Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

This book describes the theoretical foundations of cognitive infocommunications (CogInfoCom), and provides a survey on state-of-the-art solutions and applications within the field. The book covers aspects of cognitive infocommunications in the research fi

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itive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

Péter Baranyi • Adam Csapo • Gyula Sallai

Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)

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Adam Csapo Institute for Computer Science and Control of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Hungary

Péter Baranyi Széchenyi István University Gy˝or, Hungary Institute for Computer Science and Control of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Hungary

Széchenyi István University Gy˝or, Hungary

Gyula Sallai Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary Future Internet Research Coordination Centre University of Debrecen Hungary

ISBN 978-3-319-19607-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19608-4

ISBN 978-3-319-19608-4 (eBook)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015953263 Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 01–01, 04–01, 11Axx, 26–01 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com)

Preface

In the past decades, the role and value of information has significantly increased in nearly all aspects of daily life. Information besides matter and energy has become a primary conceptual component of human thinking, as evidenced by the growing appearance of the word “information” in a widening range of contexts. Alongside the factories, power plants and relevant industries which provide, store, process and transport matter and energy, a system of infocommunication services providing analogous functionalities with respect to information now pervades our everyday experience. As a result, access to infocommunications has become a basic need, in much the same way as the ability to access electric power through outlets in walls is taken for granted. In fact, most services pertaining to matter, energy and information are co-dependent at various levels, with each se