[Acpc-l] call for participation - pervasive 2004

Gabriele Kotsis gabriele.kotsis@jku.ac.at
Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:41:19


dear collegue,

I would kindly like to draw your attention to pervasive 2004
(see www.pervasvie2004.org and the info included in this email)
which is going to be held from april 20-23 in vienna.

I hope that you will be able to take this opportunity for a visit to austria!
I would also highly appreciate your help in disseminating
this call to any of your collegues who might be intersted.

all the best and hopefully looking forward
to meeting you in vienna,

gabriele kotsis


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  *                      Call for Participation                       *
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  *                     P E R V A S I V E   2004                      *
  *        2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing        *
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  *                      Linz / Vienna, Austria                       *
  *                        April 18-23, 2004                          *
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  *                   http://www.pervasive2004.org                    *
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* Conference Program

  Wednesday, April 21
      9:00-10:30  Opening
                  A. Ferscha, PC Chair and F. Mattern, General Chair

      10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

      11:00-12:30 Session 1: Activity Recognition
                  Activity Recognition From User-Annotated Acceleration 
Data
                    S. Intille, L. Bao
                  Recognizing Workshop Activity Using Body Worn Microphones
                  and Accelerometers
                    J. Ward, P. Lukowicz, A. Atrash, T. Starner
                  "Are You With Me" - Using Accelerometers to Determine 
if
                  Two Devices are Carried by the Same Person
                    J. Lester, B. Hannaford, G. Borriello

      12:30-14:00 Lunch

      14:00-15:30 Hot Spot and Video Sketches

      15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

      16:00-17:30 Session 2: Context Computing
                  Context Cube: Flexible and Effective Manipulation of
                  Sensed Context Data
                    L- Harvel, G- Abowd, L- Liu, Y.-X. Lim, C. Scheibe, 
C.
                    Chatham
                  A Context-Aware Communication Platform for Smart Objects
                    F. Siegemund
                  Siren: Context-aware Computing for Firefighting
                    X. Jiang, N. Chen, J. Hong, K. Wang, L. Takayama

      18:30-22:00 Reception (Vienna City Hall) &
                  Video Night (Kleiner Festsaal, University of Vienna)

  Thursday, April 22

      9:00-11:00  Keynote Address

      11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

      11:30-12:00 Session 4: Software
                  INCA: A Software Infrastructure to Facilitate the
                  Construction & Evolution of Capture & Access Apps
                    K. Truong, G. Abowd
                  Software Upgrade in Ubiquitous Computing
                    J. Barton

      12:30-14:00 Lunch

      14:00-15:30 Session 5: Sensors
                  Activity Recognition in the Home Using Simple and
                  Ubiquitous Sensors
                    E. M. Tapia, S. S. Intille, K. Larson
                  Automatic Calibration of Body Worn Acceleration Sensors
                    P. Lukowicz, Junker, G. Troester
                  Reject Optional LVQ Based Two-level Classifier to Improve
                  Reliability in Footstep Identification
                    J. Suutala, S. Pirttikangas, J. Riekki, J. Röning
                  Issues with RFID usage in ubiquitous computing
                  applications
                    C. Floerkemeier, Lampe

      15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

      16:00-17:30 Session 6: Security
                  A Fault-tolerant Key-Distribution Scheme for Securing
                  Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
                    A. Wacker, T. Heiber, H. Cermann, P.J. Marron
                  ProxNet: Secure Dynamic Wireless Connection by Proximity
                  Sensing
                    J. Rekimoto, T. Miyaki, M. Kohno
                  Tackling Security and Privacy Issues in Radio Frequency
                  Identification Devices
                    D. Henrici, P. Müller

      18:30-22:00 Conference Dinner

  Friday, April 23

      9:00-10:30  Session 7: Architecture and Systems
                  Towards Wearable Autonomous Microsystems
                    Nagendra Bhargava Bharatula, Stijn Ossevoort, Mathias
                    Stäger, Gerhard Tröster
                  Ubiquitous Chip: a Rule-based I/O Control Device for
                  Ubiquitous Computing
                    T. Terada, M. Tsukamoto, K. Hayakawa, T. Yoshihisa,
                    Y. Kishino
                  eSeal - A System for Enhanced Electronic Assertion of
                  Authenticity and Integrity of Sealed Items
                    C. Decker, M. Beigl, A. Krohn, U. Kubach, P. Robinson

      10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

      11:00-12:30 Session 8: Algorithms
                  A Distributed Precision Based Localization Algorithm 
for
                  Ad-Hoc Networks
                    S. Dulman, L. Evers, P. Havinga
                  Adaptive On-device Location Recognition
                    K. Laasonen, M. Raento, H. Toivonen
                  Accommodating Transient Connectivity in Ad Hoc and Mobile
                  Settings
                    R. Handorean, C. Gill

      12:30-14:00 Lunch

      14:00-15:30 Session 9: New Interfaces
                  Microbiology Tray and Pipette Tracking as a Proactive
                  Tangible User Interface
                    Harlan Hile, Jiwon Kim, Gaetano Borriello
                  Augmenting Collections of Everyday Objects: Clothes
                  Hangers as an Information Display
                    T. Matthews, H.W. Gellersen, A. Dey, K. Van Laerhoven
                  MirrorSpace: using proximity as an interface to video-
                  mediated communication
                    N. Roussel, H. Evans, H. Hansen
                  SearchLight - A Lightweight Search Function for Pervasive
                  Environments
                    A. Butz, M. Schneider, M. Spassova

      15:30-16:00 Closing






* Registration

  Registration for the conference is open from January 23rd 2004 
  until April 5th 2004. After April 5th 2004 only on-site registrations 

  are possible.



- PERVASIVE 2004 Main Conference, April 21-23, Vienna, Hofburg

  Registration Fees (in Euro)

  Regular
      Early (until Feb 23):     490
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  590
      On Site (April 21 - 23):  710

  Students
      Early (until Feb 23):     245
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  295
      On Site (April 21 - 23):  335

  The registration fees include attendance to all sessions on April 21, 
22,
  and 23, a copy of the conference proceedings, a copy of the volume
  "Advances in Pervasive Computing", a DVD with Video and Hot Spot papers,
  lunches and refreshments in the coffee breaks on April 21, 22, and 23,
  a ticket for the conference dinner on April 22 and a ticket for the
  reception and the video night on April 21.


- PERVASIVE 2004 Workshops, April 20, Vienna, University of Vienna

  Registration Fees (in Euro)

  Regular
      Early (until Feb 23):     145
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  195
      On Site (April 20):       225

  Students
      Early (until Feb 23):     95
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  145
      On Site (April 20):       175

  The registration fees include attendance to selected workshop on April 
20
  lunches and refreshments in the coffee breaks on April 20.
  Please, note that workshop participants are required to register for 
the
  main conference (either as regular or student participant if applicable)
  or for the doctoral colloquium plus conference package (if eligible, 
i.e.
  if a paper has been accepted at the doctoral colloquium for presentation).
  A workshop only registration is not possible.


- PERVASIVE 2004 Doctoral Colloquium, April 18-19, Linz, University of 
Linz

  Registration Fees (in Euro, invited students only):

  colloquium only
      Early (until Feb 23):     135
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  160
      On Site (April 18,19):    200

  colloquium & conference
      Early (until Feb 23):     360
      Late (Feb 24 - April 5):  435
      On Site (April 18,19):    530

  The registration fees include attendance to all sessions on April 18 
and
  19, a copy of the volume "Advances in Pervasive Computing" containing 
the
  doctoral colloquium papers and a DVD with Video and Hot Spot papers,
  lunches and refreshments in the coffee breaks on April 18 and 19, and
  a ticket for a reception on April 18.
  Note that only PhD students who have been selected to present their work
  at the doctoral colloquium are entitled to participate in the colloquium.
  The deadline for submission is Jan 19, notification of acceptance is
  February 16th 2004.
  For students who are also interested in participating in the main
  conference a special package is available at a reduced rate.



- Information for all Events

  PERVASIVE 2004 Registration Office: (Registrations and bookings for
  accommodation in Vienna are handled by)
      NetHotels Vienna
      Neulinggasse 31, 1030 Vienna, AUSTRIA
      Phone +43 1 710 1919,
      Fax    +43 1 710 19 20
      Email: office@vienna.nethotels.com
      http:   //www.pervasive2004.org/
  Payment should be free of bank handling charges and should be submitted
  together with the completed registration form. The following forms of
  payment are accepted:
      Credit cards: Visa, EuroCard, MasterCard, American Express and Diners
      Club
      Bank Transfer: to Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna-Austria.
      Swift code: BKAUATWW. Account: 697250900;
      Routing Code: 12000 NetHotels Vienna-PERVASIVE 2004.
  For on-site payments, only cash or credit cards can be accepted.



* Important Dates

  Registration
      thru Feb 23, 2004 (early)
      thru April 5, 2004  (late)
      April 18-23, 2004 (on site)

  Doctoral Colloquium
      April 18 - 19, 2004
      University of Linz

  Workshops / Tutorials
      April 20, 2004
      University of Vienna

  Video Night
      April 21, 2004
      University of Vienna
      Main Festival Hall

  Main Conference
      April 21-23, 2004
      The Hofburg Palace
      Downtown Vienna



* Additional Information

   For updated information about PERVASIVE 2004 please visit
   www.pervasive2004.org or send email to info@pervasive2004.org.