NeTS-NBD: Collaborative Research: Human-Centered Networking for the Home

这个项目的重点是通过设计以人为本的技术来支持终端用户的网络任务，从而降低采用和使用家庭网络的障碍。具体而言，该项目将结合网络和人机交互研究，开发和评估一种新的家庭网络体系结构，以及建立在该体系结构上的工具。这项工作的总体目标是：(i)了解家庭网络复杂性和用户挫败感的来源，（ii）提取核心架构原则，在共享家庭独特特征的环境中促进简单、可用、健壮和安全的网络，以及（iii）开发和评估体现这些原则的架构和工具。设计和开发一种解决家庭网络深层可用性问题的网络架构，将使最终用户能够提供、配置和管理他们的网络，并促进需要复杂网络基础设施的应用程序的采用。更广泛的影响：这项工作的结果将被整合到两所合作大学的课程、研究项目和学位课程中，并将影响网络和HCI研究人员和专业人员的培训。

This project focuses on lowering the barrier to the adoption and use of home networking by designing human-centered technologies that support end-users in their networking tasks. Specifically, this project will combine Networking and Human-Computer Interaction research to develop and evaluate a new networking architecture for the home, as well as tools built upon this architecture. The overall goals of the work are to (i) understand the sources of complexity and user frustration in home networks, (ii) extract core architectural principles that promote simple, usable, robust, and secure networks in environments that share the unique characteristics of the home, and (iii) develop and evaluate architectures and tools that embody those principles. The design and development of a network architecture that addresses the deep usability problems of home networking will make it possible for end-users to provision, configure, and manage their networks, and facilitate the adoption of applications that require sophisticated network infrastructures. Broader Impact: The results of this work will be integrated into coursework, research projects, and degree programs at the two collaborating universities, and will influence the training of both Networking and HCI researchers and professionals.