MSAPS'09 2009 - MSAPS'09 1st International Workshop on Middleware for Sensing and Actuation Augmented

MSAPS'09 1st International Workshop on Middleware for Sensing and Actuation Augmented
Pervasive Systems
July 19, 2009, Barcelona, Spain
http://www-rocq.inria.fr/arles/msaps


In conjunction with IE'09
The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments
July 20-21, 2009, Barcelona, Spain
http://intelligentenvironments.org/conferences/ie0...


CALL FOR PAPERS

Ambient, pervasive, and ubiquitous computing are seen as a drastic shift for
computing systems. Indeed, networked computing resources shall become
invisible to users and cooperatively provide them with the right services at
the right time.

Increasingly, wireless sensor networks, consisting of a large number of
nodes closely interacting with the environment, are finding a place in
larger pervasive systems, leading to an amalgamation of the two streams and
a new set of interaction patterns in the applications running on them.
Specifically, this domain opens up a wide area of research for middleware to
support applications on these systems.

The aim of this workshop is to investigate the issues involved in middleware
for sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems, from supporting
algorithms and protocols to emerging computing paradigms and software system
architectures.

Topics for the workshop include but are not limited to:

- Programming abstractions for sensing and actuation augmented pervasive
systems
- Middleware support for data access in such systems
- Reports from actual deployments in the field
- Context awareness in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive
environments
- Dependability in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- Interoperability issues in handling node heterogeneity
- Mobility issues in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- Security, privacy and trust in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive
systems
- Quality of service in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- Scalability in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- Social groups in sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- System architectures for sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems
- User-centred sensing and actuation augmented pervasive systems

The overall goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on
the numerous topics related to middleware for sensing and actuation
augmented pervasive systems aiming to provide an environment for sharing
experiences and initiating collaborations.


Paper Submission:
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Proceedings of the IE'09 workshops will be published by IOS Press (
http://www.iospress.nl/) as a volume in the AISE series.

Papers should be submitted using the EasyChair conference management system
(link to be communicated soon).

Papers should be written in English and be prepared according to the IOS
Press format. You may check at
http://intelligentenvironments.org/conferences/ie0...
downloading the instructions for authors / publisher?s templates in
MSWord or LaTex format.
The manuscript should not exceed 8 pages (including text, figures and
references). Authors should submit a PDF version of their papers.

All papers will be reviewed for technical merit. Papers must not be/have
been submitted elsewhere. Accepted papers will be published in the workshop
proceedings, provided at least one author of the paper registers to present
the paper at the workshop.


Important Dates:
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Papers due: 30 April 2009
Notification of acceptance: 22 May 2009
Camera-ready papers due: 9 June 2009


Organizing Committee, Program Co-chairs:
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Animesh Pathak, INRIA, France
Nikolaos Georgantas, INRIA, France
Valerie Issarny, INRIA, France