Pervasive Computing (Modulo 2) 2017/2018

At the end of the course, a student:

• knows the main aspects about the design and development of pervasive computing systems and applications;
• knows the main technique for modelling, designing, and simulating pervasive computing systems, in particular complex ones (large-scale);
• is capable of using reference technologies and tools (e.g. related to Internet of Things) for developing pervasive computing systems and applications;
• is capable of designing and implementing pervasive computing systems in specific application domains.

• 1 - CONCEPTS & FOUNDATIONS
  • Introduction to the main aspects and issues that characterise pervasive computing systems and pervasive software
  • Main themes and directions:
    • Ubiquitous computing
    • Context-aware computing
    • Wearable and Eyewear computing
    • Internet of Things and Web of Things
    • Augmentation technologies
• 2 - PERVASIVE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
  • Introduction to models, architectures, techniques and technologies that can be used to engineer pervasive computing and pervasive software systems
  • Topics:
    • Formal approaches, techniques and tools to model and simulate complex pervasive systems (large-scale, self-organizing)
    • Programming models, paradigms, technologies for developing pervasive systems
    • Middlewares and infrastructures for pervasive systems
• 3 - APPLICATIONS AND EXPLORATIONS
  • Discussion and evaluation of main application domains for pervasive systems
  • Research directions

• Ubiquitous Computing Fundamentals - John Krumm, CRC Press
• Selected set of scientific papers

The course is developed through a set of lectures (~3 CFU) and activities in lab (~3CFU).
Lectures are based on the discussion of a selected set of reference papers and of the notes/slides provided by the teachers.
Laboratory activities concern: (1) activities devoted to practice with models, techniques, technologies and tools discussed in the theory; (2) the development of a project.

Two modalities (students' choice):

• development of a project, to be presented and discussed during a colloquium;
• writing a paper, either an original contribution or a survey/deepening about some course topic - to be presented and discussed during a colloquium.

• Selected set of scientific papers
• Notes/slides provided by the teachers