Communications of the ACM
From the Smartphone to the Cloud and Back Again
College of William & Mary professor Robert Dickerson helps students create apps that exploit the computing power and storage capabilities of the cloud.
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College of William & Mary professor Robert Dickerson teaches the Mobile Cloud Computing I class, which aims to help students create apps that exploit the computing power and data-storage potential of the cloud.
Dickerson notes there are many reasons to tie a smartphone app to the cloud. For example, he says an app connected to the cloud can store more data and use the ever-increasing processing power of the devices themselves to retrieve the data.
Many projects from Mobile Cloud Computing I were influenced by ubiquitous computing and the development of sensor networks with healthcare applications. For example, the EEG Mobil App proposes to collect brainwave data and perform signal-processing algorithms via a headset attached to a smartphone.
However, cloud-using apps are a challenge and some of the apps require development beyond the time allotted to for the courses. "It might not be polished and perfect, but go ahead and figure out the core technical contribution you want to try to make and what new novel application area you want to target," Dickerson says.
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