Please, find below information about a summer school to be held together with AD HOC NOW 2006.
Regards,
-- Pedro M. Ruiz Publicity Co-chair AD HOC NOW 2006 http://ants.dif.um.es/staff/pedrom/ --
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
SUMMER SCHOOL IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS OTTAWA, CANADA, AUGUST 14-16, 2006
http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/sensors.html
Sponsored by Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS: http://www.mitacs.math.ca/)
Processors, sensors, and wireless radios are becoming extremely small and inexpensive. We therefore foresee a world where many everyday objects and physical environments are enriched by computational power. Wireless sensor networks are a relatively recent and exciting example of networked embedded sensing systems and significant research projects in this area are under way throughout the world. The area provides a rich field of research challenges and possibilities for technology transfer (for example, RFID sensors and supply chain management, smart homes/cities, health care, etc.).
Goals and Audience ==================
The intended audience are post-graduate students from primarily Canadian universities at both the Master's and PhD level, and young researchers from universities and industrial laboratories around the world. If there is room, senior undergraduate students who have a strong research interest in sensor networks will also be considered. The number of participants will be limited to approximately 50.
The goal of the summer school is to provide a basic survey of the most relevant subfields, to present the perspectives and the underlying technologies, as well as to identify important research themes. Furthermore, the school will provide the opportunity to get to know other people working in the field, to meet other graduate students and to interact with distinguished scholars. We hope that it will lead to the establishment of contacts that may result in future research collaborations as well.
Schedule/Topics (tentative) ===========================
The summer school will last for 3 days and will feature a number of different activities.
* Lectures * TinyOS and ZigBee tutorial * Participants workshop. Some time will be reserved for a workshop where participants can present their own work and involvement in the field. * Social event(s) to encourage the development of a community among the researchers. * AdHoc NOW conference. The summer school will be held just before AdHoc NOW (http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/). This will allow participants to register for and participate in the conference.
Registration, Costs, and Travelling ===================================
Participation is open to all qualified applicants, but the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 50 (with 40 spots reserved for graduate students). If we receive more applications, we will select participants based on their work area and background, geographic distribution, and date of registration. If you are interested in participating, please send an e-mail with the pertinent information (name, contact information, research area and background) to tkunz@sce.carleton.ca. If you want to give a brief talk about your own work, please also include a short title and abstract. Graduate students should also provide their student ID and e-mail address of their faculty advisor/supervisor, to allow us to verify their student status.
The nominal registration fee will be C$400, with the registration fee for the graduate student participants covered through support from MITACS. Participants are responsible to arrange for their own travel and accomodation. For example, residence space at the University of Ottawa is available for approximately C$35/day for a single room or C$50/day for a shared room.
Participants are expected to arrive in the afternoon or evening of Sunday, August 13. The school itself will begin on Monday (Aug. 14) morning and end on Wednesday (Aug. 16) evening.
Important Dates ===============
Application deadline: May 6, 2006 Notification of admittance: May 20, 2006 Summer School: August 14-16, 2006 AdHoc-Now conference: August 17-19, 2006
Contact Information ===================
Thomas Kunz Associate Professor Carleton University tkunz@.sce.carleton.ca