MONDAY, 3 January, 2005 |
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1:00-5:00 | Tutorial 1: "Embedded Internet," Dr. Hartmut Ritter (Free University of Berlin, Germany) |
  | Tutorial 2: "ADSL, ADSL2, VDSL and Beyond," Dr. Ken Kerpez (Telcordia Technologies, USA) |
  | Tutorial 3: Introduction to UPnP," Jack Weast (co-author of the book "UPnP: Design By Example") |
  | Tutorial 4: "Concepts, Technologies, Systems and Applications for Online Entertainment," Prof. Dr. Marco Roccetti, Prof. Dr. Paola Salomoni (University of Bologna, Italy) |
6:30-8:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION |
TUESDAY, 4 JANUARY, 2005 |
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7:00-8:00 | Speaker's Breakfast |
8:00-9:00 | Plenary - Jan Rabaey, "Consumer Multimedia Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks: A Story of Converging Trajectories" |
9:00-10:30 | Session N1 - Mobile Ad hoc Networks Session N8 - Service Discovery and Peer-to-Peer Networks Session E1 - Security in Consumer Communications Systems Session A1 - Consumer Services and Applications Panel 1 - The Future of Gaming |
10:30-11:00 | Networking Break |
11:00-12:30 | Session N2 - WLAN and Sensor Networks Session N9 - Content Delivery Networks Session E2 - Middleware and Web Services Session A2 - Enabling Devices Panel 2 - End User Needs in Communications and Networking |
12:30-2:00 | Networking Lunch |
2:00-3:30 | Session N3 - Mobile Ad hoc Networks II Session N10 - Coding and Resource Management Session E3 - Multimedia Applications and Device Discovery Services Session A3 - Next Generation Home Networking |
2:00-3:30 | Poster/Demo Session Panel 3 - The Automobile as a Network Interface |
3:30-4:00 | Poster/Demo Session & Networking Break |
4:00-5:30 | Session N4 - Voice and Video in Wireless LAN/Multihop Networks Session N11 - Transport and Signaling Protocols Session E4 - QoS in Consumer Communication Systems Session A4 - Location-Based Services Panel 4 - Home Networks - Implementations and Standards |
7:30-9:00 | Conference Banquet and Keynote Teruaki Aoki, Ph. D., Sony Corporation |
WEDNESDAY, 5 JANUARY, 2005 |
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7:00-8:00 | Speaker's Breakfast |
8:00-9:00 | Plenary Leonardo Chiariglione, Ph. D. Digital Media Strategist |
9:00-10:30 | Session N5 - Power Line Communications Session N12 - Mobility Management Session E5 - Advances in Coding Techniques Session A5 - Peer-to-Peer and Communication Services Panel 1 - 802.11s: Driving a Mesh Networking Standard |
10:30-11:00 | Networking Break |
11:00-12:30 | Session N6 - Wireless Quality-of-Service Session N13 - Transmission Technologies Session E6 - Advances in Consumer Communications Session A6 - Location-Based Services Panel 2 - Emerging markets based on MBOA UWB including developments in wireless USB and wireless 1394 |
12:30-2:00 | Networking Lunch |
2:00-3:30 | Session N7 - Network Control Session N14 - Advances in Consumer Networking Session E7 - Real Time and Streaming Media |
2:00-3:30 | Poster/Demo Session Panel 3 - The Future of Content Distribution |
3:30-4:00 | Networking Break |
4:00-5:30 | Distinguished Experts Panel - The Future of Television |
5:30-6:00 | Plenary - Awards Announcements |
THURSDAY, 6 JANUARY, 2005 |
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8:00am-12:00pm | Tutorial 5: "Home Networking Standards: From Physical Layer to Applications," Dr. Marie Jose Montpetit (Independent Consultant, formerly Nokia, USA) |
  | Tutorial 6: "Wearable Systems: Intelligent, Any Time Any Place Information Gateways," Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz (ETH Zürich, Switzerland; University of Health Informatics and Technology Innsbrück, Austria) |
  | Tutorial 7: "Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures, Protocols, and Management," Professor Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan College, USA |
  | Tutorial 8: "Networked Appliances - What They Are, How They Work and Challenges to Adoption," Stan Moyer (Telcordia Technologies, NJ, USA) |
  | Tutorial 9: IP Header Compression Enabling High Quality Consumer-Oriented Communications," Prof. Dr. Frank Fitzek, Prof. Dr. Tatiana K. Madsen (Aalborg University, Denmark) |
12:15pm-5:10pm | Workshop on Digital Rights Management Impact on Consumer Communications Workshop to be held at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Teruaki Aoki, Ph. D., Sony Corporation
Title: The Keynote will be held durning the Conference Banquet |
Abstract: This talk will present the trend of Consumer Electronics products, applications and technologies toward pervasive consumer communications. As consumer products converge with broadband networking and communication functions, new technologies play an important role. Examples include peer-to-peer middleware, UWB wireless and IPv6 networking technologies, in addition to conventional display, capture, and storage technologies. Sony is one of the leading companies in these areas and has been innovative to create new concepts, products and services which will lead to a new life style, a "Sony Style." This talk will introduce innovative consumer products and services for the broadband environment and it will focus on consumer networking technologies as well as enabling semiconductor and device technologies as the basis of "Sony Style."
Biography of Dr. Aoki |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jan Rabaey, Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) Tuesday, January 4th
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Abstract: The emergence of ubiquitous wireless connectivity is having a profound impact on a wide range of application domains and is fundamentally changing the way we think about information dissemination and access. Rather than considering an electronic system as a collection of loosely connected components, the meaning of the system more and more starts to reside in the collection of components, rather than in the individual elements themselves. This change in paradigm is bound to at its most visible in the residential home. On one hand, the availability of high-data rate point-to-point and LAN wireless functionality enables ad-hoc connectivity between a smorgasbord of multimedia input and output devices. On the other hand, low data-rate wireless sensor networks may support a wide range of functions such as environment conditioning, lighting control, energy management, security, presence detection and object tracking, etc. While both types of networking may seem to have nothing in common, they are actually fully complementary. In fact, the presentation will point out that for each of these technologies to come to full fruition, a convergence between media and sensor networks is essential. Only in this way can a truly ³ambient intelligent² environment be created, that is an environment that provides media content in a way that is sensitive, adaptive and responsive to the presence of people and objects in a non-explicit way, ultimately leading to a much improved user experience. The presentation will address the main challenges towards the realization of this concept. Special attention will be given concerns such as how to accomplish true ad-hoc self-configuration ad organization, while maintaining reliability.
Biography of Jan M. Rabaey
His main research interests include the conception and implementation of next-generation integrated wireless systems. This includes the analysis and optimization of communication algorithms and networking protocols, the study of ultra low-energy implementation architectures and circuits, and the supporting design automation environments.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Leonardo Chiariglione, Ph. D.Digital Media Strategist Wednesday, January 5th
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Abstract: After years of underground life DRM is now getting the headlines. Everybody seems to agree that DRM is the way to go. DRM will protect the content that rights holders move along the value chain and will allow the do in the virtual space what is done in the real world of media today, actually even more. Unfortunately DRM is not just a technical problem. It has profound impacts on the way the business of media will be conducted. Actually it will redefine the business of media. Possibly even more seriously DRM impact the end users who vote with their wallets whether DRM is an acceptable replacement of what they have enjoyed in the analogue world and of what they have tasted of the digital world. Unless DRM technology is designed in such a way that the major concerns of its stakeholders are accommodated, DRM will just stay in the headlines.
Biography of Leonardo Chiariglione, Ph. D Dr. Chiariglione also originated and chaired the Digital Audio-Visual Council (DAVIC), the Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) and the EURASIP journal "Image Communications" and was appointed Executive Director of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI).Dr. Chiariglione is currently engaged in the Digital Media Project (DMP) whose mission is "to promote continuing successful development, deployment and use of Digital Media that respect the right of creators and rights holders to exploit their works, the wish of end-users to fully enjoy the benefits of Digital Media and the interest of various value-chain players to provide products and services". Dr. Chiariglione obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, and graduated in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin. Dr. Chiariglione originated and chairs the Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG), the ISO standardisation group which produced the MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards that support rich-media applications on diverse delivery systems, MPEG-7, that supports advanced search and retrieval of audio-visual content and is developing MPEG-21, the Multimedia Framework. Dr. Chiariglione also originated and chaired the Digital Audio-Visual Council (DAVIC), the Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) and the EURASIP journal "Image Communications" and was appointed Executive Director of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). Dr. Chiariglione is currently engaged in the Digital Media Project (DMP) whose mission is "to promote continuing successful development, deployment and use of Digital Media that respect the right of creators and rights holders to exploit their works, the wish of end-users to fully enjoy the benefits of Digital Media and the interest of various value-chain players to provide products and services".
Dr. Chiariglione obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, and graduated in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin.
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TUESDAY, 4 JANUARY, 2005 |
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9:00-10:30 Naples Networking track | Session N1 - Mobile Ad hoc Networks |
  | Fisheye Zone Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Chun-Chuan Yang (National Chi-Nan University) |
  | Designing Ad Hoc Networks with Limited Infrastructure Support Rajendra Boppana (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Zhi Zheng (UT San Antonio) |
  | BlueMobile A mobile IP based Handoff system for Bluetooth, 802.11 and GPRS links. Satyajit Chakrabarti, Son Vuong (University of British Columbia), Anirban Sinha (Institute of Engineering and Management), Rajashree Paul (Simon Fraser University) |
  | On the Route Discovery Latency of Wireless Mesh Networks Chunhui Zhu, Myung Lee (City University of New York, City College), Tarek Saadawi (The City College/The City University of New York) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Trevi Networking track | Session N8 - Service Discovery and Peer-to-Peer Networks |
  | A P2P Overlay Architecture for Personalized Resource Discovery, Access, and Sharing over the Internet Chatree Sangpachatanaruk (University of Pittsburgh) |
  | Analysis of Service Discovery Architectures for On-Demand Ad Hoc Networks Yan Zheng (University of Oslo), Paal Engelstad (University of Oslo / Telenor R&D) |
  | Securing P2P Networks Using Peer Reputations: Is there a silver bullet? Prashant Dewan (Arizona State University) |
  | Detecting Malicious Peers in A Reputation-Based Peer-to-Peer System Loubna Mekouar, Youssef Iraqi, Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Messina Enabling Technologies track | Session E1 - Security in Consumer Communications Systems |
  | Constructing Secure Operating Environments by Co-Locating Multiple Embedded Operating Systems Shuichi Oikawa, Hiroo Ishikawa, Masatoshi Iwasaki, Tatsuo Nakajima (Waseda University) |
  | A Secure Database Encryption Scheme Samba Sesay (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) |
  | Novel Method for Implementation of Certain Key Management Schemes to Minimize Secret Storage Miodrag Mihaljevic (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts), Hideki Imai (University of Tokyo) |
  | A Loss Resilient and Scalable Streaming Media Authentication Scheme Heather Yu (Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Lab) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Turin Novel Applications track | Session A1 - Consumer Services and Applications |
  | Recommendation Algorithm focused on Individual Viewpoints Noriyuki Yamamoto, Mari Saito, Mitsuhiro Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Koike (Sony Corporation) |
  | Mood-based navigation through large collections of musical data Marta Tolos, Raquel Tato (University of Karlsruhe), Thomas Kemp (Sony International (Europe) GmbH) |
  | Design and Implementation of a Distributed Telecommunications Supermarket Rajiv Mathur, Dirk Pesch (Cork Institute of Technology) |
  | A Mobile phone-based Safety and Life Support System for Elderly People Kosuke Miyauchi, Yoshiharu Yonezawa, Hidekuni Ogawa (Hiroshima Institute of Technology), Hiromichi Maki (International Trinity College), Caldwell Morton (Caldwell Biomedical Electronics) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Naples Networking track |
Session N2 - WLAN and Sensor Networks |
  | QoS Aware Power Efficiency in IEEE 802.11 LAN Liang Chen, Jianmin Wang (Tsinghua University), Jun Zhao, Zihua Guo (Microsoft Research Asia), Richard Yao (Microosft Research Asia) |
  | Effect of UPnP advertisements on User Experience and Power Consumption Yin-Ling Liong (Nokia), Yinghua Ye (Nokia Research Center) |
  | Topology Aware - Beaconless Reactive Wireless Sensor Network Juan Nogueira (Sony), Ralf Boehnke (Sony International (Europe) GmbH), Oliver Kraemer (Sony), Volker Wullich, Jochen Rebmann (Sony International (Europe) GmbH) |
  | Modeling Ad hoc Sensor Networks using Random Graph Theory Haruko Kawahigashi (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation), Yoshiaki Terashima, Naoto Miyauchi, Tetsuo Nakakawaji (Mitsubishi Electric Corp.) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Trevi Networking track |
Session N9 - Content Delivery Networks |
  | TFRC-based Rate Control Scheme for Real-time JPEG 2000 Video Transmission Satoshi Futemma, Kenji Yamane, Eisaburo Itakura (Sony Corporation) |
  | Seamless Media Streaming over Mobile IP-enabled Wireless LAN Dongwook Lee, Chul-Ho Lee (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), JongWon Kim (K-JIST (Kwang-Ju Institute of Science & Technology)) |
  | An Efficient Staircase-Harmonic Scheme for Broadcasting Popular Videos Hung-Chang Yang (National Central University) |
  | An Efficient Approach for Content Delivery in Overlay Networks Mohammad Malli, Chadi Barakat (INRIA Sophia Antipolis), Walid Dabbous (INRIA) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Messina Enabling Technologies track |
Session E2 - Middleware and Web Services |
  | A RESTful Approach: Clean UPnP without SOAP
Jan Newmarch (Monash University) |
  | Composing User Network Operation Services Using Web Service Composition Techniques Nobuhide Nishiyama, Kenichi Nishikawa (NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, NTT Corporation), Yasuhiro Suzuki (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), Fumihiko Ito (NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, NTT Corporation) |
  | An Integrated Service Management Approach Using OSGi Technology and ACAP Stanley Moyer ( Telcordia Technologies), Munir Cochinwala, Hyong Shim (Telcordia Technologies) |
  | Implementation of a distributed Network Middleware "CSC" on OSGi frameworks Ikuo Yamasaki (NTT Laboratories), Kouji Yata, Hiroyuki Maeomichi, Akihiro Tsutsui (NTT Cyber Solutions Laboratories), Ryutaro Kawamura (Cyber Solutions Laboratories, NTT corporations) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Turin Novel Applications track |
Session A2 - Enabling Devices |
  | Controlling Appliances with Pen and Paper Mario Kolberg, Evan Magill, Michael Wilson (University of Stirling), Peter Burtwistle (Sysnet Ltd), Oscar Ohlstenius (Sysnet Ltd.) |
  | Tiny Client System Masayoshi Sekiguchi, Haruo Oishi, Takashi Nakashima (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION) |
  | A New Positioning Scheme for Pen-Like Handwriting Input Devices Jin Xu (SONY Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.), Kanzo Okada (Singapore Research Laboratory, Sony Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd), Xiaobing Sun (Singpaore Research Laboratory, Sony Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd) |
  | Proposing a Hybrid Tag-Camera-Based Identification and Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired Yasser Ebrahim (University of Guelph) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Naples Networking track |
Session N3 - Mobile Ad hoc Networks II |
  | An Efficient Anycasting Scheme in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks Sheng-Chang Chen, Chyi-Ren Dow (Feng Chia University), S. K. Chen, S. F. Hwang (Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science) |
  | An Integrated Approach for Efficient Routing and Service Discovery in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Chang-Seok Oh, Young-bae Ko (Ajou University), Young Sung Roh (i-Networking Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) |
  | Secure and easy-to-use registration of mobile and stationary devices to wireless ad-hoc CE networks Fritz Hohl, Ernoe Kovacs (Sony International (Europe)) |
  | Associativity-Based Stable Cluster Formation in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Sivavakeesar Sivapathalingham and George Pavlou (University of Surrey) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Trevi Networking track |
Session N10 - Coding and Resource Management |
  | Network Centric Improvements to Resource Caching Nelson Passos, Russell Zuck, Ackim Williams, Beven Kair, Hoang Bui, Catherine Stringfellow (Midwestern State University) |
  | A Coordination and Bandwidth Sharing Method for Multiple Interfering Neighbor Networks Deepak Ayyagari (Sharp Laboratories), Wai-chung Chan (Sharp Labs of America) |
  | A Novel Iterative Equalization Algorithm for Multicode CDMA System with V-BLAST Architecture Xiuping Li (School of Telecommunication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications), Junhui Zhao (Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao) |
  | Traffic Engineering Eye Diagram Karol Kowalik, Martin Collier (Dublin City University) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Messina Enabling Technologies track |
Session E3 - Multimedia Applications and Device Discovery Services |
  | Mobile Gaia: A Middleware for Ad-hoc Pervasive Computing Shiva Chetan (University of Illinois), Jalal Al-Muhtadi (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Roy Campbell, M. Dennis Mickunas (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) |
  | Integration of Service-Enabled Networked Appliances Paul Fergus (Liverpool John Moores University), Madjid Merabti (John Moores University Liverpool), Martin Hanneghan (John Moores University), A. Taleb-Bendiab (John Moores University, Liverpool), Anirach Mingkhwan (Liverpool John Moores University) |
  | Eye-Contact Visual Communication with Virtual View Synthesis Liu Yuyu (Sony research institute) |
  | A 13.56MHz RFID Device and Software for Mobile Systems Hiroyuki Ryoson (Sony), Kazuo Goto (Sony corporation), Yoshihide Shimpuku, Akihiro Kikuchi, Masatoshi Ueno (Sony) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Turin Novel Applications track |
Session A3 - Next Generation Home Networking |
  | Personal Home Server: A Software Infrastructure for Supporting Spontaneous and Personalized Interaction in Home Computing Environments Tatsuo Nakajima (Waseda University) |
  | An Online Approach for the Service Interaction Problem In Home Automation Michael Wilson, Evan Magill, Mario Kolberg (University of Stirling) |
  | Home Media Center and Media Clients for Multi-room Audio and Video Applications Goo Jun (Samsung Electronics) |
  | A Framework to Access Networked Appliances in Wide Area Network Mahfuzur Rahman (Panasonic Technologies Inc.), David Braun (Panasonic Technologies), Dennis Bushmitch (Panasonic Technologies Inc) |
4:00PM - 5:30PM Naples Networking track |
Session N4 - Voice and Video in Wireless LAN/Multihop Networks |
  | The Effect of Packetization on Voice Capacity in IEEE 802.11b Networks Martin Eiger, Moncef Elaoud, Dave Famolari (Telcordia Technologies) |
  | Experimental VoIP Capacity Measurements for 802.11b WLANs Moncef Elaoud, Dave Famolari (Telcordia Technologies), Abhrajit Ghosh (Telcordia Technologies Inc.) |
  | Video Coding with Multiple Descriptors and Spatial Scalability for Device Diversity in Wireless Multi-hop Networks Patrick Seeling, Martin Reisslein (Arizona State University) |
  | Seamless Handover of Streamed Video over UDP between Wireless LANs Ger Cunningham, Sean Murphy, Philip Perry, Liam Murphy (University College Dublin) |
4:00PM - 5:30PM Trevi Networking track |
Session N11 - Transport and Signaling Protocols |
  | Generic signaling service framework Tra Luu (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecom Paris), Nadia Boukhatem (ENST) |
  | Microscopic Behaviors of TCP Loss Recovery using Lost Retransmission Detection Beomjoon Kim, Min-Seok Oh, Jinsung Choi (LG Electronics) |
  | The Impact of the DOCSIS 1.1/2.0 MAC Protocol on TCP Jim Martin (Clemson) |
4:00PM - 5:30PM Messina Enabling Technologies track |
Session E4 - QoS in Consumer Communication Systems |
  | Solving the Edge Server Streaming Bottleneck with the Separation Principle Jordi Ros (University of California, Irvine), Rod Allen (xiran), Wei Tsai |
  | A Novel Stream Partitioning Strategy for Real-time Video Delivery in Distributed Multimedia Systems Xiaorong Li (National University of Singapore), Bharadwaj Veeravalli (National Uniersity of Singapore) |
  | A scheduling algorithm for wireless Diffserv networks Sang-jo Yoo (Inha Univ.), Kang-Sik Shin (INHA UNIV.) |
  | Topology-aware Server Selection Method for Dynamic Parallel Downloading Yoshinori Higashi, Ata Shingo, Ikuo Oka (Osaka City University) Chikato Fujiwara (Osaka Seikei University) |
4:00PM - 5:30PM Turin Novel Applications track |
Session A4 - Location-Based Services |
  | Location-based Services in Internet Telephony Systems Xiaotao Wu, Henning Schulzrinne (Columbia University) |
  | A Practical Experiment on Mobile Data Broadcasting Kinji Matsumura (Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)) |
  | A Location-aware, Service-based Audio System Robin Kirk, Jan Newmarch (Monash University) |
  | Beep: 3D Indoor Positioning Using Audible Sound Atri Mandal, Cristina Videira Lopes, Tony Givargis , Amir Haghighat, Raja Jurdak, Pierre Baldi (University of California, Irvine) |
WEDNESDAY, 5 JANUARY, 2005 |
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9:00AM - 10:30AM Naples Networking track |
Session N5 - Power Line Communications |
  | Transmission Channel Model and Capacity of Overhead Multi-conductor Medium-Voltage Power-lines for Broadband Communications P. Amirshahi and M. Kavehrad (The Pennsylvania State University) |
  | Potential of Broadband Power Line Home Networking Lothar Stadelmeier (Sony International (Europe) GmbH), Andreas Schwager (Sony International Europe), Markus Zumkeller (Sony International (Europe) GmbH) |
  | Comparison of TDM and OFDMA Access Methods for Powerline OFDM Systems Deepak Ayyagari (Sharp Laboratories), Wai-chung Chan (Sharp Labs of America) |
  | A broadband PLC communication system in C band Pedro Estopiñán (ADD) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Trevi Networking track |
Session N12 - Mobility Management |
  | HCRAS: A novel hybrid internetworking architecture between WLAN and UMTS cellular networks Chunming Liu, Chi Zhou (Florida International University) |
  | An Efficient Channel Allocation Scheme in Cell Overlapping Systems Yi-Hsung Li, Chyi-Ren Dow (Feng Chia University), Cheng-Min Lin (Nan Kai Institute of Technology), Tsung-Chuan Huang (National Sun Yat-Sen University) |
  | An Enhanced Multicast Routing Protocol for Host Mobility in IPv6 based Networks Seung Jei Yang (State University of New York at Buffalo) |
  | Bluetooth Scatternet with Infrastructure Support: Formation Algorithms Tatiana Madsen, Ramjee Prasad (Aalborg University) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Messina Enabling Technologies track |
Session E5 - Advances in Coding Techniques |
  | Irregular LDPC Coded BICM in Image Transmission Over Rayleigh Fading Channel Piming Ma (Shandong University) |
  | Research on Decoding of LDPC Coded Modulation in OFDM Wireless Communication System Piming Ma (Shandong University) |
  | FEC-based Scalable Multiple Description Coding for Overlay Network streaming Guijin Wang (Sony) |
  | Multicarrier Bit-Loading in Presence of Biased Gaussian Noise Sources Hossein Sedarat (2Wire, Inc.), Kevin Fisher (2Wire, Inc) |
9:00AM - 10:30AM Turin Novel Applications track |
Session A5 - Peer-to-Peer and Communication Services |
  | Dynamic Resource Adaptation in a Peer-to-Peer Network using MPEG-21 Letian Rong (University of Wollongong) |
  | Development and Optimization of P2People: Collaboration Platform based on Common Interests Groups and Peer-to-Peer Networks Rafael Melendreras Ruiz, Rafael Berenguer Vidal, Angel Garcia Collado (Catholic University of Murcia) |
  | Mobile Web Services for Peer-to-Peer Applications Guido Gehlen (Aachen University of Technology), Linh Pham (RWTH Aachen University) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Naples Networking track |
Session N6 - Wireless Quality-of-Service |
  | Fair-Efficient Threshold Parameters Selection in Call Admission Control for CDMA Mobile Multimedia Communications Systems using Game Theoretic Framework Jenjoab Virapanicharoen, Watit Benjapolakul (Chulalongkorn University) |
  | Dynamic Scheduling of PCF Traffic in an Unstable Wireless LAN Ping Ding, JoAnne Holliday, Aslihan Celik (Santa Clara University) |
  | A Multi-Party Approach to SLA Modeling, Application to WLANs Issam Aib (University of Paris 6, LIP6) |
  | CSMA with Priority Reservation by Interruptions for Efficiency Improvement and QoS Support Hai-Bo Guo (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications), Geng-Sheng Kuo (National Chengchi University) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Trevi Networking track |
Session N13 - Transmission Technologies |
  | A Weighted Multiple-Frequency Method for Ultra-Wideband Outdoor Coverage Prediction Celestino Corral (Freescale Semiconductor) |
  | Ultra-Wideband Outdoor Channel Modelling Using Ray Tracing Techniques Celestino Corral (Freescale Semiconductor) |
  | Transparent Optical Networks With Photonic Matrices Realized With Crossbar Circuit Dzenana Muminovic (unemployed) |
  | A Light Differential Download Algorithm for Software Defined Radio Devices Alessandro Brawerman, Douglas Blough, Benny Bing (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
11:00AM - 12:30PM Messina Enabling Technologies track |
Session E6 - Advances in Consumer Communications |
  | Integrated Soft Media/Channel Image Communications Nikola Rozic (Univeristy of Split) |
  | Physical Layer Impairments in DVB-S2 Receivers Elias Nemer (Intel Corporation) |
  | Speech Recognition over Bluetooth ACL and SCO Links: A Comparison Mladen Russo (University of Split), Nikola Rozic (Univeristy of Split) |
  | An Architecture for Component Evolution Adrian Ryan, Jan Newmarch (Monash University) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Naples Networking track |
Session N7 - Network Control |
  | Nonlinear Lagrange Relaxation Based QoS Routing Revisited Gang Feng (University of Wisconsin, Platteville) |
  | Noninferior Nash Strategies for Routing Control in Parallel-Link Communication Networks Yong Liu (The Ohio State University), Marwan Simaan (University of Pittsburgh) |
  | Assuring drop probability for delay-insensitive traffic in a differentiated service netowrk Changhee Joo (Seoul National University) |
  | MENU: Multicast Emulation using Netlets and Unicast Kalaiarul Dharmalingam, Martin Collier (Dublin City University) |
2:00PM - 3:30PM Trevi Networking track |
Session N14 - Advances in Consumer Networking |
  | Analytic End-to-End Estimation for the One-Way Delay and Its Variation Jin-Hee Choi (Korea University) |
  | Analysis of a Signal Strength Based Positioning System for Commercial Environments Michael J. Johnson (IBM), Jussi Kiviniemi (Ekahau, Inc.), Jessica King (IBM), Tomi Heinonen (Ekahau Inc.), Richard Shryock (IBM Corporation) |
  | JPEG2000 Based Real-time Scalable Video Communication System over the Internet Eisaburo Itakura, Satoshi Futemma, GuiJin Wang, Kenji Yamane (Sony Corporation) |
  | Digital Image Stabilization and its Impact on Coding Performance Homer Chen (National Taiwan University) |
Monday, 3. January 2005, Afternoon:
Tutorial#: T1
Title: "Embedded Internet"
Presenter: Dr. Hartmut Ritter (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Abstract:
The tutorial deals with hardware, architecture and protocols for the
development of the Embedded Internet. It provides an overview of techniques
and approaches for the future "Internet of things". In future, the majority of
Internet participants will not be people, but devices in factories, office
buildings, public spaces and private homes. Sensor networks can be seen as a
part of the Embedded Internet, but are not necessarily part of the tutorial.
The tutorial covers hardware platforms for Embedded Internet development and discusses pros and cons of an operating system for Embedded Internet devices, based on case studies. A strong focus of the tutorial is on the suitability and adaptability of Internet Protocols for the Embedded Internet. What are the specific problems of TCP/IP in the embedded arena, how can even high-level protocols like SOAP be realized on resource-constrained devices? On what level can interconnections between the Internet and the Embedded Internet realized, what is the prospectus of an all-IP embedded network?
Biography:
Hartmut Ritter is assistant researcher and lecturer at the Freie Universität
Berlin, Computer Systems and Telematics, since 2002. His teaching covers the
lectures Embedded Internet, Computer Architecture and Next Generation
Internet. He also advises the hands-on courses Embedded Sensor Web and Mobile
Communications. He has been a visiting researcher at the Swedish Institute of
Computer Science, Stockholm, Sweden in March/April 2004 and a visiting
researcher at Stanford University, CA, USA in 2001/2002.
He received a diploma in electrical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe
in 1997 and finished his PhD in computer science at the University of
Karlsruhe in 2002. He is member of IEEE and GI (german society of computer
science). Hartmut Ritter is co-author of the book "Linux Network Architecture"
(German, English, French, Russian editions).
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Tutorial#: T2
Title: "ADSL, ADSL2, VDSL and Beyond"
Presenter: Dr. Ken Kerpez (Telcordia Technologies, USA)
Abstract:
This tutorial will present the ever-evolving world of DSL. The methods used
to transmit megabits per second over a telephone loop will be explained in
detail. The use and application of the numerous types of DSLs will be
given. Methods of connecting the physical pipe up through higher layers to
deliver an array of applications will be discussed. DSL outside plant
architectures, fiber to the node (FTTN), home wiring and home networks will be
presented. Telephone company operations for provisioning and maintaining DSL
services will be discussed. Emerging new services on DSL, such as VoIP and
digital video, will be discussed. The latest view of new DSL standards and
equipment will be given, explaining how VDSL2 and multi-line techniques can
provide 100 megabits per second rates and quality video service.
Biography:
Dr. Kerpez received his Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering Systems from Cornell
University in 1989, focusing on telecommunications. Dr. Kerpez has worked at
Telcordia technologies since, then, starting in the group that invented and
established ADSL. Over the past 15 years he has contributed extensively to the
creation, optimization and standardization of DSL Technologies. Dr. Kerpez
developed models for DSL transmission that are staples of DSL analysis and
continue to be used in DSL standards. Recently, Dr. Kerpez has been a leader
in DSL spectrum management and was the key player in resolving many issues
crucial to creating the American DSL Spectrum Management Standard. Dr. Kerpez
continues to break new ground in dynamic spectrum management (DSM), VDSL, and
DSL test and management. He provides crucial resources to the worldwide DSL
industry and is integrating advanced DSL management features into
software. Dr. Kerpez has written over one hundred technical papers and several
patents on DSL. He became an IEEE Fellow in 2004 for his significant
contributions to DSL technology and standards
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Tutorial#: T3
Title: "Introduction to UPnP"
Presenter: Jack Weast (co-author of the book "UPnP: Design By Example")
Abstract:
I believe networked devices should be as easy for consumers to set up as
stereo equipment - when you plug it in and turn it on, it just
works. Universal Plug and Play technology can help make this happen. UPnP
devices will provide new levels of automation and ease of use and will enable
new usage models in the home and small office. Imagine being able to use your
home PC as a control center from which you can direct audio or video content
(music, movies, and so on) from the Internet or your hard drive to play on
your stereo or TV. Or imagine sitting on your couch with friends and family
viewing your latest vacation pictures on your TV - a slide show streamed
directly from your PC. Digital content, broadband access, and wired and
wireless home networks are ushering in a new digital media age that will make
such things possible.
The tutorial is intended for technical professionals - those who just want to understand UpnP and those that also must implement UPnP devices. It provides a detailed look into the various protocols that comprise UPnP, including GENA, SOAP, SSDP, and Auto-IP. During the tutorial I'll walk attendees through the development of a fully functional UPnP device, a "Super Toaster" and corresponding controlling application. At each step, we'll cover the theory behind each protocol and the code needed to implement it. Attendees should be familiar with the C programming language and basic network programming concepts and protocols. I'll provide a CD-ROM of course materials (PDF files of course slides, software, etc).
Biography:
Jack Weast is a senior software engineer at Intel Corporation and leads the
development of UPnP-based devices for media distribution within the "Digital
Home." Jack's work has ranged from solving laptop power management and
mobility issues to developing Bluetooth and Intel XScale-based embedded Linux
devices. As a developer involved with emerging technologies that extend the
PC's role in the home, Jack has spoken at a variety of events, including the
Intel Developer Forum.
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Tutorial#: T4
Title: "Concepts, Technologies, Systems and Applications for Online Entertainment"
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Marco Roccetti, Prof. Dr. Paola Salomoni (both University of Bologna, Italy)
Abstract:
On-line entertainment technology is becoming a serious business.
Jesse Schell, senior scientist at the Entertainment Technology Center
of CMU, reports that in 2002 U.S. consumers spent $9.4 billions on
game software and devices - yet again surpassing the revenues
provided by the movie industry. Microsoft alone says it will spend
$2 billions over the next years to establish its Xbox machine and
online game play.
On the other side, perhaps no other device symbolizes Silicon Valley's shift to digital on-line entertainment better than the iPod. Its hip design and ease of use have rapidly drove this device to the top of the MP3 player market, especially when Apple has made it compatible with both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows-based PCs. Several analysts report that the introduction of the iTunes Music Store service in 2003 has propelled the iPod to a shipment of 807,000 units during the last quarter of 2003, thus yielding a record share of almost 20% in the MP3 player market.
In some sense, the iPod is the symbol of the PC industry's shift to focus on the consumer world. The case of the success of such popular personal portable audio device (linked with the Internet) is a prominent warning of an impending technological novelty we are all beginning to experience. Based on the ever-growing popularity of the Internet, the today's entertainment technology is going to create a large interactive environment for the delivery of the maximum entertainment value to millions of consumers worldwide. Those (virtual) entertainment spaces amount to worlds where games, movies, songs, plus news, sport events and shows, are all made available for instant enjoyment with just one click.
While in the past computer-mediated digital technologies offered predominantly passive experiences (e.g., video on demand), modern, high-tech, on-line entertainment is taking advantage of a series of radical innovations in the field of wireless/wired communications that are making ever-new nomadic entertainment experiences possible. In this respect, what was meant with the term entertainment technology as recently as a year ago requires a continual redefinition in light of recent advances in network and computer technologies. Further, all these technological advances have been raising a set of interesting research questions that concern the provision of networking and system support to entertainment: How can the Internet can take the lead of this complex scenario for scaling the delivery of entertainment contents to millions of users? How can digital entertainment be delivered effectively to very small devices? How can a greater interactivity be implemented for enabling consumers to enjoy more exciting experiences while on the move?
This tutorial provides an opportunity for researchers, engineers and academia to disseminate the latest technical information and research findings on concepts, technologies, systems, and applications for on-line digital entertainment covering existing deployments, current developments and future evolution.
Biography:
Marco Roccetti is currently a full professor at the Department of Computer
Science of the University of Bologna. He received his M.Sc. Degree in
Electronics Engineering from the University of Bologna. For the past 15 years
he has held different research and management positions at the University of
Bologna where he is currently the scientific director of the Master Program in
Communication and Information Technology, as well as the Vice-Chair of the
Department of Computer Science. During 1993 and 2003 he was a visiting
scientist, respectively, at the International Computer Science Institute
(Berkeley, CA) and at the Networking Laboratory of the Department of Computer
Science (UCLA, CA). He is active in several Italian and European projects and
has served on the program committees of several international conferences and
workshops. He was the program chair of the SCS International Conference on
Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (2002-2003) and is also
co-chair for the 1st IEEE Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia
Entertainment (2004). Marco Roccetti is also serving as a Guest Co-Editor for
a Special Feature Topic of the IEEE Communications Magazine on Network-Centric
Entertainments Systems, as well as for a Special Issue of the Multimedia Tools
and Applications Journal, on Advances in Consumer Communications and
Networking. He has authored and co-authored more than 90 technical refereed
papers published in the proceedings of international conferences and journals.
His research interests include digital audio and video for multimedia
communications, wireless multimedia and network-centric computer-based
entertainment.
Paola Salomoni is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Bologna. In October 1992 she received the Italian Laurea degree with honors in Computer Science from the University of Bologna. From 1995 to 2001 she was a Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science of the University of Bologna. Paola Salomoni is active in several Italian and European projects and has served on the program committees of several international conferences and workshops. Her research interests include distributed multimedia systems and services, tools and techniques for E-learning environments, computer entertainment.
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Thursday, 6. January 2005, Morning:
Tutorial#: T5
Title: "Home Networking Standards: From Physical Layer to Applications"
Presenter: Dr. Marie-Jose Montpetit (Motorola, USA)
Abstract:
The tutorial will address the current and proposed home networking LAN and
some WAN standards and how they are implemented in devices today. Topics
that will be covered include and are not limited to:
- physical and MAC layer standards such as the 802.11 series, DVB,
DOCSIS, Bluetooth, HPNA, powerline etc.
- middleware and inteconnectivity such as MHP, UPnP and OSGi, and
- how standards that were developped for other services in the Internet
can migrate to the home environment.
Biography:
Dr. Montpetit is a networking professional with specific interest in home
networking. She was the System Architect at Nokia Home Communications that
developped advanced set-boxes for the networked home. She has been involved
with UPnP and OSGI as well as IETF and ETSI. She was the guest editor for
COMNET Special Issue on Home Networking and her editorial was one of the top
10 COMNET downloads for 2003. More recently she was invited to the NSF
Residential Broadband Workshop in October 2003.
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Tutorial#: T6
Title: "Wearable Systems: Intelligent, Any Time Any Place Information Gateways"
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz (ETH Zürich, Switzerland; University of Health Informatics and Technology Innsbrück, Austria)
Abstract:
Wearable technology is widely believed to be crucial for the next generation
of mobile consumer systems and is being actively pushed by many major players
in the consumer electronic and communications field (e.g Infineon, Phillips).
Wearable systems can be broadly defined as mobile electronic devices that can
be unobtrusively embedded in the user's outfit as part of the clothing or an
accessory. In particular, unlike conventional mobile systems, they can be
operational and accessed without or with very little hindrance to user
activity. To this end they are able to model and recognize user activity,
state, and the surrounding situation: a property, referred to as context
sensitivity. Wearable systems range from micro sensors seamlessly integrated
in textiles through consumer electronics embedded in fashionable clothes and
computerized watches to belt worn PCs with a head mounted display.
The tutorial will describe how wearable computing concepts can change network access possibilities, consumer habits and usage patterns. It will introduce concepts of context recognition driven information retrieval and recording. Ideas, technology trends, and potential applications will be described and the impact on connectivity requirements analyzed. The tutorial will focus on an overview of wearable technology and its implication for networked mobile consumer products. It will also provide the participants with the hands on experience with different experimental devices and technologies.
Biography:
Paul Lukowicz received a M.Sc in Computer Science in 1992, a M.Sc.in Physics
in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1999, all from the University of
Karlsruhe in Germany. Since 1999 he has been in charge of the Wearable
Computing Lab and the Computer Architecture Group in the Department of
Information Technology and Electrical Engineering of the ETH in Zurich,
Swtizerland. In 2003 he was appointed Professor of Computer Science and Head
of the Institute for Computer Systems and Networks at the University of Health
Informatics and Technology Tyrol (UMIT) in Innsbruck, Austria. His research
interests include wearable and mobile computer architecture, context and
activity recognition, high performance computing, and optoelectronic
interconnection technology.
Paul Lukowicz has thought a graduate course on Wearable Computing at the ETH Zurich and a course on Ambient System at UMIT as well as undergrad courses in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems. He has held nearly 50 talks at international conferences and workshops including invited talks at OSA annual meeting, IEEE Leos Annual Meeting, MedInfo and Optics in Computing Conference.
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Tutorial#: T7
Title: "Wireless Sensor Networks"
Presenter: Professor Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan College, USA
Abstract:
Wireless sensor networks an example of the paradigm shift taking place in
wireless network architectures. A wireless sensor network consists of large
numbers of sensors, which are tiny, low-cost, low-power radio devices
dedicated to performing certain functions such as collecting various
environmental data and sending them to infrastructure processing nodes. The
field of wireless sensor networking is also gaining greater interest among not
only researchers but also diverse groups involved in environmental issues,
public safety, medicine, smart spaces, surveillance, and entertainment. This
tutorial will start with an overview of the wireless sensor networks and
various applications using sensors. A review of the current technologies used
for these types of wireless networks will be provided next. The focus will be
on the architectural issues such as topology, routing, and protocols. The
network management issues related to wireless sensor networks would be
discussed next. The tutorial will conclude with a discussion of the open
research problems in this area.
Biography:
Mehmet Ulema has more than 25 years experience in the telecommunications field as a professor, director, project manager, systems engineer, network
architect, and software developer. Currently, he is a professor at Manhattan
College in New York and is involved in various research and consulting
projects on wireless communications including wireless intelligent networks,
network management for wireless networks, wireless Internet access, and
wireless local loop. He held management and technical positions in Daewoo
Telecom, Bellcore, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Hazeltine Corporations. He is
on the editorial board of the Wireless Network Journal, the International
Communications Journal, and IEEE Communications Magazine. He is the current
chair and co-founder of the IEEE Communications Society's Information
Infrastructure Technical Committee. He served as the chair of the Radio
Communications Committee. He has been involved in various conferences and currently is the Technical Program Chair of ICC 2006. Recently he was the program chair of
IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC 2004) and the
Program co-chair of the IEEE Network Operations and Management (NOMS 2002). He
received his MS & Ph.D. in Computer Science at Polytechnic University, New
York. He received BS & MS degrees at Technical University of Istanbul,
Turkey.
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Tutorial#: T8
Title: "Networked Appliances - What They Are, How They Work and Challenges to Adoption"
Presenter: Stan Moyer (Telcordia Technologies, NJ, USA)
Abstract:
As computing power becomes more ubiquitous we can reasonably expect it to move
from desktop behemoths down to the individual gadgets that already fill our
lives - the networked toaster has long been used as an example of the kind of
device that might receive network functionality in the fullness of time, but
prior to that the TV Remote, the HiFi or the Central Heating/Air Conditioning
systems are all better candidates for the addition of network functionality.
While the utility of adding a network connection to a toaster might reasonably be called into question there could be significant advantages from having many devices in your home connected together - burglar alarms that can use your house lighting system, home entertainment systems that can co-ordinate with your curtains or perhaps something as simple as being able to query the electricity, water or gas consumption of your home and the devices in it are all interesting and compelling applications of this kind of technology.
This tutorial will answer the question of what is a Networked Appliance and will go on to give use cases and practical examples of where we might typically expect to find them. It will then go on to discuss the constraints and capabilities of the early devices that we see in the market today, highlighting the limitations of the technology that is available. It will then discuss the work that is progressing to address some of these limitations in many fora including the OSGi, IETF and other places, with specific examples of how technologies such as SIP for Appliances can be applied to the problems we foresee before concluding with a vision of a possible future with multiple, integrated, devices in heterogeneous network environment communicating and interworking seamlessly with the other devices around them.
Biography:
Stan Moyer (stanm@research.telcordia.com) is Executive Director and strategic
research program manager in the Applied Research area of Telcordia
Technologies, where he has worked since 1990. His current research interests
include network architectures, protocols, and management for home networking
and networked appliances. In the past he has worked on ATM switch hardware,
broadband network architectures and protocols, middleware, Internet network
and application security, Internet QoS, and voice over IP.
He is currently vice-chair of the Conference on Consumer Communications and Networking (CCNC) steering committee, a member at large of the IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors, and co-editor of the Consumer Communications and Neworking series of IEEE Communications Magazine. Stan is also a member of the board of directors and secretary for the OSGi Alliance.
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Tutorial#: T9
Title: "IP Header Compression Enabling High Quality Consumer-Oriented Communications"
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Frank Fitzek, Prof. Dr. Tatiana K. Madsen (both Aalborg University, Denmark)
Abstract:
As new services and protocols emerge for wired networks, the need to
incorporate those services and protocols in the wireless environment arises to
break new ground in consumer electronics. To fulfill bandwidth constraints of
wireless scenarios, the compression of the packet traffic is required. This
can be done by header compression mechanisms that reduce the amount of
overhead information. Many header compression schemes exist already, but most
of them are not suitable for the wireless environment. Wireless links have
typically a very high and variable bit error probability (BEP) due to shadow-
and multi-path fading and mobility. Compression schemes designed to operate in
error-prone environments can reduce the required bandwidth, and improve the
latency and Packet Error Probability (PEP). The goal of the tutorial is to
explain why IP header compression is needed in the consumer field and its
methodology.
The tutorial gives a broad overview of header compression schemes, while presenting in-depth study of RObust Header Compression (ROHC), a scheme developed for wireless channels. The intended audience for this tutorial includes network managers, application designers, and others who are considering implementing or dealing with header compression schemes. This includes persons at sites planning networks.
Biography:
Frank H. P. Fitzek is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Communication Technology, University of Aalborg, Denmark heading the Future
Vision group. He received his diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Technology - Rheinisch-Westfälische
Technische Hochschule (RWTH) - Aachen, Germany, in 1997 and his
Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University
Berlin, Germany in 2002. As a visiting student at the Arizona State University
he conducted research in the field of video services over wireless
networks. He co-founded the start-up company acticom GmbH in Berlin in 1999
leading the research for Robust Header Compression (ROHC). In 2002 he was
Adjunct Professor at the University of Ferrara, Italy giving lectures on
wireless communications and research on multi-hop networks. His current
research interests are in the areas of QoS support for multimedia services
over wireless networks, access techniques, security for wireless
communication, and the integration of multi hop networks in cellular
systems. Dr. Fitzek serves on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Communications
Surveys & Tutorials. He is the program chair for the International Conference
on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE2004) and serves in the
program committee for VTC2003, VTC2004, ACE2004, and IEEE MWN2004.
Tatiana K. Madsen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Technology, University of Aalborg, Denmark. She received her M. Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from Moscow State University, Russia in 1997 and 2000, respectively. She is actively involved in teaching, conducting several courses in wireless networking at Aalborg university. She has been involved in organizing and teaching courses on wireless communication for industries (e.g. as a part of life-long education). Her current research interests are in the areas of ad hoc networks and the design of header compression schemes for wireless networks. She is an Associate Editor of Kluwer International Journal of Wireless Personal Communications.
Session 1 (4th Jan, 9.00-10.30)
Title: The Future of Gaming
Chair: Darrell Woelk, Telcordia
We find ourselves at the edge of a revolution in computer gaming: the move from a single user pitting themselves against the machine to a potentially huge group of users playing in a shared space with the machine mediating the interaction between them. As networking performance improves, it becomes cheaper and more pervasive which will further accelerate the trend towards network gaming. The panel members will discuss the capabilities of current networked games and those that should be expected over the next five years, together with a review of the network capabilities that are both driving the industry and are being driven by it.
Session 2 (4th Jan, 11.00-12.30)
Title: End User Needs in Communications and Networking
Chair: Deanna Wilkes-Gibbs, Panasonic Technologies
Ease of use. Seamless interoperation. User-centered. These are all familiar phrases. So, how well are we doing at delivering for our users? What are we doing right? What are the key challenges and opportunities that we face in satisfying the consumer? vision for what a connected home should be? What are the most serious near-term issues with consumer networking today? What are the longer-range issues likely to be as we move toward convergence, and how are they being addressed?
Session 3 (4th Jan, 2:00- 3:30)
Title: The Automobile as a Network Interface
Chair: Peter Van der Perre, EU FP6 GST Project Manager
A vision is emerging in the automotive industry that will lead to an open market for telematics services which will be easily accessible both for Service Providers to offer their services and for End-Users to consume the services. These telematics services will offer safety, diagnostic and emergency support services in addition to novel end-user capabilities. Communication technology is key to the implementation of this vision. This session will present the leading initiative in this area (the European Union Global System for Telematics (GST) project) and will discuss the capabilities that the vehicles of the future are expected to offer to consumers.
Session 4 (4th Jan, 4:00- 5:30)
Title: Home Networks - Implementation and Standards
Chair: Bill Rose, Chair CEA R7 Home Networking Committee
Home networking is moving from data centric applications to entertainment centric applications and content distribution. The former is well served by Ethernet, 802.11x/WiFi, HomePlug 1.0, HomePNA 2.0, and others. However, entertainment places additional demands on networks such as QoS, determinism, throughput, security (copy protection and DRM), connection reliability, and others. Additionally security, configuration, and network management must be made less complex for the mass market, while coexisting with other networks. Proposed solutions include Ethernet with priorities, WiFi plus TGe, 802.15.3 and 802.15.3a, Firewire and wireless Firewire, HomePlug A/V, and 802.16.
This panel will explore these key issues and the new technologies that attempt to solve them, as well as the issue of co-existence between network technologies. Additionally, current and next generation last-mile technologies such as FTTH, Cable, xDSL, and WiMAX will be explored with respect to their impact on home networks.
Session 5 (5th Jan, 09.00-10.30)
Title: 802.11s: Driving a Mesh Networking Standard
Intel, moderator: Steven Conner, 802.11s editor
Mesh Networking has recently gained exposure as the technology that Philadelphia and Taipai have selected for whole city WiFi coverage. However, its benefits aren't limited to outdoor or public networks-it has advantages for home and small business networks as well. Learn how 802.11s, the emerging IEEE standard for mesh networking, will support the deployment of these types of wireless networks.
Session 6 (5th Jan, 11.00-12.30)
Title: Emerging markets based on MBOA UWB including developments in wireless USB and wireless 1394
Chair: Joyce Putscher, In-Stat/MDR
Ultrawideband (UWB) is enabling Wireless USB, Wireless 1394 and beyond. UWB has become a very popular term; once thought of as a technology, but now defined as 7,500MHz of unlicensed spectrum operating at very low emissions. With active participation from the world's leading semiconductor companies, well funded start-up companies (over $125M), component manufacturers, test centers, and the engagement of the most distinguishable consumer electronic, personal computing and mobile phone companies, UWB is enabling high-performance wireless connectivity at 640Mbps. This session will introduce the concept of UWB spectrum and MultiBand-OFDM technology; it will focus largely on the value proposition and application set for the CE, PC and mobile phone industries, and it will introduce the ecosystem that is enabling fast time to market of this technology and discuss the road-map for consumer based products for Wireless USB and 1394.
Session 7 (5th Jan, 2:00-3:30)
Title: The future of Content Distribution
Chair: Jeffrey Bloom, Sarnoff
How are the infrastructures which we have traditionally exploit to obtain content being changed by the move towards soft distribution systems? How well are the 'traditional' companies withstanding the onslaught of the semi-legal alternatives? Where do consumers stand amongst all of this and how can they exploit the convenience that these new systems undoubtedly offer? This BAS is intended to offer an unbiased, emotion-free assessment of the current state of content distribution and its future, and to consider the role that communications systems have to take in their development.
Session 8 : DISTINGUISHED EXPERTS PANEL (5th Jan, 4:00-5:30)
Title: The Future of Television
Chair: Simon Parnell, Chair, TV-Anytime.
We are moving from a world of broadcast media (especially TV and radio) to bespoke content tailored to the individual consumer. Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) and movies on demand are only the start of a revolution that will eventually lead to individuals being able to select any specific programming that is of interest to them at any time. This session will discuss the state of the art in content-on-demand, tailored content/advertising, timeshifting and associated technologies and the expected adoption profile for next generation capabilities, together with the implications of these new developments.
Poster Session (4-5 January) |
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1   | UNA: Provision of Accessibility from the IPv4 Internet to Other Networks | Mahnhoon Lee (University College of the Cariboo, Canada) |
2   | Spot pricing framework for loss guaranteed Internet service contracts | Aparna Gupta (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA), Lingyi Zhang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA), Shivkumar Kalyanaram (RPI, USA) |
3   | Performance Evaluation of Computer Products with Selectable Factors | Xiaobu Yuan (University of Windsor, Canada) |
4   | MOCHA: Modular & Configurable Handset S/W Architecture | Kibum Kim (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA), Jason Kwak (Samsung Electronics., Republic of Korea), Seung-Hwan Jo (Samsung Electronics, Republic of Korea) |
5   | Mapping Application QoS to Network Configurations for MPLS Networks | Sudeep Goyal (Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India), Umesh Bellur (Indian Institute of Technology, India) |
6   | IP-based AV Home Network System | Hiroshi Akagi (Sharp Corporation, Japan) |
7   | Interoperability Project for WLAN, HFC, ADSL and PLC Technologies | Carlos Henrique Oliveira (CPqD, Brazil), Carlos Fernandes (CPqD, Brazil), Cezar Cludi (CPqD, Brazil), José Gonçalves (CPqD, Brazil), Paulo Faria (CPqD, Brazil) |
8   | Design of MAC Protocols With Less Collision for Wireless Local Area Networks | Ye Yan (Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea) |
9   | A Simple Transmit Beamforming Technique by Beam Identification based on the Energy Detected at the Receiver | Ho Yang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea) |
10   | A Robust Joint Estimator for OFDM Timing and Frequency Offsets Based on PN Codes | Suckchel Yang (Soongsil University, Republic of Korea), Yoan Shin (Soongsil University, Republic of Korea) |
11   | A Real-Time Traffic and Weather Reporting System | Jami Montgomery (DePaul University, USA) |
12   | A Novel Way of Saving Power in CSMA/CD | Hou Yafei (Kochi University of Technology, Japan, Japan), Masanori Hamamura (Kochi University of Technology, Japan) |
13   | A Novel Space-Frequency Coding Algorithm Suited for Frequency-Selective Fading Channels | Yu Zhi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China) |
14   | A Novel Optimization Method of Transceivers in Multiuser MIMO Wireless System | Yu Zhi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China) |
15   | A Novel Method of Matrix Channel Estimation for MIMO System | Yu Zhi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China) |
16   | A New Remote Configurable Firewall System for Home-use Gateways | Shintaro Mizuno (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Japan), Katsunori Matsuura (NTT Information Sharing Platform Labs., Japan), Kohji Yamada (NTT Information Sharing Platform Labs., Japan), Kenji Takahashi (NTT Information Sharing Platform Labs., Japan) |
17   | A Locating Scheme Base on Wireless Networks | Sheng-Cheng Yeh (Ming Chuan University, Republic of China) |
18   | A Framework Supporting Interaction of iDTV Applications and CE Devices in Home Network | Nickolay Kornet (St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia), Dmitry Tkachenko (St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia), Arlis Dodson (Panasonic Technologies Company, USA), Luyang Li (Panasonic Technologies Company, USA), Rajesh Khandelwal (Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Lab, USA) |
19   | A Detachable IPsec Device for Secure Consumer Communication Platform | Kei Karasawa (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan), Yusuke Kira (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan), Yoshitsugu Tsuchiya (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan), Kohji Yamada (NTT Information Sharing Platform Labs., Japan), Kenji Takahashi (NTT Information Sharing Platform Labs., Japan) |
20   | A 193-bit Encryption Processor for Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem Using Fast VLSI Algorithms in Finite Fields | Sangook Moon (Mokwon University, Republic of Korea |
Demos (4-5 January) |
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1   | Manager IPR Charge for Multimedia on Peer-to-Peer Networks | Tommo Reti and Risto Sarvas, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT |
2   | Web Multimedia Dictionary | H. Dujmic, M.Russo, N.Rozic, D.Begusic, FESB Split, University of Split R.Boskovica b.b., 21000 Split, Croatia |
3   | IP-based AV Home Network System | Hiroshi Akagi Network Platform Dept. Platform Technology Development Center Digital Home Electronics Development Group SHARP CORPORATION |
4   | Koji Omae | Wireless Labs, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Japan |
5   | Associate Professor | Ehab Al-Shaer, PhD School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, DePaul University, Chicago, IL |
Workshop on Digital Rights Management Impact on Consumer Communications
6 January 2005, 12:15pm to 5:10pm
Room S215-216, South Hall
Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC)
THURSDAY, 6 JANUARY, 2005 |
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12:15-12:20 | Opening remark Wenjun Zeng (Univ. of Missouri), Workshop Chair |
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12:20-12:50 | Invited presentation |
  | Digital Rights Management: From Open Platform Specifications to Marketplace Implementations Marina Bosi (MPEG LA, LLC, Denver, Colorado, USA) |
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12:50-2:50 | Session 1 |
12:50-1:10 | On DRM Interoperability and Compatibility Xin Wang (ContentGuard, USA) |
1:10-1:30 | Traceability and Privacy: The Separation of Duty Approach of the LWDRM (Light Weight Digital Rights Management) System Rüdiger Grimm, P. Aichroth, S. Puchta, and J. Hasselbach (Fraunhofer IDMT, Germany) |
1:30-1:50 | A Case for Person-centric Digital Rights Management T. Kalker, M. Spasojevic, A. Said, A. Petruszka, P. Shah, and P. Mclean (HP Labs, USA) |
1:50-2:10 | DRM in a Ubiquitous Computing Environment Madjid Merabti and D. Llewellyn-Jones (Liverpool John Moores University, UK) |
2:10-2:30 | Persistent Rights Management for Digital Broadcast Services Corinne Le Buhan Jordan (Nagravision, Switzerland) |
2:30-2:50 | DiMaS: Managing Multiple Descriptions and Rights on P2P Networks Tommo Reti and Risto Sarvas (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Finland) |
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2:50 - 3:10 | Break |
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3:10 - 5:10 | Session 2 |
3:10-3:30 | Content and License Roaming for eHome DRM Applications Bin Zhu and Shipeng Li (Microsoft Research) |
3:30-3:50 | DRM Support in Secure Disk Drives Laszlo Hars and Robert H. Thibadeau (Seagate Research, USA) |
3:50-4:10 | A Digital Rights Management System for the Exchange of Learning Objects James Simon (Sun Microsystems) and Jean-Noel Colin (Oxys, Belgium) |
4:10-4:30 | A Credential Based Approach to Managing Exceptions in Digital Rights Management Systems Jean-Henry Morin (University of Geneva, Switzerland) |
4:30-4:50 | Network Centric Mobile Digital Rights Management Sridhar Gangadharpalli, Sridhar Varadarajan (Satyam Computer Services), Chi-Cheng Chu and Rajit Gadh, (UCLA) |
4:50-5:10 | Content-Dependent Low-Frequency Watermarking Jeffrey Bloom (Sarnoff Corporation, USA) |
Invited Talk
Digital Rights Management: From Open Platform Specifications to Marketplace Implementations
Marina Bosi
MPEG LA, LLC
Denver, Colorado
Abstract:
In the past months MPEG LA® has been developing a Digital Rights Management (DRM) Reference Model (RM). The DRM RM includes different technologies and standards in order to define a generic DRM system. The aim of the DRM RM is to provide a basis for offering licenses to enable specific marketplace implementations without being implementation-dependent. In its current embodiment, the DRM RM version 3.0 specifies a toolkit of generic DRM processes including assets packaging and distribution, licenses generation and enforcement etc. In addition, the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) DRM version 1.0 and 2.0 and the Internet Music Transfer (IMT) Service Protocol are supported. The ultimate goal of the DRM RM is to enable the users to access various DRM technologies and to assist them in the implementation of their own technology choices.
Bio:
Marina Bosi is Chief Technology Officer at MPEG LA, LLC a firm specializing in the licensing of multimedia technology. Prior to that, Dr. Bosi was VP-Technology, Standards and Strategies with Digital Theater Systems (DTS) and at Dolby Laboratories where she worked on AC-2 and AC-3 technology and coordinated the MPEG-2 AAC development.
Dr. Bosi participated in a number of activities aimed to standardize audio and video coding and digital secure content, including the DVD Forum, the SDMI, and is currently involved in the ANSI/ISO MPEG, ATSC, DVB, and SMPTE standard setting process. Dr. Bosi is also a founding member and director of the Digital Media Project (Geneva 2003), a non-profit organization that promotes successful development, deployment and use of Digital Media. Fellow and Past President of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), Dr. Bosi is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Member of ASA.
Consulting Professor at Stanford University’s Computer Center for Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Dr. Bosi holds several patents and publications including the book "Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standards", Kluwer Academic Publishers December 2002.