Cliff Randell

Senior Research Fellow

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My research with the Mobile and Wearable Computing Group began with a period studying and building wearable computers in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard's Labs in Bristol. This research, known originally as the Bristol Wearable Computing Initiative, led to participation in the six-year Equator Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) supported by the EPSRC. We collaborated with seven other major U.K. Universities exploring the integration of physical and digital environments. The IRC enabled us to further develop our expertise in body-worn sensors, and in particular we designed and built many ultrasonic positioning and tracking systems. The group's work is extensively documented in our publications.

I am continuing my research in ultrasonics by collaborating with Stan Wijnans. We have developed a low cost tracking system suitable for a dancer to interact with Max/MSP.

After Co-Chairing the Program Committee for ISWC 2008 in Pittsburgh, I'm taking a back seat for ISWC 2009. This year's conference is in Linz, Austria, at the Ars Electronica Center - it should be another special event. If you're working in the field of wearable computers you'll be welcome in Linz at the beginning of September.

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