Call For Interns: Mobile Hand-Held Platforms

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Sebastien Duval, from Tokyo (Japan)
SOKENDAI - National Institute of Informatics

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Subject: summer internship positions (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:02:18 -0800 (PST)

Intel Research Seattle

http://seattleweb.intel-research.net/interns/

Intel Santa Clara - Ubiquity Lab directed by Roy Want

Call For Interns: Mobile Hand-Held Platforms (Ubiquitous Computing)

We are accepting applications for multiple research intern positions from
graduate students in programs in Computer Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, or Computer Science. Multiple positions are available,
applicable to both advanced and junior graduate students.

Research Areas

The Ubiquity research group at Intel Research is developing a variety of
mobile platforms to support emerging activities such as healthcare, sensor
networks, and mobile media. This group has a history of notable research
projects, and has been the primary source of the Personal Server concept [1]
(et. al.) and Stargate research platform [2]. We are particularly interested
in students with research interests in the following areas:

-         Mobile healthcare applications: developing application concepts
using a cell-phone as a personal healthcare platform.

-         Embedded sensor platforms: augmenting mobile devices with add-on
capabilities to sense the world around it.

-         Battery-powered operation: advanced techniques and algorithms to
charge, monitor, and use low-power systems.

-         Mobile networking: wireless network abstractions used to
seamlessly interface mobile devices with its surrounding infrastructure.

To Apply

To apply for this internship, send a copy of your CV to
<mailto:>  with the subject
"Intern Application." There is no strict deadline, but a final decision will
be made in the March timeframe.

Microsoft Research's SPOT (smart personal object technology) Group is
looking for 1-2 interns to work on their wrist-watch platform.  We are
collaborating with them on some applications.

The Ubiquitous Computing Area at PARC is seeking applicants for
graduate-level summer interns who are interested in working on user
interactions within ubicomp environments. Here are two projects that we are
particularly interested in pursuing, though other projects or directions may
be possible depending on the applicant and his/her interests.

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Intern Research Project #1: Eyes-free One-handed Text Input

Host: Mark Newman and Kurt Partridge

New methods and technologies for mobile text entry continue to be developed
at a rapid pace. We are working on a novel text entry method that can be
carried out with one hand and without the need for visual contact with the
input device (such as would be required by a soft keyboard). It can be
carried out on a variety of potential input devices, including both wearable
and embedded form-factors. Our technique does not involve chording, but we
believe it has the potential to be as fast or faster than chording-oriented
techniques such as the Twiddler.

There are a number of avenues that our intern could pursue with regards to
the development and evaluation of this method. Research directions include
development and refinement of the alphabet, user experiments to evaluate the
method, and research into various devices and technologies that could be
used to implement the method. There is a high potential for conference
publications (e.g. in CHI, UIST, Ubicomp, Pervasive) if this research proves
fruitful.

Required skills:

* Ability to design, carry out, and analyze results from user experiments

* Programming in java (definitely), c/c++ (possibly)

* Knowledge of signal processing a plus

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Intern Research Project #2: SmartSwitch

Host: Kurt Partridge

The SmartSwitch project involves the design and implementation of a simple
mobile device user interface for controlling nearby environmental devices.
Over time, the SmartSwitch learns the user's intention and grows more
accurate in predicting the operation the user wants to perform.

Required Skills: Strong HCI skills and experience

Desired Skills: Machine learning, mobile device programming, signal
processing

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Interested applicants should do the following:

1. Contact Mark Newman <>  and/or Kurt
Partridge() to let us know you're interested and tell us a
little bit about yourself.

2. Begin the process of submitting an application to the PARC internship

program at  <http://www.parc.com/contact/employment/intern/>
http://www.parc.com/contact/employment/intern/.

NOTE: THESE ARE DUE FEB. 15! THAT'S REALLY SOON! Be aware that you'll need
to line up a couple of letters of reference, too.

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PARC (formerly known as Xerox PARC) is located in Palo Alto, where it is
always sunny.

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