Intelligent Environments (IEs) refer to physical spaces into which IT and other pervasive computing technologies are woven and are used to achieve specific goals for the user, the environment, or both. IEs have the ultimate objective of enriching user experience, better manage and increase user awareness of that environment. The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 17) was held at Seoul, Republic of Korea, and it was a great chance to share the state of the art data analytics methods and technologies. Based on the recommendations from conference committee members, four papers have been invited for this thematic issue.

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介绍Intelligent Environments 2017中选定主题的主题问题

智能环境（IE）是指将IT和其他普适计算技术编织到的物理空间，用于实现用户，环境或两者的特定目标。IE的最终目标是丰富用户体验，更好地管理并提高用户对该环境的认识。第13届智能环境国际会议（IE 17）在大韩民国汉城举行，这是分享最先进的数据分析方法和技术的绝佳机会。根据会议委员会成员的建议，已就该主题问题邀请了四篇论文。