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Mobile app could let you make the cloud as you go A new cloud computing paradigm developed in UAB's SECRETLab could turn idle smart appliances and other Internet of Things devices into a powerful processing force.
The system, known as Aura, pools the unused processing power available in Web-linked devices to create a localized cloud service. It is being developed by a team of graduate students led by Assistant Professor Ragib Hasan, Ph.D.
“With Aura, the building becomes an extension of the mobile phone’s processor and memory,” Hasan explains.
UAB Forward
UAB named among top for cancer care in the United States The consumer advocacy group Women’s Choice Award has named UAB Hospital among the country’s best choices for cancer care, citing its outstanding faculty, clinics and state-of-the-art treatments.
“It’s important to us at UAB to provide the highest level of care to all our patients, and it’s an honor to be a choice among women,” said Edward Partridge, M.D., director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. “We know that women are usually the decision-makers when it comes to health care decisions in a home, and it is a distinct honor to be trusted by them.”
Around Campus
Make Music Alabama finalists perform at LOCAL festival
June 20
AEIVA presents “Willie Cole: Transformations” June 5-Aug. 8
"The Freedom Exhibition: Two Countries One Struggle"
June 5-Aug. 8
UAB Summer Band Independence Day concert July 4
UAB Gospel Choir summer concert July 19
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