The NODES group is a network of interacting research groups in the field of distributed systems and data communication, ranging from the effective organisation of Internet protocols and wireless communication to the new challenges of globally interoperating business services. The focus areas are networked systems and their enablers: interoperability (e.g., service and software platforms, interoperability management, contracting, trust management, privacy), mobility (technology and location independence, wireless computing), information networks, service networks, context awareness and ubiquitous computing. The group combines the departmental tradition of wireless and mobile computing to new research themes. The focus of the group is in transition from platform protocols to solving application layer challenges.

Contact person: Professor Lea Kutvonen
Home page: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/research/nodes

Research groups

• Collaborative and Interoperable Computing
• Collaborative Networking
• Content-centric structures and networking (COSN)
• Wireless Internet