Description:
New “anytime, anywhere” computing paradigm, also known as ubiquitous computing, significantly changes the way we work and live. This course is project based, and explores issues of mobile, wireless, and distributed computing in Internet environment, advanced human-computer interfaces, and power efficient computing.
Text book: No textbook, only recent journal and conference papers.
Grading Policy:
- Homeworks - 25%
- Class attendance/activity - 5%
- Midterm exam - 25%
- Graduate project - 30%
- Final exam - 15%
Important Dates
- Project proposal due: Monday, January 22, 2007.
- Dates Midterm assignment due: Wednesday, February 28, 2007.
- Last day of Class: Monday, April 23, 2007.
- Final exam: Friday, April 27, 2007, 3 – 5:30 PM.
Course Outline
- Introduction and history of Ubiquitous Computing
- Low power issues, system-on-a-chip, microcontroller hardware and I/O
- Wireless networking, Internet connectivity, standards
- Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs)
- Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
- Batteries, battery models, human powered computers, physical limits
- Wearability, system weight and privacy issues
- Wearable Augmented Reality systems, human computer interface, text input, gesture inputs
- Situation awareness
- Security issues
- Ubiquitous microcomputer system design
- Real-time signal processing issues
- Essay/Project presentations
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Lecture notes
Homework
Laboratory
DSP/Microcontroller Laboratory is in room EB205.