The API Steering Committee invites you to submit position papers related to the theme: Internet of Connected Objects


API 4th Think-Tank Meeting (hosted by University of Coimbra)

When: July 8th 2011, 9.30h-18h

Where: Sala dos Conselhos, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Polo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030 Coimbra



ABSTRACT/CALL FOR TEASER TOPICS


Sensors and embedded devices are being deployed around the world and used in many useful and important applications such as environment monitoring, industrial process, health and home automation. The integration of these small devices in the Internet will revolutionize several concepts and it will require new paradigms. The Internet of Things and the Web of Things are two primary examples of the directions assumed in the current and possibly future networks. The main idea of these visions is to link physical objects to the Internet and to integrate them with web and enterprise applications.

However, despite the considerable research effort in the past decade, and the maturity of some of its base technologies, many challenges persist like reliability and mobility. Moreover as the field of wireless sensor networks, actuators and embedded devices matures, new design concepts, experimental and theoretical findings, and applications have continued to emerge at a rapid pace.

The 4th API Think-Tank invites you to submit POSITION PAPERS (teaser topics) and DEMOS to our event, focused on the theme Internet of Connected Objects. The goal of this meeting is to present and discuss results in the field, both at national and international levels, and to provide a framework for research collaboration through focused discussions that will designate future research efforts and directions.

We also highlight that all of the teaser topics accepted in API 2011 will be invited to be submitted to the 2nd annual edition of API Review, the first Portuguese magazine on Informatics Sciences and Technologies.



Topics of interest for the teasers include but are not limited to:


•          Addressing and naming (including IP issues);

•          Self-organization (including routing, cooperative relaying, synchronization);

•          Scalability;

•          Novel applications;

•          Hardware Design and Implementation;

•          Operating Systems and Software;

•          Middleware and Macroprogramming;

•          Communication and Network Protocols;

•          Security;

•          Fault-tolerance;

•          Prototypes, Field Experiments, Testbeds;

•          Urban Sensing.



RELEVANT DATES:


Teasers and Demos are to be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


•          Teaser topic submission (format: 1/2 pages paper): 22th June

•          Demo submission (format 1 page, pdf or ppt): 22th June

•          Acceptance notification: 27th June



STEERING COMMITTEE 2011:


Rute Sofia (SITI, Universidade Lusófona)

Paulo Mendes (SITI, Universidade Lusófona)

Susana Sargento (DETI, Universidade de Aveiro)

André Zúquete  (DETI, Universidade de Aveiro/IEETA)

Jorge Sá Silva (DEI, Universidade de Coimbra)

Edmundo Monteiro (DEI, Universidade de Coimbra)

Alfredo Matos (Caixa Mágica Software. Lda)

Paulo Trezentos (Caixa Mágica Software. Lda)

Jorge Carapinha (PT Inovação)

Francisco Fontes (PT Inovação)