| Gernot A. Fink | Embedded System Design | Department of Computer Science | University of Dortmund

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Block(!)-Seminar Intelligent Spaces, SS 2007

Registration: via e-mail to Gernot A. Fink (until 31.3.2007, Note: Limited number of participants!)

Kick-off Meeting: Wednesday 4.4.2007, 2 PM, (IRF/OH 8, R.108)

Seminar:

• 1st Day: Monday 4.6.2007, 9 AM - 4 PM, IRF/OH 8, "FINCA"
• 2dn Day: Monday 18.6.2007, 1 PM - 6 PM, IRF/OH 8 "FINCA"

Trends in miniaturization of computing devices and sensor elements make it possible to embedd aspects of computational intelligence into collaborative working environments, private homes or even public spaces. The presence of the embedded computing devices is then no longer apparent to people using those intelligent spaces - a development that follows the vision of the "vanishing computer" put forward by the pervasive and ubiquitous computing commmunity. The goal of this seminar is to explore various aspects of intelligent spaces concerning enabiling technologies, relevant aspects of man-machine interaction, and implications of the deployment of such systems. Those topics will be complemented by case studies of intelligent spaces realized in actual research projects.

Topical focus areas (Schwerpunktgebiete): 6 (Computational Intelligence ...), 7 (Intelligent Systems)

Topics (tentative list)

1. Introduction
   • Pervasive Computing (The vision of the vanishing computer)
     • Weiser, M.: The Computer for the 21st Century, Scientific American, No. 9, 1991.
   • Ambient Intelligence
     • Remagnino, P.; Foresti, G.L.: Ambient Intelligence: A New Multidisciplinary Paradigm, IEEE Trans. Systems, Man and Cubernetics, Part A, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2005.
     • Shadbolt, N.: Ambient Intelligence, IEEE Computer, July/August, 2003.
     • Philips Reserach - Technologies: Ambient Intelligence Vision
     • MIT Ambient Intelligence Group
2. Enabling Technologies
   • RFID Technology (Robust localization and tracking of persons)
     • Want, R.: An Introduction to RFID Technology, IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2006.
   • Localization in Augmented Environments
     • Linde, H.: On Aspects of Indoor Localization, PhD-Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Dortmund, 2006.
   • Observation of Persons
     • Snidaro, L.; Micheloni, C.; Chiavedale, C.: Video security for ambient intelligence, IEEE Trans. Systems, Man and Cubernetics, Part A, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2005.
     • Petrushin, V.; Wei, G., Ghani, R.; Gershman, A.: Multiple sensor integration for indoor surveillance, Proc. 6th int. workshop on Multimedia data mining: mining integrated media and complex data, Chicago, Illinois, 2005, pp. 53 - 60.
   • Gesture-based Interaction
     • Brockman, Ch.: Remote Vision Based Multi-Gesture Interaction in Natural Indoor Environments, PhD-Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund, 2006.
     • Pavlovic, V.; Sharma, R.; Huang, T.: Visual interpretation of hand gestures for human-computer interaction: A review, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 1997.
     • Marcel, S.: Gestures for multi-modal interfaces: A review, Technical Report, IDIAP, Martigny, Switzerland, 2002.
   • Ubiquitous Display Environments (Public-private Displays, ...)
     • Olivier, P.; Gilroy, S.W.; Han Cao; Jackson, D.G.; Kray, C.: Crossmodal Attention in Public-Private Displays, Proc. Int. Conf. on Pervasive Services, 2006.
     • Meyer, K.: Ambient displays and their interaction techniques - Review and synthesis, Master Seminar in Computer Science, Pervasive Artificial Intelligence Research Group, Univ. of Fribourg, 2006.
   • Interface Agents
     • Middleton, S.E.: Interface agents: A review of the field, Technical Report, University of Southampton, Aug 2001.
     • Cassel, J.: Embodied conversational interface agents, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2000.
     • Philips iCat
   • Security and Privacy in Intelligent Spaces
     • Davies, N.: Introduction Security and Privacy IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2003.
3. Application Areas
   • Intelligent Spaces in Health Care
     • Hansen, T.R.; Bardram, J.E.; Soegaard, M.: Moving Out of the Lab: Deploying Pervasive Technologies in a Hospital, IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006.
   • Ambient Intelligence at Home
     • Friedewald, M. et al.: Perspectives of ambient intelligence in the home environment, Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 22, No.3, 2005.
     • Bahadori, S, et. al: Towards Ambient Intelligence for the Domestic Care of the Elderly, In: Ambient Intelligence - A Novel Paradigm, Paolo Remagnino, Gian Luca Foresti and Tim Ellis (Eds.), Springer, 2005.
   • Intelligent Working Environments (especially Intelligent Meeting Rooms)
     • Johanson, B.; Fox, A.; Winograd, T.: The Interactive Workspaces Project: Experiences with Ubiquitous Computing Rooms, IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2002.
     • New Collaborative Working Environments 2020, Collaboration@Work Experts Group, 15 March 2006.
   • Intelligent Spaces in the Movies (What realizations of and interaction concepts with intelligent spaces can be found in the movies? How are those related to current technology?)
4. Case Studies
   • The Aware Home Initiative
   • inHaus I/II (Fraunhofer inHaus-Zentrum)
   • CHIL Project
   • The Gator Tech Smart House, Univ. of California
5. Perspectives, Goals, Dreams: Where do we want to go? (plenary discussion, final session)

Bibliography:

• Ambient Intelligence in Everyday Life, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3864, 2006.
• European Symposium on Ambient Intelligence (2003, 2004)
• IEEE Pervasive Computing
• IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Note: Individual references given with topics above are only meant as an initial starting point for further literature search.

Presentations / Seminar Papers:

• June 4, 2007: Introduction, Enabling Technologies
• • Timo Hüntler, 9:00-9:45 Introduction to Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence (Paper)
  • Ghersain Cesar Zomera, 9:45-10:30 RFID Technology (Talk, Paper)
  • Roman Levin, 10:30-11:15, Visual Observation of Persons (Talk, Paper)
  • Sebastian Steinbuß, 11:30-12:15, Interface Agents (Talk, Paper)
  • Andrea Torres, 12:15-13:00, Gesture-based Interaction (Talk, Paper)
  • Arun Prakash, 14:00-14:45, In-Door Localization (Talk, Paper)
  • Dhayanidhi Dakshinamoorthy, 14:45-15:30, Ubiquitous Display Environments (Talk, Paper)
  • (All), 15:30-16:00, Plenary Discussion
• June 18, 2007: Applications and Case Studies
• • Marcel Preukschat, 13:00-13:45, Ambient Intelligence at Home (Talk, Paper)
  • Christian Kusber, 13:45-14:30, Intelligent Working Environments (Talk, Paper)
  • Ulises Estrada, 14:30-15:15, inHaus I/II (Paper)
  • Mohammed Negmeldin, 16:00-16:45, The Gator Tech Smart House (Talk, Paper)
  • Noble, Vikram R., 16:45-17:30, The Aware Home Initiative (Talk, Paper)
  • (All), 17:30-18:00, Final Discussion

Requirements for Obtaining Credits (4 CP):

• Regular participation
• Seminar talk (30 Minutes) and discussion
  (includes literature research, structuring of the topic chosen, preparation of handout for audience)

  Note: Consultations well in advance of presentation date should be sought by presenter!

• Seminar paper (thesis, approx. 10-12 pages)
  (1st draft 2 weeks after presentation, final version before Sep. 1, 2007)

 

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| Gernot A. Fink | Embedded System Design | Department of Computer Science | University of Dortmund