[Tccc] Tyrrhenian Workshop on the "Internet of Things" - Sardinia, Italy - 2-4 September 2009

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CALL FOR PAPERS

20th Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital Communications "The Internet of Things"

***** Pula, Sardinia, Italy, September 2-4, 2009 *************

***** http://tyrrhenian2009.cnit.it **********

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IMPORTANT DATES

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 14, 2009

CONFERENCE DATES: September 2-4, 2009

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The Workshop Program includes four special sessions on specific topics on
"things" identification,

cooperation, intelligence and communication organized by:

- Dr Jorge Pereira, European Commission, INFSO H04

- Prof. Giuseppe Bianchi, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

- Prof. Christian Floerkemeier, MIT

- Prof. Gaetano Marrocco, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

The Workshop also includes two keynote speeches of:

- Dr Florent Frederix, European Commission, INFSO D5

- Prof. Christian Floerkemeier, MIT

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In the last few years, a stimulating idea is fast emerging in the wireless
scenario: the pervasive presence around us of a variety of "things" or

"objects", such as devices, sensors, actuators, mobile phones, which,
through unique addressing schemes, are able to interact with each others and

cooperate with their neighboring "smart" components to reach common goals.
This novel paradigm, named "The Internet of Things" continues on the path

set by the concept of smart environments and paves the way to the deployment
of numerous applications with a significant impact on many fields of

future every-day life. In this context, logistics, Intelligent
Transportation Systems, Business/Process management, assisted living,
e-health are

only a few examples of possible application fields in which this novel
paradigm will play a leading role in the next future. Actually, many

challenging issues still need to be addressed and both technological and
social nodes untied before the Internet of the Things idea being widely

accepted. Central issues are: making a full interoperability of such a
devices possible, enabling their adaptation and autonomous behavior, as well

as guaranteeing trust, privacy and security.

The Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital Communications is each year devoted to a
specific theme in the area of digital communications and its applications.

This year it will focus on the "Internet of Things" due to the relevance of
the research topics involved by such a concept as well as the interest

obtained by both public and private bodies (testified by the large number of
funding opportunities at National, European and Trans-European level).

Topics of interest of the workshop are (but not limited to):

• Internet of Things infrastructures and applications

• Communication systems and network architectures

• Implementation and integration of smart items

• Mobile Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks

• Embedded systems

• Distributed processing (e.g. access, scheduling, radio
resource management, etc.) systems

• Cooperation issues

• Network management and scalability

• Ubiquitous and wireless technologies

• Security and privacy issues

• Socio-technical implications

• Business models for emerging Internet of Things

• RFID technology and RFID middleware

• Standardization issues for the Internet of Things

• Inter-vehicle communications and seamless connectivity

• On-board sensor systems

• Object Naming

• Service discovery protocols

• Machine-to-Machine Technologies

• Web services and Middleware platforms

• Context-Awareness

• Location & Tracking through Navigation Sensors

• Multimedia support in the Internet of Things

• Electromagnetic aspects related to Internet of Things

• RFID and Sensors antennas for advanced applications

Submission of original contributions is solicited on the above topics as
well as others relevant to the "Internet of Things" concept. To submit your

paper please visit the website: tyrrhenian2009.cnit.it.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chair:

- Daniele Giusto, Università di Cagliari

Technical Program Chairs:

- Antonio Iera, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria

- Giacomo Morabito, Università di Catania

Publicity Chair:

- Luigi Atzori, Università di Cagliari

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Luigi Atzori

Assistant Professor of Communications

DIEE - University of Cagliari, Italy

Tel: +39-0706755902 - Fax: +39-0706755900

E-mail: l.atzori@diee.unica.it - luigi.atzori@cnit.it
<mailto:l.atzori@diee.unica.it> - l.atzori@ieee.org

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