The First ACM Annual International Workshop on Mission-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networking ( ACM MiSeNet 2012) In conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2012 http ://www-personal. engin . umd . umich . edu /~ hammari / MiSeNet _Workshop2012. html Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2012
Keynote Speech Speaker: Prof. Sajal K. Das , University of Texas at Arlington, USA Venue: ACM MiSeNet'12 Workshop - In conjunction with ACM MobiCom'12, Istanbul, Turkey Date: August 26, 2012 Title: Cyber-Physical and Networked Sensor Systems: Challenges and Future Directions Abstract: Rapid advancements in embedded systems, sensors and wireless communication technologies have led to the development of cyber -physical systems, pervasive computing and smart environments with important applications in civilian, military, industry, and government sectors. Wireless sensor networks ( WSNs ) play a significant role in such systems as they can effectively act as the human-physical world interface with the cyber world through sensing and actuation. However, inherent characteristics of WSNs typified by extremely scarce resources, high degree of uncertainty, distributed control and operations pose significant challenges in providing desired information (or context) quality, assurance, and reliability for intelligent decision making, particularly for mission critical applications like health care and security. This talk will examine uncertainty-driven unique research challenges in cyber -physical and networked sensor systems, and propose novel solutions for context fusion, coverage and connectivity, security and privacy with improved quality in WSNs in the presence of uncertainty. The talk will be concluded with open issues and future directions of research. Biosketch : Dr. Sajal K. Das is a University Distinguished Scholar, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the founding director of the Center for Research in Wireless Mobility and Networking ( CReWMaN ) at the University of Texas at Arlington. During 2008-2011 he was a Program Director at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Computer Networks and Systems. His research interests include wireless and sensor networks, mobile and pervasive computing, smart environments and cyber -physical systems, security and privacy, cloud computing, social and biological networks, applied graph theory and game theory. Dr. Das has contributed significantly to these areas, published over 500 papers and 47 book chapters, and holds five US patents in wireless networks and mobile Internet. He coauthored three books: "Smart Environments: Technology, Protocols, and Applications" (Wiley, 2005), "Handbook on Securing Cyber-Physical Critical Infrastructure: Foundations and Challenges" (Morgan Kaufmann , 2012), and "Mobile Agents in Distributed Computing and Networking" (Wiley, 2012). He is a recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award for pioneering contributions to sensor networks and mobile computing, IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, and seven Best Paper Awards including those at Qshine'09, EWSN'08, IEEE PerCom'06, and ACM MobiCom'99. At UT Arlington, Dr. Das is also a recipient of the Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students, Lockheed Martin Teaching Excellence Award, Academy of Distinguished Scholars Award, University Award for Distinguished Record of Research (2005), and College of Engineering Research Excellence Award. He serves as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Pervasive and Mobile Computing ( PMC ) journal, and an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, ACM /Springer Wireless Networks, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Journal of Peer-to-Peer Networking. Dr. Das is the (co) founder of IEEE PerCom and IEEE WoWMoM conferences. He has served as General and Technical Program Chair as well as TPC member of numerous IEEE and ACM conferences. _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
