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Research Areas

  1. Context-Aware Computing
  2. Pervasive computing
  3. Security, Trust and Privacy

Past Projects

  1. Agent Oriented Approaches to a Ubiquitous Grid
  2. Anamika: Distributed Service Discovery and Composition for Pervasive Environments
  3. Context-Aware Surgical Training
  4. Dynamic Negotiation Agents in Mobile Computing
  5. IDE for Rei Policy Language
  6. MoGATU: Data Management in Pervasive Computing Environments
  7. Ontology Editor for Eclipse
  8. Rei : A Policy Specification Language
  9. Securing the Semantic Web: A Trust Management Approach
  10. Trauma Pod
  11. Vigil / Secure Centaurus

Publications

2024

  1. O. Clark, T. Reynolds, E. Ugwuabonyi, and K. P. Joshi, "Exploring the Impact of Increased Health Information Accessibility in Cyberspace on Trust and Self-care Practices", InProceedings, The 2024 ACM Workshop on Secure and Trustworthy Cyber-Physical Systems (SaT-CPS '24), June 2024, 376 downloads.

2022

  1. C. Hanks and R. M. Verma, "Data Quality and Linguistic Cues for Domain-independent Deception Detection", InProceedings, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT), December 2022, 348 downloads.

2014

  1. R. Yus, P. Pappachan, P. K. Das, E. Mena, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "FaceBlock: Privacy-Aware Pictures for Google Glass", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, June 2014, 3601 downloads.

2008

  1. S. Gupta, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "A Framework for Secure Knowledge Management in Pervasive Computing", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Workshop on Secure Knowledge Management, November 2008, 2434 downloads.
  2. O. Walavalkar, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Streaming Knowledge Bases", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Scalable Semantic Web knowledge Base Systems, October 2008, 4370 downloads, 4 citations.
  3. S. Gupta, "Trust-based Data Management in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", MastersThesis, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, July 2008, 1966 downloads.
  4. S. Gupta, A. Joshi, and A. Patwardhan, "Query Distribution Estimation and Predictive Caching in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Seventh International ACM Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access, June 2008, 2832 downloads, 1 citation.

2007

  1. O. Walavalkar, "Streaming Knowledge Bases", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2007, 4 citations.
  2. S. Agarwal, A. Joshi, T. Finin, Y. Yesha, and T. Ganous, "A Pervasive Computing System for the Operating Room of the Future", Article, Mobile Networks and Applications, August 2007, 3869 downloads.
  3. O. V. Ratsimor, "Opportunistic Bartering of Digital Goods and Services in Pervasive Environments", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2007, 2795 downloads.
  4. A. Patwardhan, J. Parker, M. Iorga, A. Joshi, T. Karygiannis, and Y. Yesha, "Threshold-based Intrusion Detection in Ad Hoc Networks and Secure AODV", Article, Ad Hoc Networks Journal (ADHOCNET), May 2007, 3467 downloads, 16 citations.

2006

  1. E. Rukzio, M. Paolucci, T. Finin, P. Wisner, and T. Payne, "Proceedings of the workshop on Mobile Interaction with the Real World (MIRW 2006)", Proceedings, September 2006, 247 downloads.
  2. S. Agarwal, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "A Pervasive Computing System for the Operating Room of the Future", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, September 2006, 4923 downloads.
  3. A. Patwardhan, F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Querying in Packs: Trustworthy Data Management in Ad Hoc Networks", Article, International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, June 2006, 4323 downloads, 5 citations.
  4. J. Parker, A. Patwardhan, F. Perich, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Trust in Pervasive Computing", Article, The Handbook of Mobile Middleware , February 2006, 2147 downloads, 1 citation.
  5. D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Toward Distributed Service Discovery in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , February 2006, 3179 downloads, 142 citations.

2005

  1. A. Patwardhan, F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Active Collaborations for Trustworthy Data Management in Ad Hoc Networks", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Systems, November 2005, 3743 downloads, 11 citations.
  2. A. Toninelli, J. Bradshaw, L. Kagal, and R. Montanari, "Rule-based and Ontology-based Policies: Toward a Hybrid Approach to Control Agents in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Semantic Web and Policy Workshop, November 2005, 2928 downloads, 29 citations.
  3. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "The SOUPA Ontology for Pervasive Computing", InBook, Ontologies for Agents: Theory and Experiences, July 2005, 6408 downloads, 70 citations.
  4. M. Chopra, "Applying Policy Based Access Control and XML Digital Signatures for Security in Pervasive Computing Environments", MastersThesis, May 2005, 2945 downloads.
  5. F. Perich, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Collaborative Joins in a Pervasive Computing Environment", Article, VLDB Journal, April 2005, 4659 downloads, 15 citations.
  6. D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Service Composition for Mobile Environments", Article, Journal on Mobile Networking and Applications, Special Issue on Mobile Services, January 2005, 5076 downloads, 67 citations.

2004

  1. H. Chen, "An Intelligent Broker Architecture for Pervasive Context-Aware Systems", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, December 2004, 7870 downloads, 17 citations.
  2. H. Chen, T. Finin, A. Joshi, F. Perich, D. Chakraborty, and L. Kagal, "Intelligent Agents Meet the Semantic Web in Smart Spaces", Article, IEEE Internet Computing, November 2004, 5638 downloads, 156 citations.
  3. L. Kagal, "A Policy-Based Approach to Governing Autonomous Behavior in Distributed Environments", PhdThesis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, September 2004, 10 citations.
  4. H. Chen, F. Perich, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "SOUPA: Standard Ontology for Ubiquitous and Pervasive Applications", InProceedings, International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, August 2004, 12100 downloads, 342 citations.
  5. A. Patwardhan, V. Korolev, L. Kagal, and A. Joshi, "Enforcing Policies in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, August 2004, 5772 downloads, 30 citations.
  6. D. Khushraj, O. Lassila, and T. Finin, "sTuples: Semantic Tuple Spaces", InProceedings, First Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services (MobiQuitous’04), August 2004, 3410 downloads, 73 citations.
  7. H. Chen, F. Perich, D. Chakraborty, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Intelligent Agents Meet Semantic Web in a Smart Meeting Room", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents & Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS 2004), July 2004, 6109 downloads, 81 citations.
  8. D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Towards Distributed Service Discovery in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, July 2004, 3967 downloads, 29 citations.
  9. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Pervasive Computing Ontology for User Privacy Protection in the Context Broker Architecture", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, July 2004, 5083 downloads.
  10. A. B. Shah, L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Policy Development Software for Security Policies", InProceedings, DIAMACS Workshop on Usable Privacy and Security Software, July 2004, 188 downloads.
  11. D. Chakraborty, "Service Discovery and Compsition in Pervasive Environments", PhdThesis, Ph.D. Thesis, June 2004, 4503 downloads, 8 citations.
  12. F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "On Data Management in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, May 2004, 5756 downloads, 82 citations.
  13. F. Perich, "On Peer-to-Peer Data Management in Pervasive Computing Environments", PhdThesis, UMBC, May 2004, 2045 downloads.
  14. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "The SOUPA Ontology for Pervasive Computing", InBook, Ontologies for agents: Theory and experiences, April 2004, 2107 downloads, 70 citations.
  15. D. Chakraborty, Y. Yesha, and A. Joshi, "A Distributed Service Composition Protocol for Pervasive Environments", Proceedings, Wireless Communcations and Networking Conference (WCNC), March 2004, 3488 downloads, 22 citations.
  16. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Context Broker for Building Smart Meeting Rooms", Proceedings, Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium on Knowledge Representation and Ontology for Autonomous Systems Symposium, 2004 AAAI Spring Symposium, March 2004, 9693 downloads, 65 citations.
  17. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Semantic Web in in the Context Broker Architecture", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Second Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computer and Communications, March 2004, 11734 downloads, 183 citations.
  18. D. Chakraborty and H. Lei, "Pervasive Enablement of Business Processes", InProceedings, 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, January 2004, 3429 downloads, 41 citations.
  19. D. Khushraj, "Semantic Tuple Spaces: A Coordination", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, January 2004.

2003

  1. O. V. Ratsimor, D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Service Discovery in Agent-based in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, Journal on Mobile Networking and Applications, November 2003, 3425 downloads, 38 citations.
  2. V. Hingne, A. Joshi, J. Michopoulos, and E. N. Houstis, "On the Grid and Sensor Networks", InProceedings, Proceedings. First Latin American Web Congress, Phoenix, November 2003, 171 downloads, 15 citations.
  3. F. Perich, A. Cedilnik, L. Kagal, and A. Joshi, "A Secure Infrastructure for Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Computing", Article, ACM Monet: Special Issue on Security in Mobile Computing Environments, October 2003, 4667 downloads, 44 citations.
  4. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Semantic Web in a Pervasive Context-Aware Architecture", InProceedings, Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Mobile System, 5th Annual Conf. on Ubiquitous Computing, October 2003, 8702 downloads, 65 citations.
  5. D. Khushraj, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Semantic Tuple Spaces: A Coordination Infrastructure in Mobile Environments", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Second International Semantic Web Conference , September 2003, 3 citations.
  6. F. Perich, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Neighborhood-Consistent Transaction Management for Pervasive Computing Environments", InProceedings, 14th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2003), September 2003, 5072 downloads, 11 citations.
  7. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "An Ontology for Context-Aware Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, Knowledge Engineering Review (Special Issue on Ontologies for Distributed Systems), September 2003, 8089 downloads, 614 citations.
  8. F. Perich, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Collaborative Joins in a Pervasive Computing Environment", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2003, 4422 downloads.
  9. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "An Ontology for Context-Aware Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, Workshop on Ontologies and Distributed Systems, August 2003, 7959 downloads, 614 citations.
  10. H. Chen, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Using OWL in a Pervasive Computing Broker", Article, Workshop on Ontologies in Agent Systems, AAMAS-2003, July 2003, 3581 downloads, 99 citations.
  11. D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Towards Distributed Service Discovery in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, June 2003, 3758 downloads.
  12. L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Policy Language for A Pervasive Computing Environment", InCollection, IEEE 4th International Workshop on Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks, June 2003, 5152 downloads, 341 citations.
  13. A. Choudhri, L. Kagal, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "PatientService : Electronic Patient Record Redaction and Delivery in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, Fifth International Workshop on Enterprise Networking and Computing in Healthcare Industry (Healthcom 2003), June 2003, 1734 downloads, 21 citations.
  14. V. Hingne, A. Joshi, T. Finin, H. Kargupta, and E. N. Houstis, "Towards a Pervasive Grid", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Int. Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium , April 2003, 1722 downloads.
  15. S. Avancha, P. D'Souza, F. Perich, A. Joshi, and Y. Yesha, "P2P M-Commerce in Pervasive Environments", Article, ACM SIGecom Exchanges, January 2003, 5208 downloads, 16 citations.

2002

  1. D. Chakraborty and A. Joshi, "Anamika: Distributed Service Composition Architecture for Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, Mobile Computing Communications Review (MC2R), December 2002, 3260 downloads.
  2. T. Finin, A. Joshi, L. Kagal, O. V. Ratsimor, S. Avancha, V. Korolev, H. Chen, F. Perich, and R. S. Cost, "Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Embedded Devices", Article, International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems, December 2002, 4073 downloads, 17 citations.
  3. S. Avancha, V. Korolev, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "On Experiments with a Transport Protocol for Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, Computer Networks, November 2002, 3206 downloads, 3 citations.
  4. L. Kagal, V. Korolev, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Centaurus : An Infrastructure for Service Management in Ubiquitous Computing", Article, ACM Wireless Networks Journal, November 2002, 2917 downloads, 19 citations.
  5. D. Chakraborty, F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "A Reactive Service Composition Architecture for Pervasive Computing Environments", InProceedings, Seventh Personal Wireless Communications Conference (PWC 2002), October 2002, 4501 downloads, 82 citations.
  6. L. Kagal, F. Perich, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "A Security Architecture Based on Trust Management for Pervasive Computing Systems", InProceedings, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, October 2002, 5816 downloads, 30 citations.
  7. L. Kagal, V. Korolev, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "An Approach to Dynamic Service Management in Pervasive Computing", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, October 2002, 3341 downloads.
  8. F. Perich, S. Avancha, D. Chakraborty, A. Joshi, and Y. Yesha, "Profile Driven Data Management for Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, 13th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2002), September 2002, 4993 downloads, 41 citations.
  9. T. Finin, A. Joshi, L. Kagal, O. V. Ratsimor, S. Avancha, V. Korolev, H. Chen, F. Perich, and R. S. Cost, "Intelligent agents for mobile and embedded devices", Article, International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems, September 2002, 1747 downloads.
  10. L. Kagal, F. Perich, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Vigil: Providing Trust for Enhanced Security in Pervasive Systems", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2002, 5568 downloads, 11 citations.
  11. L. Kagal, "An Agent Approach to Security for Pervasive Computing Environments", InProceedings, Doctoral Consortium, The Eighteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 02), July 2002.
  12. A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Me-Services: A Framework for Secure & Personalized Discovery, Composition and Management of Services in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, International Workshop on Web Services, E-Business, and the Semantic Web, May 2002, 980 downloads.
  13. A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Me-Services: A Framework for Secure and Personalized Discovery, Composition and Management of Services in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Web Services, E-Business, and the Semantic Web Workshop, May 2002, 213 downloads.
  14. D. Chakraborty, F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "A Reactive Service Composition Architecture for Pervasive Computing Environments", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, March 2002, 4792 downloads.
  15. S. Avancha, D. Chakraborty, H. Chen, L. Kagal, F. Perich, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Issues in Data Management for Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, NSF Workshop on Context-Aware Mobile Database Management, January 2002, 4417 downloads, 2 citations.
  16. A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Agents, Mobility, and M-services: Creating the Next Generation Applications and Infrastructure on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks", InBook, Developing an Infrastructure for Mobile and Wireless Systems, January 2002, 1002 downloads.

2001

  1. L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Trust-Based Security in Pervasive Computing Environments", Article, IEEE Computer, December 2001, 9485 downloads, 214 citations.
  2. S. Avancha, D. Chakraborty, L. Kagal, F. Perich, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "An Integrated Architecture for Secure Information Discovery, Composition and Management in Pervasive Environments", TechReport, December 2001, 236 downloads.
  3. T. Finin, A. Joshi, L. Kagal, O. V. Ratsimor, and V. Korolev, "Information Agents for Mobile and Embedded Devices", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop Cooperative Information Agents, September 2001, 4930 downloads, 17 citations.
  4. A. Cedilnik, L. Kagal, F. Perich, and A. Joshi, "A Secure Infrastructure for Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Computing", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2001, 4599 downloads.
  5. H. Chen, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Dynamic Service Discovery for Mobile Computing: Intelligent Agents Meet Jini in the Aether", Article, Cluster Computing, February 2001, 4036 downloads, 69 citations.

Presentation

  1. A Multiagent-Based Synergistic Approach For Software Fault Tolerance
  2. AAAI 2004 talk (Finin)
  3. Agent approaches to Security, Trust and Privacy in Pervasive Computing
  4. An Intelligent Broker for Pervasive Context-Aware Systems
  5. Computational Policies in a Need to Share Environment
  6. Context Aware Surgical Training Environment
  7. Development of Task Computing Applications and Devices
  8. MATA 2005 keynote
  9. Ontologies for mobile and pervasive computing
  10. pervasive and wearable computing research
  11. Semantic Web Technologies: A Tutorial
  12. Semi Automated Bartering of Digital Goods and Services in Pervasive Environments
  13. Trust and Reputation in Social Networks
  14. What comes next?

Document

  1. A Proposal for Pervasive Computing Standard Ontology

Poster

  1. eBiquity Poster (Jan 2005) Pervasive Knowledge

Old News

  1. UMBC and IBM collaborate on autonomic computing
    February 24, 2005
  2. UMBC ebiquity group launches four new PhDs
    December 23, 2004
  3. Harry Chen defends dissertation
    December 3, 2004
  4. Finin gives invited talk at AAAI 2004
    August 27, 2004
  5. ebiquity helps organize PSPT 2004
    August 26, 2004
  6. Three new PhDs
    May 19, 2004
  7. Rod Adkins to speak on IBM's pervasive computing programs
    January 17, 2004
  8. SW-UBICOMP-INTEREST SIG formed
    December 27, 2003
  9. UMBC Participates in CNSF's 9th Annual Capitol Hill Science Exhibition
    June 19, 2003

Old Events

  1. Towards Cooperative Autonomous Resilient Defenses in Cyberspace
    October 22, 2010
  2. Trust and Reputation in Social Networks
    March 30, 2010
  3. A Multiagent-Based Synergistic Approach for Software Fault Tolerance
    November 9, 2009
  4. Trust-based Data Management in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
    July 8, 2008
  5. Streaming Knowledge Bases
    August 29, 2007
  6. Opportunistic Bartering Of Digital Goods and Services
    August 3, 2007
  7. Bartering for Digital Goods in Pervasive Environments
    February 20, 2007
  8. Context-Spaces Approach to Building Context-Aware Pervasive Computing Systems
    October 13, 2006
  9. TradeWise
    September 12, 2006
  10. A Context Aware Surgical Training Environment
    March 15, 2006

Old Conferences

  1. First Workshop on Pervasive Security, Privacy and Trust (PSPT)
    August 26, 2004
  2. UbiAgents04, AAMAS Workshop on Ubiquitous Agents
    July 19, 2004