FOUNDATIONS OF MOBILE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

COMPSCI/ECE 707

Design and implementation of protocols, systems, and applications for mobile and wireless networking, particularly at the media access control, network, transport, and application layers. Focus is on the unique problems and challenges presented by the properties of wireless transmission, various device constraints such as limited battery power, and node mobility. Knower of computer networking is strongly encouraged, such as fromCOMP SCI 640orE C E 537.

ECE 751

Embedded applications, embedded processors and multiprocessors, embedded system design and simulation, configurable/reconfigurable embedded systems, embedded compilers and tool chains, run-time systems, application design and customization, hardware and software co-design, low-power design. Knowledge of computer architecture [such as E C E 552] strongly encouraged.

COMPSCI 571

Introduces software development of user interfaces (UIs).  Build competence in implementing UIs using state-of-the-art (1) UI paradigms, such as event-driven interfaces, direct-manipulation interfaces, and dialogue-based interaction; (2) methods for capturing, interpreting, and responding to different forms of user input and states, including pointing, text entry, speech, touch, gestures, user activity, context, and physiological states; and (3) platform-specific UI development APIs, frameworks, and toolkits for multiple platforms including web/mobile/desktop interfaces, natural user interfaces, and voice user interfaces. Learn about the fundamental concepts, technologies, algorithms, and methods in building user interfaces, implement UIs using of state-of-the-art UI development tools, and build a UI development portfolio.

COMPSCI 400

The third course in our programming fundamentals sequence. It presumes that students understand and use functional and object-oriented design and abstract data types as needed. This course introduces balanced search trees, graphs, graph traversal algorithms, hash tables and sets, and complexity analysis and about classes of problems that require each data type. Students are required to design and implement using high quality professional code, a medium sized program, that demonstrates knowledge and use of latest language features, tools, and conventions. Additional topics introduced will include as needed for projects: inheritance and polymorphism; anonymous inner classes, lambda functions, performance analysis to discover and optimize critical code blocks. Students learn about industry standards for code development. Students will design and implement a medium size project with a more advanced user-interface design, such as a web or mobile application with a GUI and event- driven implementation; use of version-control software.

ECE 454

End-to-end project management; teamwork; fundamentals of disciplined development practices; introduction to mobile computing platforms and systems; design, implementation, and deployment of mobile systems and applications.