Ubiquitous Computing -- Lecture -- SS2017

This lecture will give an overview on relevant concepts and technologies (such as the history of ubiquitous computing and underlying visions, embedded systems and cyber-physical systems, mobile computing, wearable computing, and wireless sensor networks). It will also deal with more specific subjects (e.g., context awareness, activity recognition, privacy and security issues, research methods in this emerging field). Case studies will also be given during breaks to give more insights in current developments and the lessons and pitfalls that researchers and engineers have met while deploying such novel systems.

Description:

Size: 2 hrs lecture + 2 hrs exercises (5LP)
Lecture: Thu. 12:15-14:00 Uhr in room US-A 016
Exercises: Thu. 14:15-16:00 Uhr in room US-A 016
Type of exam: Oral
Lecturer(s): Kristof Van Laerhoven
LSF links: Lecture: 43UCO1111V, Exercises: 43UCO1112V

Overview of the Lecture:

1. Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing

Organisation, Basics, Vision of Ubiquitous Computing

ubicomp01 [27.04.17]

2. Wearable Computing, Nomadic Technology

History of Wearable Computing, Wearable Input/Output, Intelligence Augmentation

ubicomp02a [04.05.17]

Designing for wearable use and wearable experiment designs, security and privacy

ubicomp02b [11.05.17]

3. Wireless Sensor/Actuator Networks, Smart Dust

WSN basics, background technologies, applications

ubicomp03a [18.05.17]

WSN operating concepts, Events and threads, MAC protocols, Contiki

ubicomp03b [01.06.17]

4. Physical Interaction, Tangible Interfaces

Human physiology, predictive/descriptive models for interaction

ubicomp04a [08.06.17]

Tabletop computing, Tangible user interfaces

ubicomp04b [29.06.17]

5. Context Awareness, Detecting Activity, Location

Context Awareness, Recognition of activities,

ubicomp05a [29.06.17]

Features, classifiers, evaluation, Location Awareness, Fusion Approaches

ubicomp05b [06.07.17]

6. Critical Systems Design, Security & Privacy

First examples, Privacy definitions and history

ubicomp06a [13.07.17]

Cryptography basics, Critical systems design

ubicomp06b [20.07.17]

7. Designing Experiments for UbiComp

Experiments, study design and study types

ubicomp07a [27.07.17]

Statistics, new methodologies

ubicomp07b [27.07.17]

Exercise Material:

2. Wearable Computing

Introduction to Processing and basic visualization routines

ubi02ex1 [11.05.17]

Design choices in visualization

ubi02ex2 [18.05.17]

Slides from the previous semester:

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