SRA Ambient Intelligence

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SRA Ambient Intelligence
2008
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Ambient Intelligent systems

• Are
• Deeply networked systems
• Highly distributed embedded systems
• Autonomous and self-supporting intelligent
  devices
• Facilitates interaction between people and
  products
• Whats in a name?
• Ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing,
  ambient intelligence, invisible computing,
  disappearing computer, Smart Surroundings, ..

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Knowledge areas

• Multidisciplinary
• Embedded systems
• Wireless communication
• Distributed computing
• Application platforms
• Human-computer interaction
• Industrial design

• Challenges should consider
• Systems
• Environment
• The human
• Research activities include
• Embedded device development
• Networking technologies and protocols
• Interfaces and interaction
• System architecture and foundation

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Activities 2008

• European projects
• Dutch projects
• IIP Sensor Networks
• FES 2009

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European projects - Research

• Relate Relative positioning (FP6 STREP, TUD)
• zero-state routing
• MiXiM simulation framework
• WASP (FP6, IP, TU/e)
• integration of entire development and deployment
  range, including tooling
• Sofia (Artemis, since January 1, 2009, TU/e)
• system and software infrastructure in smart
  environments
• focus on applications in lighting
• AWARE (FP6, STREP, UT)
• Autonomous systems integrating UAVs and WSN
• SENSEI (FP7, IP, UT)
• WSN in the Future Internet
• IS-Active (AAL, UT, TUD)
• Activity recognition and real-time feedback for
  COPD

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European projects - networks

• Network of Excellence
• CONET - Cooperating Objects Network of Excellence
  (FP7, TUD)
• simulations
• deployment issues
• Testbeds
• Wisebed Wireless Sensor Network Testbeds (FP7,
  TUD)
• building infrastructure for real-world testing
• integration of real data and simulation

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National projects

• Smart Surroundings (Bsik, UT, TUD, TU/e)
• WSN ubiquitous computing
• Vitruvius (IOP Gencom, since January 1, TU/e)
• (security in) health care monitoring applications
• iLighting the world
• Local, interdisciplinary initiative of TU/e
  around lighting
• ALwEN Ambient Living with Embedded Networks
  (PointOne, TUD)
• QoS-aware protocol adaptation
• Featherlight (STW, UT)
• lightweight distributed systems
• Harsh (PointOne, UT)
• wireless communication in harsh environments
• Wireless food sensor system (Pieken in de Delta,
  UT)
• agriculture, moisture monitoring
• FREE (PointOne, UT, TUD)
• energy harvesting and resource management in wsn
• Senior (Pieken in de Delta, UT)
• inertial sensing in the interaction with people
  and objects
• Real Time Enterprise (CTIT, WISE, UT (6 chairs))

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Smart Environments Lab

• In Twente SmartXP
• Smart eXPerience lab
• Collaboration among several chairs
• In cooperation with Create
• Will provide facilities and act as testbed/living
  lab for research projects

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IIP Sensor Networks

• Kicked off in April 2008
• Paul Havinga, Jan Maas, Sensor Universe
• Several meetings of tables
• Care and lifestyle
• Mobility, logistics
• Connections with HBO
• Water
• Safety
• Formally approved December 1, 2008
• STW programme "Autonomous Sensor Systems
• ASCI Spring school Wireless Sensor Networks, 2008

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FES 2009

• Focus on Cooperative Embedded Intelligence
• Embedded Systems Institute
• Smart Surroundings
• Freeband
• Several project proposals around the application
  of sensor networks
• Public safety
• Transport, logistics, enterprise efficiency
• Large scale networks
• Distributed reasoning, well being and well
  working
• Industrial safety
• Strong industrial participation
• SMEs and large industries

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Conclusion

• Lots of (mainly) individual activities in
  research
• European research projects (FP6/7, AAL, Artemis)
• National projects (Bsik, PointOne, Pieken, STW,
  IOP)
• Showing strong interest from industry
• Some joint research projects
• Current focus themes (in order)
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Ubiquitous computing
• Industrial design
• HMI
• Cooperation
• Smart Surroundings
• IIP Sensor Networks
• FES 2009
• Joint education
• Would be nice.
• (e.g. in Master Embedded Systems)
• Spring school WSN (2008)