HCC-Medium: Collaborative Research: Understanding and Optimizing Wireless Mobile Computing for Underserved Urban Communities

HCC-Medium：协作研究：了解和优化服务不足的城市社区的无线移动计算

• 批准号: 0803555
• 负责人: Daniel Price
• 金额: $ 12.6万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0803555&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HCC; Medium; Collaborative; Research; Understanding

The intent of this research is to develop a wireless mobile computing paradigm consisting of cost-effective wireless broadband network, mobile phones, and relevant applications for underserved urban communities. To date, 3G cellular networks, the proposed deployment of urban-scale mesh networks, and penetration of data-ready mobile phones, provide an initial thrust towards this vision. However, this paradigm invites drastically different user experiences and usage patterns from both traditional personal computers based computing and cellular telephony. Consequently, fundamental research questions arise regarding the design of wireless mobile computing to support users from the targeted communities. This project addresses these questions systematically, leveraging a CRI supported deployment of a large-scale open-access wireless broadband network in Pecan Park, an underserved Latino community in Houston, Texas and the distribution of experimental Wi-Fi capable mobile phones to establish a wireless mobile infrastructure there. The longitudinal study of this community's adoption and use of this network infrastructure will be performed using remote data collection and ethnographic fieldwork. The results will drive an iterative, value-centered optimization of the technology ranging from user-centered mobile computing design to community-driven network management. This approach utilizes multidisciplinary techniques including mobile computing, networking, human-computer interaction, and cultural anthropology to develop new research methods relevant to this emerging research domain. Broader Impact. The experimental deployment in Pecan Park will provide low-cost access to information and communication technologies for its residents. Its success will demonstrate the potential of wireless mobile computing to address the digital divide for our nation's urban poor. It will produce lessons and insights for future deployments of wireless mobile infrastructures in other underserved urban communities, both nationally and internationally. The project will provide research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, primarily from underrepresented groups.

本研究的目的是开发一种无线移动的计算模式，包括具有成本效益的无线宽带网络，移动的电话，以及相关的应用服务不足的城市社区。到目前为止，3G蜂窝网络、城市规模网状网络的拟议部署以及数据就绪移动的电话的普及，为实现这一愿景提供了最初的推动力。然而，这种范例会带来与传统的基于个人计算机的计算和蜂窝电话截然不同的用户体验和使用模式。因此，基础研究的问题出现了关于设计的无线移动的计算，以支持用户从目标社区。该项目系统地解决了这些问题，利用CRI支持的在Pecan Park（德克萨斯州休斯顿的一个服务不足的拉丁裔社区）部署大规模开放接入无线宽带网络，并分发实验性Wi-Fi功能的移动的电话，以在那里建立无线移动的基础设施。将使用远程数据收集和人种学实地考察进行该社区的采用和使用这种网络基础设施的纵向研究。研究结果将推动从以用户为中心的移动的计算设计到社区驱动的网络管理等一系列以价值为中心的技术迭代优化。这种方法利用多学科技术，包括移动的计算，网络，人机交互和文化人类学，开发新的研究方法相关的这一新兴的研究领域。更广泛的影响。在Pecan Park进行的试验性部署将为其居民提供低成本的信息和通信技术。它的成功将证明无线移动的计算在解决我国城市穷人的数字鸿沟方面的潜力。它将为未来在国内和国际上其他服务不足的城市社区部署无线移动的基础设施提供经验教训和见解。该项目将为本科生和研究生提供研究机会，主要来自代表性不足的群体。