NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing

移动计算已经根植于我们的社会。有了我们的智能手机和平板电脑，我们可以随时随地使用它。移动设备的变化速度比以往任何时候都快；到2021年，所谓的物联网将达到280亿台设备。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。新不伦瑞克应对快速变化的能力是传奇的：正如马里蒂默人所说，小船比大船更容易转向。该省面积小，是研发随时随地移动计算的理想技术试验台。我们在当地的态度是，在包括企业在内的所有部门的合作伙伴之间，就共同利益的努力进行合作(原则是，水涨船高)，这也使NB成为应用研究中大型合作项目的理想之选。随着NSERC移动和泛在计算学院工业研究教席(IRCC)的更新，新布伦瑞克社区学院(NBCC)及其合作伙伴将在教育和劳动力培训、物联网、5G和其他通信标准以及网络安全技术方面进行应用研究。为了给加拿大人带来最大的影响，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，还要应对那些即将发生和尚不为人所知的变化--为更快变化、越来越不确定的未来做好准备。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(以及我们对它们的习惯)发生了多大的变化？接下来的五个是至关重要的。通过我们的研究重点和与合作伙伴的合作，我们专注于对加拿大未来可能最大的影响：敏捷性。

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.