Ubiquitous ComputingUbiquitous Computing211130211130

Paul Havinga & Hans Scholten{havinga, scholten}@cs.utwente.nlwww.cs.utwente.nl/~havinga/ubc.html

Wk 13/18: SP3 Wk 22/25: LA2520

Introductions

Instructors– Paul Havinga

havinga@cs.utwente.nlINF 4090

– Hans Scholtenscholten@cs.utwente.nlINF 4078

Guest speakers for colloquia Groups!

From PC centric to …..

Centered around a general-purpose processor with memory and a shared bus

Bus interface

Shared bus PCI / USB

Device 1 Device 2

CPU

Device N

… to network centric ….

LAN Internet

PC PC PC PC

LANPC PC PC PC

LAN

… to consumer post-PC world (ubiquitous computing)

Motivation for the course

Computing is spreading– Move to anytime/anywhere– True ubiquity of service

Information Support Where are we? Where are we heading? ….

Course Objectives

Understand important historical precedents

Identify critical technologies

Obtain necessary research skills

Format

This is a research course, so you must contribute– In lectures– Going in depth on some topics– By teaching others “how to”– By working together on doing research– By disseminating the results in a paper and a

presentation

Course concepts

Introduction in various aspects of Ubiquitous Computing

Group research project Colloquia by experts on various subjects

– Selected Panel studies subject, and prepares questions

Workshop with presentations of research results and tutorials

Weeks 1-3

Introduction Self study

– Read call for papers– Explore the field– Form a group (3-6 students)– Select potential research topic

Formulate research problem and hypothesis CAPUT: Formulate subject for survey

Week 2

Colloquium:– Research methodology (Hans Heerkens)

Week 3

Prepare 10-15 minute presentation for week 4– Introduction in research topic– What is the problem– What is the hypothesis– How will the problem be tackled

CAPUT: 6/7 MIZ (Hanneke Becht)

Week 4

Group presents research topic and plan– 10-15 minutes max!

Discussion with group Group finalizes plan and submits by e-mail to

lecturers CAPUT: Prepare 10-15 minute presentation

for week 5

CTIT Symposium

Week 5

CAPUT: 6/7Group presents research topic and plan– 10-15 minutes max!

Discussion with group Group finalizes plan and submits by e-mail to

lecturers

Week 7

Progress meeting with individual groups

Weeks 3-8

Do the research/survey– Lecturers are available in second hour after each colloquium– Write short progress report (submit weekly)– Literature study– Ask for help when needed!

Results– Not known on beforehand !– New protocol or architecture– Simulations or prototype– Show trade-offs and consequences of decisions and environment– Compare with other related research

Colloquia…

Week 8

Deadline papers and surveys Prepare final presentation for workshop

Week 9

Workshop– Keynote presentation– Paper presentations– Tutorials

WkDATE SUBJECT UbC CAPUT

1 March 25

Introduction

2 April 1 Research Methodology

3 April 8 Presentation HN and WSN extra: 6/7MIZ (Hanneke Becht)

4 April 15 Presentations groups State-of-the-art(15 min/group)

Presence imperative

4 April 16 CTIT Symposium(13.00 – 18.00)

Presence imperative Presence imperative

5 April 22 Presentation TBA Extra: 6Presentation framework

6 April 29 Presentation TBA

7 May 26 Progress meeting(individual groups)

By appointment By appointment

7 May 27 Presentation TBA

8 June 3 Presentation TBA

8 June 3 Deadline Paper Survey

9 June 10 Workshop Paper presentation Tutorial presentation

10 June 17 Resit (herkanzing)

Colloquia

Selected panel – Prepares topic– Prepares questions for expert

Schedule can be found on:http://www.cs.utwente.nl/~havinga/ubc.html

Obligatory– Notify lecturers on beforehand when unable to attend

Student requirements and grading

Research topic, hypothesis and plan 10%

Panel 10% Research result and paper 70% Presentation 10%

When paper has publication potential, and is accepted for publication,the result will become a 10 !

This class is a work in progress

Your input can help guide the course Lecturers don’t know everything Lecturers like research on:

– Home networking (@HA, TEAHA, SCOTT) http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/scholten/docs/aha-description.pdf

– Smart sensor networks (Eyes, Smart Surroundings, Featherlight)http://eyes.eu.org