Overview
Readings
Project Ideas (CMU only)
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HCI-899: Research Topics in Ubiquitous Computing
Readings
This is a rough outline of the course and is subject to change.
Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Speaker |
Slides |
Mon Aug 30 |
No class |
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Visions and Challenges
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Wed Sep 01 |
Course Intro |
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Jason |
Slides |
Mon Sep 06 |
Labor Day, No Class |
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Wed Sep 08 |
Visions of Ubiquitous Computing |
The Computer for the Twenty-First Century, by Mark Weiser
Synthetic Serendipity, by Vernor Vinge
Mike Villa's World, by Harry Goldstein
(Only two summaries required, one for the first reading by Weiser,
another for the second and third readings)
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Jason |
Slides |
Mon Sep 13 |
Challenges in Ubicomp #1 |
The Origins of Ubiquitous Computing Research at PARC in the Late 1980s, by Mark Weiser, Rich Gold, John Seely Brown (no summary required)
Charting Past, Present, and Future Research in Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Gregory Abowd and Elizabeth Mynatt
(Optional Reading)
Some Computer Science Issues in Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Mark Weiser
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Pedram and Danny |
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Wed Sep 15 |
Challenges in Ubicomp #2 |
Beyond Prototypes: Challenges in Deploying
Ubiquitous Systems (PDF), by Nigel Davies and Hans-Werner Gellersen
Disappearing Hardware (PDF), by Roy Want, Trevor Pering, Gaetano Borriello, Keith Farkas
Mega-Utilities Drive Invisible Technologies (PDF), by Bill Schilit
(Note: since these are survey papers, only one summary needed for all three readings)
(Optional Reading) Pervasive Computing: Vision and Challenges (PDF), by Satya
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Bill |
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Mon Sep 20 |
Calm Computing |
The Coming Age of Calm Technology, by Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown
Unremarkable Computing (PDF), by Peter Tolmie, James Pycock, Tim Diggins, Allan Maclean, and Alain Karsenty
(Optional Reading) Seeing the Invisible (PDF), by Jeffrey Heer and Peter Khooshabeh
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Hari |
Slides |
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Context-Aware Computing
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Wed Sep 22 |
Intro to Context-Aware Computing |
Challenges in Implementing a Context-Aware System, by Satya (no summary needed)
WhereWare (PDF), by Eric Pfeiffer
Context-Aware Computing Applications (PDF), by Bill Schilit, Norman Adams, and Roy Want
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Jason |
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Mon Sep 27 |
Context #1 |
Making Sense of Sensing Systems: Five Questions for Designers and Researchers (PDF), by Victoria Bellotti, Maribeth Back, Keith Edwards, Rebecca Grinter, Austin Henderson, and Cristina Lopes
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Karen |
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Wed Sep 29 |
Context #2 |
Coping
with Uncertainty, by Satya (no summary needed)
Distributed Mediation of Ambiguous Context in Aware Environments, by Anind Dey, Jenniffer Mankoff, Gregory Abowd, and Scott Carter
Particle Filters for Location Estimation in Ubiquitous Computing: A Case Study
(Optional Reading)
The Context
Toolkit: Aiding the Development of Context-Enabled
Applications, by Daniel Salber, Anind Dey, and Gregory Abowd
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Janette and Whitney |
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Mon Oct 04 |
Location #1 |
Expanding the Horizons of Location-Aware Computing (PDF), by Roy Want and Bill Schilit (no summary needed)
Location Systems for Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Jeffrey Hightower and Gaetano Borriello
Providing Location Information in a Ubiquitous Computing Environment (PDF), by Mike Spreitzer and Marvin Theimer
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Hari and Lorri |
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Wed Oct 06 |
Location #2 |
The Location Stack: A Layered Model for Location in Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Jeffrey Hightower, Barry Brummitt, and Gaetano Borriello
Challenge: Ubiquitous Location-Aware Computing and the Place Lab Initiative, by Bill Schilit et al
(Optional reading) Challenges in Location-Aware Computing (PDF), by Cynthia Patterson, Richard Muntz, and Cheri Pancake
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James and Jim |
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Mon Oct 11 |
Prototyping Tools |
a CAPpella: Programming by
Demonstration of Context-Aware Applications, by Anind Dey,
Raffay Hamid, Chris Beckmann, Ian Li, Daniel Hsu
Topiary: A Tool for
Prototyping Location-Enhanced Applications, by Yang Li, Jason
Hong, and James Landay
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Kenton |
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Ubicomp Applications
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Wed Oct 13 |
Communication / Smart Mobs |
Context-Aware Communication, by Bill Schilit, David Hilbert, and Jonathan Trevor
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Karen |
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Mon Oct 18 |
Smart Homes |
At Home with Ubiquitous Computing: Seven Challenges, by Keith Edwards and Rebecca Grinter
Casablanca: Designing Social Communication Devices for the Home, by Debby Hindus et al
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Lorri |
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Wed Oct 20 |
Workspaces |
The Interactive
Workspaces Project: Experiences with Ubiquitous Computing
Rooms, by Brad Johanson, Armando Fox, and Terry Winograd
i-Land: An Interactive
Landscape for Creativity and Innovation, by Norbert Streitz et
al
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Christian |
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Mon Oct 25 |
Capture and Access |
INCA: A Software
Infrastructure to Facilitate the Construction and Evolution of
Ubiquitous Capture & Access Applications, by Khai Truong and
Gregory Abowd
Designing
Capture Applications to Support the Education of Children with
Autism, by Gillian Hayes et al
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Janette |
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Wed Oct 27 |
Developing Countries |
CMU
project envisions computers even the poorest Third World farmer
could use, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fishermen on the Net, Economist Magazine
Tech's Future, BusinessWeek
DakNet: Rethinking
Connectivity in Developing Nations
Only two summaries, one for DakNet, and one for the rest. I'm out
of town, so please email them to me, Pedram will be running the
class Wednesday.
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Pedram |
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Privacy
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Mon Nov 01 |
Intro to Privacy |
Privacy: The Achilles Heel of Pervasive Computing?, by Satya
Sensors & Sensibility, by Jean Kumagai and Steven Cherry
We Like to Watch, by Harry Goldstein
Wireless Location Privacy Protection (PDF), by Bill Schilit, Jason Hong, and Marco Gruteser
(Note: These are all short overviews of privacy issues in ubicomp, so only one summary required for all four readings)
(Optional Reading) An Architecture for Privacy-Sensitive Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Jason Hong and James Landay
(This is my dissertation work, but it would be awkward and somewhat
unfair of me to require you to read it)
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Jason |
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Wed Nov 03 |
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Design for Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing Environments (PDF), by Victoria Bellotti and Abigail Sellen (please note it prints backwards)
Privacy by Design - Principles of Privacy-Aware Ubiquitous Systems (PDF), by Marc Langheinrich
(Optional Reading) Privacy Risk Models for
Designing Privacy-Sensitive Ubiquitous Computing (PDF), by Jason
Hong, Jennifer Ng, Scott Lederer, and James Landay
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Danny and Whitney |
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Mon Nov 08 |
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Unpacking "Privacy" for a Networked World, by Leysia Palen and Paul Dourish
Location Disclosure to Social Relations: Why, When, and What People Want to Share
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Danny |
Wed Nov 10 |
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Presenting Choices in Context: Approaches to Information Sharing (PDF), by Jonathan Grudin and Eric Horvitz
Progress and Open Problems in Privacy Computation for Ubicomp (PDF), by John Canny
Privacy through Broadcast and Anonymous Response (PDF), by Gaetano Borriello
Proactive Data Sharing to Enhance Privacy in Ubicomp Environments (PDF), by Dirk Balfanz, Philippe Golle, Jessica Staddon
(These are all short 3-4 page workshop papers, but do separate
summaries. 3-4 sentences on each paper is fine.)
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Guy |
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Ubicomp Architectures
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Mon Nov 15 |
Intro to Architectures |
System Software
for Ubiquitous Computing, by Tim Kindberg and Armando Fox
Connecting the Physical World with Pervasive Networks, by Estrin et al
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Jason |
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Wed Nov 17 |
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Challenge: Recombinant
Computing and the Speakeasy Approach, by Edwards et al
People, Places, and
Things: Web Presences for the Real World, by Kindberg et al
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Jeff |
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Mon Nov 22 |
RFIDs |
Bridging Physical and
Virtual Worlds with Electronic Tags, by Roy Want, Kenneth
Fishkin, Anuj Gujar, and Beverly Harrison
Mining Models of Human
Activities from the Web, by Mike Perkowitz et al
(optional) RFID: A Key to Automating Everything, by Roy Want (a good intro to RFIDs)
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Guy and Christian |
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Wed Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving, no classes |
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Mon Nov 29 |
Sensor Nets #1 |
Query Processing in Sensor Networks, by Johannes Gehrke and Samuel Madden
TAG: a Tiny AGgregation Service for Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks, by Samuel Madden, Michael Franklin, Joseph Hellerstein, and Wei Hong
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Bill |
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Wed Dec 01 |
Ubicomp Security |
Security for
Whom? The Shifting Security Assumptions of Pervasive Computing,
by Frank Stajano
The Resurrecting Duckling:
Security Issues for Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, by Frank Stajano
and Ross Anderson
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Kenton |
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Mon Dec 06 |
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Wed Dec 08 |
Project Presentations |
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