Jillian HowarthBlog 10: Course ReflectionOverall, I enjoyed ENP-162 quite a lot. I found it interesting to be exposed to so many different types of technologies and continually be…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Jillian HowarthBlog 9: Chatbots!Chatbots are really interesting to me because I have always thought of them like the screen interface version of those robot-receptionist…Dec 7, 20181Dec 7, 20181
Jillian HowarthA Reflection on IoTWhenever anyone says Internet of Things, I immediately think of the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House. The movie follows 13…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Jillian HowarthBlog 7: GPS & NavigationThe way Google Maps (and GPS navigation in general) has taken over is really interesting to me. People always say things like “what did we…Nov 9, 20181Nov 9, 20181
Jillian HowarthVoting Recommendation SystemEunsun Jeong, Isabel Whittaker-Walker, Jillian Howarth, Samantha Levy, and Susan SoeNov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Jillian HowarthBlog 6: Social RobotsThe other day I was procrastinating and scrolling through Instagram, when a video advertising Ulo, a home security camera, popped up. I…Nov 2, 20181Nov 2, 20181
Jillian HowarthBlog #5 Big thoughts on Big DataI’ve always found big data to be an interesting but terrifying field. This summer I was working for a company that made wearable activity…Oct 20, 20182Oct 20, 20182
Jillian HowarthBlog #4: Future HumansDuring class, we visited the Tisch Art Gallery at Tufts. One of the exhibits we saw was States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux. This…Oct 12, 20181Oct 12, 20181
Jillian HowarthBlog #3: Signal Detection TheorySignal detection theory is a method of measuring the effectiveness of a given signal, notification, or stimuli. Specifically it aims to…Sep 25, 20182Sep 25, 20182
Jillian HowarthAssignment 2: Smart-Home AutomationFor Assignment 2, we were asked to create a smart-home product that automates a process. My team quickly bonded over how much we all hate…Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
