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Preface
Nevertheless, being nonintrusive and cost-effective, keystroke dynamics is a strong alternative to other biometric modalities. It can be easily integrated with any other existing
knowledge-based user authentication system with minor alternation. Obtained accuracy in previous studies is impressive but not acceptable in practice due to problems in
intra-class variation or data acquisition techniques. Chapter 6 deals with the prediction
of authenticated user depending upon the individual typing pattern. The system aims to
identify the user through the data generated based on the typing style. It also identifies
the age, gender, ingenuity, and typing skills. A hybrid fuzzy and rough technique is being
used and has proved to be effective.
Nanotechnology plays an important role in changing the world through the development of new technologies in various fields such as health care, manufacturing, agriculture, and industrial control systems. Recent developments in the Internet of Nano-Things
(IoNT) are instrumental in the production of new nano devices. In Chapter 7, recent
trends in nanotechnology are discussed and its roles in various emerging fields are
presented. This chapter discusses the challenges and opportunities for the Internet of
Forensic Nano-Things (IoNTF) in assisting and supporting reliable digital forensics in
the IoNT environment.
Most devices we use today are equipped with sensors that have the capability of communicating and acquiring intelligence. Advancement of such technology supports mankind to assist in daily chores. Ambient assisted living (AAL) has drawn attention from
people who are dependent, aged, and are under care. Chapter 8 focuses on this interesting application of IoT, that is, AAL. AAL systems are IoT-enabled that are exclusively
designed to assist the aged/senior citizens in their daily activities. This chapter discusses
various types of sensors used for this purpose and their strengths and weaknesses. It also
describes various approaches adopted to develop an AAL system. Software engineering–
based model development in AAL will enhance the functionality of the system, which is
crucial in handling emergencies that older people encounter.
IoT is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines,
objects, animals, or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to
transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human-to-computer interaction.
Here, we need to know how the devices or things in IoT are communicating and how
the name service will translate the meaningful names to machine-understandable form.
Chapter 9 discusses the role of the naming service and the high-level requirements of the
name service in IoT. It elaborates on the middleware technology to support device naming, application addressing, and profile storage and look-up services in IoT environments.
Challenges of naming services in IoT are discussed along with how naming, addressing, and profile server (NAPS) overcomes these challenges. Platform-independent NAPS
is discussed in detail with its complete design, including its functionalities, system flows,
interfaces, etc.
Generally, an IoT application focuses on timely service and improves the efficiency. With
this reason, today many IoT-based healthcare medical devices have been developed to provide proper treatment for patients in a timely manner. In the medical field, such devices
have adopted the principle of lightweight protocols to communicate between various IoTbased medical devices. Chapter 10 provides information about recent technologies to mitigate security issues in IoT health care. This chapter discusses various security protocols
and standards, concentrating on a detailed study of the security issues in communication
among the devices. It offers a simulated approach and provides solutions to security using
elliptic curve public key cryptography, which is implemented in a step-by-step manner in
Contiki network simulator (Cooja) simulator.
Preface
Nevertheless, being nonintrusive and cost-effective, keystroke dynamics is a strong alternative to other biometric modalities. It can be easily integrated with any other existing
knowledge-based user authentication system with minor alternation. Obtained accuracy in previous studies is impressive but not acceptable in practice due to problems in
intra-class variation or data acquisition techniques. Chapter 6 deals with the prediction
of authenticated user depending upon the individual typing pattern. The system aims to
identify the user through the data generated based on the typing style. It also identifies
the age, gender, ingenuity, and typing skills. A hybrid fuzzy and rough technique is being
used and has proved to be effective.
Nanotechnology plays an important role in changing the world through the development of new technologies in various fields such as health care, manufacturing, agriculture, and industrial control systems. Recent developments in the Internet of Nano-Things
(IoNT) are instrumental in the production of new nano devices. In Chapter 7, recent
trends in nanotechnology are discussed and its roles in various emerging fields are
presented. This chapter discusses the challenges and opportunities for the Internet of
Forensic Nano-Things (IoNTF) in assisting and supporting reliable digital forensics in
the IoNT environment.
Most devices we use today are equipped with sensors that have the capability of communicating and acquiring intelligence. Advancement of such technology supports mankind to assist in daily chores. Ambient assisted living (AAL) has drawn attention from
people who are dependent, aged, and are under care. Chapter 8 focuses on this interesting application of IoT, that is, AAL. AAL systems are IoT-enabled that are exclusively
designed to assist the aged/senior citizens in their daily activities. This chapter discusses
various types of sensors used for this purpose and their strengths and weaknesses. It also
describes various approaches adopted to develop an AAL system. Software engineering–
based model development in AAL will enhance the functionality of the system, which is
crucial in handling emergencies that older people encounter.
IoT is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines,
objects, animals, or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to
transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human-to-computer interaction.
Here, we need to know how the devices or things in IoT are communicating and how
the name service will translate the meaningful names to machine-understandable form.
Chapter 9 discusses the role of the naming service and the high-level requirements of the
name service in IoT. It elaborates on the middleware technology to support device naming, application addressing, and profile storage and look-up services in IoT environments.
Challenges of naming services in IoT are discussed along with how naming, addressing, and profile server (NAPS) overcomes these challenges. Platform-independent NAPS
is discussed in detail with its complete design, including its functionalities, system flows,
interfaces, etc.
Generally, an IoT application focuses on timely service and improves the efficiency. With
this reason, today many IoT-based healthcare medical devices have been developed to provide proper treatment for patients in a timely manner. In the medical field, such devices
have adopted the principle of lightweight protocols to communicate between various IoTbased medical devices. Chapter 10 provides information about recent technologies to mitigate security issues in IoT health care. This chapter discusses various security protocols
and standards, concentrating on a detailed study of the security issues in communication
among the devices. It offers a simulated approach and provides solutions to security using
elliptic curve public key cryptography, which is implemented in a step-by-step manner in
Contiki network simulator (Cooja) simulator.