A data-oriented survey of context models

Context-aware systems are pervading everyday life, therefore context modeling is becoming a relevant issue and an expanding research field. This survey has the goal to provide a comprehensive evaluation framework, allowing application designers to compare context models with respect to a given target application; in particular we stress the analysis of those features which are relevant for the problem of data tailoring. The contribution of this paper is twofold: a general analysis framework for context models and an upto-date comparison of the most interesting, data-oriented approaches available in the literature.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: SIGMOD
• Authors: Cristiana Bolchini, Carlo Curino, Elisa Quintarelli, Fabio A. Schreiber, Letizia Tanca
• Keywords: Comprehensive Evaluation Framework, Context Models, Database, General Analysis Framework, SIGMOD 2007