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Sense and Sensors - From Perception to Personality
Adrian Bowles, PhDFounder, STORM Insights, Inc.
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Sensor…
A device that detects the presence of a signal and reports/signals data about that signal/event
Sensors are Event-driven
May be Stationary or Mobile
Sensors Algorithms Data
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AlgorithmsSignal Sensors
Insights
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How We Imagine & Implement the User Interface Constrains HCI
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How We Imagine & Implement the User Interface Constrains HCI
Batch Command Line
GUI Gestures
Input Output
Human
Machine Batch Streams
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CCTV SmartPhone
Traffic Counter Fitbit
Data Complexity
Stationary Mobile
Low
High
Weather Station
Telematic Device
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In the news…
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Fernando Alonso Walks Away from a 46G Impact
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Sensors in Your Smartphone (iPhone example)Type Typical Current Use Potential Use
Accelerometer/motion Rotate screen, Switch screen to landscape/portrait
Ambient Light Adjust screen brightness
Barometer Measure altitude
Geo-Location (wifi/cellular) Location/Alerts
3-Axis Gyroscope Rotation rate for games, VR…
Proximity Turn off screen when phone is by your head
Touch ID fingerprint Security
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So your phone/app knows your
Location Acceleration
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. Motivation?
Motivation
reflection
inference
Natural Cognitive Processes
deduction
reasoning
Learning
Perception
Narrative Generation
Voice/NLP
Video/Images
Gestures
Emotions
Text/NLP
• Affectiva • BeyondVerbal • Emotient Apple! • Nviso
• Gridspace • IBM• Maluuba • Nuance • PopupArchive • Skymind • Viv Labs • Wit.ai
• ABBYY• Altilia• Cortical.io• IBM• Kaypok• Luminoso • Maluuba• Wit.ai
• APX Labs• BRS Labs• Clarifai• Dextro• Madbits (twitter)• Mindops• Skymind• Teradeep• Visenze
• Narrative Science• OnlyBoth
• APX Labs • EyeSight • LeapMotion • Nod • Intel
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Analytics/Visualization• 1010data• Adatao• Alpine Data Labs• Alteryx • Altilia• Angoss• Attivio • Birst• Civis Analytics• ClearStoryData• Connotate• Context Relevant• Dataiku• Datameer• Emerald Logic • Finch Computing
(was Synthos)• First Rain• ForeSee• Fractal Analytics • Guavus• IBM• indico• KNIME• KXEN (SAP)• LiftIgniter
• MathWorks (Matlab)• Microsoft• Mu Sigma Nara Logics• NuTonian• Opera Solutions• Oracle• Palantir• Pentaho • Prediction IO• Predixion• Qliktech • Quid • Rapid Miner• Revolution Analytics(MSFT)• Salford Systems• SAP• SAS Institute• SiSense • Spark Beyond• Spotfire (Tibco)• StatSoft (Dell)• Teradata• Versium• Wolfram Mathematica• Yhat
Data Management• Actian • Aerospike • Alation• Basho• Caspio • Cognizant Technology• Couchbase• CrowdFlower• CumuLogic• Data Bricks• DataRPM • DataStax• DataWeb, Inc.• DDN • diffbot• GigaSpaces• GridGain• Hortonworks• IBM• import io• kimono• MapR
• MarkLogic • MongoDB• NeoTechnology• Oracle• Paxata• RainStor• SAP
Alt/Neuromorphic Hardware
• Artificial Learning• DWave• HRL Laboratories• IBM• Nervana Systems• Nvidia• Qualcomm• Teradeep
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Sentiment/Emotion Analysis vs
Theme/Concept Analysis
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Emot
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Reco
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My Results on the
Affectiva Demo
Affectiva: 7 EmotionsAnger Sadness Disgust Joy Surprise Fear Contempt
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Sense and Sensors - Findings & Recommendations
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Sometimes the wisdom of crowds leads to
Unintended Consequences
Findings & Recommendations
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According to MaxMind…
This farm is home to 600,000,000 IP Addresses
Watch Out for Unintended Consequences, Especially With Big Data
Findings & Recommendations
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Where there are sensors, there are data. Where there are data, there should be sensors.
Findings & Recommendations
More applications create more value for data, more data create more value for applications.
Evaluate all data sources for new applications, always look to expand your data portfolio.
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