The Future of Computers and the Internet

Web & Information Systems Engineering Lab (WISE)

Department of Computer Science

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mens en computer in 2030?

Prof. Beat Signer

http://www.beatsigner.com

Department of Computer Science

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

March 24, 2011

Predicting the Future?

"There is no reason in the world

anyone would want a computer

in their home. No reason."

Ken Olsen, Chairman, DEC, 1977

"[By 1985], machines [computers]

will be capable of doing any

work Man can do."

Herbert A. Simon, 1965

Computers and the Internet in 1990

T. Berners-Lee and R. Cailliau

propose a hypertext system

first search engine (Archie)

first web server

Windows 3.0

1 million computers

connected to the Internet

NeXTcube, NeXT R

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Simulated vs Augmented Reality

augmented paper electronic paper

Kindle, Amazon

Printed Electronics

Prelonic

combines the power of electronics with

the pervasiveness of printing

electronic circuits (buttons, displays,

batteries) made from polymers

low cost production of RFID tags

intelligent packaging and

innovative interfaces

Wearable and Embedded Computing

HeartCycle, Philips Smart Spoon,

VTT Finland

Bio

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Augmented Reality

augmented contact lens

augmented car windshield

augmented phone display

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Multimodal User Interfaces

EPOC, emotiv Echo Smartpen, Livescribe

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Fluid Cross-media Information Spaces

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The Future of the Internet

internet of things

web of data

self-organising

cloud computing

security and privacy

mobile web

social computing

one global machine

Challenges and Conclusion

it is not only about connecting our data, services

and machines but we are the machine

security, transparency and privacy

HELLO BEAT

data-centric multimodal cross-media interfaces

scalability, extensibility and interoperability

References

Fundamental Concepts for Interactive Paper and Cross-Media Information Spaces,

Beat Signer, ISBN 978-3-8370-2713-6, May 2008

prelonic technologies

HeartCycle Project

Biodomotica

Smart Spoon, VTT

Wikitude World Browser

Augmented Reality Windshield, GM

Augmented Contact Lens, Babak A. Parviz, University of Washington