HomeSys 2012 - Workshop on Systems and Infrastructure for the Digital Home (HomeSys)

Ubiquitous computing has often presented the digital home as a mix of rich computing, networking and sensing infrastructure that seamlessly interacts with the inhabitants to enable new and enjoyable experiences. Today's reality is far from this. The digital home is a complex mix of heterogeneous technologies, operating with limited coordination, and certainly not offering the set of services originally imagined. Furthermore the complexity involved in managing, troubleshooting and securing digital technology continues to grow as additional connected devices with varying functionality enter the home.

Overcoming these barriers requires adopting a user-centered approach to developing systems for the digital home. HomeSyS aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines to share new ideas and experiences and discuss challenges posed by todays and future digital home technology. HomeSys builds upon the two successful ACM SIGCOMM HomeNets workshop (2011, 2010) and aims to be the premier workshop for user-centered digital home technology.