This year I’m really looking forward to Ubicomp and ISWC, it’s the first time that Ubicomp and Pervasive merged into one conference and it’s the first time the venue sold out with 700 participants.
I cannot wait to chat with old friends and experts (most are both :)).
The field slowly matures. Especially, the wearable research is really pushing towards prime-time. Most prominently, Google Glass is getting a lot of focus also discussing its impacts on privacy. Yet, there is more and more talk about fitness bracelets/trackers and smart watches. I expect that we see more intelligent clothes and activity recognition work in commercial products in the coming years.
By the way, we have 3 poster papers and 2 demos at Ubicomp and a short paper at ISWC.
###Ubicomp Demos and Posters###
- My Reading Life – Towards Utilizing Eyetracking on Unmodified Tablets and Phones
- Annotate Me – Supporting Active Reading using Real-Time Document Image Retrieval On Mobile Devices
- Activity Recognition and Nutrition Monitoring in Every Day Situations with a Textile Capacitive Neckband
###ISWC paper###
Drop by at the demo,poster sessions and/or see me my talk on Thursday.
On a side note, Ubicomp really picks great locations. This year it’s Zurich, next year Seattle and the year after it will be in Osaka. Seems I might be staying longer in Japan, than I originally planned ;)