UK-UbiNet

1st UK-UbiNet Workshop


25-26th September 2003
Imperial College London


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Description

One of the main means of exchanging information in the UK-UbiNet research network will be workshops and conferences. The aim is to make these conferences as open and as inclusive as possible in order to foster growth of the research community. The community covers many aspects of research into ubiquitous computing, including wireless networks, sensors, distributed systems, interaction, social factors and theory.

This Initial Workshop is for the community to learn about what work is currently going on within the UK research groups, to establish the network and support collaboration in the research community.

The workshop will be held over two days (25-26th September 2003) at Imperial College London. The programme will consist of eight sessions covering a series of topics. Each session will open with an invited overview by a leading researcher in the field, followed by selected presentations describing research projects in this area. These presentations will describe both research visions and actual experience and the sessions will be completed with a panel discussion. There will also be an overview of UK-UbiNet, posters, demonstrations and plenty of time for debate and networking.

There will be no registration fees for research students attending the workshop, however they will have to cover their accommodation costs from other sources. The registration cost for academics will be £ 60 and for others will be £ 80, to cover the cost of meals and refreshments. Registration site is available until 11am on 23rd September (U.K. time). Space is limited, so please book now!

Programme

Below is the programme for the workshop. Each session will consist of an overview of the area, one or two presentations describing projects in this area and a discussion.

Day One: Thursday 25 September 2003


08:45 Registration and Coffee
09:30 Introduction
Prof. Morris Sloman
Imperial College London
EPSRC UK-UbiNet: UK Ubiquitous Computing Network
slides   EPSRC Managed Program Proposal
09:40 Design
Prof. Irene McAra-McWilliam
Royal College of Art
The Evolution of Interface: from computers to the design of socio-technical systems
abstract
Masitah Ghazali and Alan Dix
Lancaster University
Aladdin's Lamp: Understanding New from Old
paper   slides
Usman Haque
Platts Haque & University College London
Architecture and the Poetries of Interaction
poster (3Mbyte)   slides
11:00 Refreshments
11:30 Social / Organisational Issues
Prof. Richard Harper
Appliance Studio and Social Shaping Research Ltd
Ubicomp: The Myth of the Disappearing Computer
abstract   slides
Vassilis Kostakos and Eamonn O'Neill
University of Bath
Introducing Pervasive Computing to Society
paper   slides
Andy Crabtree
University of Nottingham
Situating UbiComp in the Home
paper   slides
Peter Tolmie1 and Tim Diggins 2
1Xerox Research Centre Europe,  2Red 56
The "Home of the Distant Present"? What understanding of domestic life is required by "smart homes"?
paper slides
12:45 Lunch
14:15 HCI / Interaction
Prof. Yvonne Rogers
Indiana University & University of Sussex
Where is the User in UbiComp?
abstract   slides
John Halloran, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Harry Brignull, Sara Price and Yvonne Rogers
University of Sussex
Exploring relationships between people, devices and displays
paper  slides
Nicholas A. Bradley, Mark D. Dunlop
University of Strathclyde
Towards a Multidisciplinary User-Centric Design Framework for Context-Aware Applications
paper   slides
Matthew Chalmers
University of Glasgow
The Equator " City " Project
paper   slides
15:30 Refreshments, Posters and Demos
16:30 Middleware
Prof. Paddy Nixon
University of Strathclyde
Middleware: Essential Glue for Diversity and Ubiquity
slides(Paddy Nixon was unable to attend, but had prepared these slides to present)
Prof Tom Rodden
Nottingham University
Ubiquitous Computing Infrastructure
slides (Tom Rodden prepared these slides at short notice for the workshop)
Jon Robinson and Ian Wakeman
University of Sussex
The Scooby Event-Based Pervasive Computing Infrastructure
paper   slides
Julie A. McCann
Imperial College London
ANS (Autonomic Networked System)
paper   slides
Stefanos Zachariadis and Cecilia Mascolo
University College London
Adaptable Mobile Applications through SATIN: Exploiting Logical Mobility in Mobile Computing Middleware
paper   slides
17:45 End of Day
 

Day Two: Friday 26 September 2003


09:00 Sensors and Novel Interaction Devices
Prof. Andy Hopper
University of Cambridge
Sensing and Interpreting Indoor Location Data
slides
Ian W Marshall1, Christopher Roadknight2, Ibiso Wokoma1 and Lionel Sacks1
1University College London, 2BTexact Technologies
Self-Organising Sensor Networks
paper  slides
Mike Hazas
Lancaster University
Relative Positioning
paper  slides
Chris Toumazou
Imperial College London
Bio-Inspired Analogue Computation
paper slides
10:15 Refreshments, Posters and Demos
11:15 Wireless Networking
Prof. John Dunlop
University of Strathclyde
Evolution of Mobile Communications Systems
slides
Y. Hao and C. G. Parini
Queen Mary College London
Antenna Design and Radio Propagation Modelling for Wireless Wearable Computers
paper slides
Chris Williams and Mark Beach
University of Bristol
Wireless Enabling Technologies to Support Interworking of Networks
paper   slides
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Context Sensing and Awareness
Prof. Hans Gellersen
Lancaster University
Smart-Its Technology for Context-Aware Embedded Systems
slides
Graham Thomson, Sotirios Terzis and Paddy Nixon
University of Strathcyde
Towards Dynamic Context Discovery and Composition
paper   slides
Patrik Osbakk and Nick Ryan
University of Kent
A Privacy Enhancing Infrastructure for Context-Awareness
paper  slides
Richard Glassey and Ian Ferguson
University of Strathcyde
Modeling Location for Pervasive Environments
paper  slides
15:15 Refreshments
15:45 Theory
Prof. Robin Milner
University of Cambridge
Science for Global Ubiquitous Computing: A Grand Challenge
paper   slides
Marta Kwiatkowska
University of Birmingham
Theory in Dependable Ubiquitous Computing - Achievements and Challenges
paper   slides
Vladimiro Sassone
University of Sussex
Applications and Achievements of Theory in Trust, Security, and Resource Control for Global Ubiquitous Computing
paper   slides
Gavin Bierman1, Peter Buneman2 and Philippa Gardner3
1University of Cambridge, 2University of Edinburgh
3Imperial College London
Ubiquitous Data
paper   slides
17:00 End of Day
 

Posters, Demos and Announcements


Nicolas Villar and Hans Gellersen Building Smart Environments with Smart-Its
Nicolas Villar and Hans Gellersen Powering and Networking Devices Through Pin & Play surfaces
Usman Haque, Josephine Pletts and Luca Turin Scents of Space: An Interactive Smell Installation
Ian Wakeman Next Generation Network - A Networking Network
slides
 

Location

The workshop will be held in room 311, Huxley Building, 180 Queen's Gate on the South Kensington Campus of Imperial College London.
Directions to the building.
A map indicating the Huxley building.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the registration for the workshop. Imperial College London offers places in student halls of residence (Prince's Gardens and Beit Hall are on campus) and can offer booking and information on local hotels.


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