Workshop on
Computing and Communication
in the Presence of Mobility
April 25, 1998
Affiliated with ICSE'98 (Kyoto, Japan)
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~roman/ICSE-MOB/
Organizers
Carlo Ghezzi Gruia-Catalin Roman
Dipartimento di Department of Computer Science
Elettronica e Informazione Campus Box 1045
Politecnico di Milano Washington University
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32 One Brookings Drive
20133 Milano ITALY Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA
ghezzi@elet.polimi.it roman@cs.wustl.edu
Invitation
Mobility is emerging as one of the most exciting novel intellectual theme=
s
of this decade. Movement can take place among the nodes of a traditional
network, from one room to another in a building equipped with wireless
interfaces to a local area network, among distant connections to the
Internet, from one cell to the next in a cellular phone network, etc. Th=
e
advent of wireless communication, a desire for ubiquitous access to
computing and communication resources, and the increasing popularity of
Java as a vehicle for delivering enhanced functionality to World Wide Web
applications are only the most visible factors that brought mobility to t=
he
forefront of computer science research. Current investigative efforts
cluster around three dominant themes: the delivery of connectivity to
mobile nodes, languages that provide facilities for code migration, and
computational models that include the notion of locality. Research effor=
ts
in the first category, by and large, have their roots in the networking
tradition and are concerned with communication protocols, application
support software, the unique characteristics of the wireless communicatio=
n
medium, security, location aware applications, algorithms for implementin=
g
basic system services. Language-based research is preoccupied with the
kinds of constructs, abstractions and software architectures that
facilitate the movement of code mostly across existing wired networks.
Finally, new models of concurrency and proof logics are emerging in an
attempt to better understand the fundamental differences between
distributed computing across a fixed graph structure and new paradigms in
which components have a location attribute and may travel across a logica=
l
or physical space.
The Workshop is dedicated to the notion that software engineering must pl=
ay
a constructive role during this early and exciting phases in the
development of the infrastructure and applications supporting ubiquitous
and mobile computing. Researchers are invited to discuss fundamental
models, emerging themes, research opportunities, technological trends, an=
d
market forces in the field of mobile computing and communication. The
immediate objective is to provide a forum for intellectual debate as well
as a tutorial introduction for new comers to this field. The ultimate go=
al
is to define an influential research agenda for the area as a whole and t=
o
generate advocacy for it by stimulating new research initiatives.
Areas of Interest
=D6 research issues specific to mobility
=D6 applications, case studies
=D6 computational models, specification, verification
=D6 language constructs, algorithms, design patterns
=D6 software architectures
=D6 middleware, runtime systems, computing environments
=D6 development tools
=D6 communication protocols
Publication Plans
It is the intent of the organizers to use this workshop as the seed for a
new book bearing the same title as the workshop. A subset of the worksho=
p
participants will be invited to contribute chapters to the book under
consideration. The selection will be based in part on the quality of the
technical presentation as well as on the editorial needs of the book.
Negotiations are under way with a major publisher of computer science
literature.
All position papers accepted for presentation in the workshop will be
included in an electronic version of the workshop proceedings which will =
be
made available on the WWW.
Submission Guide
Authors are invited to submit a single electronic version of their positi=
on
paper in PostScript form to the address icsemob@swarm.cs.wustl.edu.
Submissions must be received by February 1, 1998. The position paper must
be in English, single-spaced, 10 point font size, and 5 pages maximum
(exclusive of the cover page). The cover page must contain: the title; th=
e
name(s) and affiliation(s); an electronic address; and an abstract of no
more than 200 words.
Authors whose position papers are relevant for the themes of the workshop
will be invited to attend. An invitation to present a position paper and
lead the related discussions will be extended to authors whose work and
ideas promise to be influential, are thought provoking, or offer an
interesting integration of existing research trends.
Papers submitted for consideration may be based on previously published
material or papers currently under review. Nevertheless, authors should
keep in mind that the position paper should be adequate for a future book
chapter on that topic.
Important Dates
February 1, 1998 Electronic submission of the position paper
March 1, 1998 Invitation to the workshop
April 25, 1998 Workshop
May 15, 1998 Invitation to contribute a book chapter
Organization
The workshop will be organized around a critical evaluation of the
submitted papers. Invited participants will make presentations and will
respond to challenges from the audience. Time will be reserved for a
plenary discussion at the end of the day.
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Gruia-Catalin Roman
Professor and Chairman
Department of Computer Science
Washington University
Campus Box 1045
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, Missouri 63130
U.S.A.
(314) 935-6132 -- office
(314) 935-7302 -- fax
roman@cs.wustl.edu -- email
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~roman/ -- WWW page
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Gruia-Catalin Roman
Professor and Chairman
Department of Computer Science
Washington University
Campus Box 1045
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, Missouri 63130
U.S.A.
(314) 935-6132 -- office
(314) 935-7302 -- fax
roman@cs.wustl.edu -- email
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~roman/ -- WWW page
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