NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing

移动计算已经融入了我们的社会。有了我们的智能手机和平板电脑，我们可以无处不在地随时随地使用它。移动设备的变化速度比以往任何时候都要快；到2021年，所谓的物联网设备将达到280亿台。加拿大需要在移动应用研究方面保持领先地位，以支持经济增长、教育标准和安全。新不伦瑞克省应对快速变化的能力是出了名的：正如航海者所说，小船转弯比大船容易。该省的小面积使其成为研究和开发随时随地移动计算的理想技术试验台。我们在本地的合作态度是与包括商业在内的所有部门的合作伙伴共同努力（原则上是水涨船高），这也使NB成为应用研究中大型合作项目的理想选择。随着NSERC移动和普适计算学院工业研究主席（IRCC）的更新，新不伦瑞克社区学院（NBCC）及其合作伙伴将在教育和劳动力培训技术、物联网、5G和其他通信标准以及网络安全方面进行应用研究。为了对加拿大人产生最大的影响，IRCC的研究将集中在三个主要领域：(1)智能社区；(2)个人学习环境；(3)网络安全。我们不仅要应对已经发生的市场变化，而且要应对那些即将发生的、目前尚不清楚的市场变化——让自己做好准备，迎接一个日益不确定、变化越来越快的未来。电话在最初的50年里发生了多大的变化？在过去的五年里，通信技术（以及我们使用它们的习惯）发生了多大的变化？接下来的五个至关重要。通过我们的研究重点和我们与合作伙伴的合作，我们将重点放在可能对加拿大未来影响最大的方面：灵活性。******

Mobile computing is embedded in our society. With our smart phones and tablets, we can use it ubiquitously: anywhere, anytime. And mobile is changing at a more rapid pace than ever; the so-called Internet of Things will reach 28 billion devices by 2021. Canada needs to stay ahead of the curve in applied research on mobile to support economic growth, educational standards, and security. New Brunswick's capacity to deal with rapid change is legendary: as Maritimers say, it is easier to turn a small boat than a big one. The province's small size makes it the ideal technology test bed for research and development into anywhere, anytime mobile computing. Our local attitude of co-operation on common-good efforts among partners from all sectors including business (on the principal that a rising tide lifts all boats) also makes NB ideal for large-scale partnered projects in applied research. With the renewal of the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and its partners will undertake applied research in technologies for education and workforce training, the Internet of Things, 5G and other communications standards, and cybersecurity. To make the biggest impact for Canadians, the IRCC's research will focus on three main areas: (1) Smart Communities; (2) personal learning environments; and (3) cybersecurity. We are not only dealing with market changes that have happened but those that will happen and are as yet unknown - equipping ourselves for an increasingly uncertain future of ever more rapid change. How much did the telephone change in its first 50 years? And how much have communications technologies (and our habits with them) changed in the last five? The next five are critical. By our research priorities and our work with partners, we are focused on perhaps the greatest impact of all for Canada's future: agility.******