Synthetic Sensors: Towards General-Purpose Sensing @FiglabCMU
Synthetic Sensors: Towards General-Purpose Sensing  @FiglabCMU
Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Project Page: gierad.com/projects/supersensor


We explore the notion of general-purpose sensing, wherein a single, highly capable sensor can indirectly monitor a large context, without direct instrumentation of objects. Further, through what we call Synthetic Sensors, we can virtualize raw sensor data into actionable feeds, while simultaneously mitigating immediate privacy issues. We deployed our system across many months and environments, the results of which show the versatility, accuracy and potential of our approach.
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Synthetic Sensors: Towards General-Purpose Sensing

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