This 2nd issue presents the status of the project at mid September 2010 by describing the key accomplishments of each work package.

1. ISSUE 2 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE: The Smarcos newsletter covers the consortium activities around
the project. This second issue reviews Smarcos progress within
its first six months of development.
Introduction
Work Packages
Progress Introduction
Latest Events The Smarcos project aims to help users of interconnected
embedded systems by ensuring their interusability. Our results will
be applicable to all embedded systems that interact with their
users, which is a substantial fraction of today’s market.
The first Smarcos semester has just finished and all work packages
are in good progress. It is worth mentioning that all scheduled
deliverables have been completed on time and the planned
milestones have been achieved.
This 2nd issue presents the status of the project at mid September
2010 by describing the key accomplishments of each work
package.
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2. ISSUE 2 September 2010
that ultimately allow for always-on
operation for a significant fraction of user-
Work Packages Progress oriented mobile devices.
WP1: Design Methods and Concepting. WP4: Attentive Personal Systems. This
WP1 has completed its first goal by work package has concentrated on
producing D.1.1 “Initial Smarcos compiling initial use cases and business
Requirements” in order to set the basis models of the project. The report, D4.1
for the rest of the work in Smarcos. They “Initial use cases and business
are now busy with a study on the current models”, will serve as a basis for deriving
use of UI design methodologies in Smarcos- concrete user and system requirements and
related industries. This study will be used as will identify service-oriented models and
an input in D1.2 “Prevailing UI design business impact of the deployed use cases.
methodologies for interconnected
embedded systems.” The study has been
divided into 2 main sections, first a set of
interviews with relevant practitioners and
then a more wide-spread survey based on
the topics that have come up in the
interviews.
WP2: Interface, Interaction and
Context Modelling. This work package has
mainly focused on preparing their first
deliverable, D2.1 “Requirements &
specifications for interusable UI models A workshop was held in Eindhoven where
and context”. It outlines requirements and 12 scenarios for behaviour change were
specifications for modeling. It is composed generated. Cards from the 'Design with
based on the analysis on Initial Smarcos Intent' method were used as inspiration.
requirements and knowledge on models: UI,
tasks, and contexts.
WP3: Tools for Runtime UI & Context
Composition. This work package has
focused on the deliverable D3.1
“Requirements for runtime methods
and tools” that identifies key requirements
and technical enablers for realising context-
aware systems in runtime environments. It
is based on analysis of initial Smarcos
requirements. We target runtime facilities
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WP5: Interusable Devices. Although this WP6: Complex systems control. WP6 has
work package did not have to deliver any focused efforts on task D6.1, where
report within the first six months, they partners have combined efforts and keep
make a joining effort to organise a each other informed of advances through
productive workshop where the first two periodic tele-meetings. Aspects of D6.2
deliverables were discussed and will soon be have also been studied up front. Upcoming
released. In addition, each partner has deliverables are expected in due time by the
made an effort to deliver a total of 11 initial end of the first year.
concept ideas and 11 further defined
scenarios, which outline the scope of the WP7: Exploitation and dissemination.
WP5 work in the future. This work package initially concentrated on
- 5.1. Requirements and design notes designing, developing and updating the
for interoperable devices Smarcos Public Website
WP5 is currently evaluating and ( http://www.smarcos-project.eu/ ) that
selecting the three most promising also hosts our Collaborative Project
scenarios. The requirements and design Portal. This WP has also produced the first
notes are derived from these selected two issues of the Smarcos Newsletter and
scenario definitions and reported in the other promotion materials, such as leaflets
D5.1. and posters.
- 5.2. Initial Concepts of Large Scale
Trial WP7 has completed three deliverables:
The basis for this deliverable was - D.7.1 Project Website (Public and
created in an intense workshop arranged Internal)
by Fjord in London 7th and 8th of - D.7.2 Dissemination Plan I
September 2010. The result of the - D.7.8 Exploitation Plan I
workshop is an extensive set of concept
ideas which are reported in D5.2. WP7 is currently focused on the first
dissemination report and targeting more
activities in order to boost dissemination
and communication.
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4. ISSUE 2 September 2010
Latest Events
This newsletter is published
SMARCOS within Mobile HCI 2010 every six months. It informs
Date: 7th – 10th September, 2010 the members of the Smarcos
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
and the general public about
url: http://mobilehci2010.di.fc.ul.pt/index.html
the progress of the project.
Smarcos has been promoted at the 12th International Conference on HCI
with Mobile Devices and Services. CNR-ISTI gave a tutorial session on
adaptation and continuity in multi-device environments. Contact:
SMARCOS 2nd Workshop: focus on WP5 Dr. Pertti J. Huuskonen
Date: 6th – 8th September, 2010
Location: London, England / Organizer: FJORD pertti.huuskonen@nokia.com
A productive seminar took place at the Fjord headquarters, a vast
amount of ideas and concepts were delivered for the initial definition of Any questions or suggestions?
the large scale trial.
Please contact us!
SMARCOS within 2010 ARTEMIS Summer Camp Event
Date: 9th – 10th June 2010 http://www.smarcos-project.eu/
Location: Rome, Italy
url: https://www.artemisia-association.org/summer_camp_2010_home
Smarcos project was presented within this Summer Camp and actively
contributed to the discussion on the directions for ARTEMIS Multi-annual
Future Events
Strategic Planning, Research Agenda and Annual Working Plan for 2011.
SMARCOS 1st Workshop: focus on WP1 SMARCOS Consortium
Date: 16th – 17th May 2010 Autumn Meeting
Location: Oulu, Helsinki / Organizer: VTT/VALVE Date: 6th – 7th October, 2010
WP1 1st Smarcos Workshop achieved the expected goals, giving a great Location: Madrid, Spain
impulse to WP1 main objective, through different working sessions;
concepts, design challenges and first requirements were presented,
detailed and defined.
SMARCOS within Model-Based User Interfaces´ Workshop
Date: 13th – 14th May 2010
Location: Rome, Italy
url: http://www.w3.org/2010/02/mbui/cfp.html ARTEMIS & ITEA
Smarcos was described as one of the most interesting projects regarding Co-summit Event
its future contributions to Model-Based UIs and there has been a great Date: 26th – 27th October, 2010
interest in involving Smarcos on the next Model-Based UIs´ Workshop Location: Ghent, Belgium
planned activities.
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