The Human Intranet
Jan Rabaey

Citation
Jan Rabaey. "The Human Intranet". Tutorial, 13, December, 2016.

Abstract
With the explosive growth of the "smart" society, enormous amounts of information are instantaneously available in the enhanced world around us, or the cyberworld beyond. Hence one may wonder if the traditional human input/output modalities have the necessary bandwidth or expressiveness to effectively deal with the increasing pace of an "augmented world". The questions we are trying to address as part of this two-year Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) STARnet funded project is if and how advances in semiconductor and information processing technologies may help to alter this unbalance? A first-generation Human Intranet intended to boost human input-output performance will be developed as an open, scalable, form fitting platform. It will seamlessly integrate an ever-increasing number of sensor, actuation, computation, storage, communication and energy nodes located on, in, or around the human body acting in symbiosis with the functions provided by the body itself. It will include a communication backbone, a heterogeneous power and data network, consisting of wired and wireless links. Given the limited two-year span, we plan to focus on just a couple of use cases. One would focus on hybrid sensory expansion, while another would enable higher information output throughput through low-SNR actuation devices (such as pressure sensitive on-skin keyboards). Prototype systems will be built using existing as well as emerging devices. These prototypes will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the techniques in terms of measurable parameters such as throughout increase, sensitivity enhancement, scope extension and learning complexity. Designed to work within an environment where devices connect to each other and collaborate to fulfill goals, the prototype systems will be built using existing as well as emerging devices. Possible applications include less invasive medical diagnostic, monitoring, and treatment options; improved treatment outcomes; innovation; and improved communication.

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  December, 2016.

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  @tutorial{Rabaey16_HumanIntranet,
      author = {Jan Rabaey},
      title = {The Human Intranet},
      day = {13},
      month = {December},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {With the explosive growth of the "smart" society,
                enormous amounts of information are
                instantaneously available in the enhanced world
                around us, or the cyberworld beyond. Hence one may
                wonder if the traditional human input/output
                modalities have the necessary bandwidth or
                expressiveness to effectively deal with the
                increasing pace of an "augmented world". The
                questions we are trying to address as part of this
                two-year Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)
                STARnet funded project is if and how advances in
                semiconductor and information processing
                technologies may help to alter this unbalance? A
                first-generation Human Intranet intended to boost
                human input-output performance will be developed
                as an open, scalable, form fitting platform. It
                will seamlessly integrate an ever-increasing
                number of sensor, actuation, computation, storage,
                communication and energy nodes located on, in, or
                around the human body acting in symbiosis with the
                functions provided by the body itself. It will
                include a communication backbone, a heterogeneous
                power and data network, consisting of wired and
                wireless links. Given the limited two-year span,
                we plan to focus on just a couple of use cases.
                One would focus on hybrid sensory expansion, while
                another would enable higher information output
                throughput through low-SNR actuation devices (such
                as pressure sensitive on-skin keyboards).
                Prototype systems will be built using existing as
                well as emerging devices. These prototypes will be
                used to evaluate the effectiveness of the
                techniques in terms of measurable parameters such
                as throughout increase, sensitivity enhancement,
                scope extension and learning complexity. Designed
                to work within an environment where devices
                connect to each other and collaborate to fulfill
                goals, the prototype systems will be built using
                existing as well as emerging devices. Possible
                applications include less invasive medical
                diagnostic, monitoring, and treatment options;
                improved treatment outcomes; innovation; and
                improved communication.},
      URL = {http://terraswarm.org/pubs/894.html}
  }
  

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