I work in the area of wireless networks and mobile systems, with applications to the Internet of Things (IoT). My research group focuses on the design and implementation of software-hardware systems that deliver ubiquitous sensing, computing, and communications at scale. We borrow techniques from diverse areas including computer networks, machine learning, signal processing, hardware design, and HCI.
Professor Abari’s website: cs.uwaterloo.ca/~oabari
News articles and features about Professor Abari’s research
- Smart hacks turn tagging devices into Internet-of-Things sensors
Hacking RFID tags to give them the ability to sense their environment -
Making homes smart could become easier
A new battery-free communication mechanism, called WiTAG, could revolutionize the smart home industry -
A strong negative result provides insight to improve RFID sensing systems
Research that looks into whether RFID sensing systems are ready to be deployed in the real world -
mmX, a new millimetre-wave network that can support billions of connected devices
A new millimetre-wave network that has the potential to improve our wireless experience as well as allow for entirely new applications -
Designing IoT devices to benefit society
Professor Abari’s new graduate course that encourages students to explore “wild and wacky” ideas to solve real-world problems -
A new device enables battery-free computer input at the tip of your finger
Called Tip-Tap, an inexpensive battery-free device that uses RFID tags to sense when fingertips touch
