The simplicity project: easing the burden of using complex and heterogeneous ICT devices and services

As of today, to exploit the variety of different "services", users need to configure each of their devices by using different procedures and need to explicitly select among heterogeneous access technologies and protocols. In addition to that, users are authenticated and charged by different means. The lack of implicit human computer interaction, context-awareness and standardisation places an enormous burden of complexity on the shoulders of the final users. The IST-Simplicity project aims at leveraging such problems by: i) automatically creating and customizing a user communication space; ii) adapting services to user terminal characteristics and to users preferences; iii) orchestrating network capabilities. The aim of this paper is to present the technical framework of the IST-Simplicity project. This paper is a thorough analysis and qualitative evaluation of the different technologies, standards and works presented in the literature related to the Simplicity system to be developed

Demand Side Management services for smart buildings with the use of second generation Smart Meter and the Chain-2 of E-Distribuzione

The paper focuses on the new opportunities offered by the second-generation smart meters (2G SM) installed in Italy by the Distribution System Operator (DSO) E-Distribuzione, who has started the roll-out of the new metering devices in 2017. Among the innovative features of 2G SM stands out the possibility for the customers to be informed in real time on its consumptions. This feature opens new scenarios with a more active and aware role of the user in the management of energy resources and in the participation in the regulatory initiatives that the DSO can implement. In the paper is presented the regulatory contest and the property of communication between the in-home device (IHD), used to develop demand side management (DSM) algorithms, and the smart meters. With the aim of testing the performances of the Chain-2 and the DSM strategy, a specialized laboratory has been created to simulate three typical Italian apartments. Finally, an example of a strategy for home automation is presented; it can lead to a decrease in costs for the consumption of electricity and it can be considered as a verification for the effectiveness of the new communication between the meter and the customer

The Simplicity Project: Managing Complexity in a Diverse ICT World

As technology develops, people are using an ever broader range of heterogeneous ICT (Information and Communication Technology) devices and network-based services. New areas of research, such as pervasive computing, will further increase the diversity of the devices and services with which users have to deal. The result is an enormous burden of complexity for users, service providers and network operators. This creates obstacles to effective exploitation and acceptance of Beyond 3G systems such as ambient intelligence, context-aware services and novel access technologies. The goal of the Simplicity project is to reduce this complexity by: i) providing automatic customization of user access to services and the network; ii) automatically adapting services to terminal characteristics and user preferences; iii) orchestrating network capabilities

The Simplicity Project: Managing Complexity in a Diverse ICT World

Editors: G. (EDT) Riva, F. (EDT) Vatalaro, F. (EDT) Davide, M. (EDT) Alcaniz, Ph.D. Giuseppe Riv

The simplicty project:Managing complexity in a diverse ICT world

As technology develops, people are using an ever broader range of heterogeneous ICT (Information and Communication Technology) devices and network-based services. New areas of research, such as pervasive computing, will further increase the diversity of the devices and services with which users have to deal. The result is an enormous burden of complexity for users, service providers and network operators. This creates obstacles to effective exploitation and acceptance of Beyond 3G systems such as ambient intelligence, context-aware services and novel access technologies. The goal of the Simplicity project is to reduce this complexity by: i) providing automatic customization of user access to services and the network; ii) automatically adapting services to terminal characteristics and user preferences; iii) orchestrating network capabilities

The simplicty project:Managing complexity in a diverse ICT world

As technology develops, people are using an ever broader range of heterogeneous ICT (Information and Communication Technology) devices and network-based services. New areas of research, such as pervasive computing, will further increase the diversity of the devices and services with which users have to deal. The result is an enormous burden of complexity for users, service providers and network operators. This creates obstacles to effective exploitation and acceptance of Beyond 3G systems such as ambient intelligence, context-aware services and novel access technologies. The goal of the Simplicity project is to reduce this complexity by: i) providing automatic customization of user access to services and the network; ii) automatically adapting services to terminal characteristics and user preferences; iii) orchestrating network capabilities