Introduction to Reasoning in Event-based Distributed Systems.- Distributed architectures for event-based systems.- Languages for Complex Event Processing and Querying Surveyed.- Complex Event Relational Algebra (CERA) and its Application to XChangeEQ.- Rule-Based Reasoning in Event Processing .- GINSENG Data Processing Framework .- Security Policy and Information Sharing in Distributed Event-Based Systems .- Generalization of Events and Rules to Support Advanced Applications .- Pattern Detection in Extremely Resource Constrained Devices.- Smart Patient Care.- The principle of immanence in event-based distributed systems.- Context-based event processing systems .- Event Processing over Uncertain Data .