UbSA 2016 - Workshop on Ubiquitous Sensing and Actuation (UbSA) via the Internet of Things

Recently, integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud paradigms has emerged as a way to provide Sensing and Actuation as a Service (SAaaS). But advances in privacy and security make it possible to go further and distribute SAaaS systems geographically and across multiple organizations. We call this evolution of SAaaS Ubiquitous Sensing and Actuation (UbSA).
An example UbSA system might comprise a set of actuators in a factory that are dynamically driven by sensors distributed throughout the world to produce highly desirable/fashionable goods. Another example might be a public transportation system where weather, road use, and driver information helped decide variable speed limits on roads throughout a municipal area. A third example is a retail system would gather anonymous information from customers’ locations and prior purchases to automatically price goods for sale, issue coupons, and arrange advertisement. UbSA could be applied to smart cities, cyber security, manufacturing, and many other areas.
To realize the benefits promised by dynamic UbSA systems, we need ways to orchestrate devices owned by multiple persons and organizations into unified sensing and actuation infrastructures that can equitably exchange data while preserving the security of devices and privacy of the subjects or owners of that data. Situational awareness and privacy must coexist. Higher-level services composed from SAaaS systems must provide coordination, information assurance, and privacy for large groups of micro-devices and their owners. This broad vision calls for new technologies, management techniques, and policies for dynamic collaboration and sharing. To this end we will be soliciting both papers on policy and technical papers. Topics of interest for papers include (but are not limited to) the following:
Smart Networks of Sensors and Actuators
Composition of sensing, actuation, and services into meta-applications.
Methods combining sensors and actuators across domains and enclaves.
Distributed neuromorphic designs.
Programming paradigms for composition of sensing and actuation.
Network and function virtualization and resource federation.
Secure protocols and trustworthy computing to enable reliable, private, and secure operation of IoT-connected devices.
Smart, Cooperative Sensors and Actuators
Sensors that adjust their sensing ranges and modalities depending on context.
Managing groups of sensors so that flexible sensing ranges may be achieved.
Objects abstraction and virtualization.
Enabling actuators to trust information from sensors owned by other entities.
Enabling sensors and actuators with multiple owners to communicate securely.
Crowdsourcing techniques and data collection mechanisms.
Organizing Committee
Dr. Glenn A. Fink (Senior Cyber Security Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Glenn.Fink-AT-pnnl.gov)
Dr. David Archer (Principal Researcher, Galois, Inc., dwa-AT-galois.com)
Dr. Devu Manikantan Shila (Research Scientist, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), manikad-AT-utrc.utc.com)
Dr. Antonio Puliafito (Professor, University of Messina, Italy, apuliafito-AT-unime.it)
Hajoon Ko (Sensor Tech Inc., Seoul, South Korea, kohajoon-AT-gmail.com)
Technical Program Committee
Ejaz, Ahmed, Mobile Cloud Computing Lab, US, Senior Researcher
Paolo, Bellavista, University of Bologna, Italy, Associate Professor
Ana, Bernardos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, Associate Professor
Nik, Bessis, University of Derby, Englang, UK, Professor
Satish, Chikkagoudar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US, Senior Research Scientist
Michael, Crouse, Harvard University, US, Doctoral Candidate
Salvatore, Distefano, Kazan University, Russia, Professor
Ciprian, Dobre, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, Associate Professor
Errin, Fulp, Wake Forest University, US, Professor
Jereme, Haack, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US, Senior Researcher
Paul, Hestand, United Technologies Research Center, Group Leader (Software and Cyber Security)
Raj, Jain, Washington University in St. Louis, US, Professor
Antonio, Jara, HOP Ubiquitous, Spain, CEO
Jiong, Jin, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Professor
Sye Loong, Keoh, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Professor
Kyuho, Kim, Sogang University, Republic of Korea, Professor
Franchesco, Longo, University of Messina, Italy, Professor
Valeria, Loscri, Inria Lille Nord-Europe, France, Researcher
David, Manz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Senior Cybersecurity Researcher
Brian, Murray, TRW, Director ? Safety and Security
Megan, Olsen, Loyola University of Maryland, US, Associate Professor
Masood, Parvania, Arizona State University, US, Assistant Professor
Luis, Sanchez, Universidad de Cantabria,
Nicholas, Soldner, Atieva, Systems Engineer (Security and Communications)
Houbing, Song, West Virginia University & West Virginia Center of Excellence for Cyber-Physical Systems, Assistant Professor
OP, Vyas, Indian Institute of Information Technology, India, Professor
Yunsheng, Wang, Kettering University, US, Professor
Yaron, Wolfsthal, IBM Cyber Security Center of Excellence, Israel, Associate Director