./research/
_current smart cities, web of things
_past real-time enterprise, bioacoustics, computational neurosciences, robotics
/current
smart cities (2008-now)
In collaboration with Prof. Carlo Ratti (MIT), I explore a new generation of urban-scale applications that tap the real-time data our cities generate, to make our cities more open, efficient and sustainable.
web of things (2007-now)
Under the supervision of Prof. Mattern (ETH Zurich), my Ph.D. research explores the use of Web standards (HTTP/XML/RSS) for interacting with embedded devices. This fosters fast prototyping of massively scalable, hybrid applications on top of networks of heterogeneous devices.
/previous
real-time enterprise (2007-2010)
Half of my PhD research was done at SAP Research where I explored the integration of shop-floor machines in a factory with enterprise applications (ERP Systems, SCM, etc) using lightweight Web architectures.
bioacoustics (2005-2008)
In collaboration with Prof. Taylor (UCLA) and Prof. Estrin (UCLA), I have used sensor networks for acoustic source detection, localization, and recognition to help biologists to analyze animal behavior in natural environments.
humanoid robotics (2005-2007)
In collaboration with Prof. Cheng (TUM) at ATR, I have explored audio-visual sensory-motor coordination for reflex mechanism on a life-size humanoid robot.
computational neurosciences (2004-2007)
In collaboration with Prof. Ijspeert (EPFL) and Dr. Righetti (USC), I have explored new associative memory models based on coupled non-linear oscillators.
