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3 | Aperture 2.0 | Aditya Chanana + Shuning Lin | Gabriel is a tool used for running high compute tasks on sensor streams at the edge in real time. Previously, it has been used as the underlying system for OpenScout, SteelEagle, and WCA. In this project, you will be implementing a persistent augmented reality annotation tool using Gabriel on Android. Users will be able to virtually draw on an object which will make that annotation viewable to all other users who see that object. You will have to decide on what computer vision algorithms to use for scene matching and optical flow so that annotations move properly with the camera. Technologies include docker/docker-compose, python, Android, SIFT/SURF, and (optionally) Tensorflow. | |
4 | Obstacle Assistant for Visually Impaired | Murphy Austin + Mihir Dhamankar | For the visually impaired, navigating the world can be a challenge. While canes are effective for ground obstacles and ledges, they often miss low-hanging obstacles at chest height or above. In this project, you will implement an Android app that will detect low-hanging obstacles and alert the user to their presence. You will use an OpenScout backend along with MiDaS, a depth map generation DNN. Technologies include docker/docker-compose, python, Android, and Tensorflow. | |
7 | How can a Just-In-Time Cloudlet unlock the edge for new applications? | Akshunna Vaishnav | Using drones to inspect bridges and electric grid towers, mounting a search and rescue operation for a child lost in the woods, hosting a backcountry ski event for a weekend. These are just a few situations where there is a need to deploy a modern computing and communication infrastructure very rapidly in areas with poor network coverage. These situations require the ability to provide connectivity for mobile phones, laptop computers, cameras, drones, and other connected devices. They also require access to sophisticated applications hosted locally on nearby computing resources. A system that is designed to be deployed in these situations we refer to as a Just-in-Time (JIT) Cloudlet. In this project, you will build on our existing JIT Cloudlet prototype to develop an end-to-end edge-native application for a use case of your choosing. Components of the application will include object detection and classification, real-time collaboration, data collection and analysis, visualization, system management, and any other that are necessary to illustrate the use case. Your solution will need to fit the “Cloud-native at the Edge” design paradigm. Experience in Android, Windows/Python, and Cloud Native Development will be useful. You will also gain experience in training and using object detection in the context of an application. Your demo will show your new edge-native application in a real JIT Cloudlet – illustrating the value and deployment ease of a JIT Cloudlet solution. | |
9 | Developing Mobile-Device Ready Heart Sound Pathology Detection Algorithm | Zhengyang Geng + Tianqin Li | Development of AI models for the digital stethoscope brings some challenges related to the cloudlet operation. AI frameworks used by digital stethoscope companies collect sounds on a stethoscope, forward the sounds to a mobile device, and then expect the mobile device to engage in bidirectional communication with the cloud for additional predictive analysis. We want accurate and near real-time prediction algorithms that can run on a mobile device in order to bypass the cloud for inference, and use the cloud for incremental updates. Such predictive analysis is especially valuable in resource poor settings, where using digital stethoscopes as screening tools may improve access to healthcare when there is a shortage of trained clinicians or unreliable internet access. In this project, we can analyze the CirCor DigiScope Phonocardiogram Dataset that was publicly released as a part of the 2022 George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge to predict the presence of murmurs and to segment the heart sounds. Your task is to develop accurate, fast, and small (heart murmur) classification methods that perform inference without cloud access. The outcomes of the work will include: (a) a mobile-ready predictive model that accepts as input sound and outputs a classification; and (b) an analysis demonstrating the evaluated model's suitability for mobile application. | |
11 | SmartVision Assistant: A Cloudlet-Powered Object Recognition and Language Model Interaction System | Blake Guozi Liu + Anthony Chen | Create SmartVision, a mobile app that combines the power of OpenScout, a CV object detection framework, with Large Language Models hosted on a nearby cloudlet. The goal is to transform how users interact with their environment by transforming it into a “smart space.” OpenScout on your phone identifies objects or extracts text. A language model (like llama) deployed on a cloudlet can provide details on the object's description, usage, or even context-aware Q&A about objects and text. Use Cases:
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