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Multimedia Information System Group (MISG) |
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Monday, 02 November 2009 15:31 |
The MISG is part of the Information and Communication Technology Institute (ICTI) of the College of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg (EIA-FR / HES-SO Fribourg). About 20 persons (professors, researchers and engineers) work in this institute. The MISG has two different working axes: the first one is the applied research and the second one consists of the technology transfer (development of applications for companies…).
The MISG has an internationally recognized research activity in several fields including, among others, information system, architecture design for distributed multimedia services, intelligent services development, mobile interaction, human-computer interaction, semantic technologies for multimedia management. Its research activities are supported by both public and private funds. The MISG possess an interactive laboratory, called the Smart Living Room. This room is equipped with various technologies such as numerous sensors (temperature, humidity, movement, light, smell, pressure, etc.), sensors networks (BTnode, Freemote, Arduino), several interaction technologies (electromagnetic, mono and multi RFID tag readers, optical, infrared, fiducial markers, haptic systems, interactive tables), virtual and augmented reality equipment (gyroscope, head-mounted display – helmet and glasses) as well as several cameras, PDAs, displays, beamers, microphones, GPS systems, satellite connections, etc. The Smart Living Room provides a suitable research and testing environment for interdisciplinary research projects at the junction between user-centered design, multimodal interaction, mobile service delivery and intelligent services and applications for smart home environments.
In the field of technology transfer, the MISG collaborates strongly with regional and national companies quite as with universities and high schools. The objective is to be able to transfer the new technologies and knowledge acquired in the research activities to the companies which have specific needs. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 02 November 2009 15:35 |
