Today's end-user devices have multiple access networks available and can achieve better application performance by distributing traffic across access networks. However, matching application traffic to the most suitable access network or bundling them is non-trivial, given varying application needs and network performance characteristics. Therefore, we propose an application-informed approach for access network selection (IANS). Based on the size of a Web resource, we select the better access network in terms of latency and available downstream capacity. We implement IANS within our Socket Intents prototype and evaluate its benefits for Web page loads under a variety of network conditions and for various Web pages. IANS provides the highest speedups for scenarios with asymmetric network conditions and for scenarios with low downstream capacity. Here, IANS improves relevant Web metrics by between 500 and 1000 ms in the median, compared to using the better of the two access networks, and may also outperform MPTCP. This confirms that IANS improves application performance over using a single network and, in several scenarios, even using MPTCP.

In today's Internet, almost all end devices have multiple interfaces built in. This enables users to seamlessly switch between different access networks or even use them simultaneously; to better use the resources available to them and to better satisfy their needs. This is referred to as mobile data offloading and has received lots of attention recently in both the research community and in the industry. However, all the proposed data solutions either rely on static configuration policies or are reactive rather than proactive with regards to the application needs.

Multi-touch displays are particularly attractive for collaborative work because multiple users can interact with applications simultaneously. However, unfettered access can lead to loss of data confidentiality and integrity. For example, one user can open or alter files of a second user, or impersonate the second user, while the second user is absent or not looking. Towards preventing these attacks, we explore means to associate the touches of a user with the user's identity in a fashion that is cryptographically sound as well as easy to use. We describe our current solution, which relies on a ring-like device that transmits a continuous pseudorandom bit sequence in the form of infrared light pulses. The multi-touch display receives and localizes the sequence, and verifies its authenticity. Each sequence is bound to a particular user, and all touches in the direct vicinity of the location of the sequence on the display are associated with that user.