Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things
Instructor:
Dr. Aline Yurik: ayurik@fas.harvard.edu
Teaching Assistant:
Andre Johnson: anj357@g.harvard.edu
Course Meeting Information:
The course runs in an online-only weekly format. All course interaction is asynchronous. Weekly course materials include recordings of the lecture topics. Students are also expected to engage in weekly online discussions.
Optional Online TA Section: Saturdays, 5-6 pm Eastern
Course Description
Wearable technologies field has been experiencing explosive growth with exciting applications in the fields of medicine, sports, fitness, entertainment, as well as new ways for people to interact, communicate, and experience the environment around them. Internet of Things (IoT) works with sensors and software in wearable technologies to provide a communications network that allows data collection and information exchange for wearable devices. The applications of this exciting new field range from helping manage chronic diseases to experiencing entertainment, sports and games in a virtual-reality setting. Enterprise Architecture for systems is being expanded and augmented to use Internet of Things communication network and aggregate data from wearable devices into Big Data collection and analytics frameworks. In this course we review aspects of wearable technologies, including the software, architecture, UX design, communication networks, and data analytics. We review current and proposed uses of this emerging technology.
Textbooks
- Edward Sazonov, Michael R. Neuman (editors), Wearable Sensors: Fundamentals, Implementation and Applications, 2014, Academic Press/Elsevier, ISBN 978-0124186620
- Honbo Zhou, Internet of Things in the Cloud – A Middleware Perspective, 2012, CRC Press, ISBN 978-1439892992
- Claire Rowland, Elizabeth Goodman, Martin Chalier, Ann Light, Alfred Lui, Designing Connected Products: UX for the Consumer Internet of Things, 2015, O’Reilly Media, Inc, ISBN 978-1449372569
Course Objectives
The course is intended to provide students with an understanding of:
- Wearable Technology Devices
- Application of Wearable Device Technology, such as Medicine, Sports, Fitness, Entertainment, Communication, Connected Homes, Connected Cars
- User Experience Design for Wearable Technology
- Internet of Things – Architecture and Middleware
- Internet of Things – Networking and Communication
- Internet of Things – Data
- Internet of Things – Cloud and Mobile Computing
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Week 1:
1/22-1/28/2018
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Fundamentals of Wearable Technologies.
User Experience Design for Internet of Things
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 1.1
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 1
Assignments:
· Week 1 Discussions
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Week 2:
1/29-2/4
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Social Aspects of Wearability.
Internet of Things - Applications
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 1.2, 1.3
- Zhou: Ch. 2 (pp. 29-53)
Assignments:
- Homework 1 Assigned
- Week 2 Discussions
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Week 3:
2/5-2/11
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Wearable Chemical and Biochemical Sensors.
Technology of Connected Devices – Device Types, Sensors, Actuators.
Internet of Things – Devices, Objects, Transducers, Controllers
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 2.1
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 2 (pp. 29-52)
- Zhou: Ch. 3
Assignments:
- Homework 1 Is Due 2/11
- Week 3 Discussions
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Week 4:
2/12-2/18
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Medical Applications of Wearable Technologies.
Internet of Things - Connectivity
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 2.3
- Zhou: Ch. 4
Assignments:
- Project 1 Assigned
- Week 4 Discussions
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Week 5:
2/19-2/25
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Wearable Technologies - Energy Expenditure and Energy Harvesting.
Technology of Connected Devices – Energy Considerations
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 2.4, 4.1, 4.2
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 2 (pp. 53-56)
Assignments:
- Project 1 Continued
- Week 5 Discussions
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Week 6:
2/26-3/4
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Flexible Electronics and Textiles for Wearable Technologies.
Connected Product Design.
Internet of Things - Middleware
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 5
- Zhou: Ch. 5
Assignments:
- Project 1 Due 3/4
- Week 6 Discussions
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Week 7:
3/5-3/10, 3/18
(Spring Break:
3/11-3/17)
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Wearable Algorithms.
Web of Things – Architecture Standardization
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 5.1
- Zhou: Ch. 7
Assignments:
- Homework 2 Assigned
- Week 7 Discussions
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Week 8:
3/19-3/25
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Data Mining for Body Sensor Network.
Internet of Things – Embedded Device UX Design
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 5.2
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 7
Assignments:
- Homework 2 is Due 3/25
- Week 8 Discussions
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Week 9:
3/26-4/1
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Physical Activity Modeling and Behavior Change.
Internet of Things – Interface and Interaction Design
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 5.3
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 8
Assignments:
- Project 2 Assigned
- Week 9 Discussions
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Week 10:
4/2-4/8
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Human Body Communication for a Data Rate Sensor Network.
Internet of Things – Networking
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 6.1, 6.2
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 3
Assignments:
- Project 2 Continued
- Week 10 Discussions
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Week 11:
4/9-4/15
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Wireless Body Area Networks.
Internet of Things – Cloud Computing
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 6.3, 6.4
- Zhou: Ch. 8
Assignments:
- Project 2 Continued
- Week 11 Discussions
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Week 12:
4/16-4/22
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Wearable Sensors for Monitoring of Physical and Physiological Changes and for Early Detection of Diseases.
Cloud of Things – Mobile Computing, Cloud Architecture
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 7.1, 7.2
- Zhou: Ch. 9
Assignments:
- Project 2 Is Due 4/22
- Week 12 Discussions
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Week 13:
4/23-4/29
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Wearable and Non-Invasive Assistive Technologies.
Internet of Things - Cross-Platform UX, Interoperability, Interusability
Readings:
- Sazanov, Neuman, Wearable Sensors: Ch. 7.3
- Rowland et al.: Ch. 9, 10
Assignments:
· Week 13 Discussions
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Week 14:
4/30-5/6
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Team Presentation: Case Study 1 (Team 1) – Digital Health
Team Presentation: Case Study 2 (Team 2) – Connected Home
Team Presentation: Case Study 3 (Team 3) – Connected Car
Team Presentation: Case Study 4 (Team 4) – Smart Cities
Readings:
- Rowland et al.: Case Study – Proteus Digital Health
- Rowland et al.: Case Study – Connected Home
- Rowland et al.: Case Study – Connected Car
Assignments:
- Team Presentations due for teams 1, 2, 3, 4. Teams record presentations and submit on 4/30. Presentations will be available on Canvas for student viewing
- Week 14 Discussions
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Week 15:
5/7-5/12
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Team Presentation: Case Study 5 (Team 5) – Wearables and IoT in Entertainment and Gaming
Team Presentation: Case Study 6 (Team 6) – Wearables in Sports and Fitness
Team Presentation: Case Study 7 (Team 7) – IoT in Retail Industry
Readings:
Assignments:
- Team Presentations due for teams 5, 6, 7. Teams record presentations and submit on 5/6. Presentations will be available on Canvas for student viewing
- Students taking the course for undergraduate credit submit feedback on a selected case study presentation (due 5/12)
- Week 15 Discussions
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