Social networks on Wireless Devices

The SOCIALNETS project is investigating how wireless-enabled devices can directly share data with each other when they come into range, and then pass it on to another device. This approach takes into account how humans physically interact and mix with each other. As often human interaction is the basis for bringing portable devices into range of each other. Social networks with friends, colleagues and contacts can be used to transfer and acquire electronic data, information and knowledge -- such as photos, music files, etc. This project provides a radical new way to form social networks based on geographical proximity. My colleagues Roger Whitaker and Stuart Allen from Cardiff lead the project.