VTT Information and Communication Technologies. Prof. Dr. Caj Södergård, Technology Manager

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1 VTT Information and Communication Technologies Prof. Dr. Caj Södergård, Technology Manager

2 08/06/ Research and development VTT knowledge clusters Bio and process technology Energy and pulp & paper ICT Materials and built environment Microtechnologies and sensors Industrial systems

3 Digital information and the real world 08/06/ Shopping list: Ecological impact Product comparison Comparison of shoes in the branch magazines Facebook friend Stairs up. 150 steps to the target. Offers in 3 weeks time you will need new rocket climbing shoes 55 minutes to the next bus Alarm about air quality! Use the inner corridor. Account information: 150 available, but use your credit card!

4 08/06/ ICT knowledge centers (over 500 experts) Network Technologies Internet, protocols and architectures QoS/QoE learning based autonomous networks trusted and energy efficient networks Context-Awareness and Service Interaction contactless mobile services context aware computing human technology interaction Systems Research Models, analyses, simulation and software for better control, safety and productivity of complex systems. Media Technologies mixed and virtual reality video and audio services and networks media experience social media and semantics Knowledge Intensive Services biosignal and image analysis data mining personal health and wellness systems remote sensing and environmental data analysis Communication Platforms cognitive communication wireless access computing platforms smart spaces, Internet of things Networked Intelligence embedded sensors and appliances wireless instrumentation networked control platforms energy harvesting interoperable service systems Software Platforms and Architectures digital service engineering M2M service networks, performance and energy efficiency modelling test automation Software Technologies software engineering methods emerging software technologies information security software business

5 08/06/ Communication Platforms Vision: Need for more efficient use of radio, material and energy resources, interoperability of devices and networks, simpler usage of services and applications Solutions: Cognitive and co-operative communication methods radio and network resource sensing and management radio interface and network concepts and solutions increasing spectrum and energy efficiency 3G+/LTE/LTE-A evolution; implementation and testing tools adaptive techniques, new network concepts, MIMO/beamforming, short range, high speed MIMO-UWB and 60 GHz/ E-band (71-76 GHz) technologies Computing technologies Distributed architectures, HW and SW for smart space systems parallel and multiprocessor architectures, architecture design methods and tools parallel and telecommunication software Benefits to customers: cost efficient and flexible communication and computing platforms for smart space applications, Internet of things and delivery of entertainment and information to mobile users The integration of cognitive and cooperative networks and radio access architecture and method knowledge with computing platform implementation technologies. Contact: Kyosti.Rautiola@vtt.fi

6 08/06/ Network Technologies Vision: Networks are always-on, everywhere, broadband, reliable critical infrastructure of the society Solutions: 20 years of experience in wireless, backhaul and core technologies Quality of Experience QoE estimation tools and user community IP flow analysis and traffic adaptation Mobility and handover solutions Coverage planning and analysis Internet architectures Internet protocols, architecture designs P2P, content centric and mesh networks Energy efficient sensor network and cloud Backhaul mesh, mobility, routing, synchronisation Smart grid communication Benefits to customers: Ready made solutions Laboratory proven Users involved Contact: Pertti.Raatikainen@vtt.fi

7 08/06/ Mobiilimittari: Tool for measuring mobile broadband speed for public Problem Use of mobile broadband connections has increased fast. Operators advertise with maximum speeds, many disappointed users. Solution Moset mobile phone measurement tool from earlier projects was transformed into an easy-to-use Mobiilimittari software product including a web based service for presenting the results on the map Results and impact Service got publicity in several media, including the major Finnish newspapers. Since the launch on More than 2 million measurements

8 08/06/ Converged Networks for emerging Regions - Development of business models based on thorough technical, social, political, environmental and business requirements analysis in order to avoid the potential pitfalls that might lead to failed investments. Development of network monitoring based on self-configuration/self-management techniques deployed in a large multi-radio meshed converged infrastructure to cope with the lack of human resources and wired infrastructure. Design of cross-layer architecture to support message forwarding mechanisms in order to optimise power consumption and content delivery. Development of prototype testbeds in rural parts of Africa and Europe to consolidate overall system concepts and full scope of the gained research results while yet raise interest of both industry and end users.

9 08/06/ Main objective To design and implement energy-efficient, robust, reliable and affordable wide area heterogeneous wireless mesh networks to connect geographically very large areas in a challenged environment. For long-distance backhauling, standard WLAN is not feasible and cellular technologies are too costly new middle-cost carrier-grade backhaul network techniques need to be developed

10 08/06/ Networked Intelligence Vision Wireless sensor and control networks enables measurement and control with required frequency using minumum energy in professional applications Solutions Mobile wiress sensors Power management Wireless sensor and control networks Networked control platforms and systems System interoperability Application domains Industry: manufacturing, condition monitoring, service Heavy workmachines and vehicles Rescue, Security and environment Professional atletics Contact

11 08/06/ Software Technologies Vision: Worldclass competence in researching, developing and applying efficient, innovative and secure solutions for industrial software, product and service development and software business. Solutions: Software Engineering and Technologies Agile and lean methods and their deployment, Agile Positioning System Global software development best practices and solutions, Toolchain system Software intensive systems lifecycle quality improvement Proof-of concepts for emerging technologies Cloud service technology analyses Network and Information Security Software security assurance, security testing Trustworthy platforms, secure environments Security monitoring and enforcement Software business User-driven development methods Innovation process framework Cloud computing business analyses Technology business analyses Contact:

12 08/06/ Knowledge Intensive Services Vision: State-of-the-art ICT solutions for the improvement of health and wellness of people and the sustainability of the environment Solutions: Biosignal and Image Analysis Human data (signals, images, genetics) processing and analysing. Development of processing algorithms and implementation of methods. Data Mining Technologies Application Development and implementation of data mining methods. Extraction of information from numerical and textual data. Knowledge management utilizing ontologies. Personal Health and Wellness Systems Developing personal wellness and health ICT applications for health promotion, disease prevention, and health management. Electric health services (ehealth, mhealth). EHR and PHR. Remote Sensing and Environmental Data Analysis Calibration and analysing methods for optic and microwave sensed remote environmental data. Assimilation methods for multisource data. Environmental information systems. Green ICT Contact:

13 08/06/ Context Awareness and Human Service Interaction Vision: The development of mobile and smart-space technologies are transforming the way people carry out their daily life. We create technologies, design methods, services and solutions for people to leverage the full potential of this transformation. Solutions: Contactless Mobile Services Contactless smart card technologies Tools and enablers for contactless Mobile service ecosystem Contactless Service ecosystem services Context Aware computing Context recognition and fusion algorithms for continuous (24/7) mobile use Distributed context reasoning for UI adaptation in smart spaces Human Technology Interaction Interaction with the smart space User-driven innovation Smartening Spaces through technology and services Co-design for wellbeing applications Contact:

14 08/06/ InCa Intelligent Mobile Carbon Calculator A light-weight mobile application for estimating mobile user s CO2 emissions Key technical idea is an effective multisource sensing (acceleration, GPS) in Nokia smartphones

15 08/06/ Media Technologies Vision: We develop media and visualisation technologies for enabling engaging media experiences. Our motto is: Relevant content for/by individuals and communities at the right time, in the right place and with appropriate devices. Solutions: Mixed and Virtual Reality Physical-virtual linking methods Collaborative spaces Video and audio services and networks Multimedia content analysis Content Delivery networks Media Experience Psychometric and sensory evaluation panels Consumer research Benefits to customers: Together with customers, we build concepts, tools, prototypes and service models for electronic, printed and integrated media Competence of 60 specialists, top-level development and test environments for media technology research Contact: Social Media & Semantics Social media in organisations Semantic web and semantically based personalisation

16 08/06/ HYBRID MEDIA AND LEARNING Hybrid school book for learning English at elementary school level First priority in extending the use of school book with mobile phone Tests also with other technologies enabling the combination of print and digital 16

17 08/06/ CONSUMER INFORMATION TO THE PHONE Food product and exercise information to the mobile phone & PC Easy to keep food and exercise diaries Personal nutritional and exercise targets Virtual trainer gives automatic feedback Product information found by pointing at the product with a camera phone using the list of purchased items from shops Used by e.g. Insurance Company Tapiola Under work: Information about the carbon footprint of the product

18 08/06/ VTT s MediaShare Managing video content (events, ) Observing context Analysing content(e.g. face recognition) Social networks Browsing, sharing and co-creating content on mobiles or on PC Supports social networking (YouTube, Picasa, Facebook..) Special: Browsing segmented videos on mobiles Automated summaries of videos (e.g from events)

19 08/06/ Augmented Reality (AR) Mixes virtual objects with view of real world C.f. Virtual Reality (completely virtual worlds) Properties: real-time, interactive, 3D registration <-> Challenges: tracking, accuracy, speed, mobile Related technologies Augmented Virtuality Mediated Reality Diminished Reality, <-> Mixed Reality (MR) Reality / Video image Augmented Reality Virtual Reality / Computer graphics

20 08/06/ Augmented Reality in Publishing Dibidogs 3D animated children s TV series By Futurecode (Finland) and Blue Arc (China) Launched April 2010, MTV3 / SubTV Junior Augmented TV magazine TV-magazines Katso and TVSeiska, March D animations appear augmented from magazine Augmented storybook Kustannus Paasilinna, Aug 2010 Rich interactions and narratives Photorealistic rendering etc.

21 08/06/ Augmented Reality in Interior Design VividAR Web based AR interior design system, based on VTT technology Covering > 40 manufacturers, leading technical solution in the world

22 08/06/ AR in Architecture and Construction Mobile construction site visualization Compare project plans and time tables (4D BIM) with situation on site Provide real time mobile feedback from site to BIM system Photorealistic visualization for architectural applications Client/server solution -> mobile phones Also, as Internet based webcam solution Partners: Tekla, Skanska, Pöyry, Buildercom,

23 08/06/ Augmented Reality at Production Sites Augmented assembly, maintenance, operation, training Plant asset management: Simantics Mobile Robot simulations in real environments Partners: Wärtsilä, Metso, Valtra, Cargotec, Fortum,..

24 08/06/ Virtual Worlds Mixed Reality teleconferencing between real people and Second Life avatars Augmented Reality <-> Augmented Virtuality Features now as official patch in Second Life, in co-operation with IBM Corp. (USA) Future applications with 3D reconstructions of the world, by Google, Nokia,

25 08/06/ Multitouch Interaction & CAVE Multitouch table developed by VTT LCD display with cameras in the corners Any flat surface can be used for multitouch interaction Application example: connecting floor plan with CAVE, navigation in 3D architectural model At Sanghai World Expo 2010: multitouch in the air, to control giant projector walls, tens of people Collaborative work, cf. Minority Report

26 08/06/ VTT creates business from technology