CMSC 33220 and 23220: Inventing and Engineering Interactive Devices
(also nicknamed by previous students as "hci engineering")


Schedule (Syllabus)

Week  Date
1 Jan 10 (1) What is technical HCI? (2) Requirements of your final project + (3) Hello world in ARM microcontrollers
2 Jan 17 Intro to Analog and Digital Circuits
3 Jan 24 Sampling sensors and signal processing
4 Jan 31 Going Wireless
5 Feb 7 Even more wireless (software defined radio, trilateration, power calculations, etc) + in-class live tournament
6 Feb 14 Interfacing with modern computers (e.g., touchscreens, HID firmware, USB devices, etc)
7 Feb 21 Machine Learning at the egde (also discussing final projects)
8 Feb 28 In-class (graded) final project checkpoint (first demo with minimal viable prototype)
9 Mar 7 Final Presentations: bring your demo and talk