A model-driven approach for quality of context in pervasive systems. (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoyos, José R.; García-Molina, Jesús; Botía, Juan A.; Preuveneers, Davy
• Is Part Of: Computers & electrical engineering. Volume 55(2016)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: Quality of context -- Model driven engineering -- Domain specific language -- Context modeling -- Context-aware; Computer engineering -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Ordinateurs -- Conception et construction -- Périodiques; Électrotechnique -- Périodiques; Électrotechnique -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Computer engineering; Electrical engineering; Electrical engineering -- Data processing; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.302854
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2016.07.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0045-7906

Abstract

Highlights: A proposal for modeling quality of context (QoC) for pervasive systems is presented. The MLContext modeling language is extended to support QoC. A Model-Driven approach is applied to generate software artefacts related to QoC. The proposal has been validated for the COSMOS and SAMURAI context-aware frameworks. Abstract: Handling context is a crucial activity in context-aware systems. In building such systems, the creation of models helps developers to understand and reason on the context information. The quality of context information is required to achieve these systems behavior according to the requirements. Therefore, context models should not only represent the context information but also the quality of context (QoC). MLContext is a textual domain-specific language (DSL) designed to model context, which has been used to automatically generate software artifacts related to the context management for some context-aware frameworks. In this article we present an MLContext extension for modeling QoC. The QoC added features include constructs to express context situations (i.e. constraints on context information), quality requirements and quality levels. The new constructs have been mapped to code for two frameworks supporting QoC (COSMOS and SAMURAI). These mappings have been validated by means of a case study.