Abstract ReachMedia: On-the-move interaction with everyday objects (2008)
Assaf Feldman, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Sajid Sadi, Pattie Maes, Chris Schm
Mobile and wearable interfaces try to integrate digital information into our everyday experiences but usually require more attention than is appropriate and often fail to do so in a natural and...
Context-Sensitive Microlearning of Foreign Language Vocabulary on a Mobile Device (2008)
Jennifer S. Beaudin, Stephen S. Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Y Rockinson, Margaret E. Morris
Abstract. We explore the use of ubiquitous sensing in the home for contextsensitive microlearning. To assess how users would respond to frequent and brief learning interactions tied to context, a...
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Jennifer S. Beaudin, Pallavi Kaushik, Jason Nawyn, ...
Abstract. Ubiquitous computing researchers are increasingly turning to sensorenabled “living laboratories ” for the study of people and technologies in settings more natural than a typical...
Activity Recognition in the Home Using Simple and Ubiquitous Sensors (2008)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
In this work, a system for recognizing activities in the home setting using a set of small and simple state-change sensors is introduced. The sensors are designed to be “tape on and forget”...
Context-Sensitive Microlearning of Foreign Language Vocabulary on a Mobile Device (2008)
Jennifer S. Beaudin, Stephen S. Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Y Rockinson, Margaret E. Morris
Abstract. We explore the use of ubiquitous sensing in the home for contextsensitive microlearning. To assess how users would respond to frequent and brief learning interactions tied to context, a...
Eye Contact, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Tapia Stephen, Stephen S. Intille, John Rebula, Steve Stoddard
This concept and partial prototype video introduces a strategy for creating a video conferencing system for future ubiquitous computing environments that can guarantee two remote conversants the...
A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition (2007)
Beth Logan, Jennifer Healey, Matthai Philipose, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Stephen Intille
Abstract. We study activity recognition using 104 hours of annotated data collected from a person living in an instrumented home. The home contained over 900 sensor inputs, including wired reed...
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Stephen S. Intille, William Haskell, Kent Larson, Julie Wright, Abby King, ...
In this paper, we present a real-time algorithm for automatic recognition of not only physical activities, but also, in some cases, their intensities, using five triaxial wireless accelerometers and...
Building Reliable Activity Models Using Hierarchical Shrinkage and Mined Ontology (2006)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Tanzeem Choudhury, Matthai Philipose
Abstract. Activity inference based on object use has received considerable recent attention. Such inference requires statistical models that map activities to the objects used in performing them....
Building Reliable Activity Models Using Hierarchical Shrinkage and Mined Ontology (2006)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Tanzeem Choudhury, Matthai Philipose
Abstract. Activity inference based on object use has received considerable recent attention. Such inference requires statistical models that map activities to the objects used in performing them....
Toward scalable activity recognition for sensor networks (2006)
Christopher R. Wren, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
Sensor networks hold the promise of truly intelligent buildings: buildings that adapt to the behavior of their occupants to improve productivity, efficiency, safety, and security. To be practical,...
The Design of a Portable Kit of Wireless Sensors for Naturalistic Data Collection (2006)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Stephen S. Intille, Louis Lopez, Kent Larson
Abstract. In this paper, we introduce MITes, a flexible kit of wireless sensing devices for pervasive computing research in natural settings. The sensors have been optimized for ease of use, ease of...
Toward scalable activity recognition for sensor networks (2006)
Christopher R. Wren, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
Abstract. Sensor networks hold the promise of truly intelligent buildings: buildings that adapt to the behavior of their occupants to improve productivity, efficiency, safety, and security. To be...
Acquiring in situ training data for context-aware ubiquitous computing applications (2004)
Stephen S. Intille, Ling Bao, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, John Rondoni
Ubiquitous, context-aware computer systems may ultimately enable computer applications that naturally and usefully respond to a user’s everyday activity. Although new algorithms that can...
Lessons Learned Using Ubiquitous Sensors for Data Collection in Real Homes (2004)
Jennifer Beaudin, Stephen Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
Interface design for the home requires a realistic understanding of the complexity and richness of the human activities that go on there; it is our goal to develop tools that enable HCI investigation...
Activity Recognition in the Home using Simple and Ubiquitous Sensors (2004)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
Abstract. In this work, a system for recognizing activities in the home setting using a set of small and simple state-change sensors is introduced. The sensors are designed to be “tape on and...
Lessons Learned Using Ubiquitous Sensors for Data Collection in Real Homes (2004)
Jennifer Beaudin, Stephen Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
Interface design for the home requires a realistic understanding of the complexity and richness of the human activities that go on there; it is our goal to develop tools that enable HCI investigation...
MITes: Wireless portable sensors for studying behavior (2004)
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Natalia Marmasse, Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
We present MITes (MIT Environmental Sensors): a portable kit of ubiquitous wireless sensing devices for realtime data collection of human activities in natural settings. The sensors designed to be...
Designing and evaluating technology for independent aging in the home (2003)
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
We are developing technology and design strategies to support aging in place. To design and evaluate our solutions, we have created new tools that can be used to study behavior in actual homes. Our...
Tools for Studying Behavior and Technology in Natural Settings (2003)
Stephen S. Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, John Rondoni, Jennifer Beaudin, Chuck Kukla, Sitij Agarwal, ...
Three tools for acquiring data about people, their behavior, and their use of technology in natural settings are described: (1) a context-aware experience sampling tool, (2) a ubiquitous sensing...
Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, Kent Larson, William J. Mitchell, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
In this work, a system for recognizing activities in the home setting that uses a set of small and simple state-change sensors, machine learning algorithms, and electronic experience sampling is...
Tools for studying behavior and technology in natural settings (2003)
Stephen S. Intille, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, John Rondoni, Jennifer Beaudin, Chuck Kukla, Sitij Agarwal, ...
Abstract. Three tools for acquiring data about people, their behavior, and their use of technology in natural settings are described: (1) a context-aware experience sampling tool, (2) a ubiquitous...
AltarNation: interface design for meditative communities (2002)
Michelle Hlubinka, Jennifer Beaudin, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
AltarNation allows physically isolated individuals to participate in communities of meditation and tailor their own meditative practices. By lighting candles, users enter a shared virtual community...
AltarNation: interface design for meditative communities (2002)
Michelle Hlubinka, Jennifer Beaudin, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia
AltarNation allows physically isolated individuals to participate in communities of meditation and tailor their own meditative practices. By lighting candles, users enter a shared virtual community...
Michelle Hlubinka, Jennifer Beaudin, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia, John S. An
orchestrated light inside the Cathedral at Ronchamp. Another view of Le Corbusier’s masterpiece. Eero Saarinen’s MIT Chapel a chapel by Tadao Ando a chapel by Carlos Scarpa AltarNation...