Ubiquitous Computing
Links to Ubiquitous Computing and Pervasive Computing groups, people and publications at Microsoft Research.
Microsoft Research has several diverse groups working in the field of Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing. You can find more information on the groups' and individuals' webpages.
Microsoft Research groups active in UbiComp include:
- Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment (VIBE) (Redmond)
- Socio-Digital Systems (Cambridge)
- Sensors and Devices (Cambridge)
- Hardware Devices (Redmond)
- Adaptive Systems and Interaction (Redmond)
People
Publications
- David H. Nguyen, Gabriela Marcu, Gillian R. Hayes, Khai N. Truong, James Scott, Marc Langheinrich, and Christof Roduner, Encountering SenseCam: Personal Recording Technologies in Everyday Life, in Proceedings of UbiComp 2009, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., September 2009
- James Scott, Lorna M. Brown, and Mike Molloy, Mobile Device Interaction with Force Sensing, in Proceedings of Pervasive 2009, LNCS 5538, Springer Verlag, May 2009
- Yu Zheng, Xing Xie, and Wei-Ying Ma, Understanding mobility based on GPS data, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 21 September 2008
- Ignas Budvytis, James Scott, and Alex Butler, Compass-based Automatic Picture Taking using SenseCam, in Adjunct Proceedings of Pervasive 2008, May 2008
- James Scott, Challenges for Privacy with Ubiquitous Sensor Logging, in Proceedings of the Pervasive 2008 Workshop on Security and Privacy Issues in Mobile Phone Use, March 2008
- Nishkam Ravi, James Scott, Lu Han, and Liviu Iftode, Context-aware Battery Management for Mobile Phones, in Proceedings of PerCom 2008, 2008
- A.J. Brush and Kori Inkpen, Yours, Mine and Ours? Sharing and Use of Technology in Domestic Environments, in Ubicomp 2007, IEEE Computer Society, September 2007
- Brown, B., Taylor, A., Izadi, S., Sellen, A., and Kaye, and J., Locating family values: A field trial of the Whereabouts Clock, in Proceedings of Ubicomp 2007, Springer-Verlag, 2007
- A.J. Bernheim Brush, Tammara Combs Turner, Marc A. Smith, and Neeti Gupta, Scanning Objects in the Wild: Assessing an Object Triggered Information System, Springer-Verlag, September 2005
- Mike Hazas, James Scott, and John Krumm, Location-Aware Computing Comes of Age, in IEEE Computer, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 95–97, February 2004
Upcoming Conferences
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Pervasive 2010 in Helsinki, Finland (May 17-20)
Papers Deadline: October 16 2009 - UbiComp 2010 in Copenhagen (Sept 26-29)
Papers Deadline: March 12 2010
Careers
We are always looking for top candidates for internships and post-docs at Microsoft Research. Please visit Microsoft Research Careers for more information on how to apply.




