Context-aware Mobile Apps using iBeacons

移动的计算在我们的社会中无处不在;我们日常生活的每一个方面都被移动的设备无处不在的特性所触及。我们已经经历了移动的计算的指数级增长--这一趋势似乎没有极限。超过一半的世界人口拥有一部移动的手机，全球移动的用户接近70亿。加拿大加强其移动应用和网络技术市场的潜力在于其技术创新、支持性基础设施和人力资源。拟议开展的研究将侧重于创建创新的移动的应用程序，这些应用程序通过iBeacon（物联网设备）从附近位置获取上下文信息，以提供强大和个性化的用户体验（例如，当顾客在鞋店浏览产品时的个性化消息）。来自学术界和工业界的移动的计算领域的领导者已经将这些研究主题确定为巨大增长的领域，在这些领域中，创新的解决方案既需要又可能产生最大的影响。此外，拟议的研究建立在SOTI和谢里丹之间建立的牢固关系的基础上，以继续以前的成功（NSERC Engage 1）资助的研究和开发工作。该项目对合作伙伴的好处包括确保竞争优势，以及获得关于开发领先移动的应用程序的最佳实践的见解和知识。合作研究团队的目标是成为第一批通过探索可穿戴设备（例如，Apple Watch）为SOTI的客户提供个性化的情境体验。对谢里丹的好处是增加了学生参与应用研究和现实世界的挑战性问题。对研究学科的好处包括新的知识和专业知识，将被传播和转移到当地，省和国家的公司。

Mobile computing is pervasive in our society; every aspect of our daily lives has been touched by theubiquitous nature of mobile devices. We have experienced an exponential growth of mobile computing - atrend that seems to have no limit. More than half of the world's population owns a mobile phone, and there areclose to seven billion mobile subscribers worldwide. Canada's potential for strengthening its mobileapplications and network technology markets lies in its technological innovations, supportive infrastructure andhuman resources.The proposed research to be carried out will focus on creating innovative mobile apps that draw contextualinformation from nearby locations via iBeacons (an Internet of Things device) to provide powerful andpersonalized user experiences (e.g., personalized messages when a patron browses products in a shoe store).Leaders in the mobile computing field from both academia and industry have identified these research topics asareas of tremendous growth where innovative solutions are both needed and likely to have the biggest impact.Furthermore, the proposed research builds on the strong relationship established between SOTI and Sheridan tocontinue previous successful (NSERC Engage 1) funded research and development endeavours.The benefits of this project to the partner include securing competitive advancement, as well as gaininginsight and knowledge on best practices in developing leading-edge mobile apps. The collaborative researchteam aims to be amongst the first to provide these kinds of rich experiences by exploring wearable devices(e.g., Apple Watch) to provide personalized contextual experiences to SOTI's clients. The benefit to Sheridan isincreased student engagement in applied research and real-world challenging problems. The benefits to theresearch discipline include new knowledge and expertise that will be disseminated and transferred to Canadiancompanies locally, provincially, and nationally.