Combining the fundamental methods, algorithms, and concepts of pervasive computing with current innovations, this foremost resource systematically covers such salient topics as network and application scalability, wireless network connectivity, adaptability and content-aware computing, information technology security and liability, and human-computer interaction.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Processing and Knowledge in the Web, GSCL 2013, held in Darmstadt, Germany, in September 2013. The 20 revised full papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions and cover topics on language processing and knowledge in the Web on several important dimensions, such as computational linguistics, language technology, and processing of unstructured textual content in the Web.

This book examines the challenges to the research field brought about by the emergence of collaboratively constructed language resources (CCLR), such as Wikipedia and Wiktionary. It offers a comprehensive overview of the significant work in CCLRs and NLP.