Bits and Atoms BeliefsBits and Atoms BeliefsBits and Atoms BeliefsBits and Atoms Beliefs

• Digital Logic was a bad idea

• Bugs will have programs

• Engineers will not design complex systems

• The future of personal computation is personal fabrication

• The most advanced technologies are needed in the least-developed places

The CenterThe Centerforfor

Bits and AtomsBits and Atoms

The CenterThe Centerforfor

Bits and AtomsBits and Atoms

• content representation

• nm km

• NSF: infrastructure, students, outreach ($13.75M)

• Sponsors: joint research, tech transfer, IP

• Building: Fumihiko Maki

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artistsartists

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Shrinking the InternetShrinking the InternetShrinking the InternetShrinking the Internet(Raffi Krikorian, Matt Hancher, H. Shrikumar, Pehr Anderson)

physical plant

The Home of the FutureThe Home of the FutureThe Home of the FutureThe Home of the Future

ImplementationImplementationImplementationImplementation(Matt Hancher, Raffi Krikorian)

ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture(Vicente Guallart, Metapolis)

Embedded IP BeliefsEmbedded IP BeliefsEmbedded IP BeliefsEmbedded IP Beliefs

• IP to leaf nodes

• Slower can be better

• No server dependence

• Architecture is architecture

• X10, Lonworks, CAN bus, emWare, BACnet, …– open, interoperable, scalable, …

• IP/UDP/TCP/HTTP– $, pins, power, …

• Internet 0– standards, testbeds, …