It seems as though everyone uses a cell phone today for communication. Some may be even more advanced and use their cells for e-mail, pictures and Internet. However, Erik Goulding '06 (West Suffield, Conn.), Mike Gruen '06 (Englewood, N.J.), and Aram Kudurshian '06 (New York, N.Y.) are working to develop a new use for cell phones. These three Hamilton students are working with Professor Mark Bailey to create a system in which people can work in the same computer files in different places and use a programmed Blue Tooth cell phone to automatically synchronize the data.
Erik Goulding explains that their project, titled "Data Synchronization Between Workstations via Bluetooth-Enabled Cell Phones," will allow office workers more flexibility. "Essentially, if you make a change to something at work, and then come home to work on the same document at home, your cell phone will be smart enough to update the file at home, as soon as you walk into range and without you having to do anything."
Goulding and Kudurshian's research is being funded by McLouth grants. Mike Gruen received funding from Mark Bailey's National Science Foundation grant.
Aram, Erik, and Mike first teamed up with Professor Bailey to work on an independent study during the fall 2004 semester. The project was an exploration of the issues surrounding mobile embedded systems and wireless technology. The project focused on reviewing more than 40 research papers from the Association for Computing Machinery. The success of this project inspired these three students to explore the possibilities of using wireless technology in offices.
Goulding explained that the first steps have been difficult, as the team was "wrestling with poorly-written code designed by other people, trying to make it run on hardware it was never designed to work on, and expanding it to do things its creators never meant it to do."
Although they experienced some preliminary difficulties, all three students have enjoyed staying on the Hill to research during the summer. Goulding explains, "Being completely done at 5, and still living on-campus with friends? Good times." Gruen feels the same way: "It's all the college without the school!" he adds.
-- by Emily Lemanczyk '05
Erik Goulding explains that their project, titled "Data Synchronization Between Workstations via Bluetooth-Enabled Cell Phones," will allow office workers more flexibility. "Essentially, if you make a change to something at work, and then come home to work on the same document at home, your cell phone will be smart enough to update the file at home, as soon as you walk into range and without you having to do anything."
Goulding and Kudurshian's research is being funded by McLouth grants. Mike Gruen received funding from Mark Bailey's National Science Foundation grant.
Aram, Erik, and Mike first teamed up with Professor Bailey to work on an independent study during the fall 2004 semester. The project was an exploration of the issues surrounding mobile embedded systems and wireless technology. The project focused on reviewing more than 40 research papers from the Association for Computing Machinery. The success of this project inspired these three students to explore the possibilities of using wireless technology in offices.
Goulding explained that the first steps have been difficult, as the team was "wrestling with poorly-written code designed by other people, trying to make it run on hardware it was never designed to work on, and expanding it to do things its creators never meant it to do."
Although they experienced some preliminary difficulties, all three students have enjoyed staying on the Hill to research during the summer. Goulding explains, "Being completely done at 5, and still living on-campus with friends? Good times." Gruen feels the same way: "It's all the college without the school!" he adds.
-- by Emily Lemanczyk '05
