Course announcement: Winter 2012
> CSE 599U: Advanced topics in ubiquitous computing
>
> Time: MW 2:30-3:50pm
>
> Location: EEB 003
>
> Senior undergraduates are welcome to take this class, but must get
> approval from Shwetak first.
> I’ll be offering a course in ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) again this
> winter
> quarter. The aim of the class will be to explore the area of ubicomp and
> allow students to work on a variety of small technology projects. Students
> will be exposed to the basics of building ubicomp systems, emerging new
> research topics, and advanced prototyping techniques. This course will
> focus
> more on class discussions and hands on demonstrations, while formal
> lectures
> will be conducted as needed for theoretical concepts. Students will be
> evaluated on their class participation, reading summaries, and mini
> projects.
>
> This course incorporates a combination of topics covering a wide variety
> of
> disciplines that impact ubiquitous computing. These include human-computer
> interaction (HCI), distributed systems, embedded systems, software
> engineering, networking, and electrical engineering. While there is no
> explicit set of pre-requisite courses for this class, a basic introduction
> to a subset of these disciplines will benefit you in this class. Feel free
> to contact me if you have any questions. Both CSE and EE students are
> welcome.
>
> Example topics that will be covered:
>
> -Introduction, Overview, and History of ubicomp
> -Advance Prototyping (Laser cutter, 3d-printer, PCB layout, software
> radio,
> computer vision, sensor data processing, etc)
> -Emerging application themes
> —Home health and elder care
> —Energy monitoring and sustainability
> -Activity sensing and location tracking
> -Wearable computing
> -Low-power and power harvesting systems
> -Wireless technologies
> -Input for ubicomp
> -Evaluation techniques
> -Security and privacy
>
>
> —-
>
> Shwetak N. Patel, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Computer Science & Engineering
> Electrical Engineering
> University of Washington
> shwetak@cs.washington.edu
