ETH Zurich : Computer Science : Pervasive Computing : Distributed Systems : Research :

A Research of the Distributed Systems Group

Selected Publications

See the Publications of the Distributed Systems Group page for a full listing of our publications.

• Jan C.T. Bieser, Vlad Coroama
  Direkte und indirekte Umwelteffekte der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie.
  NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum | Sustainability Management Forum, Vol. 29, No. 1, Springer, pp. 1-11, March 2021
  doi: 10.1007/s00550-020-00502-4
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Pernilla Bergmark, Mattias Höjer, Jens Malmodin
  A Methodology for Assessing the Environmental Effects Induced by ICT Services. Part I: Single Services.
  Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S). ACM, Bristol, UK, June 2020
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Pernilla Bergmark, Vlad Coroama, Mattias Höjer, Jens Malmodin
  A Methodology for Assessing the Environmental Effects Induced by ICT Services. Part II: Multiple Services and Companies.
  Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S). ACM, Bristol, UK, June 2020
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Daniel Pargman
  Skill rebound: On an unintended effect of digitalization.
  Proceedings of the ACM Computing within Limits Workshop. ACM, Bristol, UK, June 2020
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Ralph Hintemann, Simon Hinterholzer, Stefan Arbanowski
  Nachhaltigkeit von Streaming & Co. Energiebedarf und CO2-Ausstoß der Videonutzung im Netz.
  Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (Bitkom) e.V. Berlin, Germany, June 2020
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf). See also: https://www.bitkom.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/200618_lf_nachhaltigkeit-von-streaming.pdf
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Can Türk, Friedemann Mattern
  Poster: Exploring the Usefulness of Bluetooth and WiFi Proximity for Transportation Mode Recognition.
  Adjunct Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2019 International Symposium on Wearable Computers (UbiComp/ISWC ’19 Adjunct). ACM, London, UK, September 2019
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Friedemann Mattern
  Zielkonflikte zwischen Umwelt- und Datenschutz: Von der Möglichkeit, Daten preiszugeben, um die Umwelt zu retten.
  In: Anja Höfner, Vivian Frick (Eds.): Was Bits und Bäume verbindet: Digitalisierung nachhaltig gestalten. oekom, ISBN 978-3-96238-149-3, pp. 58-60, München, Germany, July 2019
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Friedemann Mattern
  Digital Rebound – Why Digitalization Will Not Redeem Us Our Environmental Sins.
  Proceedings of the 6th international conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S 2019). Lappeenranta, Finland, June 2019
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jack Townsend, Vlad Coroama
  Digital Acceleration of Sustainability Transition: The Paradox of Push Impacts.
  Sustainability, Vol. 10, No. 8, MDPI, August 2018
  doi: 10.3390/su10082816
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Gábor Sörös, Julia Giger, Jie Song
  Demo: Solfège Hand Sign Recognition with Smart Glasses.
  Live demo and poster at the First International Workshop on Egocentric Perception, Interaction, and Computing (EPIC 2016), in conjuction with the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2016), Amsterdam, the Netherlands. October 2016
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Poster, Video, Video
  
  
• Frederik Hermans, Liam McNamara, Gábor Sörös, Christian Rohner, Thiemo Voigt, Edith Ngai
  Focus: Robust Visual Codes for Everyone.
  Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys 2016), Singapore, Singapore. pp. 319-332, June 2016
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk
  
  
• Gábor Sörös
  Wearable Barcode Scanning: Advancements in Visual Code Localization, Motion Blur Compensation, and Gesture Control.
  PhD thesis No. 23464, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk, Supplement
  
  
• Christian Beckel, Leyna Sadamori, Silvia Santini, Thorsten Staake
  Automated Customer Segmentation Based on Smart Meter Data with Temperature and Daylight Sensitivity.
  Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm 2015). Miami, FL, USA. IEEE, November 2015
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jie Song, Gábor Sörös, Fabrizio Pece, Otmar Hilliges
  Demo: Estimation of 3D Hand Position and Gestures on Unmodified Wearable Devices.
  Live demo and poster at the IEEE Workshop on Observing and Understanding Hands in Action (HANDS 2015), in conjunction with the 28th IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2015), Boston, MA, USA. IEEE, June 2015
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Poster
  
  
• Gábor Sörös, Severin Münger, Carlo Beltrame, Luc Humair
  Multiframe Visual-Inertial Blur Estimation and Removal for Unmodified Smartphones.
  Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG 2015), Plzen, Czech Republic. June 2015
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Supplement, Talk
  
  
• Ji Eun Kim, Tassilo Barth, George Boulos, John Yackovich, Christian Beckel, Daniel Mosse
  Seamless Integration of Heterogeneous Devices and Access Control in Smart Homes and its Evaluation.
  Intelligent Buildings International, May 2015
  doi: 10.1080/17508975.2015.1018116
  Abstract, BibTeX
  
  
• Jie Song, Fabrizio Pece, Gábor Sörös, Marion Koelle, Otmar Hilliges
  Joint Estimation of 3D Hand Position and Gestures from Monocular Video for Mobile Interaction.
  Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2015), Seoul, South Korea. ACM, April 2015
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk, Video
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Yassin N. Hassan, Gábor Sörös
  A Magic Lens for Revealing Device Interactions in Smart Environments.
  Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications (MGIA 2014), Shenzhen, China. ACM, December 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk, Video
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Yassin N. Hassan, Gábor Sörös
  Demo: Magic Lenses for Revealing Device Interactions in Smart Environments.
  Live demo at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications (MGIA 2014), Shenzhen, China. ACM, December 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Video
  
  
• Christian Beckel, Leyna Sadamori, Thorsten Staake, Silvia Santini
  Revealing Household Characteristics from Smart Meter Data.
  Energy, Vol. 78, pp. 397-410, December 2014
  doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.10.025
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Christian Beckel, Wilhelm Kleiminger, Romano Cicchetti, Thorsten Staake, Silvia Santini
  The ECO Data Set and the Performance of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Algorithms.
  Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Conference on Embedded Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings (BuildSys 2014). Memphis, TN, USA. ACM, pp. 80-89, November 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jie Song, Gábor Sörös, Fabrizio Pece, Sean Fanello, Shahram Izadi, Cem Keskin, Otmar Hilliges
  In-air Gestures Around Unmodified Mobile Devices.
  Proceedings of the 27th ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST 2014), Honolulu, Hawaii. ACM, pp. 319-329, October 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk, Video
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Nadine Inhelder, Ruben Verborgh, Rik Van de Walle, Friedemann Mattern
  Configuration of Smart Environments Made Simple - Combining Visual Modeling with Semantic Metadata and Reasoning.
  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2014). Cambridge, MA, USA, October 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch, Martin Lanter, Zach Shelby
  Californium: Scalable Cloud Services for the Internet of Things with CoAP.
  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2014). Cambridge, MA, USA, October 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Best paper
  
  
• Jie Song, Gábor Sörös, Fabrizio Pece, Sean Fanello, Shahram Izadi, Cem Keskin, Otmar Hilliges
  Demo: In-air Gestures Around Unmodified Mobile Devices.
  Live demo and poster at the 13th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2014), Zurich, Switzerland. September 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Gábor Sörös
  User Interface Beaming - Seamless Interaction with Smart Things using Personal Wearable Computers.
  Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2014). pp. 46-49, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Nadine Inhelder, Ruben Verborgh, Rik Van de Walle
  User-friendly Configuration of Smart Environments (Demo).
  Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2014). pp. 163-165, Budapest, Hungary, March 2014
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Gianin Basler
  Semantic Metadata to Support Device Interaction in Smart Environments.
  Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2013). Zurich, Switzerland, September 2013
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch
  CoAP for the Web of Things: From Tiny Resource-constrained Devices to the Web Browser.
  Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2013). Zurich, Switzerland, September 2013
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Best paper
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Gianin Basler
  Poster: Embedded Semantic Metadata to Support Device Interaction in Smart Environments.
  Adjunct Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2013). Zurich, Switzerland, September 2013
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Markus Schalch, Marian George, Gábor Sörös
  Poster: Device Recognition for Intuitive Interaction with the Web of Things.
  Adjunct Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2013). Zurich, Switzerland, September 2013
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Christian Beckel, Leyna Sadamori, Silvia Santini
  Automatic Socio-Economic Classification of Households Using Electricity Consumption Data.
  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Future Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy '13). Berkeley, CA, USA. ACM, pp. 75-86, May 2013
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Note: This paper provides the results of a preliminary analysis. To see (or cite) the full results of our household classification analysis, refer to the paper above with the title "Revealing Household Characteristics from Smart Meter Data" published in the journal "Energy".
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Christian Beckel, Bram Scheidegger, Claude Barthels, Gábor Sörös
  Demo: Uncovering Device Whispers in Smart Homes.
  Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2012), Ulm, Germany. December 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Poster
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Dominique Guinard, Vlad Trifa
  Searching in a Web-based Infrastructure for Smart Things.
  Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2012). Wuxi, China, October 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Download accompanying poster here
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch, Martin Lanter, Simon Duquennoy
  Actinium: A RESTful Runtime Container for Scriptable Internet of Things Applications.
  Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2012). pp. 135--142, Wuxi, China, October 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch, Simon Mayer, Benedikt Ostermaier
  Moving Application Logic from the Firmware to the Cloud: Towards the Thin Server Architecture for the Internet of Things.
  Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS 2012). Palermo, Italy, July 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Ji Eun Kim, George Boulos, John Yackovich, Tassilo Barth, Christian Beckel, Daniel Mosse
  Seamless Integration of Heterogeneous Devices and Access Control in Smart Homes.
  Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 2012). pp. 206-213, Guanajuato, Mexico, June 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer, David S. Karam
  A Computational Space for the Web of Things.
  Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2012). Newcastle, UK, June 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• William Farr, Nicola Yuill, Steve Hinske
  An augmented toy and social interaction in children with autism.
  Int. J. Arts and Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 104-125, 2012
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Gábor Sörös, Peter Rautek, Hartmut Seichter, Eduard Gröller
  Augmented Visualization with Natural Feature Tracking.
  Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2011), Beijing, China. pp. 4-12, December 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  Other files: Talk
  
  
• Dominique Guinard, Iulia Ion, Simon Mayer
  In Search of an Internet of Things Service Architecture: REST or WS-*? A Developers’ Perspective.
  Proceedings of Mobiquitous 2011 (8th International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems). pp. 326-337, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch, Simon Duquennoy, Adam Dunkels
  A Low-Power CoAP for Contiki.
  Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2011). Valencia, Spain, October 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer
  Service Integration - A Web of Things Perspective.
  W3C Workshop on Data and Services Integration. Bedford, MA, USA, October 2011
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Elmar Zeeb, Guido Moritz, Christian Beckel, Heinz Serfas, Frank Golatowski, Dirk Timmermann
  Requirements for Smart Home Applications and Realization with WS4D-PipesBox.
  Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Workshop on Service Oriented Architectures in Converging Networked Environments (SOCNE 2011). Toulouse, France, September 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Iulia Ion, Niharika Sachdeva, Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, Srdjan Capkun
  Home is Safer than the Cloud! Privacy Concerns for Consumer Cloud Storage.
  Proceedings of the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2011). Pittsburgh, PA, USA, July 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Dominique Guinard
  An Extensible Discovery Service for Smart Things.
  Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2011). San Francisco, CA, USA, June 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Kovatsch
  Firm Firmware and Apps for the Internet of Things.
  Proceedings of the 2nd ICSE Workshop on Software Engineering for Sensor Network Applications (SESENA 2011). Honolulu, HI, USA, May 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Trifa, Dominique Guinard, Simon Mayer
  Leveraging the Web for a Distributed Location-aware Infrastructure for the Real World.
  In: Erik Wilde, Cesare Pautasso (Eds.): REST: From Research to Practice. Springer, ISBN 978-1-4419-8302-2, pp. 381-400, New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London, 2011
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Felix von Reischach, Stephan Karpischek, Robert Adelmann, Florian Michahelles
  An Evaluation of 1D Barcode Scanning on Mobile Phones.
  Proceedings of Internet of Things 2010 International Conference (IoT 2010). Tokyo, Japan, November 2010
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Simon Mayer, Dominique Guinard, Vlad Trifa
  Facilitating the Integration and Interaction of Real-World Services for the Web of Things.
  Urban Internet of Things – Towards Programmable Real-time Cities (UrbanIOT 2010); Workshop at the Internet of Things 2010 Conference (IoT 2010). Tokyo, Japan, November 2010
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Iulia Ion, Marc Langheinrich, Ponnurangam Kumaraguru and Srdjan Capkun
  Influence of User Perception, Security Needs, and Social Factors on Device Pairing Method Choices.
  Proceedings of the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2010). Redmond, WA, July 2010
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Will Farr, Nicola Yuill, Steve Hinske
  The Augmented Knights Castle and Social Interaction in Children with Autism.
  Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2010. Barcelona, Spain, June 2010
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Matthias Lampe, Nicola Yuill, Sara Price, Marc Langheinrich
  Let the Play Set Come Alive: Supporting Playful Learning through the Digital Augmentation of a Traditional Toy Environment.
  Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Workshop on Pervasive Learning (PerEL) at PerCom 2010, Mannheim, Germany. March 2010
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• David H. Nguyen, Gabriela Marcu, Gillian R. Hayes, Khai N. Truong, James Scott, Marc Langheinrich, Christof Roduner
  Encountering SenseCam: Personal Recording Technologies in Everyday Life.
  Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2009), Orlando, FL, USA. ACM Press, pp. 165-174, New York, NY, USA, October 2009
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich
  A Survey of RFID Privacy Approaches.
  Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 413-421, August 2009
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Sarah Spiekermann, Marc Langheinrich (Eds.)
  An Update on Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing.
  Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (Special Issue), Vol. 13, No. 6, June 2009
  BibTeX
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Matthias Lampe, Sara Price, Nicola Yuill, Marc Langheinrich
  Kingdom of the Knights: Evaluation of a Seamlessly Augmented Toy Environment for Playful Learning.
  Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2009. Como, Italy, June 2009
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
  An Infrastructure for Interactive and Playful Learning in Augmented Toy Environments.
  Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Pervasive Learning (PerEL) at PerCom 2009, Galveston, Texas, USA. March 2009
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
  W41K: Digitally Augmenting Traditional Game Environments.
  In: Mike Fraser, Steve Benford (Eds.): Proceedings of Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2009, February 16-18, 2009, Cambridge, UK. ACM, New York, NY, USA, February 2009
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• David Wright, Serge Gutwirth, Michael Friedewald, Paul De Hert, Marc Langheinrich, Anna Moscibroda
  Privacy, Trust and Policy-Making: Challenges and Responses.
  Computer Law & Security Report, Vol. 25, No. 1, February 2009
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Stefan Götz, Christian Beckel, Tobias Heer, Klaus Wehrle
  ADAPT: A Semantics-oriented Protocol Architecture.
  In: Karin A. Hummel and James P. G. Sterbenz (Ed.): Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems (IWSOS) Vienna, Austria, 2008. LNCS, Vol. 5343, Springer, pp. 287-292, Berlin Heidelberg New York, December 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Philipp Bolliger
  Redpin – Adaptive, Zero-Configuration Indoor Localization through User Collaboration.
  Proceedings of the First ACM International Workshop on Mobile Entity Localization and Tracking in GPS-less Environment Computing and Communication Systems. San Francisco, USA, September 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  (Best Presentation Award)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
  RFIDice – Augmenting Tabletop Dice with RFID.
  Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting, Vol. 5, No. 4, September 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Friedemann Mattern (Ed.)
  Wie arbeiten die Suchmaschinen von morgen? Informationstechnische, politische und ökonomische Perspektiven.
  acatech / Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich
  RFID und die Zukunft der Privatsphäre.
  In: Alexander Rossnagel, Tom Sommerlatte, Udo Winand (Eds.): Digitale Visionen – Zur Gestaltung allgegenwärtiger Informationstechnologien. Springer, pp. 43-68, Berlin Heiderlberg New York, 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jürgen Bohn
  Prototypical Implementation of Location-Aware Services based on a Middleware Architecture for Super-Distributed RFID Tag Infrastructures.
  Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 155-166, 2008
  doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00779-006-0107-2
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Friedemann Mattern
  Allgegenwärtige Datenverarbeitung – Trends, Visionen, Auswirkungen.
  In: Alexander Rossnagel, Tom Sommerlatte, Udo Winand (Eds.): Digitale Visionen – Zur Gestaltung allgegenwärtiger Informationstechnologien. Springer, pp. 3-29, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2008
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich, Remo Marti
  Practical Minimalist Cryptography for RFID Privacy.
  IEEE Systems Journal, Special Issue on RFID Technology, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 115-128, December 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Christian Floerkemeier, Christof Roduner, Matthias Lampe
  RFID Application Development with the Accada Middleware Platform.
  IEEE Systems Journal, Special Issue on RFID Technology, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 82-94, December 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich, Günter Karjoth
  Das "persönliche" Internet.
  digma - Zeitschrift für Datenrecht und Informationssicherheit, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 134-138, December 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Matthias Lampe
  Interactive Educational Play with Augmented Toy Environments.
  In: Peter Kunz (Ed.): ERCIM News, Issue 71, Special: Technology-enhanced learning, October 2007. ERCIM EEIG, B.P. 93, F-06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France, October 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich
  Secure Localized Storage Based on Super-Distributed RFID-Tag Infrastructures.
  Journal of Location Based Services, Vol. 1, No. 3, Taylor & Francis, pp. 208-230, September 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Christof Roduner, Marc Langheinrich, Christian Floerkemeier, Beat Schwarzentrub
  Operating Appliances with Mobile Phones – Strengths and Limits of a Universal Interaction Device.
  In: Anthony LaMarca, Marc Langheinrich, Khai Truong (Eds.): Pervasive Computing. 5th International Conference, PERVASIVE 2007, Toronto, Canada, May 13-16, 2007, Proceedings. LNCS, Vol. 4480, Springer, pp. 198-215, Berlin Heidelberg New York, May 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Christian Frank, Philipp Bolliger, Christof Roduner, Wolfgang Kellerer
  Objects Calling Home: Locating Objects Using Mobile Phones.
  Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2007). LNCS, Vol. 4480, Springer, Toronto, Canada, May 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Lampe, Steve Hinske
  Integrating Interactive Learning Experiences into Augmented Toy Environments.
  Proceedings of Pervasive Learning Workshop at Pervasive 2007. Toronto, Canada, May 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
  Managing Augmented Toy Environments - A New Perspective for Smart Space Management.
  Proceedings of 4th International Workshop on Managing Ubiquitous Communications and Services (MUCS). Munich, Germany, May 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Matthias Lampe
  Semantic Mapping of Augmented Toys between the Physical and Virtual World.
  Proceedings of Workshop on Tangible User Interfaces in Context and Theory held in association with ACM CHI 2007. San Jose, CA, April 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Matthias Handy
  Wohin verschwindet der Computer? Ein kontroverser E-Mail-Wechsel.
  In: Friedemann Mattern (Ed.): Die Informatisierung des Alltags – Leben in smarten Umgebungen. Springer, pp. 329-350, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Matthias Lampe, Steve Hinske
  The Augmented Knight's Castle – Integrating Pervasive and Mobile Computing Technologies into Traditional Toy Environments.
  In: Carsten Magerkurth, Carsten Röcker (Eds.): Concepts and technologies for Pervasive Games - A Reader for Pervasive Gaming Research. Vol. 1, Shaker Verlag, 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
  An RFID-based Infrastructure for Automatically Determining the Position and Orientation of Game Objects in Tabletop Games.
  In: Carsten Magerkurth, Carsten Röcker (Eds.): Concepts and Technologies for Pervasive Games – A Reader for Pervasive Gaming Research. Vol. 1, Shaker Verlag, pp. 311-336, Aachen, Germany, 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich
  Gibt es in einer total informatisierten Welt noch eine Privatsphäre?
  In: Friedemann Mattern (Ed.): Die Informatisierung des Alltags – Leben in smarten Umgebungen. Springer, pp. 233-264, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2007
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama
  The Smart Tachograph – Individual Accounting of Traffic Costs and its Implications.
  Proceedings of Pervasive 2006. pp. 135-152, Dublin, Ireland, May 07-10, 2006
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Marc Langheinrich
  Personalized Vehicle Insurance Rates – A Case for Client-Side Personalization in Ubiquitous Computing.
  Workshop on Privacy-Enhanced Personalization at CHI 2006. Montréal, Canada, April 22, 2006
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Michael Rohs
  Linking Physical and Virtual Worlds with Visual Markers and Handheld Devices.
  PhD thesis No. 16193, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2005
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf), Talk (.pdf)
  
  
• Michael Rohs
  Visual Code Widgets for Marker-Based Interaction.
  IWSAWC'05: Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems – Workshops (ICDCS 2005 Workshops). Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 6-10, 2005
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Michael Rohs, Philipp Zweifel
  A Conceptual Framework for Camera Phone-based Interaction Techniques.
  Pervasive Computing: Third International Conference, PERVASIVE 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) No. 3468, Springer-Verlag, Munich, Germany, May 8-13, 2005
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Rafael Ballagas, Michael Rohs, Jennifer G. Sheridan, Jan Borchers
  Sweep and Point & Shoot: Phonecam-Based Interactions for Large Public Displays.
  CHI '05: Extended abstracts of the 2005 conference on Human factors and computing systems. ACM Press, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 2005
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Friedemann Mattern
  Ubiquitous Computing: Eine Einführung mit Anmerkungen zu den sozialen und rechtlichen Folgen.
  In: Jürgen Taeger, Andreas Wiebe (Eds.): Mobilität, Telematik, Recht. Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, pp. 1-34, 2005
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jürgen Bohn
  Instant Personalization and Temporary Ownership of Handheld Devices.
  Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (WMCSA 2004). IEEE Computer Society, ISBN 0-7695-2258-0, pp. 134-143, Windermere, Cumbria, UK, December 2-3, 2004
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jürgen Bohn, Friedemann Mattern
  Super-Distributed RFID Tag Infrastructures.
  Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Ambient Intelligence (EUSAI 2004). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) No. 3295, Springer-Verlag, pp. 1-12, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November 8-10, 2004
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Jürgen Bohn, Friedemann Mattern
  Living in a Smart Environment – Implications for the Coming Ubiquitous Information Society.
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics 2004 (IEEE SMC 2004). Vol. 6, pp. 5633-5638, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 10-13, 2004
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jürgen Bohn, Vlad Coroama, Marc Langheinrich, Friedemann Mattern, Michael Rohs
  Living in a World of Smart Everyday Objects – Social, Economic, and Ethical Implications.
  Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 763-785, October 2004
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Michael Rohs, Beat Gfeller
  Using Camera-Equipped Mobile Phones for Interacting with Real-World Objects.
  In: Alois Ferscha, Horst Hoertner, Gabriele Kotsis (Eds.): Advances in Pervasive Computing. Austrian Computer Society (OCG), ISBN 3-85403-176-9, pp. 265-271, Vienna, Austria, 2004
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Tarik Kapic, Felix Röthenbacher
  Improving the Reality Perception of Visually Impaired through Pervasive Computing.
  In: Alois Ferscha, Horst Hoertner, Gabriele Kotsis (Eds.): Advances in Pervasive Computing. Austrian Computer Society (OCG), ISBN 3-85403-176-9, pp. 369-376, Vienna, Austria, 2004
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Jörg Hähner, Matthias Handy, Patricia Rudolph-Kuhn, Carsten Magerkurth, Jürgen Müller, Moritz Strasser, Tobias Zimmer
  Leben in einer smarten Umgebung: Ubiquitous-Computing-Szenarien und -Auswirkungen.
  Technical Report No. 431, ETH Zurich, December 2003
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich, Friedemann Mattern
  Digitalisierung des Alltags. Was ist Pervasive Computing?
  Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (B 42/2003), pp. 6-12, October 13, 2003
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  See also Online-Version at www.bpb.de
  
  
• Vlad Coroama, Felix Röthenbacher
  The Chatty Environment – Providing Everyday Independence to the Visually Impaired.
  Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing for Pervasive Healthcare Applications at Ubicomp 2003, Seattle, Washington, October 2003
  BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Michael Rohs, Jürgen Bohn
  Entry Points into a Smart Campus Environment – Overview of the ETHOC System.
  International Workshop on Smart Appliances and Wearable Computing (IWSAWC), Proc. 23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems – Workshops (ICDCS 2003 Workshops). pp. 260-266, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 2003
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Jürgen Bohn, Vlad Coroama, Marc Langheinrich, Friedemann Mattern, Michael Rohs
  Allgegenwart und Verschwinden des Computers – Leben in einer Welt smarter Alltagsdinge.
  In: Ralf Grötker (Ed.): Privat! Kontrollierte Freiheit in einer vernetzten Welt. Heise-Verlag, ISBN 3-936931-01-1, pp. 195-245, 2003
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Lars Erik Holmquist, Friedemann Mattern, Bernt Schiele, Petteri Alahuhta, Michael Beigl, Hans-W. Gellersen
  Smart-Its Friends: A Technique for Users to Easily Establish Connections between Smart Artefacts.
  Proc. Ubicomp 2001. LNCS No. 2201, pp. 116-122, Springer-Verlag, 2001
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  
• Marc Langheinrich
  Privacy by Design – Principles of Privacy-Aware Ubiquitous Systems.
  In: Gregory D. Abowd, Barry Brumitt, Steven A. Shafer (Eds.): Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2001). LNCS No. 2201, Springer-Verlag, pp. 273-291, Atlanta, USA, 2001
  Abstract, BibTeX, Paper (.pdf)
  
  

Related Student Projects

The following table lists corresponding student projects in our group. Note that some descriptions will be in German.