International Workshop on Ambient Computing and Intelligence (ACI 2008)


Summary
Pervasive computing envisions a networked world of miniature devices, sensors and actuators to provide ambient and personalized services to users in a seamless and transparent manner. Building on existing and emerging technologies, this vision is gradually becoming a reality, which is impacting our everyday life. The goal of ACI 2008 is to provide a leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to further explore both theoretical and practical issues, and present state-of-the-art research in the field of pervasive computing. It also aims to foster the exchange of ideas and collaboration for both researchers and practitioners. The organizing committee is soliciting original, high-quality submissions for the ACI 2008 workshop, which will be held at the 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Pervasive Computing (IPC-08) Sydney, Australia, December 10th - 12th, 2008.

Format and Duration
The workshop duration will be one day and participants will present their papers during that day. At the end of the workshop a panel session will be held to sum up the major findings and contributions of the workshop.

Topics of interest include but not limited to:

- Mobile/Wireless computing systems and services
- Context aware computing
- Positioning and tracking technologies
- Sensor networks and Location-Based Computing
- Privacy concerns in Ubiquitous Computing Systems
- Smart devices and intelligent environments
- Programming paradigms for ubiquitous systems
- Design principles of Ubiquitous Comp Systems
- Pervasive Computing in Healthcare
- Pervasive Learning
- Legal and ethical issues in Ubiquitous Computing


Important Dates
Paper submission due: July 22th 2008
Acceptance notification: August 15th, 2008
Camera-ready due: September 15th, 2008
Author registration: September 15th, 2008
Conference: December 10th-12th, 2008

Submission details

We encourage submissions from researchers and practitioners from academia and industry. Submissions should include an abstract, 5-10 keywords, e-mail address of the corresponding author, and not exceed 8 pages (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced), including tables, figures and references, using 10 fonts, and number each page, in PDF, PostScript, or MS Word format. At least one of the authors of accepted submissions must attend the workshop to present their work. Full author guidelines and submission details can be found on the workshop website at http://www.comp.dit.ie/aci2008


Program Co-Chairs
Fredrick Mtenzi, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Daniel MacCormac, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Program Committee
Alex Osadzinski, University of East London, UK
Mark Deegan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Gongjun Yan, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Emmanuel Mkusa, Namibia University, Namibia
Mike Jackson, Birmingham City University, UK