Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes First Semester 2010-2011 Course Handout

Course Number: Course Title: [1]. Course Description
The course is about the emerging discipline of Pervasive Computing which is also known as Ubiquitous Computing, Everywhere Computing and Invisible Computing. The key element here is the omnipresence of information devices. These devices can be embedded into cars, airplanes, ships, bikes, posters, signboards, walls and even clothes. This course focuses on independent information devices including wearable computers, mobile phones, smart phones, smart-cards, wireless sensor-compute nodes and the services made available by them.. It includes human-computer interaction using several types of elements including sensing, text, speech, handwriting and vision.

SS ZG531 Pervasive Computing

[2]. Scope and Objectives

The course aims at providing a sound conceptual foundation in the area of Pervasive Computing aspects. The course attempts to provide a balanced treatment of the mechanisms and environments of pervasive computing and initiates senior CS students to the state-of-the-art in the area. At the end of this course, students should be able to conceptualize, analyze and design select classes of pervasive computing systems.

[3]. Text Book:

T1 Stefen Poslad: Ubiquitous Computing: Smart Devices, Environments and Interactions, Wiley, London, 2009. (Summary available online at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/summary/12293925/SUMMARY)

[4]. Reference Material:

R1. R2. Uwe Hansman, Lothar Merk, Martin S. Nicklous & Thomas Stober: Pervasive Computing, Second Edition, Springer-Verlag, 2003. (ISBN 81-7722-468-9) Jochen Burkhardt, Horst Henn, Stefan Hepper, Thomas Schaec & Klaus Rindtorff: Pervasive Computing: Technology and Architecture of Mobile Internet Applications, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2006. P. Nicopolitidis, M. S. Obaidat, G. I. Papadimitriou & A. S. Pompportsis: Wireless Networks, John Wiley & Sons, New Delhi, 2003. (ISBN 9812-53-033-9) Frank Adelstein, S K S Gupta, G G Richard & L Schwiebert: Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2005. Asoke K Talukder & R R Yavagal: Mobile Computing, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2005. Daniel Amor: Internet Future Strategies: How Pervasive Computing Services Will Change the World, Prentice-Hall PTR, 2008.

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In addition to these, you shall be expected to read as per the Online Reading Advisories posted at the course page from time to time.

[5]. Course Home Page: URL for the courses page is: http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/rahul/PervasiveComputing/. [6]. Plan of Study and Lecture-Schedule Lecture No. Sections Topic(s) in the T1 Introductory concepts, brief history, How to model involved 1.1, 1.2, fundamental attributes / properties relevant to ubiquitous / pervasive 1.3, 1.4, computing? HCI as relevant to everywhere computing, Architectural 1.5 Elements of Pervasive Computing Systems Select Case Studies in Past, Contemporary and In-research 2.1-2.4 Pervasive Computing Systems and related products / applications, Current Status and Emerging Trends in Pervasive / Ubiquitous / Everywhere / Invisible Computing Pervasive Computing Device Technologies and Service 3.1-3.3 Architectures: Device types, Device Characteristics, Pervasive Computing Service Architectural Paradigms, Service / Resource Discovery basics, Elements of service composition, invocation and deployment Select concepts in Operating Systems, Virtualization and their 3.4 relevance to Pervasive Computing, select example Operating Systems of relevance Smart Phones, Smart Cards and related hardware / software 4.4, 4.5 concepts (OS included), select case studies, connectivity through Gateway services: the OSGi approach Human-Computer Interactions (HCI) in Pervasive Computing: 5.1-5.4 basics, select representative approaches to the HCI, invisible / hidden UI techniques and technologies HCI and the Human-Centred Design (HCD),fundamentals of User 5.5-5.7 modelling, the iHCI paradigm Passive, Active and Semi-Active Tagging fundamentals and 6.1,6.2 applications: the RFID approach, the Internet of Things paradigm and role of the RFID tags Introduction to sensors, sensor-compute nodes, sensor networks and 6.3 wireless sensor networks (WSNs) Fundamentals of real-time and non-real-time embedded systems of 6.5 relevance, select examples Fundamentals of Context-Aware Computing, Context Modelling, 7.1-7.6 Mobility aspects of awareness and its implications, Spatial aspects of awareness and its implications, Temporal aspects of awareness

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and its implications, complementary aspects of awareness and its role in service adaptation Elements of intelligent / smart pervasive computing systems, 8.1Environments and Architectures of relevance, brief discussion on 8.79.3.5, major types / classes of Intelligent Systems (ISes) and their 9.3-9.4 12 relevance to Ubiquitous Computing Environments, Multi-Agent ISes, generic, / social networking / media-exchange / recommender and referral systems and associated work flow aspects in pervasive computing Basics of Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Life paradigm of 10.113 computing 10.6 Communication Networking aspects of Pervasive / Ubiquitous 11.114 Computing 11.7 Principal challenges, issues and contemporary approaches in 13.115 pervasive computing 13.13.9 Recent advances in Pervasive / Ubiquitous Computing, select case Online 16 studies notes Online 17 Designing Real-life Pervasive Computing Systems-I notes Online 18 Designing Real-life Pervasive Computing Systems-II notes Note: Lectures / Topics 1-9 would be considered for the Mid-Semester Examination. Evaluation Scheme: Evaluation Component Mid-Semester Test Comprehensive Exam. Type Closed Book Open Book Duration Two Hours Three Hours Weight
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[7]. Notices: All notices shall be displayed electronically only at the Home Page of the portal of the WorkIntegrated Learning Programmes. [8]. Make-up Policy: As announced by the Dean: Work-Integrated Learning Programmes at the official portal. [9]. Live Interactive Lecture Hours: To be announced shortly at the BITS Virtual University Portal and the Course Page.

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