Pervasive Computing Initiative Year #1 Wireless Campus Initiative - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pervasive Computing Initiative Year #1 – Wireless Campus Initiative Year #2 – RFID Campus Initiative Craig Thompson, Acxiom Database Chair in Engineering Robert Zimmerman, Director, Computing Services http://csce.uark.edu/~cwt/pervasive-computing-initiative/

Vision: Everything is Alive • Everything is Alive is a vision of a time within 10-20 years when, once again, the world around us is sentient and reactive. – Trees tell us when they need to be watered. Scissors know where they are and can tell us. Toys talk to each other. Appliances, vehicles, pets, and store items can converse. * – On a campus: students stay connected, equipment knows its owner; parking is self-monitoring; signals are coordinated; library book checkout, reminders and inventory are automated. – In emergencies, campus and city police can work with civil authorities and individuals using interoperable digital communicators. • Wait a minute – this is happening today but we are not really ready. Few large scale experiments & none have considered RFID as an extension to the Internet. How can we use this for homeland security? What are the security and privacy problems we will face? • Status and Trend – Our networked society is increasingly untethered (cell phones, laptops, PDAs, wireless). Meanwhile, the cost and size of computing elements (sensors, memories, processors, and communications) is rapidly decreasing and will be deployed everywhere . • What is needed – a large scale experimental test bed for pervasive information infrastructure experiments. Challenges: – Develop repeatable process for deploying and managing such networks – Develop applications (e.g., for everyday use and for homeland security) – Develop infrastructure for security and privacy * Then he entered the Giant's room and seized the harp and ran away with it; but as he jumped over the threshold the harp called out: `MASTER! MASTER!' And the Giant woke up. - Jack and the Beanstalk

Wireless Campus Initiative @ University of Arkansas Requested Action – Federal funds to jump start a sustainable wireless infrastructure at University of Arkansas - $986,680 * in GFY04 from DHS, DoD, DoC, and/or DoE – 80% for infrastructure to provide wireless coverage for 70% of main U of A campus – 20% for support and research projects • Wireless cookbook for colleges, K-12 schools, industry and government • Large scale multi-agent infrastructure experiment aimed at – homeland security – security/privacy assurance – Principal Investigators • Robert Zimmerman – will deploy and manage fanout of wireless campus initiative • Craig Thompson – will oversee wireless research and support projects – 15 years DARPA projects incl. wireless agents * Note: U of A will cost share an additional $191K

Wireless Campus Initiative Institutional Uniqueness and Need • NE Arkansas is headquarters to some of the nation’s largest information management, transportation, food, and goods distribution providers including Wal-Mart, Acxiom, J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, Alltel, and others. These organizations are aggressively adopting next generation wireless and RFID technologies and need trained workers experienced in these technologies. • University of Arkansas recognizes this need – “In the New Economy, knowledge is a primary factor for companies deciding where to create and locate jobs.” ( Vision 2010 - Making the Case ) • Arkansas ranks near the bottom in most New Economy technology indicators – see http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/arkansas.html

Wireless Campus Initiative Expected Benefits Plan has significant fan out • Individual – Wireless  time savings of 1-15 hours per week – 22% more productive – 87% claimed improved quality of life – mobility – flexibility • University – 16,000+ students plus faculty & staff – Contributes to the goal of becoming a nationally competitive university by 2010 • Wireless and RFID  a student magnet • U of A as a pervasive computing training ground • Interdisciplinary opportunities range from biosensors to multi-user distributed learning • Better note-taking and study skills for students • Region – families and businesses benefit – Regional industry is adopting wireless and RFID and needs experienced workers – A way to leap forward competitively raising the knowledge level in the region – A way to promote knowledge intensive industries in the region • Nation – research deliverables focused here – Wireless Infrastructure Cookbook for schools and organizations – Homeland security & safety – reduce crime, coordinate teams – Productivity – self-maintaining libraries, inventories, parking – Communication – people and things communicating – Security and Privacy Assurance

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Arkansas – New Economy – 2002 (From http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/arkansas.html) Indicator Rank Score 48 41.68 Overall 49 5.90 Aggregated Knowledge Jobs 49 0.5% Information Technology Jobs Employment in IT occupations in non-IT industries as a share of total jobs. 49 21.3% Managerial, Professional & Tech Jobs Managers, professionals, and technicians as a share of the total workforce. 41 44.6 Workforce Education A weighted measure of the educational attainment (advanced degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, or some college course work) of the workforce. 50 0.01 Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce A weighted measure of the educational attainment of the manufacturing workforce. 45 8.14 Aggregated Globalization Score 48 $11,110 Export Focus Of Manufacturing Manufacturing export sales per manufacturing worker. 41 3.3% Foreign Direct Investment The percentage of each state's workforce employed by foreign companies. 35 8.38 Aggregated Economic Dynamism Scores 41 11.8% "Gazelle" Jobs Jobs in gazelle companies (companies with annual sales revenue that has grown 20 percent or more for four straight years) as a share of total employment. 12 20.8% Job Churning The number of new start-ups and business failures, combined, as a share of all establishments in each state. 34 3.55 Initial Public Offerings A weighted measure of the value and number of initial public stock offerings of companies as a share of gross state product.

Arkansas – New Economy – 2002 (cont) 47 6.06 Aggregated Digital Economy Scores 48 44.3% Online Population The percentage of adults with Internet access in each state. 47 0.32 Commercial Internet Domain Names The number of commercial Internet domain names (".com") per firm. 30 1.66 Technology in Schools A weighted measure of five factors measuring computer and internet use in schools. 24 3.14 Digital Government A measure of the utilization of digital technologies in state governments. 42 1.90 Online Agriculture A measure of the percentage of farmers with Internet access and who use computers for business. 25 86.00% Online Manufacturers The percentage of manufacturing establishments with Internet access. 42 1.88 Broadband Telecommunications A measure of the use and deployment of broadband telecommunications infrastructure over telephone lines. 49 6.07 Aggregated Innovation Capacity 43 2.4% High-Tech Jobs Jobs in electronics manufacturing, software and computer-related services, telecommunications, and biomedical as a share of total employment. 48 0.27% Scientists and Engineers Civilian scientists and engineers as a percentage of the workforce. 49 0.21 Patents The number of patents issued to companies or individuals per 1,000 workers. 43 0.4% Industry Investment in R&D Industry investment in research and development as a percentage of Gross State Product (GSP). 45 0.01% Venture Capital Venture capital invested as a percentage of GSP.