Director, Changing Places (2008)
Kent Larson, Thomas J. Mcleish, Tyson Lawrence
The housing industry of today produces homes that are poorly prepared for the future. Rapidly changing demographics and related societal pressures will inevitably transform the home into a center for...
An Inexpensive Bluetooth-Based Indoor Positioning Hack (2008)
Kenneth C. Cheung, Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
A Bluetooth-based indoor positioning system using off-theshelf low-cost stationary beacons and mobile host devices is described. The system permits low-cost, rapid prototyping of applications where...
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”...
Designing and Evaluating Supportive Technology for (2007)
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
Abstract — At MIT, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers is studying how to create pervasive computing environments for the home. We are developing technologies and design strategies that use...
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...
Embedding Behavior Modification Strategies into a Consumer Electronic Device: A Case Study (2006)
Jason Nawyn, Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson
Abstract. Ubiquitous computing technologies create new opportunities for preventive healthcare researchers to deploy behavior modification strategies outside of clinical settings. In this paper, we...
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...
The PlaceLab: a live-in laboratory for pervasive computing research (Video (2005)
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, Jennifer S. Beaudin, Munguia Tapia, Pallavi Kaushik, Jason Nawyn, ...
In this video, we introduce the PlaceLab, a live-in laboratory for the study of ubiquitous computing technologies in the home. The PlaceLab is a real home where the routine activities and...
A living laboratory for the design and evaluation of ubiquitous computing technologies (2005)
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, J. S. Beaudin, J. Nawyn, E. Munguia Tapia, P. Kaushik
We introduce the PlaceLab, a new “living laboratory ” for the study of ubiquitous technologies in home settings. The PlaceLab is a tool for researchers developing context-aware and ubiquitous...
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...
Open Source Building: Reinventing Places of Living (2004)
Kent Larson, Stephen Intille, T. J. Mcleish, Jennifer Beaudin, R. E. Williams
In this paper, we argue that new technologies and strategies for design can enable a more responsive model for creating places of living where: (1) Developers become integrators and alliance builders...
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...
Just-in-time context-sensitive questioning for preventative health care (2002)
Stephen S. Intille, Kent Larson, Chuck Kukla
This paper argues that there is an emerging opportunity for artificial intelligence researchers: the development of technologies that enable a new type of “proactive health care system ” that...
Hypervisors for Security and Robustness (1998)
Mitchum, Terrence, Larson, Kent, Lu, Raymond, Loe, Brian, O'Brien, Dick
This is the final report for the Hypervisors for Security and Robustness (Kernel Hypervisors) program. It contains a description of the kernel hypervisor approach that was developed on the program...
Organizing Residential Utilities: A New Approach to Housing Quality
Richard Topping, Tyson Lawrence, Justin Spencer, Kent Larson, TJ McLeish
Utility systems are everywhere in the home. What were once major innovations – central heating, hot and cold running water, and electric lights – have become so commonplace as to be taken for...
Flavia Sparacino, Kent Larson, Ron MacNeil, Glorianna Davenport, Alex Pentland
We present three interactive exhibit projects which add technology to the museum space or to the museum visitor. We propose a technological intervention which helps curators and designers to achieve...