The rapid advances in computing and wireless communication
technologies along with their integration into commodity devices such
as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and portable computers
provide a technical infrastructure that enables a broad range of
mobile services and applications. These include scenarios where
seamless access to a computing infrastructure is provided, scenarios
where interaction and data sharing among mobile users occur in mobile
ad hoc networks, and hybrid scenarios that combine these two.
The continued miniaturization of computing devices along with
improvements in the performance/price ratio enable new services and
applications, e.g., in environmental monitoring and transportation.
Although substantial research has been conducted, this area remains
ripe with open research challenges, e.g., in relation to context-aware
computing, such as location-based services or ubiquitous computing
applications; mobile applications in hybrid networks; and consistency
and data processing in sensor networks.
The conference focuses on research contributions within data
management in relation to mobile, wearable, and pervasive computing.