Our research in this area has focused on two aspects of Context-Aware
Computing:
- Evaluation of Context-Aware Systems in Real-World Use --
creating context- aware systems that are stable enough to be used by
people is still quite a challenge. We implement very simple
context-aware systems, ones that involve limited but novel functionality
(such as location detection) and then allow users to test these systems.
We are interested in looking at the unique usability challenges of
context-awareness. We also hope this type of research will help to
discover what scenarios are the most compelling to users.
- Collective Definition of Context by Users -- to date no
context-aware systems have taken advantage of the collective knowledge
of the people who inhabit an environment. We are developing systems that
allow the users to contribute information about a context of use (both
implicitly and explicitly) that other users can benefit from. This
concept taps into research on social navigation.
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