Home arrow Events

 

Events where EMMA was presented

– to read more about the events where the project was presented, please click here.

Other events

– to read more about the  other events, please click here .

3rd EMMA Workshop

London, UK, 17th of February 2009

The third and final EMMA Workshop will take place in London, United Kingdom, 17th of February 2009. This will be the opportunity for all interested in embedded systems to learn about the results of this project, running from May 2006. Joint effort of several partners from Europe and a partner from Korea resulted in creating an interesting novel solution in the field of embedded middleware for mobility applications - the EM2P platform for cooperative sensing objects in the transport domain. Live demonstrations of results are foreseen.

The Workshop will be the forum for discussion on new developments in the area of wireless systems - research led in this area in the frame of other similar projects will be presented. The event will gather those interested in the Automotive, Transport, Embedded Systems, Telecommunications domains (industry, R&D centres and others).


To register to the Workshop, please click here
 

To download the invitation in pdf click here

Agenda:

09:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Arrival
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and Introduction to the objective of the Workshop
        (Antonio Marqués, ETRA Research and Development, S.A. -ETRA I+D, Spain)
10:10 – 10:40 The EMMA Project: Wireless Embedded Middleware in Mobility Applications         (Manuel Serrano, ETRA I+D, Spain)
10:40 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Hierarchical Wireless Systems approach for Intelligent Transport System         applications (Kirusnapillai Selvarajah, Newcastle University)
11:30 – 12:00 The IPAC project (Damien Piguet, CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de         Microtechnique in Neuchatel, Switzerland
12:30 – 13:30

Lunch
        After lunch all delegates are invited to the Live Demo of the EMMA results

13:30 – 14:00 Using Wireless Sensors for Pervasive Environmental Monitoring, The MESSAGE
      Project (Phil Blythe and Jeff Neesham, Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
14:00 – 14:30 U-cities (Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute - ETRI,         Republic of Korea)
14:30 – 15:00 Conet (Pedro Marrón, University of Bonn, Germany)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00 The PECES project
        (Antonio Marqués, ETRA I+D)
16:00 – 16:30 Round table: Opportunities for Further Research in Wireless Systems
        (Antonio Marqués, ETRA I+D).
16:30 End of the meeting



 

Logistics and accomodation:

Venue of the Workshop:
 
The Rubens at The Palace Hotel
39 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 0PS
The Van Dyke Suite
London, UK
 
To see the map of the location please click here
 
 
Directions from Victoria station

The Hotel is a 2-3 minute walk from Victoria station. Exit the station at Terminus Place and turn left. Turn right onto Buckingham Palace Road and follow road for approximately 100 metres where you will arrive at your destination.

By Car

If you are travelling to the hotel by car and would like directions and nearby parking facilities, please contact hotel concierge team and we will give you exact directions. Car parking facilities are available nearby in the form of NCP pay parking. Please note that central London operates a Congestion Charge zone between the hours of 7am-6.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holidays. The current daily charge when entering the zone is £8.00; for details on how to pay please visit the following website . Please be aware that as of the 19th February the Congestion Charge zone is extending West, to find out more please visit www.cclondon.com.

Buses

There are several bus stops near to the hotel. If you are travelling by bus please contact hotel concierge team directly who will be able to provide you with directions to the hotel.

 

Information on the projects presented at the Workshop:

 

IPAC (Integrated platform for autonomic computing)
7. Framework Program
Budget: 1.65 MEuro
Duration: From May 2008 - 30 months
Project site: http://ipac.di.uoa.gr/
Objective:

The IPAC (Integrated Platform for Autonomic Computing) proposal aims at delivering a middleware and service creation environment for developing embedded, intelligent, collaborative, context-aware services in mobile nodes. IPAC relies on short range communications for the ad hoc realization of dialogs among collaborating nodes. Advanced sensing components leverage the context-awareness attributes of IPAC, thus rendering it capable of delivering highly innovative applications for mobile and pervasive computing. IPAC networking capabilities are based on rumour spreading techniques, a stateless and resilient approach, and information dissemination among embedded nodes. Spreading of information is subject to certain rules (e.g., space, time, price). IPAC nodes may receive, store, assesses and possibly relay the incoming content to other nodes. The same distribution channel is followed for the dissemination of new applications and application components that "join the IPAC world".

 

Conet (Cooperating Objects Network of Excellence)
7. Framework Program
Budget: 4 MEuro
Duration: From June 2008 - 48 months
Project site: http://www.cooperating-objects.eu/
Objective:

The main focus of organizing CONET research activities will remain in steering research by tightening at the same time the relationship with the industry. In recent years, there has been an increased interest from the industry on specific topics that deal with Cooperating Object research, as well as a flourishing of new companies that deal with these topics. It is, therefore, necessary that a dialogue and fruitful interactions between academia and the industry take place in a coordinated manner. This will ensure that academic research will be influenced by the real needs from the industry and, at the same time, companies can benefit from advanced solutions and research prototypes developed by academic institutions, as well as from state-of-the-art expertise on relevant topics.

 

Peces (PErvasive Computing in Embedded Systems)
7. Framework Program
Budget: 1.75 MEuro
Duration: From October 2008 - 39 months
Project site: http://www.ict-peces.eu/
Objective:

PECES will focus on the development of an innovative comprehensive software layer that enables the seamless cooperation of embedded devices across various smart spaces on a global scale in a context-dependent, secure and trustworthy manner.

 

More information:

For further information on the event please contact:

Patrycja Mlynarek,

ITTI Ltd.

Tel. +48 61 6226941 (direct)

Tel. +48 61 6226985 (secretary)

 

Dr Kirusnapillai (Selva) Selvarajah

Newcastle University (United Kingdom)

Tel: +44 191 222 8546

Fax: +44 191 222 8232

Tel. +48 61 622 6941 (direct)

Web: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/people/home.php?id=464

 

 

How to register?

To register to the 3rd EMMA Workshop, please fill in the  e-mail registration form

 

2nd EMMA Workshop

took place on 26th of March 2008 in Newcastle, United Kingdom

To see the agenda please click here

Wireless Systems Research Workshop Offers a Glimpse of the Future

By Alan Barlow, TRW Conekt. www.conekt.net

On the 26 of March 2008, the University of Newcastle (UNEW) hosted a workshop offering delegates an opportunity to see the potential future of intelligent transportation systems. With the increasing availability of low-cost advanced systems, the focus of the workshop was on the interoperation of these systems to provide ever more sophisticated information and support systems for the drivers, passengers and pedestrians of the future.

Naturally any roll out of pervasive computing environments needs careful consideration of the supporting engineering fundamentals. The workshop therefore opened with an introduction to some of the most recent and exciting research into managing the complexity and intricate nature of these kinds of distributed wireless networks.

One approach to managing the complexity of a large dynamic network is to use middleware to handle the inter-system communication. The Embedded Middleware in Mobility Applications (EMMA) project is a €5million project funded under the EU 6th Framework Programme (IST Priority) which looks to do just this. EMMA will provide the specification for a middleware system that sits between the data consumers and producers in any given automotive or transportation system. The strength of this approach is that it allows developers to focus on their own domain of expertise, either in making use of this data by developing increasingly intelligent applications, or by developing more sophisticated, cheaper or smaller sensors to provide the data needed to support the driver assistance or traffic management system of the future. The key benefit to using the EMMA system is that it is designed to be operable on a variety of different platforms, from an automotive system with a ready supply of power designed to withstand challenging temperature extremes and vibration profiles, to static roadside installations designed to be weather-proof and self-sufficient for many months or years.

Caption: Delegates were offered the chance to try out the Virtual Reality Suite for themselves

The EMMA project demonstrates this by deploying example applications on three different types of systems. One using roadside beacons to alter traffic light priority if the presence of an emergency vehicle is detected, another uses the EMMA system to integrate common sensors within a car to facilitate the transmission of traffic density to a traffic management system, and the third demonstration application focuses on using the EMMA system to combine data from different sensors within a vehicle subsystem (in this case an engine) to provide a more complete picture. As was stressed at the workshop, these applications were not designed to be novel in themselves, but what makes them so interesting is that the same development approach has been used for each of the different systems, where previously each application would be developed independently. For more details on the EMMA project go to http://www.emmaproject.eu/.

The workshop also covered other issues inherent in the design and implementation of wireless systems, providing the delegates with an overview of some of the other systems and technologies currently under development in this area that are designed to support the future roll out of intelligent transportations systems. Key examples given were the SAFESPOT and TRACKSS projects. Both are supported by the European Union under the 6th Framework and offer an insight into the challenges of setting up a dependable wireless network and developing the next generation sensors respectively. Delegates were offered the chance to see a demonstration of the latest in in-vehicle automatic roadsign recognition and roadway ice/water detection, developed as part of the TRACKSS project. This is in addition to a collaborative camera and radar system also designed under the TRACKSS project which aims to offer an alternative to the current inductive loop technology used for measurements on motorways.

Caption: The ASK-IT project is running against a backdrop of an ever increasing population of mobility-impaired people.

While developments in new automotive sensors and communications technology in small scale systems demonstrate the kinds of advances that are possible, it is important to test these kinds of systems in the real world. This is where the ASTRA project comes in. ASTRA (Application of Smartdust in Transport) ran trials using small, low cost devices (“Smartdust”) mounted in static locations (eg bus stops) and mobile locations (buses) in Newcastle as part of a Department for Transport funded research program. These Smartdust devices were used to test the efficiency of transmitting data around a “real-world” network by monitoring the data packets that arrived at the interface node attached to the datalogging system. The intention was to understand the efficacy of propagating data from one node to the next by attempting to collate it in a central location. The trials showed that this kind of “multi-hop” data transmission required careful network planning, with the data from some sensors impeded by street furniture such as bus shelters. To build on this project and to answer the current environmental imperative, UNEW have developed a low cost environmental condition monitoring sensor to log CO2, NO2, and noise pollution. This network will be deployed as part of a 60 sensor study within Newcastle, to be followed by a further study consisting of 200 sensors. It is hoped that this kind of pervasive data gathering network will provide detailed, localised environmental information leading to the ability to develop effective traffic management policies to reduce high levels of localised pollution.

Caption: EMMA partners explain how EM2P was used in a demonstration

The final piece in the jigsaw of future technology is the user. Technical advances could be wasted if the system is not user-friendly, particularly if final take-up is reliant on end-user satisfaction. To this end, UNEW demonstrated their Virtual Reality suite and discussed how they were evaluating the latest in combined digital technology to allow users to plan and complete journeys using public transport. By blending real-time scheduling and ticketing information with local images on a handheld PDA based platform the user is painlessly guided through a typical journey. It was explained that this suite was used to understand user expectations from these kinds of technology, with the aim of optimising the type and timing of the information to assist in city navigation.

The workshop ended with a summary of the ASK-IT project objectives. Again this is a user focused project, supported by the EU. This project looks at developing wireless integrated solutions to meet the needs of mobility impaired users. Using handheld PDA technology, the intention is to understand the requirements of users with special needs, for example the need to plan routes with consideration for access arrangements at railway stations and bus stops.

The workshop as a whole gave delegates a rare opportunity to see the technology development activities currently underway in a number of disciplines to bring together the wirelessly connected “ubiquitous computing” environment of the future.

Caption: Manolo Serrano Matoses (ETRA I+D) presents the EMMA project

Alan Barlow is a Senior Software Engineer for Conekt. Having worked for a number of years developing test equipment for a range of automotive products, he is now using his expertise to support Conekt’s involvement in the EMMA project. Conekt is using its automotive expertise combined with software, hardware and FPGA design skills to produce an in-vehicle demonstration of the EMMA system. For more information on this please go to www.conekt.net or email alan.barlow@trw.com.

 

Meeting agenda:

09:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Arrival
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome (Prof. Phil Blythe, Newcastle University)
10:10 – 10:20 Introduction to the objective of the Workshop (Antonio Marqués, ETRA I+D)
10:20 – 10:40 The EMMA Project: Wireless Embedded middleware in Mobility Applications
        (Manuel Serrano, ETRA I+D)
10:40 – 11:00 Hierarchical Wireless Systems approach for Intelligent Transport System applications
        (Kirusnapillai Selvarajah, Newcastle University)
11:00 – 11:20 Wireless solutions in automotive embedded systems (Alan Barlow, TRW Conekt)
11:20 – 11:40 Identification of vehicles through a wireless cooperative approach (Axel von Arnim, LCPC)
11:40 – 12:10

 

Coffee break and demonstrations of the EMMA and TRACKSS projects
12:10 – 12:30 Evaluation of Wireless Systems and RFID for Road User Charging in London
        (Andrew Pickford, Traffic Technology Consultants)
12.30 – 12:50 Presentation from the SAFESPOT Project (tbc)
12:50 – 13:10 Discussions
13:10 – 14:10 Lunch and demonstrations of the MESSAGE Sensors, the ASK-IT Pedestrian Navigation and the
        Evaluation of Future Pervasive Information Delivery using the Virtual Reality Suite
14:10 – 14:30 Using Wireless Sensors for Pervasive Environmental Monitoring, The MESSAGE Project
        (Prof. Phil Blythe and Jeff Neesham, Newcastle University)
14:30 – 14:50 Application of Smartdust in Transport: The ASTRA Project (Dr Alan Tully, Newcastle University)
14:50 – 15:10 Wireless systems to support the mobility Impaired: The ASK-IT Project
        (Simon Edwards and Hannah Bryan, Newcastle University)
15:10 – 15:50 Round table: Opportunities for Further Research in Wireless Systems (Antonio Marqués, ETRA I+D)
15:50 – 16:00 Closing Remarks (Prof. Phil Blythe, Newcastle University)
16:00 – 17:00 Drinks Reception and Networking




Events where we presented EMMA:


6th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks
Venue: Cork, Ireland
Date: 11-13 February 2009

EWSN 2009, the European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, was the sixth of a series of annual meetings focusing on the latest research in the area of wireless sensor networks. The EMMA poster was presented during the Conference.

For more information visit http://www.ewsn.org/


ITS World Conference
Venue: New York, USA
Date: 16-20 November 2008


The 15th World Congress on ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) will be the largest event in the world for ITS leaders, policy makers, academics and other industry professionals, with over 700 sessions and more than 750 industry experts and world renowned speakers. Over 50,000 square feet of exhibits featuring products and services from hundreds of leading suppliers will display their latest technologies.

For more information visit http://www.itsa.org/

RFID/USN International Conference
Venue: Seoul, South Korea
Date: 5-7 November 2008

 

 


Concertation Meeting on Monitoring and Control for Energy Efficiency
Venue: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 21 October 2008

The presentation on the EMMA project titled “Engine Control in a mobility setting" was given by Antonio Marques and Manuel Serrano from ETRA I+D.

For more information visit http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/necs/events-20081021_en.html


First China-Korea International Workshop—“China-Korea WSN Workshop” (CKWSN’2008)
Venue: ChongQing, China
Date: 13-14 October 2008

The China Computer Federation established in 1956 is the largest national academic organization in China. Within the past 50 years, CCF has established 32 Technical Committees which span a wide range of technical realms in computing science and technology.

Sensor Network Technical Committee ( CCF SNTC) established on the 19th of October 2006 is the youngest member of the CCF family. SNTC was initiated by a group of researchers and entrepreneurs from institutes, universities and industries, who are very active in this booming area. The goal of CCF SNTC is to promote research, development and application of sensor network related technologies and applications by providing an excellent open cooperation platform to related researchers, application developers, end users and other practitioners from mainland China and other areas, such as Hong Kong, etc.

Now SNTC consists of 27 members, and a group of leaders, who were elected by its members according to the regulation of CCF. The current director is Prof. Dai Hao, who is the academician of CAE. Three other deputy directors are Prof. Li Jianzhong, Prof. Ma Jian and Prof. Sun Limin. They are in charge of dealing with affairs in academics, committee development and organization respectively. Prof. Ni Mingxuan was invited to be the chief counselor of SNTC. Dr. Cui Li was nominated and elected as the secretary general. The secretary office located at ICT handles the day to day activities of SNTC.

The committee looks forward to the participation of all experts regardless of what professional backgrounds you have: whether you are from institutes, universities, industries or organizations, or whether you are domestic or from abroad. The only requirement for you to participate is to become the member of the CCF first, which is the strict regulation of CCF.

For more information visit http://www.sensornet.org.cn


“aae2008” (Advanced Automotive Electronics)
Venue: Grove, Oxfordshire, UK
Date: 23 September 2008

Now in its third year, aae2008 once again brings you the latest technological developments and new products that will play a vital role in all your future projects. The carefully selected conference papers will give you the opportunity to discuss the key issues and challenges facing the automotive industry with your peers. The ideal forum for the exchange of ideas and views, aae2008 will also give you access to some of the industry's pre-eminent software and hardware technology suppliers.

Comprehensive, practical and authoritative, the conference will directly address your specialist information needs. Selected by an independent judging panel of experts from within the industry, the seminar programme has been carefully timetabled into three complimentary tracks, enabling you to build your own itinerary to meet your particular professional requirements. The conference papers will be highly technical, but with practical applications in mind.

An integral part of the event, the aae2008 exhibition will feature a broad range of suppliers of automotive electronics solutions. Within the exclusive surroundings of the RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre, you will be able to investigate an extensive array of technology and services from these market-leading organisations and discuss your specific project needs throughout the day.

For more information visit http://www.aae-show.com/


19th annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
Venue: Cannes, France
Date: 15-18 September 2008

On average, every 18 months we experience the emergence of a new air-interface standard or the enhancement of an existing one. The justification for this has always been a perceived improvement in “efficiency”. To complement the existing research work being undertaken to improve efficiency, there is also a need to consider the most appropriate definition of efficiency, balancing the needs of spectrum licensees, owners and users, and to identify the circumstances, which will allow the maximum efficiency to be realised. This full day workshop aims to bring together internationally-leading academic and industrial thinking, to discuss what “efficiency” means and to highlight what technologies need to be developed to achieve a long-promised efficient mobile radio access system.

For more information visit http://www.mobilevce.com/pimrc/efficiency/


The 4th International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE08
Venue: Seattle, USA
Date: 21-22 July 2008

This progressive conference is unique in its field, providing a leading edge forum for the international community to present the latest academic research and commercial developments.

The realisation of Intelligent Environments requires the convergence of different prominent disciplines and the conference will have relevance to those working in the fields of: information and computer science, architecture, material engineering, artificial intelligence, sociology and design. In addition it will be of interest to those working in the key enabling technology fields, such as, microelectronics, communication and networking technologies, smart materials and intelligent agents.

For more information visit http://conferences.theiet.org/ie08/


2nd European ZigBee Developers Conference
Venue: Munich, Germany
Date: 24-25 June 2008

Dr. Kirusnapillai Selvarajah from NewCastle University gave a presentation on EMMA titled “ Application of ZigBee Technology in In-vehicle and Intra-vehicle Communications”.

For more information visit www.elektroniknet.de/zigbee

SoftExpo 2008
Venue: Seoul, Korea
Date: 16-20 June 2008

Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the national trade association of software and IT services companies of Bangladesh organized its annual mega exposition -- BASIS SOFTEXPO 2008 from February 14-18, 2008. One of the major aims of the event is to present Bangladesh ICT market potentials to the local and international players in the field such as service providers, foreign investors, development agencies, policy makers and ICT Associations, etc.

Around 150 exhibitors from Bangladesh and abroad participated at the exposition. The exhibitors include multinational software vendors and ICT companies, international ICT associations, local software development houses, successful ICT projects initiated by multinational and local companies, Govt. departments and agencies implementing e-Governance projects, ICT training institutes and Universities. The number of visitors made a figure around 100,000 which included CEO/MDs from the corporate world, Government decision makers, CTO/CIOs, Academia, Business Leaders, media, ICT professionals, ICT users from all over the country, Students and Citizens from cross section of the society. Apart from showcasing of products and services by the exhibitors, a series of roundtables and seminars were held on this mega occasion.

For more information visit http://www.softexpo.com.bd/


ITS Europe Conference
Venue: Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 2-4 June 2008

The Conference programme ranges from the strategic vision to the technical implementation of ITS applications, from research and planning to the operational use of systems and services

For more information visit http://www.itsineurope.com/

ERCIM Workshop on eMobility
Venue: Tampere, Finland
Date: 30 May 2008

Progress in computing and (wireless) communication technologies allow mobile users to permanently communicate with other persons or to use services and applications that might even have been designed for mobile users. Mobile Applications and services require technical solutions on various levels such as wireless network technologies, communication architectures and protocols supporting mobility of users and devices, middleware to support security and flexibility, as well as applications that are adaptive and context sensitive, although or because mobile devices have usually limited resources. The target of the workshop is to discuss issues and problems related to future applications and services based on mobile and wireless technologies. This multi-disciplinary workshop aims to bring together researchers, who are active in these different research areas.

For more information visit http://www.emobility.unibe.ch/workshops/2008-05-30/workshop-cfp.html

Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Conference
Venue: Athens, Greece
Date: 27-31 May 2008

10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT 2008) focuses on new generation systems that are largely based on emerging technologies. The systems integrate transportation technical innovation as an essential step toward improving transportation infrastructure and providing more efficient advanced transportation operations.

For more information visit http://www.civil.ntua.gr/

RTIC 2008 - Thirteenth International Conference on Road Transport Information and Control
Venue: Manchester, UK Date: 20-22 May 2008

The Road Transport Information and Control Conference is the thirteenth in a successful series of international conferences. Organised by the IET and ITS (UK), RTIC covers the application of computing, control, communications, electrical and electronic engineering to: monitor and manage traffic on road networks, meet the growing demand for real-time travel and traffic information, minimise negative impacts on the environment resulting from road traffic.

For more information visit http://conferences.theiet.org/rtic/

International Conference on Industry Wireless
Venue: ChongQing, China
Date: 31 March – 1 Apr 2008

This conference consists of three parts: A global membership forum from WINA will be held in 31 March 2008. ISA100 workgroup will proceed ISA100.11a standard drafting during 1~4 April 2008.China Wireless in Factory Forum (CWFF2008) will be held in 1 April 2008.

Many experts, academicians, engineers and consumers will be assembled in the WINA forum to provide an effective platform for setting out the latest industrial wireless techniques, solutions and products.

ISA will continue its global, nonprofit mission to set the standard for automation through exchanging the information during the meeting by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capability.

CWFF2008 is going to focus on the end users, system integration, and developers, introduce and display the latest technique achievement of the wireless industrial communication technology, application solutions and productions. It will be the most authoritative forum of industrial wireless technology applications in Chinese market. The ISA100 Committee meeting will convene at the Empark Grand Hotel in ChongQing China .

NanoQplus developed in EMMA project will be demonstrated in the Conference.

For more information visit http://202.202.32.199/EnIndex.asp

Summer School "Protocols and Security for Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks"
Venue: Wadern, Germany
Date: 12-14 March 2008

The DFG graduate school 1194 "Self-Organizing Sensor-Actuator-Networks" arranges the summer school "Protocols and Security for Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks" at the International Meeting and Research Center for Computer Science Dagstuhl Castle from 03/12 to 03/14/2008. It will be organized in cooperation with the GI/ITG section "Communication and Distributed Systems" as well as the DFG program of emphasis "Middleware for Self-Organizing Infrastructure within Wireless Mobile Systems" and the Baden-Württemberg funded project "Reliable Provision of Information in Energy-Aware Ubiquitous Systems".

Bringing together renowned researchers and excellent young scientists in the creative and classy ambience of the ancient Dagstuhl castle, guarantees for interesting discussions, exchange of knowledge and experience, and development of exciting new ideas throughout the summer school.

For more information visit http://www.dagstuhl.de/

Seminar on the use of research infrastructure for the automotive industry needs
Venue: Poznań, Poland
Date: 11 March 2008

 

For more information visit http://www.warp.org.pl/

First International Ubiquitous IT Europe Forum Conference
Venue: Bonn, Germany
Date: 10-12 March 2008

The Ubiquitous IT Europe Forum organizes, in conjunction with the University of Bonn and Aving Global News Network, a series of conferences on the topic of ubiquitous computing.

The first event in this series takes place in Bonn, Germany between March 10th and 12th, 2008. The main objective is to bring together the Asian and European communities that actively work on ubiquitous technologies to foster the exchange of experiences and encourage future global collaborations.

For more information visit http://www.ubiforum.eu/

CeBIT, 10th edition of IRC Future Match, HAGRID Information Session on European ICT Research @ future talk
Venue: Hannover, Germany
Date: 5 March 2008

CeBIT, 10th edition of IRC Future Match, HAGRID Information Session on European ICT Research @ future talk Since 1999 the brokerage event IRC Future Match at CeBIT future parc has enabled exhibitors and visitors at the fair to find partners for technological cooperation, e.g. product development, research & development, joint ventures, manufacturing, marketing and/or licensing agreements.

Companies, universities and research institutes in the ICT sector are again invited to use this opportunity to establish new cross-border contacts for future collaboration at IRC Future Match 2008.

Some facts and figures from IRC Future Match 2007:

* 500 participants * 39 countries represented * 1,200 bilateral meetings

New at IRC Future Match 2008 is the opportunity to find partners for European research projects in cooperation with the EU funded initiative HAGRID. HAGRID focuses on increasing the participation of newcomers in EU funded research projects under the EU Framework Program 7 for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

For more information visit http://www.futurematch.cebit.de/

SoftExpo 2007 and Next Computing Show 2007
Venue: Seoul, Korea
Date: 3 December 2007

SOFTEXPO 2007 is one of the biggest international trade fairs in Korea for software industry and NEXT COMPUTING SHOW 2007 was newly-launched exhibition in 2004 for Computing /IT industry.

These are the exhibitions where you can source best products which will be newly introduced to world markets from various companies.

In this exhibition which will be scheduled to be held in COEX for three days from November 29 to December 1 2007, successful results from high-tech hardware and software businesses will be expected to be made.

This exhibition consists of software industry pavilions, Hi-tech computing industry pavilion, Trade meeting and events pavilion.

There will be diverse on-the-spot events including various business meetings between excellent IT software and hardware suppliers and foreign buyers. It will provide exhibitors and buyers to meet appropriate partners for extending their market.

During this exhibition, the good products of Korea will be advertised to domestic and international market and will be the stage to exchange information about new product and new technologies.

For more information visit http://koreanevents.googlepages.com/softexpo


First International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Communication Systems
Venue: Rome, Italy
Date: 28-30 October, 2007

The presentation “On Group Formation for Self-Adaptation in Pervasive Systems” was given by Daniel Minder.
At this conference new research results on all topics related to autonomic computing were presented.

For more information visit http://www.autonomics-conference.eu


International Conference on Automobiles in Daegu
Venue: Daegu, Korea
Date: 27 October 2007

In November 23, the fourth 2006 Daegu International Embedded Conference (DEC 2006) was held at the Daegu EXCO under the subject of Innovative Embedded. Twelve embedded experts at home and abroad have attended this conference. Park Kwang-jin, president of the Center for Digital Industry Promotion (DIP) of Daegu who hosted the DEC 2006, said: 'We hope that DEC 2006 will provide not only domestic embedded companies with a next generation technology trend but also a good opportunity to create meaningful businesses between related companies. Furthermore, we believe that this event will make contribution to the promotion of embedded industry and the analysis of latest technology trend, so that it will be of help in securing international competitiveness of this industry.'

The embedded software, which is one of the 9 new growth engines in the IT 839 policy, has become a core technology in raising industrial competitiveness. Owing to the convergence technology, it has become an essential part in creating added value not only for an information technology but also a traditional industry. Geographically, Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province is well mixed with both state of the art industries such as the mobile industry and display industry and traditional industries such as automobiles and machining. In this respect, this area can be an optimal place to create a blue ocean market through embedded software. Experts believe that embedded software is currently most widely used in the mobile industry, and will be extending its usage to the robot and medical industries. At present, Gumi Industrial Park is the hub of mobile industry, Daegu is the center of medical devices industry, and Pohang is well established with infrastructure for intelligent robots.

The main event of this program was held in the conference hall of Daegu EXCO, along with auxiliary events such as the business consultation meeting, business reception and embedded industry exhibition DEX 2006. The conference had two sessions, a morning session and afternoon session. The morning session started with Kim Young-gyun, senior managing director of Samsung Electronics. He gave a lecture on 'Operating systems of next generation mobile terminal and development strategy.' He was followed by Oh Jae-ha, managing director of Qualcomm, who gave a lecture on the subject of 'Qualcomm's strategy in the mobile communication and FLO (Forward Link Only).' Finally the software project team of the Ministry of Information and Communication presented 'Embedded software promotion strategy.' The afternoon session consisted of two tracks: the A track dealt with 'Embedded strategic marketing and business direction,' and the B track with 'Embedded innovation for the next generation.'

In particular, this conference has enabled visitors to overview at one place the next generation embedded platform and standards and the market trends of major enterprises at home and abroad.


ITEA 2 Symposium 2007
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Date: 18-19 October 2007

EMMA Partners

The first (out of three planned) EMMA Workshop took place at the ITEA 2 Symposium 2007 in Berlin (Germany), 18th October 2007. Most of the EMMA partners were present at the Workshop: ETRA, University of Newcastle, University of Bonn, TRW Conekt, CRF and ITTI.
EMMA was among 7 Information Society Technologies (IST) projects of 6th Framework Programme to be invited to the Symposium (EMMA was also invited for the ITEA2 in year 2006 in Paris).

Aim of the EMMA Workshop
The first EMMA Workshop was organized within the Symposium, on Thursday 18th October.
The aim of this Workshop was to facilitate the initial dissemination of information about the project. It was dedicated to an introduction to the EMMA approach and the planned future work.

Scope of the Workshop
Workshop attendees had the opportunity to learn about the EMMA middleware and its potential applications within the transport domain. A multimedia-based presentation offered an insight on the project objectives as well as the first results.
The innovative approach of the Wireless Cooperative Objects in the transport domain was publicly introduced for the first time.
The participants had the opportunity to query the EMMA developers, who were open to provide any explanation and more details on the project.

Demonstration
The early prototypes of the hardware to be used in the project were presented.
A demonstration was prepared showing the benefits of the EMMA middleware at a supra-car level, when WICOs on board a vehicle and WICOS in the infrastructure cooperate. The application demonstrated consisted on giving priority to emergency vehicles. A toy-car (ambulance) was equipped with a WICO (smartdust) attached to it, which broadcasted it is on an emergency situation. The car was detected by a streetlight and given priority (the red light turned to green).

Media coverage, presence of general public
The second day of the Workshop (19th of October) was open to the general public and many people visited the EMMA stand.
The event had a media coverage – press and local TV. In year 2006 there appeared 28 articles on the last year edition of ITEA2 (in Paris, where EMMA as well had a booth) and on ITEA2 in general, in different countries and languages (English, German, Italian, Norwegian, French etc.).

About ITEA2
The ITEA2 Symposium took place in the Berliner Congress Center (bcc) in Berlin, Germany on 18th and 19th of October 2007. It provided 466 participants with a unique opportunity to gain an insight into one of Europe 's most important and strategic ICT initiatives.

What is ITEA2
ITEA 2, the follow-up to the successful ITEA programme, is a strategic pan-European programme for advanced pre-competitive R&D in software for Software-intensive Systems and Services (SiS).
ITEA 2 stimulates and supports projects that will give European industry a leading edge in the area of SiS (in which software represents a significant segment in terms of system functionality, system development cost & risk and system development time).

Largest ever exhibition
At the symposium exhibition, team members working on 45 ITEA projects and no less than 22 non-ITEA booths demonstrated the impact of their work, many of them with real life demos. Of crucial importance to ITEA 2 nowadays is cooperation with EU framework programmes, as was demonstrated in the Information Society Technologies (IST) booths, with competitiveness clusters (shown at the Pôles de Compétitivité booths), with European Technology Platforms (ETP) as well as with the German Federal Ministries of Research & Innovation (BMBF) and Science & Technology (BMWi).

Automotive corner
There was a special area of the exhibition for European Automotive projects, a field of research that has been a key area in the ITEA programme over the years. Several IST projects were present, EMMA being one of them. There were also the ITEA 2 projects and the German AUTOSAR development partnership for automotive open system architecture. There were two real-life demonstrations: a fuel-cell car and a sensory car.

For more information visit
http://symposium.itea2.org/symposium2007/

EMMA
EMMA
EMMA
EMMA

14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
Venue: Beijing, China
Date: 9-13 October 2007

The 14th World Congress on ITS will take place in Beijing, China, October 9-13, 2007, with the theme of "ITS for a Better Life". Based on the success of past Congresses, it will bring together representatives of governments and related organizations as well as industry experts from many countries in the world, providing a unique exchange of ideas on ITS and discussing strategies and initiatives. The Congress will also review and showcase the ITS industry's latest products and technological achievements, offering a window on future trends. At the same time the Congress will give the world a glimpse at China's ITS achievements by organizing technical tours and sightseeing activities, including the ITS projects underway in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2010 Shanghai Expo and Guangzhou Asia Games


2007 Daegu Embedded Conference (DEC 2007)
Venue: Daegu, Korea
Date: 6-7 September 2007

After two successful ICESS forums, the third International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS 2007) will be held in Daegu, S. Korea. The main goal of the conference is to advance the embedded software and system research, development, and design competence, to enhance international communication and collaboration, and to promote embedded software and system industrialization and wide applications.

Embedded software and systems are emerging rapidly as exciting new paradigms and disciples to provide computing and communication services any place/any time/any means. This important gathering will continue the ICESS tradition and provide a forum for researchers and developers from academia and industry to discuss profound challenges in embedded systems. The participants will present and exchange their new ideas, research results, applications and experience on all aspects of embedded software and systems. A sincere welcome awaits all visitors at the conference.

Scope and Interests

The Conference invites papers on all aspects of embedded software and systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Novel architecture for embedded systems
- Customizable embedded processors & system/network-on-chip
- Reconfigurable embedded systems
- Application-specific embedded system architecture
- Hardware/software co-design
- Real-time systems
- Specification and formal methods for embedded software
- Embedded component and reusing technology
- Embedded software and middleware architecture
- Development methodology for embedded systems
- Verification & testing techniques for embedded systems
- Power-aware computing
- Wireless communications and ad hoc networks
- Pervasive computing and sensor networks
- Security and privacy issues of trusted embedded systems
- Dependability and fault tolerance of embedded systems
- Embedded software & systems for mobile computing
- Multimedia and HCI for embedded systems
- Embedded Applications: including telecom, automotive, avionics, industrial control, consumer electronics, appliance, and sensors, etc.
- Emerging research issues in embedded systems

For more information visit http://www.icess2007.org/

 


Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Exhibition
Venue: Leeds, UK
Date: 20 July 2007

Over 200 delegates attended at this conference, from both the public and private sectors across the UK. Purpose of this event was to educate and raise awareness of new vehicle technologies and the urgent need to reduce transport emissions of greenhouse gases.

For more information visit http://www.leeds.gov.uk/


University's of Stuttgart Open Day
Venue: Stuttgart, Germany
Date: 23 June 2007

For more information visit http://www.uni-stuttgart.de


1st European ZigBee Developers’ Conference
Venue: Munich, Germany
Date: 18-20 June 2007

Presentation titled: "SmartDust and ZigBee for transport applications" was given by Emma representative from University of Newcastle.

The key objective of this event is to bring ZigBee technology closer to European system developers and It is focused on:

- Gain mastery of New Features included in the specification from software and hardware providers. Learn how they can help you add new features to your products and simplify the product development process.
- Dramatically Reduce Development Time with a variety of detailed lectures on ZigBee related subjects.
- Understand what building blocks and products are available and who can help you complete your design.
- See and experience different ZigBee platforms from various providers in hands-on training using their integrated development environments.
For more information visit http://www.elektroniknet.de/

IST Event, the Call 2 Info Day
Venue: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 22-23 May 2007

Presentation titled: "Middleware Approaches for Cooperating Objects" was given by Pedro José Marrón, Emma representative from Stuttgart University.
For more information visit http://cordis.europa.eu/

IET workshop on RFID and wireless networks for transport
Venue: Newcastle, UK
Date: 29 November 2006

Presentation titled: "Collaborations among in-vehicle and infrastructure-based sensing technology for automotive applications: the EMMA and TRACKSS EU Projects" was given by Emma representative from University of Newcastle.
The presentation introduced the EMMA and TRACKSS project objectives and its potential applications in future transport systems. The potential application of the smartdust devices in the transport domain was discussed. Collaboration in-vehicle smartdust with infrastructure-based smartdust to implement improved Puffin (Pedestrian User-Friendly Intelligent crossings) control at junctions was described.

This Seminar focused on RFID and Electronic Vehicle Identification in Transport domain. RFID in its many forms seems to be finally coming of age. In the past the use of RFID has been promoted by their exponents as primarily ID mechanism for logistics. However, in reality the smart card has the capability and flexibility to offer so much more to the field of ITS (Intelligent transportation systems), including payment, pervasive sensing, enforcement and tracking. RFID technology is by no means new, it was invented more than 30 years ago and implementations have been made with it for over two decades. Nevertheless it is only within the past four or five years that transport operators and other system providers have begun to introduce, RFID on a medium to large-scale, as functionality and reliability has increased and cost reduced. The success of these significantly sized schemes has moved RFID over the cusp from ‘new technology’ to ‘standard technology’.

For more information visit http://www.iee.org/Events/RFID2006.cfm

e-Challenge 2006
Venue: Barcelona, Spain
Date: 25-27 October 2006

The eChallenges e-2006 Conference took place from 25 - 27 October in Barcelona, Spain. eChallenges e-2006 attracted over 640 delegates from 53 countries, representing government (23%), industry (15.5%), high-tech SMEs (13.5%) and research/academic organisations (48%) and Exhibitors from 17 countries. Keynote speakers from Belgium, Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Switzerland shared insights into current applied ICT challenges in government, business and research. By showcasing contributions on commercial, government or societal exploitation of the Internet and ICT from around the world, eChallenges provides a unique opportunity to gain a better appreciation of some of the cultural, technological and training issues impacting on global eAdoption today.

EMMA was presented by Daniel Minder from the University of Stuttgart in the e-Challenge 2006 during the ITS session chaired by Antonio Marqués from ETRA I+D.

For more information visit http://www.echallenges.org/e2006/


ITEA2 2006
Venue: Paris, France
Date: 5-6 October 2006

 

The annual ITEA 2 (Information Technology for European Advancement) Symposium took place in Paris, France on 5 and 6 October 2006. This event provided a critical insight into one of Europe’s most important industry-driven strategic information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives in a dramatically changing digital world. ITEA 2 focuses on pre-competitive research in embedded and distributed software-intensive systems, together with the underlying electronics, to drive innovation.

A poster on the EMMA project was presented by Manuel Serrano (ETRA I+D).

For more information visit http://www.itea-office.org


Mobile Europe, Malaga 2006 - the 5th European Conference on Mobile Solutions
Venue: Malaga, Spain
Date: 18-19 September 2006

Mobile technologies are becoming more pervasive everyday, now going even beyond human-to-human or human-to-machine communications to explore machine-to-machine interactions which may come up with new and promising integrated application domains.

The Conference will focus on distributed, reconfigurable and cooperative networked scenarios enabling intelligent ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) based applications and services. In other words, an insight from machine-to-machine connectivity to high level mobile applications delivered over existing and forthcoming telecommunication infrastructures

Mobile Europe 2006 will anticipate a vision of future Ambient Intelligence by bringing Short Range Wireless Communications (SRW) and Intelligent Communicating Objects (ICO) together with the whole range of existing and future voice and data oriented mobile facilities based on UMTS, wireless LAN, wireless WAN, etc.

The final Conference Programme will allow attendees to listen to keynote speakers dealing with current-state-of-the-art, technology trends, business opportunities and research priorities within the next years in this high growth potential market field

The Conference is of special interest for mobile telecom operators, mobile application developers, manufacturers of embedded systems, electronic communication devices and telecommunication equipment, system integrators, researchers and CTO’s of any sector which may benefit from breakthrough approaches based on mobile technologies empowered with new machine-to-machine capabilities.

Attending Mobile Europe 2006 provides multiple opportunities for networking, building alliances, appreciating cutting edge technologies, understanding EU R&D Programmes and having a comprehensive view of what is next in mobile technology.

For more information visit http://www.mobile-europe2006.net/



Other events:


EURO-TRANS Days, CDTI
Venue: Madrid, Spain
Date: 27-28 March 2008

Workshop for transport sector stakeholders.

* Enhance and facilitate projects between SMEs and the major European R&D players and Industrial Stakeholders, such as joint proposals to large European R&D players, bi- or tri-national projects, ...
* Increase the integration of SMEs in European R&D projects and networks of the 7th Framework Programme
* Initiate technology transfers and synergies between Stakeholders (technology cooperations, business agreements such as sharing and combining knowledge and know-how, joint investments in common technologies and services, ...)

Target audience

* Organisations interested in Surface Transport FP7 proposals
* SME's interested in participating in collaborative research proposals and on international contacts

Aim of this event

* Facilitate information tools and direct contacts to responders of the 2nd and 3rd 7FP Surface Transport calls and other research calls covering surface transport technologies
* Increase the integration of SMEs and other organisations in European R&D projects and networks of the 7th Framework Programme

Plenary sessions

* Two sessions of conferences and round tables will give a vision of Research Agendas of Technology Platforms and large European R&D players, successful experiences of SMEs and R&D players in European projects.
* These sessions will provide information on short- and medium-term opportunities for the participation in R&D projects in the 2nd call and future EU calls.

For more information visit http://www.cdti.es/

IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference
Venue: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date: 31 March - 3 April 2008

IEEE WCNC is the premier wireless event for wireless communications researchers, industry professionals, and academics interested in the latest development and design of wireless systems and networks. Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, IEEE WCNC has a long history of bringing together industry, academia, and regulatory bodies.

For more information visit http://www.ieee-wcnc.org/

TRA 2008, 2nd European Road Transport Research Arena
Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 21-24 April 2008

The main purpose of the TRA is the implementation of the European Research Area on road transport. TRA is most attractive for the research industry and to those who have to implement the results of research into transport: namely road administrations at national, regional and local levels, as well as vehicle manufacturers and fuel producers. Vili Žavrlan, Chairman of the Management Committee

The conference will deal with climate changes and road safety, embraced in the slogan "Greener, safer and smarter transport for Europe”. The conference programme will be organised in several plenary, strategic and thematic sessions based on European road research needs and agendas.

TRA 2008 will offer an excellent opportunity for participants from the member states that have joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007, as well as from other European non-EU countries, to find new partners and to meet the EC officials who will assist them in their future research efforts, transport of goods, transport safety and security, etc.

At the TRA 2008 exhibition, conference participants will get information on the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) as well as other action plans and initiatives, and see the work of a variety of EU-funded projects that are making major strides towards better road transport.

The weeklong TRA 2008 conference will feature a number of technical visits and other events showcasing some of Slovenia's major road transport facilities and projects, and cultural highlights.

For more information visit http://www.tra2008.si/

International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing 2008
Venue: Santorini, Greece
Date: 7-9 May 2008

Wireless pervasive computing is a rapidly growing area that has attracted significant attention due to its potential impact on the quality of life. To enable wireless pervasive computing, it is necessary to integrate technologies from the fields of distributed computing, networking, communications and signal processing. The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform for researchers in the area of wireless pervasive computing and related areas to showcase their results, launch new ideas, as well as to interact with other researchers.

The scope of the symposium, which is technically co-sponsored by several IEEE Technical Committees, covers enabling technologies of wireless pervasive computing. A series of panels and tutorials will also seek to inform and invoke interaction among researchers.

For more information visit http://www.iswpc.org/2008/cfp.html

IEEE IV Conference
Venue: Eindhoven, Holland
Date: 4-6 June 2008

The Intelligent Vehicles Conference gathers researchers from industry, universities and public authorities to discuss research and applications for intelligent vehicles, including the communication between vehicles and between vehicles and infrastructure.

For more information visit http://www.itsineurope.com/

ITW'2008 - 13th International ITA Workshop
Venue: Kraków, Poland
Date: 4-6 June 2008

The ITW’08 Workshop will look specifically at these models and challenges, focusing on practical implementations of the research done so far. It is especially important due to the fact that the event is going to be held in Poland, a country being one of the so called European Union’s New Member States. It has to be said that, over the years, when employment markets of the “old” Member States have undergone transformations, tried different approaches and gained, learning by their own mistakes, precious experience, the NMS have been lagging behind. Today, they eagerly open themselves to the necessary knowledge, hoping to leapfrog the costly evolutional period. The Workshop will, therefore, aim also at raising the level of awareness and real-life applicability of flexible working models in the New Member States, and at establishing new valuable partnerships between researchers and practitioners from these countries and their more experienced colleagues from around the world. The expected broad attendance of organisations and individuals from NMS will surely greatly increase the value of the event itself, participants’ satisfaction, and will let initiate new interesting undertakings.

For more information visit http://www.itw2008.pl/

ITS UK Smart Environment Interest Group Conference
Venue: London, UK
Date: 7 November 2008

The SEIG provides a forum for all ITS United Kingdom members with an interest in transportation and the environment to meet, discuss their views and study the uses of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to benefit the environment. The group includes those concerned with the measurement of the impact of transportation on the environment, and the potential environmental benefits of ITS. The group aims to be of value to local authorities, air quality managers, highway and traffic engineers, planners, transport operators, consultants offering services to these organisations, manufacturers and service providers developing and selling related products and services, and to universities and other research establishments.

For more information visit http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/