1st International Workshop on Ad hoc Ambient Computing

In conjunction with AD HOC-NOW
The 7th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks and Wireless
September 10-12, 2008, Sophia Antipolis, France

Ambient, pervasive, and ubiquitous computing are seen as a drastic shift for computing systems. Indeed, networked computing resources shall become invisible to users and cooperatively provide them with the right services at the right time.

At the same time, ad hoc networks are wireless infrastructureless systems dynamically formed by co-operating nodes within communication range of each other. As such, they appear as an attractive networking paradigm for ambient computing.

The aim of the workshop is to investigate the contribution of ad hoc networks to the realization of the ambient computing vision, from supporting algorithms and protocols to emerging computing paradigms and software system architectures.
    
Topics for the workshop include but are not limited to:

- Ambient peer to peer networks
- Context awareness using sensor networks
- Cross-layer design and optimization in ad hoc networks
- Dependability in ad hoc networks
- Engineering ambient computing systems
- Middleware for ambient computing
- Mobile data management in ad hoc networks
- Next generation networks for ambient computing
- Opportunistic networking for ambient computing
- Quality of service in ambient computing
- Scalability in ambient ad hoc networks
- Security, privacy & trust in ambient computing
- Service oriented ambient computing
- Situation awareness in ambient computing
- Social groups in ad hoc networks
- System architectures for ambient computing
- User-centered ambient systems

The overall goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on the numerous topics related to ad hoc ambient computing, aiming to provide an environment for sharing experiences and initiating collaborations.

Proceedings:
The workshop proceedings will be published by HAL, a tool intended to promote the best possible dissemination of research work.

Extended versions of the best workshop papers will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI).

Organizing Committee, Program Co-chairs:
Nikolaos Georgantas, INRIA, France
Valerie Issarny, INRIA, France

Program Commitee:
Yolande Berbers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Gordon Blair, Lancaster University, UK
Mauro Caporuscio, INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, France
Licia Capra, University College London, UK 
Siobhan Clarke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Paul Couderc, INRIA Rennes-Bretagne Atlantique, France
Joelle Coutaz, Joseph Fourier University, France
Jacqueline Floch, SINTEF, Norway
Kurt Geihs, University of Kassel, Germany
Silvia Giordano, SUPSI, Switzerland
Harmke de Groot, IMEC, The Netherlands
Michael Hellenschmidt, Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
Peter Leijdekkers, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Javier Lopez, University of Malaga, Spain
Amy L. Murphy, FBK-IRST, Italy
Mirco Musolesi, Dartmouth College, USA
Jamie Payton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Fano Ramparany, Orange, France
Francoise Sailhan, University of Franche Comte, France
Gaogang Xie, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, China
Apostolos Zarras, University of Ioannina, Greece