Center for Internet Excellence
P.O.Box 1001
FI-90014 University of Oulu
Finland
+358 8 553 7650
info@cie.fi
UBI is a large multi-disciplinary research program comprising of multiple subprojects. The main goal of the UBI program is to build a functional prototype of future ubiquitous city in Oulu. This involves deploying new urban computing infrastructure, developing the UBI Open Urban Service Network API and a set of functional prototype applications and services, which are empirically evaluated in form of field trials in true environment of use.
To learn more about the whole UBI program and its subprojects RealUbi, UbiCity, UbiGo, UBI Anthropos, please visit the program web site.
Timo Ojala, professor
MediaTeam, University of Oulu
timo.ojala@ee.oulu.fi
The objective of the project is to develop leading edge solutions for affective human-robot interaction (HRI) in advanced Ubicom environments. An intelligent robot should be able to detect and identify the user in order to personalize its services and guarantee security.
Furthermore, it should recognize user’s emotions to allow affective interaction, and be able to communicate easily with the user to understand given commands by recognizing speech and gestures. The robot should also learn to change its behaviour according to the user and his/her emotional state.
Matti Pietikäinen, Professor
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Oulu
matti.pietikainen@ee.oulu.fi
Neo Arena is an extensive digital media research and development project, where applicable technology and functional content is being developed for a multichannel distribution environment. In addition, Neo Arena tests the commercial feasibility of a multichannel distribution platform and tries to work out the legal prerequisites of multichannel distribution from the point of view of copyrights.
Neo Arena started in 2006. Since those days, there have been over 50 content production, technology and R&D professionals involved. The project is coordinated by Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
Kimmo Paajanen
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
kimmo.paajanen@oamk.fi
The SUS project aims to bring suitable design frameworks and urban standards to enable European cities to introduce seamlessly the most advanced mobile technologies in new interoperable eservices. The project brings together committed city organizations to offer pilot sites for the project, technology and service providers as well as researches.
In addition to technology development and integration effort, the main focus is to introduce application demonstrators and piloting the solutions. Eventually, the SUS project aims to provide a European wide technology platform for service development and delivery.
Tuomo Tuikka
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
tuomo.tuikka@vtt.fi
Octopus Network –When commercial networks are not enough. Octopus Network offers an authentic and independent testing environment. We provide our customers a closed operator to develop and test mobile applications and technologies.
Octopus has created a testbed for mobile solutions which works like a real commercial operator network – yet in closed environment. The core of the testing services is a private carrier-grade environment, functioning in multi-access radio network. Testbed and services can be reached from all over the world through IP and radio networks with roaming capabilities. In addition to technology environment Octopus provides support throughout the development and testing process. Support includes configuration of the testing network to suit our customer´s test case, as well as technical problem solving, traffic reports and traces during the testing.
www.octo.fiThe world has changed, so have pupils and learning. The School of the Future program targets to meet these challenges by rethinking teacher profession, leadership, support services, learning technology and learning environments.
The program consists of several development projects that provide new information for construction of new schools, renovation of old schools and transformation of operational culture. The development focuses on changing both traditional and virtual spaces and learning environments. The program builds concrete examples how to develop pedagogical models and reform the prevailing operational culture to better correspond our current society in general. School of the Future focuses on the pupils and the skills and knowledge they need. Future learning environment project is carried out as a part of the School of the Future program. The aim of the Future learning environment project is to create 3D game-like learning environment by utilizing realXtend free open source virtual world platform. The outcomes of the project are 1) communal atrium space for networking 2) functional learning space for team and individual learning 3) personal learning space and possibility to personalize your learning.
Pasi Mattila
City of Oulu
pasi.mattila@ouka.fi
InnoMajakka is a joint project of Oulu University of Applied Sciences and University of Oulu. Activities in practise include e.g. seminars on innovation related subjects and learning by developing, as well as research and practical development processes around challenges faced by small and medium-sized companies.
All this contributes to a closer co-operation of higher education institutions and other organizations around Oulu region, and also to enhanced innovation activities.
Sanna Poikkimäki
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
sanna.poikkimaki@oamk.fi
NEWSOulu, Finland – August 24 – University of Oulu announced today that Intel and Nokia will establish their first collaborative research laboratory in Oulu, Finland. The Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center, Oulu will be located in the Center for Internet Excellence (CIE) at the University of Oulu.
