{"70247":{"#nid":"70247","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Intel Labs Announces ISTC on Pervasive Computing","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2011 \u2013 Intel has announced its newest Science and Technology Center, dedicated \nto pervasive computing and including Gregory Abowd and Jim Rehg (\u003Cem\u003Eboth Interactive Computing\u003C\/em\u003E) as two of its member researchers. The new center is intended to foster technologies that offer a richer, more personalized experience to consumers of the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy creating and funding an ecosystem of leading researchers in the field and providing a collaborative environment, Intel and its partners\u2019 goal is to accelerate the development of next-generation technologies capable of continuously learning and adapting to consumers\u2019 needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Intel ISTC for pervasive computing is the fifth center to open this year and underscores Intel\u2019s commitment to establishing and funding the collaboration of university research to fuel innovation in key areas. Earlier this year Intel announced ISTCs for visual computing, secure computing, cloud computing and embedded computing.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe next generation of pervasive computing systems will continuously learn environments, objects, schedules and preferences of their users,\u201d said Limor Fix, Intel\u2019s director of academic programs and research. \u201cThese future apps will be capable of supporting complex tasks such as cooking a souffl\u00e9 or building a complicated piece of furniture. Consumers will have a far richer experience than the technologies of today can offer and will be able to spend far more time achieving their goals than figuring out how to make the technology work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ISTC for pervasive computing research will focus on developing applications that are organized into the following themes: low-power sensing and communication; understanding human state and activities; and personalization and adaptation. To ensure the trustworthiness and security of the systems involved and to safeguard privacy, researchers who focus on these challenges will be involved in all of the center\u2019s projects. The center will explore task spaces that interact seamlessly with users by combining multiple cues such as a person\u2019s context, gestures and voice, and that provide assistance through multiple output modes such as audio and projected imagery. Ultimately, future systems will support applications that have much deeper awareness of users and their activities, context and goals. They will be able to learn and adapt continuously to consumer habits, routines and preferences. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch at the new ISTC will center largely on developing new algorithms to extract complex context and activity information from sensor data. For instance, the algorithms will not only sense that someone is in the kitchen but that the person is slicing ingredients for a particular recipe and whether the cuts are too thick for the recipe being used. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImproving consumers\u2019 physical and emotional wellbeing, assisting in the coordination of busy lives and enhancing the home functionality are high-value application areas. The ISTC for pervasive computing will develop three concept applications:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMobile Health and Wellbeing: To improve physical and emotional wellbeing, the center will explore developing technologies to help consumers identify, manage and reduce stress and anxiety in their daily lives. Researchers aim to develop mobile systems that can understand the complex context of their users\u2019 lives \u2013 both in and outside the home \u2013 and learn about their routines, interactions and stressors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFamily Coordination System: Building a smart home system that can learn, recognize and track the everyday activities of all members of the family. The system will track activities at different levels and use activity information to assist families in planning.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETask Space, Smart Kitchen: A demo space that illustrates how pervasive computing can help with physical tasks that don\u2019t typically involve a computer -- cooking a complex recipe or building a piece of furniture, for instance.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the University of Washington operating as the hub, the ISTC for pervasive computing combines researchers from six U.S. research universities including Georgia Tech, Cornell University, University of Rochester, UCLA and Stanford University. The ISTC for pervasive computing is co-led by Dieter Fox, associate professor of Computer Science \u0026amp; Engineering at the University of Washington, and Anthony LaMarca, a senior scientist at Intel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the ISTCs, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/newsroom.intel.com\/community\/intel_newsroom\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evisit the Intel website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIntel has announced its newest Science and Technology Center, dedicated to pervasive computing and including Gregory Abowd and Jim Rehg (\u003Cem\u003Eboth Interactive Computing\u003C\/em\u003E) as two of its member researchers. The new center is intended to foster technologies that offer a richer, more personalized experience to consumers of the future. \u003Cem\u003ESource: Intel\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27174","created_gmt":"2011-09-26 12:02:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:14","author":"Mike Terrazas","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11002","name":"Gregory Abowd"},{"id":"4767","name":"Intel"},{"id":"14419","name":"jim rehg"},{"id":"14420","name":"pervasive computing"},{"id":"9766","name":"ubiquitous computing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}