GRK 749:  System Integration for Ubiquitous Computing in the Information Technology

• Subject Area: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology ; Computer Science
• Term: from 2002 to 2004
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 273377

System integration is a topic of growing importance, both in research and university education programs. Computers are able to support humans in daily tasks, granted they have access to additional information in order to have their functionality and usability improved. Therefore, the computers must be embedded in the application domain in such a way they can extract the information by themselves. Furthermore, they must be miniaturized and portable, so they can interact with the user without requiring his/her fullattention. Such computers are called ubiquitous units. They are composed of software, hardware, communication and networking components. To achieve the required miniaturization, it is necessary to integrate all the different components in a single system. The analysis and development of such heterogeneous systems is the subject of this research training group. For this purpose, the techniques and methodologies available in the related disciplines must be merged into a multi-disciplinary approach, which implies an intensive collaboration between the members of the group.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Manfred Glesner
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Wolfgang Bibel; Professor Dr. Alejandro P. Buchmann; Professor Dr. Johannes Buchmann; Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans Eveking; Professor Dr. Manfred Glesner; Professor Dr.-Ing. Sorin Alexander Huss; Professor Dr.-Ing. Rolf Jakoby; Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Meißner; Professorin Dr.-Ing. Mira Mezini; Professor Dr. Max Mühlhäuser; Professor Dr.-Ing. Ralf Steinmetz; Professor Dr. Neeraj Suri, Ph.D.; Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Weiland