Abstract: Current embedded systems have as much capacity as high-performance computers in the (computational) stone age. Component miniaturization, commoditization of inexpensive sensors, reduction in power consumption, and the increase in bandwidth for wireless devices have made possible the worldwide adoption of embedded systems. Such systems, when miniaturized, connected to the Internet, made autonomous and attached to objects, gave way to the current wave of the Internet of Things. This talk will discuss the future of such systems and their application in smart homes, emergency management, health care, and net-zero ubiquitous devices, and will present research challenges and some solutions for the development of the Smart Everything.
Bio: Dr. Mosse received his BS (Mathematics, 1985) from the University of Brasilia, Brazil, and MS and PhD degrees (Computer Science, 1990 and 1993) from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a professor at the University of Pittsburgh since 1992, including six years as department chair, and has co-founded a Startup company in the area of Smart Homes. He has been involved in the design and implementation of a couple of distributed, real-time operating system. His main research interest is in the allocation of resources (computing and network resources) in the realm of real-time, with main concerns being power management, security, and fault tolerance. He bridges the gap between the operating systems and networking research fields, between practice and theory. Lately, he has also been focusing on how to increase diversity in computing and how to promote reproducible research in computing.
Abstract: Current embedded systems have as much capacity as high-performance computers in the (computational) stone age. Component miniaturization, commoditization of inexpensive sensors, reduction in power consumption, and the increase in bandwi$
Bio: Dr. Mosse received his BS (Mathematics, 1985) from the University of Brasilia, Brazil, and MS and PhD degrees (Computer Science, 1990 and 1993) from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a professor at the University of Pitts$ He has been involved in the design and implementation of a couple of distributed, real-time operating system. His main research interest is in the allocation of resources (computing and network resources) in the realm of real-time, with main concerns being power management, security, and fault tolerance. He $
Abstract: The Egokituz Laboratory of HCI for Special Needs was founded in 1985 to work in the application of Informatics and Robotics methods and techniques to support people with diverse types of disabilities. From the design of communication systems (for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) to the development of tools to enhance accessibility to the Web accessibility, Egokituz has naturally evolved towards the application of the Ambient Intelligence paradigm to assist people with special needs interacting with their environment. Since the first Ambient Intelligence proposals this new field showed its capacity to contribute with extremely promising new opportunities for people with disabilities. But, even if the Ambient Intelligence approach is very helpful for them, early studies showed structural and cognitive accessibility barriers that may exclude people with disabilities. Starting from our experience in R&D projects in the Ambient Intelligence field (such as HetroRed, AmbienNet, AmIGune, DomoSilla, or Inredis), in this talk I will present its possible contributions for people with disabilities, and I will also discuss a number of accessibility issues they can find when using Ambient Intelligence based applications.
Bio: Julio Abascal is a Professor of the Computer Architecture and Technology Department of the UPV/EHU since 1981. In 1985 he co-founded the Egokituz Laboratory of HCI for Special Needs. His research activity is focused on the application of HCI methods and techniques to the Assistive Technology, including the design of ubiquitous, adaptive and accessible user interfaces. He has collaborated in diverse European R&D programmes as expert advisor, reviewer, and evaluator. He is, from 1991, the Spanish representative in the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on HCI, and the former and founder chairman (in 1993) of IFIP Working Group 13.3 "HCI and Disability".