INFO 5342

Designing Ubiquitous and Interactive Computing Devices

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course will introduce students to the fields of ubiquitous computing and interactive device design, drawing from such diverse fields as electronic circuit design, signal processing, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. Taking a hands-on, lab-based approach, students will prototype their own interactive devices and use them to collect data and interact with users. Students will learn about fabrication techniques and printed circuit board design, and apply them to create their own devices. For the final project, students will build a functional embedded or wearable device that can be applied to problems in health technology, urban design or other real-world applications. Topic areas include electronics, sensors, actuators, interface design, physical prototyping, and user testing.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

• Students will be able to describe the history and background of the field of ubiquitous computing and to identify current trends and challenges in the field.
• Students will be proficient in designing systems with sensors and signal processing, including machine learning techniques, feature engineering and designing models to run on edge devices.
• Students will prototype interactions using a variety of techniques from storyboards and paper prototypes to fully functional connected devices.
• Engaging with electronic circuit design and prototyping, including circuit board design fundamentals and coding for microcontrollers, students will create a physical computing device as a final project.

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