Over the last decade a number of research areas have contributed to the concept of advanced intelligent environments, these include ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, embedded intelligence, intelligent user interfaces, human factors, intelligent buildings, mobile communications, domestic robots, intelligent sensors, artistic and architectural design and ambient intelligence. Undeniably, multimodal spoken language dialogue interaction is a key factor in ensuring natural interaction and therefore of particular interest for advanced intelligent environments. The book covers all the key topics in the field of intelligent environments from a variety of leading researchers.

Assistive Environments for Successful Aging.- Do Digital Homes Dream of Electric Families? Consumer Experience Architecture as a Framework for Design.- An Architecture That Supports Task-Centered Adaptation In Intelligent Environments.- Multimodal Presentation of Information in a Mobile Context.- Classifier Fusion for Emotion Recognition from Speech.- Understanding Mobile Spatial Interaction in Urban Environments.- Genetic Algorithm for Energy-Efficient Trees in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Enhancing Anomaly Detection Using Temporal Pattern Discovery.- Fault-Resilient Pervasive Service Composition.- Intravein #x2013; Parametric Urbanism.- The Totality of Space.