspects of computing and communications that help achieve this goal. These include: Ubiquitous Environments Infrastructure Design and Implementation, Operating Systems and Programming Environments for Smart Mobile Devices, Embedded Systems and Networking Support for Ubiquitous Environments, Middleware, Security and Privacy Support for Ubiquitous Environments, Human Computer Interfacing, Human-Centric Interaction and Hardware/Software Co-design principles. Papers that describe innovative applications and test-beds that demonstrate the utility of ubiquitous environments, and tools that enable development of novel applications are particularly welcome. In addition to regular academic research papers that will undergo rigorous peer review by established researchers, we will also strive to regularly publish position papers by industry practitioners and professionals. This will help bridge the gap between academic research and industry practice.