Context-aware Mobile Apps using iBeacons

移动计算在我们的社会中无处不在；移动设备无处不在的本质已经触及了我们日常生活的方方面面。我们经历了移动计算的指数增长--这一趋势似乎没有限制。世界上超过一半的人口拥有一部移动电话，全球有近70亿移动用户。加拿大加强其移动应用程序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。计划开展的研究将专注于创建创新的移动应用程序，这些应用程序通过iBeacons(物联网设备)从附近地点获取上下文信息，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，个性化消息)。来自学术界和工业界的移动计算领域的领导者认为，这些研究课题是需要创新解决方案并可能产生最大影响的巨大增长领域。此外，建议的研究建立在SOTI和Sheridan之间建立的牢固关系基础上，以继续之前成功的(NSERC Engage 1)资助的研发工作。该项目对合作伙伴的好处包括确保竞争优势，以及获得关于开发尖端移动应用程序的最佳实践的洞察力和知识。合作研究团队的目标是通过探索可穿戴设备(如Apple Watch)为SOTI的客户提供个性化的情景体验，从而成为首批提供此类丰富体验的团队之一。谢里登的好处是增加了学生对应用研究和现实世界挑战性问题的参与度。研究纪律的好处包括新的知识和专业知识，这些知识和专业知识将被传播并转移到当地、省和全国的加拿大公司。

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.