Developing distributed algorithms for the proximate internet

邻近互联网是移动/固定设备的网络，在该网络中，设备可以发现其附近的设备并与其交互。近距离互联网的主要目标是将我们与周围的本地物理世界连接起来。近邻互联网有许多应用，包括社交网络、移动广告和远程控制设备。想象一下这样的情况：我们在附近寻找一家日本餐厅，叫了一辆可用的出租车，想知道朋友是否在附近，是否愿意收到促销或招聘广告，希望与附近的人互动，或者需要控制附近的设备。这些只是距离重要的几个例子，因此我们可以从邻近的互联网中受益匪浅。

The proximate Internet is a network of mobile/fixed devices in which devices can discover and interact with those that are within their vicinity. The primary objective of the proximate Internet is to connect us to the local physical world around us. The proximate Internet has numerous applications including social networking, mobile advertising, and controlling devices remotely. Consider situations where we are in a neighborhood searching for a Japanese restaurant, hailing an available taxi, wondering if a friend is close by, willing to receive sale or job advertisements, wishing to interact with a nearby person, or requiring to control nearby devices. These are only a few examples where proximity matters, hence we can greatly benefit from the proximate Internet.