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***PUB TALK:   THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2000

"THE DISAPPEARING COMPUTER: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON
UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING"  by Dr. Friedemann Mattern, Department of
Computer Science, Institute of Information Systems, Swiss Federal  Institute of Technology)

The Internet is evolving. Now we begin with the Mobile Internet and in a few years we will have billions of embedded devices communicating over the Internet. "Networking all things" is one  of the ultimate goals of 'Ubiquitous Computing.' It seems, however, that mobile access to the Internet is more a European than an American vision and Europe has a small advantage in technologies, including GSM for mobile phones and smart cards to enhance security. On the other hand, there is much more concern in Europe about privacy issues than in the US and certainly privacy will be of prime concern with Ubiquitous Computing. Currently there are  several European Ubiquitous Computing initiatives. The Pub talk will address Ubiquitous Computing and  describe the goals of one or two of those "Disappearing Computer" programs.

 

ABOUT FRIEDEMANN MATTERN:

 

Dr. Friedemann Mattern is a Professor at the ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and leads the distributed systems research group, where he recently established a ubiquitous computing laboratory. His research interests encompass models and concepts for distributed computations, ubiquitous computing, Internet applications, programming of parallel and distributed systems, and infrastructures for  dynamic networking of small and mobile devices. Dr. Mattern conducts several research projects in these areas, mainly in cooperation with industrial partners, including SAP, one of the Center's Executive sponsors.

 

ABOUT THE SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

 

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