This course will cover both technical and human aspects of the rapidly growing field of ubiquitous computing. The course is aimed at students from both Computer Science and the HCI student in Informatics. Students from other programs are welcome but should consult with the faculty first. Students will learn how to design, build and evaluate various ubicomp technologies in order to create novel user experiences. Too often in academia, pervasive computing projects are developed by computer scientists with little understanding of the field of human-computer interaction. Conversely, HCI students do not always have the technical knowledge to fully implement a pervasive computing application that they design. This course enables students from different backgrounds to come together and work as multidisciplinary teams.
Students wishing to take the course should have a basic knowledge of a programming language (e.g., C, java).