A Practical Introduction to Human-in-the-Loop Cyber-Physical Systems

The last few decades have seen an unprecedented surge of technological advancement, particularly in the area of computer science, resulting in some of the most revolutionary human inventions yet. The continuous integration of computational resources into all kinds of objects has made our tools “intelligent”. Everything, from light bulbs to refrigerators, microwaves and coffee machines, will soon be connected to the Internet. Some studies estimate that we will have an “Internet of Things” (IoT) with 26 billion connected devices by 2020.  This book focuses on the emerging topic of Human-in-the-loop Cyber-Physical Systems (HiTLCPS), addressing many questions, both from theoretical and practical points of view.