From weiye at ISI.EDU Mon Jul 10 10:13:43 2006 From: weiye at ISI.EDU (Wei Ye) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:13:43 -0700 Subject: [sigcomm] ACM SenSys 2006: Travel Grants, Posters, Demos and Workshops Message-ID: <1152551623.9960.27.camel@wee.isi.edu> ACM SenSys 2006: Travel Grants, Posters, Demos and Workshops Our Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this email. Wei Ye and Cormac J. Sreenan SenSys'06 Publicity Co-Chairs --------- The 4th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems November 1-3, 2006 Boulder, Colorado, USA http://sensys.acm.org/2006/ Sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM, SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGOPS, SIGMETRICS and SIGBED; with support from NSF. The 4th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) is a highly selective, single-track forum for the presentation of research results on systems issues in the area of embedded, networked sensors. Distributed systems based on networked sensors and actuators with embedded computation capabilities allow for an instrumentation of the physical world at an unprecedented scale and density, thus enabling a new generation of monitoring and control applications. This conference provides an ideal venue to address the research challenges facing the design, deployment, use, and fundamental limits of these systems. Sensor networks require contributions from many fields, from wireless communication and networking, embedded systems and hardware, distributed systems, data management, and applications, so we welcome cross-disciplinary work. ACM SenSys 2006: Student Travel Grants -------------------------------------- We will assist around 17 US-based graduate students to attend this meeting. The amount of support provided to each student will be $881 on average, or the actual documented amount of expenses, whichever is less. It covers travel, lodging, registration, and meals. All travel support is made possible by a travel grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF). Important Dates Travel applications due: September 1, 2006 Notification of awards: September 8, 2006 Acceptance by recipients: September 15, 2006 Application Procedure Applications for the travel award should be received electronically by Haiyun Luo (haiyun at cs.uiuc.edu) by Friday, September 1, 2006. Please make sure that you receive an email confirmation of your submission. An application will consist of the student's vita, a letter from the student, and a letter from the student's advisor. The letter from the student should include: 1. A brief summary of research interests and accomplishments to date 2. A description of areas reflected in the SenSys 2006 program that would impact the students research 3. Importance of attend the conference to the students research activities In addition, the student's advisor should send a letter of recommendation to the committee. It should include: 1. Confirmation that the student is a Ph.D. candidate in good standing 2. The suitability SenSys 2006 program to the students research area 3. Ways in which attending the conference would benefit the particular student 4. The strengths and potential contributions of the student. The awards will be announced by Friday, September 8, 2006. Recipients will be required to accept the award by Friday, September 15, 2006, so that alternates can be notified in the event that a recipient declines. Award Selection Committee Nirupama Bulusu, Portland State U. Deepak Ganesan, UMass Haiyun Luo, UIUC Shivakant Mishra, U. of Colorado Sergio Servetto, Cornell CALL FOR POSTERS ---------------- The poster session will provide a forum for researchers to showcase their work and obtain feedback on ongoing research from knowledgeable conference attendees. Areas of interest are the same as those listed in the technical call for papers. While the poster need not describe completed work, it should report on research for which at least preliminary results are available. We especially encourage submissions by students (that is, for which a student is the first author on the poster). POSTER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Poster proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file with no more than 3 pages. The first two pages should contain an abstract describing the research content of the poster, along with title, authors, institutional affiliations and contact information. The third page should contain a thumbnail draft of the poster's contents. Please submit your poster proposal as a PDF e-mail attachment to sensys06-poster-chairs at isi.edu with the subject line reading "Sensys Poster Submission" before the deadline. Any questions for the Poster Co-chairs Henry Tirri (Nokia), Robert Szewczyk (Moteiv) may also be directed to this address. IMPORTANT DATES Three-page poster proposal: 11:59pm (EST), July 24, 2006 Notification of acceptance: August 7, 2006 Camera-ready abstract: August 22, 2006 Conference dates: November 1-3, 2006 BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT POSTERS Two-page poster abstracts will appear in the conference proceedings. Authors of accepted poster proposals will have a chance to present the poster to interested attendees during a special poster session at SenSys. Well-crafted posters will tell the story well by themselves, but authors of posters are expected to be available to describe and discuss the work in the poster during the session. The poster dimensions are 30" by 40", with poster contents mounted on rectangular poster board that we will provide. You may choose a layout consisting of individual sheets of paper, or a monolithic large piece of poster paper (which can be printed at document companies). Henry Tirri, Nokia Robert Szewczyk, Moteiv SenSys 2006 Poster Chairs CALL FOR DEMOS -------------- Demonstrations showing innovative research and applications are solicited. SenSys'06 is very interested in demonstrations of technology, platforms, and applications of wireless sensor networks. Two-page abstracts of accepted demos will be published in the SenSys conference proceedings. Submissions from both industries and universities are encouraged. Large-scale, outdoor demos can also be accommodated at the conference facility. For the first time, SenSys 2006 will present a best demo award. DEMO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please send a two-page description of your demo to sensys06-demo-chairs at isi.edu in PDF format by the dates listed below. An additional one page appendix can be included in the initial submission but will be removed in published proceedings. Be as specific as possible in describing what you will show. IMPORTANT DATES Two-page demo descriptions: 11:59pm (EST), July 24, 2006 Notification of acceptance: August 7, 2006 Camera-ready abstract: August 22, 2006 Conference dates: November 1-3, 2006 Chieh-Yih Wan, Intel Labs Jie Liu, Microsoft Research SenSys 2006 Demo Chairs Workshop on Distributed Smart Cameras (DSC-06) ---------------------------------------------- http://www.iti.tugraz.at/dsc06 Boulder, Colorado, USA October 31, 2006 Scope: Distributed smart cameras combine two concepts: physically distributed cameras and distributed computing. Distributed smart cameras are examples of high-performance multimedia sensor networks. This area brings together researchers in image processing, sensor networks, and embedded system architecture. Several groups are now working on distributed smart cameras, but generally pursuing them in different research communities. This meeting would be the first event to bring together all the research groups working on this problem. We solicit papers addressing theoretical and practical aspects of distributed smart cameras. We particularly encourage submissions describing applications, case studies or deployments. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Distributed embedded systems for video - Smart camera architectures - Collaborative embedded vision - Networking for distributed smart cameras - Multi-sensor systems and sensor fusion - Middleware for distributed smart cameras - Applications of smart cameras in areas such as surveillance, tracking and smart rooms Submission Instructions: We invite authors to submit papers no longer than 5 pages in PDF to dsc06 at iti.tugraz.at. Accepted papers will made available to workshop participants. Demo presentations are welcome. If you plan to present a demo of distributed smart cameras contact the workshop co-chairs. Important Dates: - Paper submission: July 31, 2006 - Notification of acceptance: Sep 15, 2006 - CR paper submission: Sep. 30, 2006 - Workshop: Oct. 31, 2006 Program co-chairs: B. Rinner, TU Graz W. Wolf, Princeton U. Program committee: F. Berry, Univ. Clermont-Ferrand S. Bhattacharyya, U. Maryland M. Bove, MIT Media Lab J. Ferryman, Reading Univ. C. Guestrin, CMU R. Kleihorst, Philips Research X. Koutsoukos, Vanderbilt U. C. Regazzoni, Univ. Genova M. Srivastava, UCLA W. Strasser, Univ. T?bingen First Workshop on World-Sensor-Web (WSW'2006) --------------------------------------------- Mobile Device Centric Sensory Networks and Applications http://www.sensorplanet.org/wsw2006/ Boulder, Colorado, USA October 31, 200 SCOPE The global use of mobile phones on a scale never seen before enables the development of new types of application scenarios. Furthermore, a mobile device centric approach to large-scale sensory networks provides a challenging platform for research purposes. Additionally, connecting sensory networks to the Internet creates endless opportunities for applications and services, new emerging models of operation. The workshop aims to address these aspects, beside traditional sensory network topics such as power management, communication issues, topology management, distributed architectures, peer-to-peer scenarios, etc. Demonstrations and initial ideas are welcome as well. Original, short or position papers (max 5 page), presenting results on both theoretical and practical aspects of large-scale mobile device centric sensor networks are expected. We are particularly interested in prototype descriptions, reports from on-going trials and demonstrations, real-life deployments. Live or videod demos are encouraged. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - device centric sensory networks - communication strategies and topology control - location and mobility management - power management, energy-efficient design - data gathering, transport, storage, retrieval, mining and dissemination - data analysis and visualisation - modelling and simulation software tools - experimental systems and demonstrations - real-life deployments, middleware implementations - beyond location sensing - intelligent sensors, body sensors and their utilisation - phone as a gateway - end-user aspects, UI issues, use cases - sensory networks and the Web WORKSHOP CO-ORGANIZERS Henry Tirri, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki, Finland Barbara Heikkinen, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki, Finland Boda P?ter, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki, Finland TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA Deborah Estrin, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Philippe Bonnet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Sam Madden, MIT CSAIL, Cambridge, USA Jukka Salminen, Nokia research Center, Helsinki, Finland IMPORTANT DATES Papers due: September 1, 2006 Notification of acceptance September 30, 2006 Camera-ready papers due October 10, 2006 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS WSW'2006 invites submissions for position papers or short papers on prototype descriptions, early research results, reports from on-going demonstrations, etc. Demonstrations, live or videod, are mostly encouraged. All papers should meet the following formatting rules: 1. Papers should be submitted in PDF format. 2. The maximum length is five pages. The paper size format is US letter, including all text, figures, references, appendices, etc. 3. Two column formatting 4. One-inch margins on all sides 5. Minimum 10-point font size (smaller fonts are acceptable for footnotes, references, and figure captions). Questions, inquiries Please mail to peter dot boda at nokia dot com with subject WSW2006.