Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions: 4th International Conference, DAPI 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, [Paperback]

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016 and received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

This volume contains papers addressing the following major topics: designing and developing smart environments; tracking and recognition techniques in ambient intelligence; human behavior in smart environments; emotions and affect in intelligent environments; and smart cities and communities.

Towards Ubiquitous Service Design & Development Approach.- Exploring Design for Multi-device, Multi-environment and Multimodal Connected Experiences.- Investigating Low-Cost Wireless Occupancy Sensors for Beds.- User Interface Design for Ambient Assisted Living Systems.- Establishing Guidelines for User Quality of Experience in Ubiquitous Systems.- Towards Big Data Interactive Visualization in Ambient Intelligence Environments.- End-User Development Tools for the Smart Home: A Systematic Literature Review.- The Interaction Design Research about 3D Demo Animation in Smart Home.- A Formal Model for Context-Aware Semantic Augmented Reality Systems.- How to support the design of user-oriented product-related services.- Design and Sensitive Configurations: Memory and Learning Neural Circuits Correlated with the Creative Processes in Design.- Data-driven Smart Home System for Elderly People based on WlC;