SENIOT: FROM SENSOR NETWORKS TO NETWORKED INTELLIGENT OBJECTS
BiCi, Bertinoro, Italy July 26 - August 1, 2009 Application Deadline: May 15, 2009
THEME As processors, sensors, and wireless radios are becoming extremely small and inexpensive, we can foresee a world where everyday objects are globally networked and physical environments are enriched by computational power. Enabling technologies for a smart world such as sensor networks and smart objects have received much attention from researchers in recent times, and first prototypes of such systems are being deployed.
GOALS AND AUDIENCE The goal of the summer school is to survey fundamentals of sensor networks and networked intelligent objects, as well as to identify novel opportunities and research directions in these areas through a series of lectures by international experts. Participants can experience the relevant technologies during hands-on courses and can present their own work during a participants'' workshop. The school will provide a good opportunity to get to know other people working in the field, to meet distinguished scholars, and to establish contacts that may lead to research collaborations in the future. We expect about 60 participants - the intended audience are post-graduate students, PhD students, and young researchers from universities and industrial laboratories around the world.
LECTURERS AND TOPICS Andrew T. Campbell (Dartmouth) – Urban sensing Adam Dunkels (SICS) - Operating systems and IP-based sensor networks, including full-day hands-on course Aman Kansal (Microsoft Research) - Sensor webs and maps, including hands-on course Stamatis Karnouskos (SAP Research) - Future enterprises based on real-world services Koen Langendoen (TU Delft) - MAC and localization for sensor networks Paul Lukowicz (U Passau) - Wearable sensing Pedro Marron (U Bonn) - Cooperating objects Friedemann Mattern (ETH Zurich) - Visions of the future Shashi Prabh (Polytechnic Institute of Porto) - Distributed data storage, dissemination and processing Bernhard Rinner (U Klagenfurt) - Distributed smart cameras Kay Roemer (U Lubeck and ETH Zurich) - Time synchronization in sensor networks Kamin Whitehouse (U Virginia) - Macroprogramming and debugging of sensor networks
LOCATION BiCi, the Bertinoro International Centre for Informatics, is located in the small medieval hilltop town of Bertinoro in Italy, close to the Adriatic coast and about 50km east of Bologna from where it can easily be reached. The summer school takes place in a castle on top of the central peak that has been converted into a modern conference centre with Internet access. Participants stay in guestrooms in the fortress and in a nearby ancient seminary.
PARTICIPATION Prospective participants should apply online before May 15, 2009 at the summer school website. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 60. If we receive more applications, participants will be selected based on their work area and background, geographic distribution, and date of application. Acceptance notifications will be sent end of May. The registration fee (480 EUR in shared double room, 570 EUR in single room) covers participation in the summer school, accommodation, all meals and excursions. CONET provides 15 grants of 480 EUR each for selected European students, that is, participation for recipients of a grant is free of charge when sharing a double room.
ORGANIZATION The school is directed by Kay Roemer (U Lubeck and ETH Zurich) and Friedemann Mattern (ETH Zurich) and organized by the European Network of Excellence CONET.
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto