Topics in Ubiquitous Computing Krzysztof Gajos Anthony LaMarca Andrew Schwerin 590 UC 1/6/2003
Welcome Weeks 2-5: Context Weeks 6-10: Education and collaboration What is it? How do I get it? How can I use it? Weeks 6-10: Education and collaboration How has/can UbiComp be applied to education What new UbiComp ideas could be applied to education?
Ubiquitous Computing Mark Weiser - Scientific American ’91 “Most profound technologies are those that disappear” Literacy, written words Electric motors More metaphors?
PARC’s Devices Generic platforms Special purpose devices Inch, Foot, Yard Special purpose devices Active badge network Telephones
Impressions Best idea? Worst idea? Which have arrived? Which are impending? Which are still pipe dreams? Why? What else?
Research Thrusts In UbiComp Smaller, faster, cheaper hardware Novel UI techniques Proactivity and activity inferencing Sensor networks, localization, data fusion Streamlining configuration, management Power efficiency
Key Elements? Invisibility Mobility User interactions Context Customization Allowance for desktops Wireless networking Improving quality of life Improving productivity
Buzzword Bingo Embodied Computing Invisible Computing Weiser ’91 Invisible Computing Norman ’98 Pervasive Computing IBM ’98 Proactive Computing Tennenhouse ’01 Autonomic Computing IBM ’01 Calm Computing Weiser/Brown ‘96
What’s Happening Today Georgia Tech Aware home Classroom 2000* Wearable computing Berkeley / UCLA Motes/smart dust* Tiny DB Illinois Gaia* MIT / Media lab Oxygen RFID Center Tangible UI Washington / IRS Location Stack* Labscape* Alzheimer/proactive health