[UCI-CalIT2] Seminar Nov 22 on Pervasive Computing

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The UCI Division of Cal-(IT)2 presents another Network Systems Distinguished
Speaker: 

Roy H. Campbell, Department of Computer Science at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 

Speaking on

PERVASIVE COMPUTING:  GAIA AND ACTIVE SPACES 

Friday, November 22, in the McDonnell Douglas Auditorium.  

The seminar will begin at 11:00 AM; refreshments will be served at 10:30AM

Abstract:  We envision a future where people's living spaces are interactive
and programmable.  Users move from space to space taking some applications
with them, accessing space specific applications, and building new
applications interactively as needed.  Users interact with offices, homes,
cars, malls and airports to request information, benefit from the resources
available, and configure the habitat's behavior.  Exception for
confidentiality restrictions, data and tasks are always accessible and are
mapped dynamically to convenient resources present in the current location.
Users may extend the habitat with personal devices that seamlessly integrate
with the environment.  When the physical environment of a user contains
hundreds of networked computer devices each of which may be used to support
one or more user applications, the notion of personal computing becomes
inadequate.  Further, when a group of users share such a physical
environment, new forms of sharing, cooperation and collaboration are
possible. Mobile users may constantly change the computers with which they
interact.  We believe such user-oriented interactive environments require a
new software infrastructure to operate their resources, sense context
properties, and assist in the development and execution of applications. We
present an experimental middleware infrastructure called Gaia that we have
used to prototype the resource management of and provide the user-oriented
interfaces for such physical spaces populated with network-enabled computing
resources.  To limit the scope of our research, we focus on physical spaces
used for teaching; classrooms, offices, and lecture rooms.  The system
described in this paper is derived from a series of experiments starting in
1996.  We show how, by applying the concepts of a conventional operating
system to middleware, we can manage the resources, devices and distributed
objects in a room, building, or physical space, how a distributed extension
of the model-view-controller that is use in personal computers simplifies
and structures practical applications for these environments, and how, by
driving context-sensitivity into its security and data storage mechanisms,
the system can help satisfy the requirements for user-centricity and
mobility.

Dr. Campbell received his Honors B.S. Degree in Mathematics, with a Minor in
Physics from the University of Sussex in 1969 and his M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees
in Computer Science from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1972 and
1976, respectively.  In 1976 he joined the faculty of the University of
Illinois and in 1985 became a Full Professor of Computer Science.  During
the past twenty-four years he has supervised the completion of thirty-one
Ph.D. dissertations and over one hundred M.S. theses. He is the author of
over one hundred and seventy research papers on security, programming
languages, software engineering, operating systems, distributed systems, and
networking.  His past research accomplishments include path expressions,
various deadline and error recovery mechanisms for asynchronous processes,
the Choices object-oriented operating system, the VDP protocols for
streaming audio and video used by Vosaic LLC, dynamic TAO, 2K a distributed
object operating system, UIUC Sesame, a Java implementation of Sesame
security protocols, and the Seraphim active security policies.  His current
research projects include active spaces, security interoperability, security
policies and active security in active networks. He is an active participant
in the department's distance learning program.  Professor Campbell is
director of CARIS, the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Research
in Information Security and the NSA designated University of Illinois Center
of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.  He is the
principal investigator of a two million, five year NSF ITR project
investigating ubiquitous computing.

For further information contact Professor Sharad Mehrotra at
sharad@ics.uci.edu <mailto:sharad@ics.uci.edu>   

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The UCI Division of 
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PERVASIVE COMPUTING:&nbsp; GAIA AND ACTIVE SPACES 
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Friday, November 22, in the 
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The seminar will begin at 
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Abstract:&nbsp; We envision a 
future where people's living spaces are interactive and programmable.&nbsp; Users move from space to space taking 
some applications with them, accessing space specific applications, and building 
new applications interactively as needed.&nbsp; 
Users interact with offices, homes, cars, malls and airports to request 
information, benefit from the resources available, and configure the habitat's 
behavior.&nbsp; Exception for 
confidentiality restrictions, data and tasks are always accessible and are 
mapped dynamically to convenient resources present in the current location.&nbsp; Users may extend the habitat with 
personal devices that seamlessly integrate with the environment.&nbsp; When the physical environment of a user 
contains hundreds of networked computer devices each of which may be used to 
support one or more user applications, the notion of personal computing becomes 
inadequate.&nbsp; Further, when a group 
of users share such a physical environment, new forms of sharing, cooperation 
and collaboration are possible. Mobile users may constantly change the computers 
with which they interact.&nbsp; We 
believe such user-oriented interactive environments require a new software 
infrastructure to operate their resources, sense context properties, and assist 
in the development and execution of applications. We present an experimental 
middleware infrastructure called Gaia that we have used to prototype the 
resource management of and provide the user-oriented interfaces for such 
physical spaces populated with network-enabled computing resources.&nbsp; To limit the scope of our research, we 
focus on physical spaces used for teaching; classrooms, offices, and lecture 
rooms.&nbsp; The system described in this 
paper is derived from a series of experiments starting in 1996.&nbsp; We show how, by applying the concepts of 
a conventional operating system to middleware, we can manage the resources, 
devices and distributed objects in a room, building, or physical space, how a 
distributed extension of the model-view-controller that is use in personal 
computers simplifies and structures practical applications for these 
environments, and how, by driving context-sensitivity into its security and data 
storage mechanisms, the system can help satisfy the requirements for 
user-centricity and mobility.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Dr. Campbell received his 
Honors B.S. Degree in Mathematics, with a Minor in Physics from the 
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of 
<st1:PlaceName>Sussex</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in 1969 and his M.S. and 
Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Science from the 
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of 
<st1:PlaceName>Newcastle upon 
Tyne</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in 1972 and 1976, 
respectively.&nbsp; In 1976 he joined the 
faculty of the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of 
<st1:PlaceName>Illinois</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and in 1985 became a Full 
Professor of Computer Science.&nbsp; 
During the past twenty-four years he has supervised the completion of 
thirty-one Ph.D. dissertations and over one hundred M.S. theses. He is the 
author of over one hundred and seventy research papers on security, programming 
languages, software engineering, operating systems, distributed systems, and 
networking.&nbsp; His past research 
accomplishments include path expressions, various deadline and error recovery 
mechanisms for asynchronous processes, the Choices object-oriented 
operating system, the VDP protocols for streaming audio and video used by Vosaic 
LLC, dynamic TAO, 2K a distributed object operating system, UIUC Sesame, a Java 
implementation of Sesame security protocols, and the Seraphim active security 
policies.&nbsp; His current research 
projects include active spaces, security interoperability, security policies and 
active security in active networks. He is an active participant in the 
department's distance learning program.&nbsp; 
Professor Campbell is director of CARIS, the University of Illinois 
Center for Advanced Research in Information Security and the NSA designated 
University of Illinois Center of Academic 
Excellence in Information Assurance Education.&nbsp; He is the principal investigator of a 
two million, five year NSF ITR project investigating ubiquitous 
computing.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
For further information 
contact Professor Sharad Mehrotra at <A 
href="mailto:sharad@ics.uci.edu">sharad@ics.uci.edu</A>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></DIV>
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