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Alban Rrustemi

November 2008, 156 pages

This technical report is based on a dissertation submitted November 2008 by the author for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the University of Cambridge, St Edmund’s College.

DOI:10.48456/tr-732

Abstract

Recent progress in electronic, display and sensing technologies makes possible a future with omnipresent, arbitrarily large interactive display surfaces.

Nonetheless, current methods of designing display systems with multi-touch sensitivity do not scale. This thesis presents computing surfaces as a viable platform for resolving forthcoming scalability limitations.

Computing surfaces are composed of a homogeneous network of physically adjoined, small sensitive displays with local computation and communication capabilities.

In this platform, inherent scalability is provided by a distributed architecture. The regular spatial distribution of resources presents new demands