SensorNets 2009 - SensorNets 2009: The First International School on Cyber-Physical and Sensor Networks

SensorNets 2009: The First International School on Cyber-Physical and Sensor Networks



Monastir, Tunisia, December 17-21, 2009



http://www.sensornets-school.org/





EARLY APPLICATION DEADLINE -- July 15, 2009




Overview


It is a common belief that computing has been increasingly integrating our
life. It results that the philosophy of networking is currently reaching a
new frontier, where the physical processes directly impact the logical
information for the sake of pervasive and ubiquitous control of the
surrounding environment. This objective can be achieved by means of
massively networked embedded systems, also known as cyber-physical systems
(CPS). The Wireless Sensor Network paradigm is known as the most prominent
enabling technology for CPS. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has also
been a pioneer technology in defining the new concept of Internet-of-Things.
There is, as consequence, a tendency to change the concept of the Internet
from a network a data to a network of physical objects.


The objective of the the SensorNets 2009 School is to present a
comprehensive state-of-the-art of the enabling technologies for the concept
of Cyber-Physical Systems such as Wireless Sensor Networks, RFID, wireless
standard protocols, etc. from the basic concepts to the latest achievement
and the future challenges in the related research area.


Goals


The goals of the SensorNets 2009 School are as follows:

* Provide a basic survey of the current research works and
challenges on cyber-physical and sensor-based systems,
* Provide a overview on the current enabling technologies for
cyber-physical and sensor-based systems,
* Provide a good opportunity to meet people and distinguished
scholars working on cyber-physical and sensor-based systems,
* Establish contacts that may lead to research collaborations
in the future.


Topics <http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/%7Eakoubaa/sensornets/t...>


The main topics addressed in SensorNets 2009 are:

* Principles of Wireless Sensor Networks and RFID Systems:
node architecture, network architectures, communication protocols (MAC,
routing), RFID concepts, data dissemination, network coverage, aggregation,
operating systems, sensor network programming, topology control,
* Non-functional properties of Wireless Sensor Networks:
localization, mobility, security, quality-of-service, real-time,
reliability, fault-tolerance,
* Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks and RFID Systems:
environment monitoring, tracking applications, cooperative objects,
surveillance, home automation
* Challenges towards building Cyber-physical Systems:
Standardization efforts, heterogeneous network integration, IP over IEEE
802.15.4, interoperability,





Audience


The expected audience are:

* Post-graduate students, PhD students, and young researchers
from universities: SensorNets 2009 will provide a very thorough and
comprehensive background for young researchers starting their work in the
areas of WSNs and CPS.
* Researchers and engineers from academic and industrial
laboratories around the world,

We expect hosting 60 participants.


Satellite Events


* Demos & Posters session: This session will be dedicated to
the demonstrations and presentations of preliminary and ongoing works of PhD
students dealing with WSNs and CPS. Demo and Poster papers must be submitted
to the session chair and must not exceed two pages.
* Awards: Best Master/Ph.D. Awards: Ph.D. dissertations and
Master theses already defended can be submitted to participate to the awards
competition.



Lecturers



Habib M. Ammari, Hofstra University, (USA)

Mario Alves , CISTER Research Unit, (Portugal)

Sajal K. Das , University of Texas at Arlington, (USA)

Gianluca Dini , University of Pisa, (Italy)

Andrzej Duda, National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, (France)

Vlado Handziski , Technical University of Berlin, (Germany)

Jan Hauer, Technical University of Berlin, (Germany)

Anis Koubaa, Al-Imam University/CISTER Research Unit, (KSA/Portugal)

Luca Mottola, Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), (Sweden)

David Simplot-Ryl, INRIA/LIFL, (France)

Hichem Snoussi, University of Technology of Troyes, (France)





Location



The city of Monastir is located in the central eastern part of Tunisia on
the Mediterranean coast. Located at 160 km from the capital (Tunis),
Monastir is a nice coastal resort, covering an area of 6,614 ha along a 6 km
long shore.





Organization

General Co-Chairs: Mohamed Abid, David Simplot-Ryl

Program Co-Chairs: Anis Koub?a, Habib M. Ammari