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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2017, and the Third International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS 2017, held in Porto, Portugal in April 2017.The 8 full papers of SMARTGREENS 2017 presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. VEHITS 2017 received 77 paper submissions from which 9 papers were selected and published in this book. The papers reflect topics such as smart cities, energy-aware systems and technologies, sustainable computing and communications, sustainable transportation and smart mobility.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2018, and the 4th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS 2018, held in Funchal-Madeira, Portugal in March 2018.The 18 full papers presented during SMARTGREENS 2018 and VEHITS 2018 were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers reflect topics such as smart cities and green ICT systems; vehicle technology and intelligent transport systems.

This book constitutes extended, revised and selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2018, held in Funchal, Portugal in March 2018.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2017, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in October/November 2017. The 8 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions.

This book constitutes extended, revised and selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2019, held in Heraklion, Greece, in May 2019.The 11 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 102 submissions.

This book constitutes selected papers of the Second International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2018, held in Seville, Spain, in September 2018, and Third International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2019, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2019.The 7 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions for CHIRA 2018 and 36 submissions for CHIRA 2019. The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on computer-human interaction, including Interaction design, human factors, entertainment, cognition, perception, user-friendly software and systems, pervasive technologies and interactive devices.

This book includes extended and revised selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2019, and the 5th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS 2019, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in May 2019.

This book constitutes extended, revised and selected papers from the 10th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2020, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in May 2020.

This book includes extended and revised selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2020, and the 6th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS 2020, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in May 2020.

?This book includes extended and revised selected papers from the 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2021, and 7th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS 2021, held as virtual event, in April 28–30, 2021.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2021, Virtual Event, during April 28–30, 2021. The proceedings deal with the topics of data processing, cloud computing environments, and services science.

This book constitutes selected papers of the Fourth International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2020, held virtually, in November 2020. The 8 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems and 8th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, SMARTGREENS 2022 and VEHITS 2022 was held Virtually on April 27–29, 2022.The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:​smart cities and green ICT systems and vehicle technology and intelligent transport systems.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of buildings’ digital information security, focusing on various phases of building projects and their associated challenges. It covers digitalization in the industry, emphasizing security and privacy concerns. The book explores various phases of construction projects, including design, construction, and operation from a digital information perspective, information security vulnerabilities, impacts, and mitigation measures. Additionally, it discusses the tools and platforms to support digitalization and will review them from the information security point of view. The book also addresses existing security platforms/devices for households and analyzes their affordability and viability. In its last section, the book discusses the applicability and challenges of the current security solutions for complex buildings. The book will appeal to IT and construction professionals wanting to learn more about cybersecurity in this industry.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Design Science Symposium, EDSS 2012 held in Leixlip, Ireland, in December 2012 which was held in conjunction with the Intel European Research and Innovation Conference, ERIC 2012. The 14 papers (4 invited papers and 10 full papers) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. The papers cover the following topics: software, formal logic, rigorous mathematics, informal natural language descriptions.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2013, held in Aachen, Germany, in May 2013. The 8 papers presented were selected from 142 paper submissions. The papers cover the following topics: cloud computing fundamentals; services science foundations for cloud computing; cloud computing platforms and applications; and cloud computing enabling technologies.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Design Science Symposium, EDSS 2013 held in Dublin, Ireland, in November 2013. The 9 papers presented together with two invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers deal with various topics in the design science research.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2015, held in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2015.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014. The 14 papers presented were selected from 127 paper submissions. The papers focus on the following topics: cloud computing fundamentals;

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 242 submissions. The papers address topics such as information technologies supporting learning; learning/teaching methodologies and assessment; social context and learning environments; domain applications and case studies; and ubiquitous learning.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Data Technologies and Applications, DATA 2014, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2014. The 12 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 87 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics: databases, data warehousing, data mining, data management, data security, knowledge and information systems and technologies; advanced application of data.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereedproceedings of the International Conference on Communication Technologies forAgeing Well and e-Health, ICT4AgeingWell 2015, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in May2015.The 11 full papers and two invited papers presented were carefully reviewed andselected from 45 submissions. The papers cover five main topic areas, covering different aspects, including Ambient AssistedLiving, Telemedicine and E-Health, Monitoring, Accessibility and UserInterfaces, Robotics and Devices for Independent Living and HCI for Ageing Populations.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereedproceedings of the 4th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICTSystems, SMARTGREENS 2015, and the 1st InternationalConference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, VEHITS2015, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in May 2015.The 15 full papers of SMARTGREENS 2015 presentedwere carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. VEHITS 2015 received27 paper submissions from which 3 papers were selected and published in thisbook. The papers reflect topics such as smart cities, energy-aware systems andtechnologies, sustainable computing and communications, sustainabletransportation and smart mobility.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2015, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in May 2015.The 14 revised full papers presented together with one invited paper were selected from 146 paper submissions. The papers focus on the following topics: cloud computing fundamentals; services science foundations for cloud computing; cloud computing platforms and applications; cloud computing enabling technologies; and mobile cloud computing services.

Thisbook constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conferenceon Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in May2015.The 34 revised full papers presented together with an invited talkwere carefully reviewed and selected from 196 submissions. The papers addresstopics such as information technologies supporting learning; learning/teachingmethodologies and assessment; social context and learning environments; domainapplications and case studies; and ubiquitous learning.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedingsof the Fourth International Conference on Data Technologies and Applications,DATA 2015, held in Colmar, France, in July 2015.The 9 revised full papers were carefully reviewed andselected from 70 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics:databases, data warehousing, data mining, data management, data security,knowledge and information systems and technologies; advanced application ofdata.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2016, held in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, in May 2016.The 11 full papers, 2 short papers and 9 short papers describing prototypes and products were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized around the following topics: methodological aspects of design science; applications of design science research to real world  design problems, for example in social media, health care systems, embedded technologies, climate, security.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2016, held in Dublin, Ireland, August 31 – September 2, 2016.The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. They focus on topics as augmented reality learning, blended learning, learning analytics, mobile learning, virtual learning environments.