The STEPSTONE Project:
      An Implementation of the Service-Oriented Device Architecture (SODA) framework using the ATLAS Sensor Platform

Overview

STEPSTONE is a joint project between IBM and the University of Florida to create technology that would enable the scalable, “friction-free” integration of device-based healthcare solutions into enterprise systems using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Specifically, STEPSTONE will define a first proposal to a Service Oriented Device Architecture (SODA) standard, and will initiate a broad community effort to further develop the standard and its specifications.

STEPSTONE will also provide a reference implementation of SODA using the ATLAS sensor platform and its associated middleware, Eclipse-based tools and architecture. The implementation will be demonstrated via a personal healthcare application based on UF’s Gator Tech Smart House.

IBM and the University of Florida come to this project with shared and complementary experiences, and a common vision. The University of Florida’s Pervasive Computing Laboratory and Smart House provide research leadership in emerging sensor integration technologies which have significant potential for IBM. IBM brings market experience and standardization of new technologies. This project will provide the opportunity to collaborate on the architecture and standardization of device-based systems and on the application of new and emerging technology to important social and business problems. We recognize that to effect significant change and the adoption of such technology, it must be developed in an open and standard-based atmosphere. It is here that we expect to gain from the combined leadership and innovation of the University of Florida and IBM.

Sponsor

People

  • Orange & Blue
    • Dr. Sumi Helal
    • Raja Bose
    • Hen-I Yang
  • Big Blue
    • Scott De Deugd
    • Randy Caroll
    • Bill Millet
    • Craig Chaney

The SODA Standard Web Site: http://www.sensorplatform.org/soda

Atlas Platform Startup: http://www.pervasa.com

Publications & Demonstrations

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  • STEPSTONE Video Demonstration. Watch the Video.
  • Scott de Deugd, Randy Carroll, Kevin E. Kelly, Bill Millett, and Jeffrey Ricker, "SODA: Service-Oriented Device Architecture," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 5, no. 3, 2006, pp. 94-C3. (pdf)
  • A. Helal, H. Yang, J. King and R. Bose, "Atlas - Architecture for Sensor Network Based Intelligent Environments," Submitted to the ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. Submitted April 2007. (pdf)
  • A. Helal, "Programming Pervasive Spaces," the Standards and Emerging Technologies Department, IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine, Sumi Helal, Dept. Editor, Volume 4, Number 1, January-March 2005. (pdf)