PerCAM 2014 - Special issue on “Pervasive and Context-Aware Middleware” of Elsevier Computers and Electrical Engineering Journal

Necessity and formalization of middleware for pervasive computing
Architectural issues of middleware for pervasive computing
Single Vs multiple-domain middleware for pervasive computing
Single Vs multiple-domain context management
Mobility issues in pervasive computing
Expandability & scalability issues in pervasive computing
Software engineering techniques for pervasive computing
Software development methodology for pervasive computing
Evaluating methods of middleware for pervasive computing
Embodiments of middleware for pervasive computing
Context acquisition
Quality of context assessment
Context distribution/dissemination/provision
Pervasive computing programming languages
Query-based languages for context retrieval
Context modeling/reasoning
Privacy protection in pervasive computing
Context provenance
Context-aware mobile programming
Context-aware applications and systems
Service management in pervasive computing
Ubiquitous commerce