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  • 2005 - ACM Fellow For contributions to mobile and ubiquitous systems.

Overview

Roy Want is affiliated with Google in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on areas associated with mobile and ubiquitous systems, as recognized by their award of ACM Fellow in 2005.

The scientist has published research appearing in the venue IEEE Pervasive Computing. Two notable papers include:

  • Pervasive Computing at the Edge, 2020, IEEE Pervasive Computing
  • Table of Contents, 2020, IEEE Pervasive Computing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roy Want include:

  • Nigel Davies
  • Paramvir Bahl
  • Ramón Cáceres
  • Victor Bahl
  • Shilpa George

The specific thematic focus of the work includes contributions to mobile and ubiquitous systems, as reflected by the award citation. The publications and collaborations indicate an engagement with pervasive computing topics and related technological fields.

Best Publications

  • The active badge location system

    Roy Want;Andy Hopper;Veronica Falcão;Jonathan Gibbons

  • Context-Aware Computing Applications

    B. Schilit;N. Adams;R. Want

  • An introduction to RFID technology

    R. Want

  • Method for selectively performing event on computer controlled device whose location and allowable operation is consistent with the contextual and locational attributes of the event

    Marvin M. Theimer;Michael J. Spreitzer;Mark D. Weiser;Richard J. Goldstein

  • Selective delivery of electronic messages in a multiple computer system based on context and environment of a user

    Marvin M. Theimer;Michael J. Spreitzer;Mark D. Weiser;Richard J. Goldstein

  • SpotON: An Indoor 3D Location Sensing Technology Based on RF Signal Strength

    Jeffrey Hightower;Gaetano Borriello;Roy Want

  • Bridging physical and virtual worlds with electronic tags

    Roy Want;Kenneth P. Fishkin;Anuj Gujar;Beverly L. Harrison

  • Specifying and establishing communication data paths between particular media devices in multiple media device computing systems based on context of a user or users

    Marvin M. Theimer;Michael J. Spreitzer;Mark D. Weiser;Richard J. Goldstein

  • Location information system and method

    David Goldberg;Anthony George Lamarca;David Weiser Mark;Roy Want

  • Method for accessing digital document in transportable storage device

    Daniel G Bobrow;Stuart K Card;Michalene M Casey;Richard J Goldstein

  • Enabling the Internet of Things

    Roy Want;Bill N. Schilit;Scott Jenson

  • An overview of the PARCTAB ubiquitous computing experiment

    R. Want;B.N. Schilit;N.I. Adams;R. Gold

  • Enabling ubiquitous sensing with RFID

    R. Want

  • CoolSpots: reducing the power consumption of wireless mobile devices with multiple radio interfaces

    Trevor Pering;Yuvraj Agarwal;Rajesh Gupta;Roy Want

  • Squeeze me, hold me, tilt me! An exploration of manipulative user interfaces

    Beverly L. Harrison;Kenneth P. Fishkin;Anuj Gujar;Carlos Mochon

  • The Parctab Ubiquitous Computing Experiment

    Roy Want;Bill N. Schilit;Norman I. Adams;Rich Gold

  • Active badges and personal interactive computing objects

    R. Want;A. Hopper

  • The PARCTAB mobile computing system

    B.N. Schilit;N. Adams;R. Gold;M.M. Tso

  • RFID Technology and Applications

    B. Nath;F. Reynolds;R. Want

  • The Personal Server: Changing the Way We Think about Ubiquitous Computing

    Roy Want;Trevor Pering;Gunner Danneels;Muthu Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Beverly L. Harrison
Beverly L. Harrison Microsoft (United States)
Kenneth P. Fishkin
Kenneth P. Fishkin Google (United States)
Gaetano Borriello
Gaetano Borriello University of Washington
Bill N. Schilit
Bill N. Schilit Google (United States)
Daniel H. Greene
Daniel H. Greene Palo Alto Research Center
Anthony LaMarca
Anthony LaMarca Intel (United States)
Vijay Raghunathan
Vijay Raghunathan Purdue University West Lafayette
Elizabeth D. Mynatt
Elizabeth D. Mynatt Northeastern University
Andy Hopper
Andy Hopper University of Cambridge
Shiwen Mao
Shiwen Mao Auburn University

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