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Research topics in Ubiquitous Computing
This course is designed to
- Introduce students to the theoretical and technical aspects of ubiquitous computing
- Help students identify those characteristics that make successful ubiquitous systems
- Provide experience in developing a ubiquitous system or application
- Develop students’ critical thinking and writing, and presentation skills
This course will be taught as a reading class, meaning that students are expected to do reading assignments before each class, and to actively participate in discussion. Each week one student, the “Lecturer”, will be responsible for presenting the course topic to the rest of the class, and to lead a discussion on this topic. This student will be responsible for kick-starting an online discussion on this topic, which should begin at lest 72 hours before the lecture. The rest of the students are expected to contribute to this discussion before the day of the lecture by writing a critique of the material and preparing questions for the class. In addition, students will work in groups to develop a ubiquitous systems as part of a term project.
Rogers, Y. (2006). Moving On from Weiser’s Vision of Calm Computing: Engaging UbiComp Experiences. In Ubicomp 2006, LNCS 4206, pp. 404–421, 2006.
Weiser, M. and Brown, J. S. (1996). The coming age of calm technology. In Beyond Calculation: the Next Fifty Years, P. J. Denning and R. M. Metcalfe, Eds. Copernicus, New York, NY, 75-85.
Weiser, M. (1991). The Computer for the Twenty-First Century. Scientific American 265(3): 94-104.
Vinge, V. (2004). Synthetic serendipity. IEEE Spectrum 41(7):35-44.
Goldstein, H. (2004). Synthetic serendipity. IEEE Spectrum 41(7):45-48.
| 20% | Written critique and questions |
| 20% | Lecture(s) and class notes |
| 20% | Classroom + online participation |
| 40% | Term project |
