64K projects start out from the students’ ideas! Here are some examples…
64K 2nd edition: Polir%m
PoliR%m is an all-in-one device to be deployed in classrooms of a university campus. Through embedded sensors, Polir%m detects room occupancy and the level of stress of people therein to feed a backend platform that can inform students on the real-time conditions in the classrooms. Students can organize their time on campus based on the data provided by Polir%m, for example, looking for empty rooms for studying or staying where stress levels are lower to chill out.
64K 2nd edition: AirQuality
AirQuality is a mobile device that monitors the concentration of the main pollutants in the air. Deplying AirQuality on mobile entities, such as private cars and bikes, or public transportation vechiles, the system can create a precise map of the air quality throughout a large area. This allows municipalities and citizens to identify polluted areas and act accordingly. Using Ai techniques, the analysis of long-term data may also reveal unknown trends that require further countermeasures.
64K 1st edition: 64Key
64Key is a hardware/software platform that enables impromptu sensing, data sharing, collaborative working, and social networking among physically co-located users independently of their own hardware platform, operating system, and of the availability of Internet access.
64Key is useful in all those scenarios such as computer labs, large conferences, and emergency situations where the network infrastructure is limited in operation or simply not available, and peer-to-peer interactions are prevented or not possible. By plugging a 64Key device in one’s mobile device USB port, an independent network is created on the fly, which users access from their own device though a web-based interface. In addition to default apps such as chat, file sharing, and collaborative text editing, 64Key’s functionality may be extended through the run-time installation of third-party apps, available at a public app store. The members of 64K created a full prototype, including hardware and software, using open-source software and tools.
