Bell Labs HCI research position: “Augmented Objects for a DiY Internet-of-Things”

Bell Labs HCI research position: “Augmented Objects for a DiY Internet-of-Things”

For the Ambient Media department of the Bell Labs research division of Alcatel-Lucent (Antwerp, Belgium), we are looking for a Senior Researcher in Physical Computing. The Ambient Media department in Bell-Labs focuses on creating new Application Concepts and Application Creation Environments for so- called "ambient" applications in which the userinterface and application intelligence (HW & SW) are distributed over (and incorporated in) the environment.

The department performs multi-disciplinary research (combining human sciences, design & computer science) to realize the vision of an open technology standard, eco-system and marketplace for user-created Internet- of-Things applications. We believe that nontechnical users can be empowered to create (both physically as “programmatically”) their own Do-it-Yourself Internet-of-Things applications. The research encompasses both
software creation paradigms and platforms as smart objects as interaction means in the creation/consumption process. The www.touchatag.com venture is a spin-off of our previous research.

In the spirit of open innovation, we are leading the European Do-it Yourself Smart Experiences (www.dyse.org) consortium that collaborates to realize precisely this vision of an open Internetof- Things for the people.
We are looking for a Senior Researcher in HCI who:

Is curious on how non-technical users could create their own smart Internet-of-Things experiences
Wants to explore the concept of intuitive Ambient Programming
Is eager to work in a multi-disciplinary team (sociologist, computer scientists, designers, usability expert, creativity coach and marketeer are already onboard)
Wants to create. Is active in prototype design & development (both conceptual, HW and SW).
Wants to conduct research in the domain of physical computing & smart objects, from conceptualisation, HW & SW prototyping up to writing patents & publications.
Has experience in Media, Human-Computer Interaction (preferably in the domain of ubiquitous computing), including active development of demonstrators. Strong affinity with advanced media applications technology and usage.

· Has solid experience in at least one of the following domains:

Human-Computer Interaction (preferably in the domains of Physical Computing, Tangible User Interfaces, Smart Objects, sensors, rapid prototyping, Interactive Spaces, …)
Ambient intelligence technologies

· Wants to deepen and apply this expertise in the context of the Bell Labs environment

Your application will be treated confidentially.
Kind regards,
Lieven Trappeniers - Bell Labs lieven.trappeniers@alcatel-lucent.com

Alexander Gluhak

Alex is a senior researcher at the University of Surrey, where he works on real world information infrastructures based on the Internet of Things. He is technical manager of the SENSEI project, a large-scale European project that focuses on the Integration of the Physical into the Digital World of the Future Internet. Alex is also active in the Future Internet Assembly, where he is care taker of the Real World Internet community. His recent interests are amongst others capturing characteristics of human behaviour with the help of the Internet of Things and the application of machine learning techniques for its interpretation and prediction.

Real World Internet

Lorenzo Cassulo

Lorenzo Cassulo is an Italian entrepreneur who works with Semantic Web, Social Media and Mobile platform. He founded "15multimedia", an Italian company focused on new media and communication. As a consultant he works as Product manager and Business Developer with many italian and American startups. He is teaching "Digital media history" at European Institute of Design. He is a member of European OpenID Foundation. He loves innovation.

15 Multimedia

Nora O'Murchu

Nora O' Murchu is a researcher and curator. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Interaction Design Centre in the University of Limerick, she has a degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from NuiGalway and received her Masters in Interactive Media from the University of Limerick in 2008. She is the founder of Tweak an interactive digital art festival that focuses on promoting the understanding of the use of open source technology within our culture and to explore contemporary issues.

Interaction Design Centre

Bell Labs HCI research position: “Augmented Objects for a DiY Internet-of-Things”

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