Mobility Research
CyLab Mobility Research Center
In the heart of Silicon Valley, an innovative research center studies cell phones, smart phones, notebook computers, and similar mechanisms: the mobile device. This unique, multidisciplinary center combines cutting-edge research and education with strong industry connections.
As the study of mobility becomes a growing trend, CyLab Mobility Research Center, located on the Silicon Valley campus, opens up research opportunities for students from both Pittsburgh and the Silicon Valley. Researchers study how people use mobile devices in their careers, during leisure time, to shop, and to collaborate with others, focusing on how new mobility devices and services change these people's lives.
The Center combines the strengths of Carnegie Mellon's Information Networking Institute (INI), Carnegie Mellon CyLab, and the university’s software engineering, human-computer interaction, networking, security, robotics, and open source software expertise. The Center's objective is to focus on practical research that can be applied to industry.
"At the CyLab Mobility Center, we're approaching solving mobility problems in a different and more impactful way," said Co-Director of the Center, Dr. Priya Narasimhan, in an interview for CyLab Chronicles. "We believe in solving real problems in the real world. As such, we're exploring all of these systems concepts – infrastructure, devices, user interfaces, data, networking, operating systems, file-systems – through large-scale pilot and test bed deployments."
The lab also complements the INI’s Master of Science in Information Technology – Mobility program, as well as the research-intensive Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. programs.
"In designing the bi-coastal research program and PhD. we have chosen our Silicon Valley campus as a primary focus to complement the broad academic strengths of Pittsburgh because it is located in the center of a rich ecosystem of mobility startups, established companies and industrial research labs," said Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Martin Griss. "We are only minutes from companies working on different aspects of mobility, such as Accenture, Bosch, Cisco, Google, Facebook, HP, Honda and Nokia."
Several hand-held manufacturers, including Motorola and Nokia, are working with Carnegie Mellon CyLab to improve mobile applications, including Motorola and Nokia. The research conducted at the Center will no doubt shed light on how users interact with mobile devices and will influence the next-generation of platforms and services.
