Smart services utilizing machine learning (ML) take a more and more important position in our daily lives. As a result, the need for a large smart living data ecosystem has emerged that links the most diverse areas of life with each other. This ecosystem is characterized by a multitude of different actors, a heterogeneous ...

There has long been a trend away from monolithic solutions toward integrated service systems that combine technical services and product functionalities across different manufacturers. This is especially true for the Smart Living domain, where interconnected products and services are used in one of the most private areas. ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating all areas of life and not only changing coexistence in society for the better. Unfortunately, there is an increasing number of examples where AI systems show problematic behavior, such as discrimination or insufficient accuracy, missing data privacy or transparency. ...