Studying Smart Spaces Using an "Embiquitous" Computing Analogy

Author

Graves, Corey A. ; Negron, Timothy P. ; Chestnut, Michael ; Popoola, Gabriel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC, USA

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Apr.-June 2015

Firstpage

64

Lastpage

68

Abstract

Recognizing that the fields of pervasive computing and smart spaces are still evolving, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has adopted a unique approach to teaching these and related concepts in its graduate-level course, "ECEN 725: Pervasive Computing Systems." The teaching approach attempts to formalize the study and development of pervasive computing by leveraging knowledge of formal methods and tools from other, more mature computer engineering fields. Specifically, the course is taught in the context of an analogy drawn between the fields of embedded computing and pervasive computing. This department is part of a special issue on smart spaces.

Keywords

computer science education; embedded systems; teaching; ubiquitous computing; ECEN 725: pervasive computing systems; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; embedded computing; embiquitous computing analogy; formal methods; formal tools; graduate-level course; pervasive computing; smart spaces; Agricultural industry; Context-aware services; Embedded computing; Intelligent sensors; Learning systems; System analysis and design; Internet of Things; Internet/Web technologies; education; embedded systems; mobile; pervasive computing; smart spaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2015.41

Filename

7093051