Publications

J. Beaudin, S.S. Intille, E. Munguia Tapia, R. Rockinson and M. Morris, Context-Sensitive Microlearning of Foreign Language Vocabulary on a Mobile Device, in Proceedings of the European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI '07). 2007: Darmstadt, Germany. To appear.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S.S. Intille, and K. Larson, Portable Wireless Sensors for Object Usage Sensing in the Home: Challenges and Practicalities, in Proceedings of the European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI '07). 2007: Darmstadt, Germany. To appear.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S. Intille, and K. Larson, Real-Time Recognition of Physical Activities and Their Intensities Using Wireless Accelerometers and a Heart Rate Monitor, in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wearable Computers (ISWC '07). 2007: Boston, MA. To appear.
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B. Logan, J. Healey, M. Philipose, E. Munguia Tapia, and S. Intille, A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP '07). 2007: Innsbruck, Austria. p. To appear.
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C. R. Wren and E. Munguia-Tapia, "Toward Scalable Activity Recognition for Sensor Networks," in Proceedings of The Second International Workshop in Location and Context-Awareness (LoCA '06), vol. 3987 / 2006, M. Hazas, J. Krumm, and T. Strang, Eds. Dublin, Ireland: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2006, pp. 168-185. Winner of a best presentation award.
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E. Munguia Tapia, T. Choudhury, and M. Philipose, "Building Reliable Activity Models Using Hierarchical Shrinkage and Mined Ontology," in Proceedings of PERVASIVE 2006, B. Heidelberg, Ed. Dublin, Ireland: Springer-Verlag, 2006.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S.S. Intille, L. Lopez, and K. Larson, "The Design of a Portable Kit of Wireless Sensors for Naturalistic Data Collection" in Proceedings of PERVASIVE 2006. B. Heidelberg, Ed. Dublin, Ireland: Springer-Verlag, 2006.
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S. S. Intille, K. Larson, E. Munguia Tapia, J.S. Beaudin, P. Kaushik, J. Nawyn, and R. Rockinson, "Using a Live-in Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing Research" in Proceedings of PERVASIVE 2006. B. Heidelberg, Ed. Dublin, Ireland: Springer-Verlag, 2006.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S. S. Intille, K. Larson, R. Rockinson, and J. Beaudin, "Tools for Ubiquitous Computing Research," in Proceedings of the International Symposium for the Realization of Ubiquitous - City. Seoul, Korea, 2006.
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S. S. Intille, K. Larson, J. Beaudin, E. Munguia Tapia, P. Kaushik, J. Nawyn, and T.J. McLeish, "The PlaceLab: a live-in laboratory for pervasive computing research (Video)," in Proceedings of Pervasive 2005 Video Program, May, 2005.
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A. Feldman, E. Munguia Tapia, S. Sadi, P. Maes, and C. Schmandt, "ReachMedia: On-the-move Interaction with Everyday Objects," in proceedings of The Ninth Annual IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC '05). Osaka, Japan, 2005. Best paper nominee at ISWC ‘05.
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S. S. Intille, K. Larson, J. S. Beaudin, J. Nawyn, E. Munguia Tapia, and P. Kaushik, "A living laboratory for the design and evaluation of ubiquitous computing interfaces," in Extended Abstracts of the 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: ACM Press, 2005, pp. 1941 - 1944.
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E. Munguia Tapia, N. Marmasse, S. S. Intille, and K. Larson, "MITes: Wireless portable sensors for studying behavior," in Proceedings of Extended Abstracts UbiComp 2004: Ubiquitous Computing, 2004.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S. S. Intille, and K. Larson, "Activity Recognition in the Home Setting Using Simple and Ubiquitous Sensors," in Proceedings of PERVASIVE 2004, vol. LNCS 3001, A. Ferscha and F. Mattern, Eds. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2004, pp. 158-175.
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J. Beaudin, S. Intille, and E. Munguia Tapia. "Lessons Learned Using Ubiquitous Sensors for Data Collection in Real Homes". Extended Abstracts of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: ACM Press, 2004, pp. 1359-1362.
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S.S. Intille, E. Munguia Tapia, and L. Bao, "Real-time Physical Activity Recognition Using Multiple Wireless Accelerometers." Abstract presented at the Scientific Meeting on Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity: Closing Gaps in the Science of Accelerometry, University of North Carolina, December, 2004. Winner of a best poster award.  Abstract to appear in the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Journal.
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S.S. Intille, E. Munguia Tapia J. Rondoni, J. Beaudin, C. Kukla, S. Agarwal, and L. Bao, "Tools for Studying Behavior and Technology in Natural Settings," in Proceedings of UBICOMP 2003: Ubiquitous Computing, vol. LNCS 2864, A.K. Dey, A. Schmidt, and J.F.
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S. S. Intille, L. Bao, E. Munguia Tapia, and J. Rondoni, "Acquiring in Situ Training Data for Context-Aware Ubiquitous Computing Applications," in Proceedings of CHI 2004 Connect: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: ACM Press, 2004, pp. 1-9.
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E. Munguia Tapia, S.S. Intille, J. Rebula, S. Stoddard, " Ubiquitous Video Communication with the Perception of Eye Contact," in Proceedings of UBICOMP 2003 Video Program.
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E. Munguia Tapia. "Activity Recognition in the Home Setting Using Simple and Ubiquitous Sensors". S.M. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003.
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M. Hlubinka, J. Beaudin, E. Munguia Tapia, J. S. An, AltarNation: Interface Design for Meditative Communities, CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computer systems, April 20-25, 2002, Minneapolis, MN, USA. 
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