Devices and Networking Summit – Session 1, Devices and Their Users

Chair: James Scott, Microsoft Research

Speakers: Patrick Olivier, Newcastle University; Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge; Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research

Through the trends of the Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Computing, more and more devices are deployed around us that can sense what people do, and existing devices such as phones or wearables are augmented with new ambient sensing capabilities as well. Such devices are useful to both infrastructure owners and inhabitants alike, and the data they generate can be used for ‘smart buildings’ applications, for mass personalisation, for the users of shared spaces to communicate and collaborate, and so on. This session explores this space through short presentations by researchers with experience deploying devices ‘in the wild’, and through a panel discussion.