Finding the Location of Objects in Indoor Environments Using
Ultra-Wideband Radios

When: Monday, September 09, 2019
Where: PGH 232
Time: 11:00 AM

Speaker: Dr. Omprakash Gnawali, University of Houston

Host: Dr. Thamar Solorio

Locating people and objects precisely in indoor environment is necessary to enable many location-based services and applications in smart buildings to enhance our living and working. There are many technologies (e.g., camera, sound, vibrations, accelerometers) to track things in indoor environments. In this talk, I will give an overview of indoor localization techniques that use ultra-wideband radios. I will also discuss research at UH where we have made UWB-based localization technologies more efficient, accurate, and faster.

Bio:

Omprakash Gnawali is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Houston. He does research on IoT, with a focus on wireless and sensing technologies. Other areas of interest include cybersecurity, data analytics, mobile systems, and technology for the emerging markets. He received his SB and MEng from MIT, PhD from USC, and was a postdoc at Stanford.