4.2        MUCS 2004

The Second International Workshop on Management of Ubiquitous Communications and Services (MUCS 2004) is currently organised by TCD and strongly supported by WIT and CIT. It will be held on December 13^th and 14^th on the Trinity campus.

 

4.2.1        Call for Papers

Ubiquitous Communications, as evidenced in pervasive computing and smart space applications present significant management challenges for successful delivery of highly adaptive services across heterogeneous networks, middleware, applications and devices. Today’s management systems are unable to cope with the complexity, heterogeneity and automation required by the pervasive computing vision. New paradigms, models and technology need to be developed to allow computer systems to manage themselves in accordance with high-level guidance from humans. This workshop seeks to explore the theoretic, technological and organizational challenges in managing ubiquitous communications and application services.

The workshop provides a single-track scientific programme containing a blend of keynote presentations from leaders in the research of communications and services management systems, peer-reviewed papers and a small selection of invited presentations. The goal of the workshop is to investigate the state of the art in managing such communications systems.

 

4.2.2        Topics of Interest

Submissions are invited for original and previously unpublished research in all aspects of management techniques in ubiquitous communications, including:

·        Context Aware Self Management and Self Configuration Management

·        Policy Based Management for Ubicomp environments

·        Autonomic Communications and Systems Management

·        Integrated Management of Wireless and Fixed Networks

·        Management of Smart Space Devices and Applications (Smart Home/Office etc)

·        Adaptive Service and Network Management

·        Dynamic Composition of Management Services for Ubicomp environments

·        Ambient Intelligence for Management

·        Security, Trust and Privacy in Ubiquitous Communications

·        Management and Control of mobile ad-hoc and sensor networks

·        Content Oriented Network & Service Management

·        Performance Management in Wireless Computing and Communications

·        Distributed Self Management & Collective Collaboration

·        Context Identification, Retrieval and Management

·        Service and Network Management for Personalisation Optimisation

·        Collaborative Management of Systems

·        Provisioning and Maintenance of Quality of Service in Ubicomp environments

·        Knowledge Representation techniques and Ontologies for Distributed Management Services

 

4.2.3        Invited Keynote Speakers

·        Dr John Strassner, TeleManagement Forum, USA

·        Prof Morris Sloman, Imperial College London, UK

·        Prof Lajos Hanzo, Southampton University, UK

 

4.2.4        Organisation

Workshop Chair: Vincent Wade

Organising Committee: Dirk Pesch, Sven van der Meer and Vincent Wade

Scientific Programme Committee:

 

4.2.5        Summary Statistics

Attendees:     80

Countries:      Ireland, UK, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, USA

Presentations:           12, 3 keynotes, plus posters

Proceedings: Published on-line on M-Zones website

http://www.m-zones.org/deliverables/d234_4/d234_4.php4