Abstract Providing a Web Interface for Active Spaces (2008)
James F. Bresler, Roy H. Campbell, Jalal Al-muhtadi
Pervasive computing promises a new significance in our lives by providing seamless computing services. Much of the current research on active spaces is focused on supporting new devices and...
Towards a Pervasive Computing Benchmark 1 (2008)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Jacob Biehl, Brian Ziebart, Roy H. Campbell, Brian Bailey
Pervasive computing allows the coupling of the physical world to the information world, and provides a wealth of ubiquitous services and applications that allow users, machines, data, applications,...
Smart Home: A peek in the future (2008)
Manish An, Jalal Al-muhtadi, M. Dennis Mickunas, Roy H. Campbell
"Homes are where the next wave of intranets are going". With the current advancements in computing power and network technology, the concept of fully automated “smart” homes is...
Abstract A Privacy Preserving Overlay for Active Spaces (2008)
Based on our experience in building and deploying ubiquitous computing environments, we identify some design guidelines for privacy. We also propose a novel mechanism that meets these guidelines and...
Socializing in the Mist: Privacy in Digital Communities (2007)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Roy Campbell, Apu Kapadia, M. Dennis Mickunas, Prasad Naldurg
Abstract. Ubiquitous computing with its ability to provide anytime, anywhere, and any platform access to services promises to revolutionize the way we interact, collaborate, and socialize with other...
The Mist System’s Design Report (2007)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Roy Campbell, Apu Kapadia, M. Dennis, Mickunas Seung Yi
Ubiquitous computing is poised to revolutionize the way we compute and interact with each other. However, unless privacy concerns are taken into account early in the design process, we will end up...
MAGIC Broker: A Middleware Toolkit for Interactive Public Displays (2007)
Erbad, Aiman, Blackstock, Michael, Friday, Adrian, Lea, Rodger, Al-Muhtadi, Jalal
Large screen displays are being increasingly deployed in public areas for advertising, entertainment, and information display. Recently we have witnessed increasing interest in supporting interaction...
An Efficient Overlay Infrastructure for Privacy-preserving Communication on the Internet (2006)
Abstract. This paper presents Mist2 (Mist 2nd generation), an overlay infrastructure for privacy-preserving communication. Nodes are arranged in concentric rings, which reduce average overlay hop...
Super Spaces: A Middleware for Large-Scale Pervasive Computing Environments”, Perware ’04 (2004)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Shiva Chetan, Roy Campbell
In previous work [1], we introduced a distributed middleware infrastructure for managing physicallybounded, standalone pervasive computing environments, which we refer to as Active Spaces. In this...
MiddleWhere: A Middleware for Location Awareness in Ubiquitous Computing Applications (2004)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Shiva Chetan, Roy Campbell, M. Dennis Mickunas
Abstract. Location awareness significantly enhances the functionality of ubiquitous computing services and applications, and enriches the way they interact with users and resources in the...
Manuel Roman, Jalal Al-muhtadi, Brian Ziebart, Roy Campbell, M. Dennis Mickunas
Abstract. Ubiquitous computing defines a new domain in which large collections of heterogeneous devices are available to support the execution of applications. These applications become dynamic...
A Lightweight Reconfigurable Security Mechanism for 3G/4G Mobile Devices (2002)
Wireless communications are advancing rapidly. We are currently at the verge of a new revolutionary advancement in wireless data communications: the 3 rd Generation of mobile telecommunications. 3G...
Towards security and privacy for pervasive computing (2002)
Roy Campbell, Jalal Al-muhtadi, Prasad Naldurg, Geetanjali Sampemane, M. Dennis Mickunas
Abstract. Pervasive computing environments with their interconnected devices and services promise seamless integration of digital infrastructure into our everyday lives. While the focus of current...
A Flexible, Privacy-Preserving Authentication Framework for Ubiquitous Computing Environments (2002)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Anand Ranganathan, Roy Campbell, M. Dennis Mickunas
The proliferation of smart gadgets, appliances, mobile devices, PDAs and sensors has enabled the construction of ubiquitous computing environments, transforming regular physical spaces into “Active...
Secure smart homes using Jini and UIUC SESAME (1999)
Jalal Al-muhtadi, Manish An, M. Dennis Mickunas, Roy H. Campbell
In this paper, we discuss our approach to constructing a dynamic and secure “Smart Home ” environment and tackling the challenges associated with it. “Tiny UIUC SESAME ” is a lightweight...