Dr. Sumi HELAL
Professor and Director
Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Department
University of Florida
Date:
30 September 2005 (Friday)
Time:
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Venue:
Meeting Room 4.4, Level 4
School of Information Systems [map]
Abstract
Pervasive computing environments have recently been explored trough a series of university and industry research prototypes. Many of them emphasized the "calmness" requirement of the technology and the "predictability" of the environment behavior and interaction. By carefully integrating sensors, computers, devices and networks, it was possible to craft the first generation of pervasive environments, also referred to by the research community as "integrated environments".
In this talk I will describe our efforts in middleware design that aim at shifting the pervasive computing paradigm from "integrated environments" to "programmable spaces". I will present "Matilda Smart House", a pervasive environment to achieve successful aging and independence that we have developed following the integrated environment approach. I will then present the programmable space approach and middleware based on a simple sensors-actuators-contexts model. I will revisit "Matilda Smart House" that we recently remodeled as a highly programmable space.
Finally, I will address the main issues and enablers necessary to take pervasive computing and its applications from the confines of research laboratories to a multi-billion dollar mainstream industry.
The research I will present is currently being funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the Veteran Administration, and Intel Corporation.
About the Speaker
Dr. Helal is a Professor at the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department (CISE) at the University of Florida . He is Director of the Mobile and Pervasive Computing Laboratory at the CISE dept., and Director of the NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging. He is co-founder and Director of the Gator Tech Smart House. Additionally, he is founder, President and CEO of Phoneomena, Inc. His research interests span the areas of Pervasive Computing, Mobile Computing and networking and Internet Computing. Dr. Helal is co-founder and an editorial board member of the IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine. He is Editor of the magazine's column on Standards, Tools and Emerging Technologies. He published over 160 books, book chapters, journal, conference and workshop papers. He is sole or co-inventor on 13 US patents. For more information about Dr. Helal's research and professional activities, please visit his website.
We look forward to welcome you at this Research Talk.
