Ron Vetter, a leading technology expert, will present "Building Mobile Phone Applications," an Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Lecture, Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. in IACC 104.
Vetter is a professor and past chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and co-founder of the technology company, Mobile Education LLC. His research interests include mobile computing and wireless networking, parallel and distributed systems, and web-based distance education.
Vetter’s talk will describe the development of interactive short message service applications, which range from simple data access applications to a novel discovery game designed for the freshman experience. Several of these applications are now being sold commercially via a novel technology transfer agreement with the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Several iPhone applications also have been developed. A discussion of the relative advantages, costs and lessons learned while developing mobile phone applications will be presented.
“Cellular telephones have become an integral part of the modern world in much the same way as the Internet has, providing human connectivity in a way never before possible,” Vetter said. “While most cell phones are used for their original intent, making telephone calls wirelessly, mobile devices are also coming loaded with new features and capabilities.”
Vetter earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from NDSU and his doctorate in computer science from the University of Minnesota. He has published more than 100 journal, conference and technical papers. He has served as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on grants and contracts exceeding $5 million.
For more information on the event, contact Brian Slator, head of computer science, at 231-6124 or brian.slator@ndsu.edu.