The SMARCOS project aims to improve the usability of interconnected embedded systems by ensuring interoperability between systems. It will develop models of human-device interaction to predict and analyze usability issues and enhance design tools. The results will apply to embedded systems that interact with users, which is a substantial market, as well as integrated web services. The project seeks to improve context awareness, reduce "artificial stupidity", model combinations of devices and users, and improve embedded human-computer interaction. It involves 17 organizations across 7 countries over 3 years with a total investment of €13.5 million.

1. ARTEMIS Call 2009 Project
100249
SMARCOS
SMARt COmposite human-computer interfaceS
E X E C U T I V E summar y
To help users of interconnected embedded systems by ensuring their interusability.
Smarcos results will be applicable to all embedded systems that interact with their
users, which is a substantial fraction of today’s market. The results will also help web
services that are integral parts of such systems.
R E L E VA N C E C A L L 2009 objectives
Seamless connectivity and middleware: Smarcos targets interconnected
embedded systems in different domains, seeks cross domain connectivity at
the UI level and shares resources dynamically.
Design methods and tools: Smarcos builds models of human-device
interaction to predict and analyse usability issues and enhances design tools
for design-time validation.
M A R K E T innovation
Smarcos results will be applicable to all embedded systems that interact with
their users, which is a substantial fraction of today’s market.
We will look at usability-enhancing principles in several complementary
domains (healthcare, personal devices, control systems), identify commonalities
in their technical solutions (e.g. context-aware features) and transfer lessons
learned and solution patterns between these domains.
Smarcos results will enhance the products and R&D processes of our partners
and their allies. Our concepts will lead to novel products, both as new, better
devices and novel services in the cloud.
T E C H N I C A L innovation
Smarcos seeks to:
> Extend usability research and user interface solutions to look beyond
individual devices and services.
> Make devices better aware of what their users and other systems are doing.
This will reduce the “artificial stupidity” so common in today’s systems and
render user experiences less frustrating.
> Find useful tools for modelling the combination of devices, services and the
PROJECT COORDINATOR START
people who uses them. We hope to capture in these models such essential
Dr. Pertti J. Huuskonen January 2010
features of the domain that the models/modelling techniques can be reused
INSTITUTION DURATION
from one system to another, reducing the need for redesign. Nokia 36 months
> Improve the state of embedded HCI, creating new user studies and novel
EMAIL TOTAL INVESTMENT
concepts methods to be widely demonstrated. pertti.huuskonen@nokia.com €13.5 M
WEBSITE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
www.smarcos-project.eu 17
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
7
Advanced Research & Te c h n o l o g y for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems

2. ARTEMIS Call 2009 Project
100249
SMARCOS
Project partners
NETHERLANDS
FINLAND
UK
BELGIUM
CZECH REPUBLIC
S PA I N I TA LY
Advanced Research & Te c h n o l o g y for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems