Learning from wireless: A prospective approach to Human-Centered Computing

One of the most important topics in Human-Centered Computing (HCC) is to recognise human's activities. In this paper, the technology of wireless-based activity recognition is introduced. By using wireless signals, one can achieve Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) recognition without carrying any devices. Also, it is easy to deploy a wireless-based recognition system due to the ubiquity of wireless communication systems. The basic idea is to detect different characteristics of signal propagation that correspond to the distinct human behaviors. As a result, action recognition is performed by analyzing the distinguishable features of signal propagation. This paper introduces the basic principles and applications of wireless-based activity recognition, and discusses the challenges and related performance metrics. Finally, open problems are discussed to point out the future research trends.