| TUTORIAL PROGRAMME |
| Tutorials Calls for Participation |
| We are pleased to announce the following two tutorials sessions: |
| T1: Radio Frequency Identification |
| Tutor 1: Christian Floerkemeier (ETH Zurich) Profile Christian Floerkemeier holds a Ba and MEng degree from Cambridge University in the UK and is currently a research assistant in the group of Prof. Friedemann Mattern at the Institute for Pervasive Computing at ETH Zurich. As part of the industry sponsored research program M-Lab, he was involved in the design and implementation of various RFID based applications. He is also member of the research staff at the Auto-ID Lab in Switzerland. As author of the Auto-ID Center mark-up language PML Core, he has been involved in the standardization effort at the Auto-ID Center for the past two years. Tutor 2: Matthias Lampe (ETH Zurich) Profile Matthias Lampe holds a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and is currently a research assistant in the group of Prof. Friedemann Mattern at the Institute for Pervasive Computing at ETH Zurich. As part of the industry sponsored research program M-Lab, he was involved in the design and implementation of various RFID based applications. Matthias' main research interests are software engineering issues in ubiquitous computing, especially application level system support for Auto-ID applications. Abstract Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is rapidly evolving as a result of increased awareness of its potential in the business community and adoption by developers to bridge the gap between the physical and virtual world. RFID systems have been successfully used in specialized application domains such as cattle herding, library checkout, car immobilizers and ski ticketing. More recently, the technology has received increased attention as a technology that can provide better transparency and visibility in the supply chain. The purpose of this tutorial is to provide an overview of RFID systems and their various principles of operation, so that the participants get a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved. We pursue the objective to explain the operating principles of various available, passive RFID systems across the frequency range from low frequency (LF) to ultrahigh frequencies (UHF). In particular, we will show how the operating principles of RFID systems affect performance indicators such as read range and the number of tags that can be detected per unit time. This discussion includes RFID system components, reader-transponder coupling and communication and anti-collision algorithms. We will also outline current standardization efforts in the RFID domain. In particular, we will focus on ISO standards and the Auto-ID Center/EPCglobal standards. Duration: Half day tutorial Web Site Contact For more information please contact Christian Floerkemeier to the email tutor-t1@eusai.net |
| T2: Designing and Implementing an Intelligent Ubiquitous Information System in Java |
| Tutor: Rasmus Pedersen (Distributed Systems Laboratory,University of Copenhagen) Profile Doctorial student Rasmus Pedersen, expected graduation November 2004. Supervisor is Professor Eric Jul. Mr. Pedersen has accepted an offer to continue as Assistant Professor at Dept. of Informatics,Copenhagen Business School starting August 2004. Abstract The tutorial introduces the concepts and tools necessary for the participants to develop intelligent agent-based information systems. A light introduction to the agent learning aspect is provided. The potent and flexible support vector machine learning algorithm—upon which the agents base their intelligence—is an integral part of the session. Most importantly, we demonstrate and explain how to use support vector machines to implement a ubiquitous distributed information system in Java. We include all the development tools and open source software needed for the participants to get started in this subject area. Duration: Half day tutorial Web Site Contact For more information please contact Rasmus Pedersen to the email tutor-t2@eusai.net |