Integrating Intelligent Agent and Wireless Computing Research Into the Undergraduate Curriculum Diane Cook Sajal Das Larry Holder Farhad Kamangar Ramesh Yerraballi

Goals Create interactive environment Built upon AI simulator

Wumpus World Percept = (stench, breeze, glitter, bump, scream, hint, picture) Move = (left, right, forward, grab, shoot, climb)

Wumpus World Score: -1 each move, 1000 for gold Multiple players (round robin) Parameters: –#Players –#Trials –World size

Assignments Agent 1: reflex-driven agent Agent 2: add state information Agent 3: implement search engine Agent 4: add planner Agent 5: DT-agent Agent 6: use machine learning Agent 7: use the NLP oracle Agent 8: apply computer vision to PPM image

Wireless Intelligent Simulation Environment (WISE) Second floor Nedderman Hall Extend Java Wumpus World environment

Agents Three types of agents: software, human, and robot Physical agents communicate over wireless network Software agent –Studied in AI 1 and AI 2 –Model of Nedderman Hall

Human Agents View status through virtual model Physical move in space Position updated using sensors

Robot Agents Teleoperated or autonomous

Curriculum Development AI 1 and 2 Robotics Mobile Computing Multimedia Senior Design –Group already developing human interface Human-Computer Interaction –New course

Current Status Model of second floor NH (Ashwin) Java client-server architecture Wearable device (Ramesh and Sri) Human wearable interface (Sri and Ashwin) Wireless network on first and second floors (Larry, Rod, Praveen) Robot interface (Bert, Praveen, Ashwin)

Schedule 2001 Ashwin funded through December –Make revisions based on today’s feedback –Documentation –Train student Half life simulation –Mike Garcia New student funded fall through spring –Create labs for AI 2 and Robotics

Schedule 2002 Demo for PIs, students, and teachers from nearby universities during E Week New student funded January – December –Web interface –Enhancements necessary for next courses Solve location problem New student funded summer through fall –Lab development for AI I, Mobile Networking, Multimedia Computing Wireless network covering Engineering Campus

Schedule 2003 Demo for PIs, students, and faculty from nearby universities during E Week Two new students funded –Package WISE for dissemination –Complete and package lab materials Evaluate and publish

MRI Funding Staff member (Terry Pruitt) Equipment –Ramesh, multimedia research 8 Picturebooks with quad-capacity batteries External battery charger, DVD drive 12 video cameras 12 headphone / microphone combinations –Desktop and Picturebook (Terry, development) –Manfred, robotics research 2 ActiveMedia robots and pan/tilt heads 2 PCs Stereo vision system Laser range finger 1 outdoor robot

MRI Funding Wireless Network –60 access points –150 cards –Cables –Cover Nedderman Hall, Wolfe Hall, Engineering Lab building, and outside corridors Equipment to solve locator problem A bit left over