Computer scientist Paris Smaragdis is building some of the world's most advanced "machine listening" systems--software that uses sound to locate people moving through rooms, monitor machinery for impending breakdowns, or activate traffic cameras to record accidents. It's work you have to hear to understand. Click here to listen to a podcast about the technology.
His passion is finding ways to connect mobile devices, sensors, and robots directly--without the need for a base station. It's called "ad hoc" networking.
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