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Articles Tagged: Embedded and cyber-physical systems

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Developing Wearables and Environmental Sensor Systems for Studying Ecosystems

Patrick Chwalek's research is focused on understanding various ecosystems and the living organisms within them. He has been creating a range of systems and tools, including wearables and environmental sensor systems, for researchers to use in the wild. In this interview, Chwalek talks about his experiences of deploying these systems outside the laboratory and shares his insights gained from studying different environments.

By Cathy Mengying Fang, Patrick Chwalek, May 2024

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Interactive Murals: New Interactions and Educational Opportunities for Diverse Youth

Interactive murals integrate electronics into traditional murals to create a new kind of public art as well as a new kind of large-scale and community-situated technology. This article introduces interactive murals along with a set of activities designed to engage young people in technology and the arts. We describe the process and outcome of workshops in which a muralist, two interaction design researchers, and a group of diverse teenagers designed and built a large-scale interactive mural on the exterior wall of a local building.

By Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, Leah Buechley, June 2023

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COLUMN: INIT

Smart cities

By Qianru Wang, April 2022

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SECTION: Features

Formal methods enhance deep learning for smart cities

Rigorous approaches based on formal methods have the potential to fundamentally improve many aspects of deep learning. This article discusses the challenges and future directions of formal methods enhanced deep learning for smart cities.

By Meiyi Ma, April 2022

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DEPARTMENT: Labz

Network connectivity made easy with the NetRecon lab

By Jasmine DeHart, March 2021

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The genie in the machines

FEATURE: Features

The genie in the machines

The ultimate goal of the Internet of Things and wearable revolution is to gift every person with their own magic genie, who will understand all of their needs and desires and thereby enrich the world around them.

By Jonathan Caras, December 2015

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Querying flying robots and other things

Querying flying robots and other things

A discussion on the role of ontologies and stream reasoning in Internet of Things applications.

By Daniel de Leng, December 2015

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Cyber-physical systems

COLUMN: INIT

Cyber-physical systems

By Haining Mo, Neeti Sharad Wagle, Michael Zuba, March 2014

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mHealth @ UAH

SECTION: Features

mHealth @ UAH

New health care systems that integrate wearable sensors, personal devices, and servers promise to fundamentally change the way health care services are delivered and used.

By Mladen Milosevic, Aleksandar Milenkovic, Emil Jovanov, December 2013

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It's now or never

By C. Fidge, February 1996

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