UIC 2011 - UIC 2011 (The 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing)

Ubiquitous sensors, devices, networks and information are paving the way towards a smart world in which computational intelligence is distributed throughout the physical environment to provide reliable and relevant services to people. This ubiquitous intelligence will change the computing landscape because it will enable new breeds of applications and systems to be developed and the realm of computing possibilities will be significantly extended. By enhancing everyday objects with intelligence, many tasks and processes could be simplified, the physical spaces where people interact like the workplaces and homes, could become more efficient, safer and more enjoyable. Ubiquitous computing, or pervasive computing, uses these many “smart things or u-things” to create smart environments, services and applications.

A smart thing can be endowed with different levels of intelligence, and may be context-aware, active, interactive, reactive, proactive, assistive, adaptive, automated, sentient, perceptual, cognitive, autonomic and/or thinking. Research on ubiquitous intelligence is an emerging research field covering many disciplines. A series of grand challenges exist to move from the current level of computing services to the smart world of adaptive and intelligent services. Started in 2005, the series of UIC conferences has been held in Taipei, Nagasaki, Three Gorges (China), Hong Kong, Oslo, Brisbane, Xi’an. UIC 2011 will include a highly selective program of technical papers, accompanied by workshops, panel discussions and keynote speeches. Established as a premier venue in the area of ubiquitous intelligence and computing, UIC 2011 will offer a forum for researchers to exchange ideas and experiences in developing intelligent/smart objects, environments and systems.

Topics Of Interest
1. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Systems

Sensor, Ad Hoc, Mesh & P2P Networks

Social Networking and Computing

Knowledge Representation and Ontology

Wearable, Personal and Body Area Systems

Middleware and Intelligent Platforms

Intelligent Services and Architectures

Agents, Swarm and Context-aware Systems

Nature-inspired Intelligent Systems
2. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Environments

Smart Room, Home, Office, Laboratory

Smart Shop, Hospital, Campus, City, etc.

Smart Vehicle, Road, Traffic & Transportation

Healthcare and Elder/Child Care Services

Pervasive/Ubiquitous Media and Services

Pervasive Learning, Games, Entertainment

Other Intelligent/Smart Applications
3. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Objects

Electronic Labels, Cards, E-Tags and RFID

Embedded Chips, Sensors & Actuators

MEMS, NEMS, Micro & Biometric Devices

Smart Appliances and Wearable Devices

Material, Textile, Cloth, Furniture, etc.

Embedded Software and Agents

Interaction to Smart Objects/Devices

Smart Object OS and Programming
4. Personal/Social/Physical Aspects

Real/Cyber World Modeling and Semantics

User/Object Identity and Activity Recognition

Adaptive User Interfaces and Tools

Security, Privacy, Safety and Legal Issues

Emotional, Ethical and Psychological Factors

Implication & Impact of Ubiquitous Intelligence

Relations between Real and Cyber Worlds