Sixth International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems
June 17 - 19, 2009 // the University Center building // Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

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Conference Program

Wed, June 17, 2009 Thu, June 18, 2009 Fri, June 19, 2009
8:30 Session 9 (Industry) Session 10 (_Short_)
9:00 Opening Session 5 (Industry) Session 6 (_Short_)
9:20 Keynote
9:30 Coffee Break
10:00 Coffee Break
10:10 Panel Discussion
10:20 Coffee Break
10:40 Session 7 (Full)
10:50 Session 1 (Full)
11:00
11:10
12:00 Lunch Closing
12:10 Lunch Lunch
12:50
13:00 SWDMNSS 2009
13:15 Tutorial 1
13:30 Session 2 (Full) Session 8 (Full)
13:50
14:10
14:30
14:50 Coffee Break Coffee Break
15:15 Tutorial 2
15:30 Session 3 (Industry) Session 4 (_Short_) Poster/Demo Reception
15:50
16:10
16:30
16:50 Cruise/Dinner
17:10
17:30
17:50
 

Wednesday, June 17

Opening (9:00 AM - 9:20 AM)

Keynote Speech (9:20 AM - 10:20 AM)

Boss, the Urban Challenge and the Promise of Autonomous Vehicles
Prof. Chris Urmson, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Session 1: Communication (10:50 AM - 12:10 AM)

BurstMAC: An Efficient MAC Protocol for Correlated Traffic Bursts
Matthias Ringwald (ETH Zurich, Switzerland); Kay Roemer (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

On Prolonging Network Lifetime By Adjusting Sleep/Awake Cycles in Wireless Sensor Networks
Hady AbdelSalam (Old Dominion University, USA)

Adapting Task Utility in Externally Triggered Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensing Systems
Jamie Steck (University of California, San Diego, USA); Tajana Simunic Rosing (University of California, San Diego, USA)

Power Transmission Coupler for Low Leakage 2D-Communication Sheet
Akihito Noda (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Hiroyuki Shinoda (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Regular 2: System and Sensing (1:30 PM - 2:50 PM)

On the Use of Sensor Nodes and Mobile Phones for the Assessment of Noise Pollution Levels in Urban Environments
Silvia Santini (ETH Zurich, Switzerland); Benedikt Ostermaier (ETH Zurich, Switzerland); Robert Adelmann (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Human Location Estimation with Multiple Microwave Doppler Sensors in Home Environment
Hajime Kubo (the University of Tokyo, Japan); Taketoshi Mori (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Tomomasasato Sato (the University of Tokyo, Japan)

A Simple Indoor Self-Localization System Using Infrared LEDs
Shunsuke Hijikata (Chuo University, Japan); Kenji Terabayashi (Chuo University, Japan); Kazunori Umeda (Chuo University, Japan)

An Adaptively RF-Powered Wireless Batteryless In Vivo EKG and Core Body Temperature Sensing Microsystem for Untethered Genetically Engineered Mice Real-Time Monitoring
Nattapon Chaimanonart (Case Western Reserve University, USA); Darrin Young (Case Western Reserve University, USA)

Industry 1: Applications (3:30 PM - 4:50 PM)

Beam-Scan Sensor Node: Reliable Sensing of Human Interactions in Organization
Yoshihiro Wakisaka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Koji Ara (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Miki Hayakawa (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Youichi Horry (Hitachi Human Interaction Laboratory, Japan); Norihiko Moriwaki (Hitachi,Ltd, Japan); Norio Ohkubo (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Nobuo Sato (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Satomi Tsuji (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Kazuo Yano (Hitachi Research, Tokyo, Japan)

D-Bridge: A Platform for Developing Low-Cost WSN Product Solutions
Dawud Gordon (Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany); Michael Beigl (TU Braunschweig, Germany)

Adaptation of wireless sensor network for farming industries
Kae Hsiang Kwong (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)

Servicing industrial machinery - Challenges and potential using wireless identification and networked sensing systems
Nicolaie Fantana (ABB AG Forschungszentrum Deutschland, Germany); Till Riedel (TecO, University of Karlsruhe, Germany)

Short 1: Algorithm 1 (3:30 PM - 4:40 PM)

An Operator Placement Algorithm for Complex In-Network Processing
Andreas Lachenmann (European Microsoft Innovation Center GmbH, Germany); Venkatesh Bommasandra Sadasiva (European Microsoft Innovation Center Gmbh, Germany); Frank Siegemund (European Microsoft Innovation Center, Germany)

Wireless Sensor Deployment for 3D Coverage with Constraints
Tycho Andersen (Iowa State University, USA); Srikanta Tirthapura (Iowa State University, USA)

Accumulation Point Model for Barrier Coverage
Yong Lin (University of Texas at Arlington, USA); Yates Lin (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)

Successive sensor nodes localization using non-parametric belief propagation
Yuko Toshimitsu (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan); Hidekata Hontani (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

DAR: A Dynamic Anchor Regrouping Scheme for Securing Localization Service against Wormhole Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks
Yong Guan (Iowa State University, USA); Yawen Wei (Iowa State University, USA); Zhen Yu (Iowa State University, USA)

Bridging Sensor Networks and the Internet on Cellular Phones
Jin Nakazawa (Keio University, Japan)

Thursday, June 18

Industry 2: Location Aware (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Logistics and Retail
Zhi Zhang (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

High-Precision GPS Measurement for Motorcycle Trajectory Using Kalman Filter
Yuichiro Koyama (Keio University, Japan); Toshiyuki Tanaka (Keio University, Japan)

Real-time tracking experiment of higher-order Laguerre-Gaussian beam for remote six-axis deformation sensing
Shigeru Ando (University of Tokyo, Japan); Seichi Sato (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Short 2: System and Architecture (9:00 AM - 10:10 AM)

An Efficient Power Supply System Using Phase Control in 2D Communication
Bing Zhang (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan); Azman Lim (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan); Youiti Kado (NICT, Japan); Hiroto Itai (Cellcross Co. Ltd., Japan); Hiroyuki Shinoda (University of Tokyo, Japan)

A Marketing Analysis Using Massive Tiny Sensor Nodes
Masayuki Iwai (the University of Tokyo, Japan); Masato Mori (Keio University, Japan); Hideyuki Tokuda (Keio University, Japan)

MEDAL: A coMpact Event Description and Analysis Language for Wireless Sensor Networks
Krasimira Kapitanova (University of Virginia, USA); Sang Son (University of Virginia, USA)

Securing Random Key Predistribution Against Semi-Honest Adversaries
Mike Burmester (Florida State University, USA); Reihaneh Safavi-Naini (University of Calgary, Canada); Gelareh Taban (University of Maryland, USA)

A Sensor Actuator Network Architecture with Control Rules
Soko Aoki (Keio University SFC, Japan); Yukihiko Kirihara (Triple Double Corporation, Japan); Jin Nakazawa (Keio University, Japan); Kazunori Takashio (Keio University, Japan); Hideyuki Tokuda (Keio University, Japan)

A Wearable Sensor System with Applications for Ubiquitous Computing
Janne Haverinen (University of Oulu, Finland); David Muñoz (Researcher, Finland); Susanna Pirttikangas (University of Oulu, Finland)

InN-based Anion Selective Sensing Devices
Yen-Sheng Lu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan); Jian-Lin Ho (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan); Andrew Yeh (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan); Shangjur Gwo (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

Regular 3: Algorithm 2 (10:40 AM - 12:00 AM)

Authenticated Data Compression in Delay Tolerant Wireless Sensor Networks
Young-Hyun Oh (North Carolina State University, USA); Peng Ning (North Carolina State University, USA); Yao Liu (North Carolina State University, USA); Mike Reiter (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

Predicting Flow State in Daily Work through Continuous Sensing of Motion Rhythm
Koji Ara (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Nobuo Sato (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Satomi Tsuji (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Yoshihiro Wakisaka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Norio Ohkubo (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Youichi Horry (Hitachi Human Interaction Laboratory, Japan); Norihiko Moriwaki (Hitachi,Ltd, Japan); Miki Hayakawa (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Kazuo Yano (Hitachi Research, Tokyo, Japan)

OTMCL: Orientation Tracking-based Monte Carlo Localization for Mobile Sensor Networks
Marcelo Martins (University of Tokyo, Japan); Hongyang Chen (University of Tokyo, Japan); Kaoru Sezaki (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Bounding the Number of Relevant Objects in Automotive Environment Perception Systems
Christoph Lauer (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany); Thomas Herpel (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany); Reinhard German (Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany)

Regular 4: OS and Wireless (1:30 PM - 2:50 PM)

A Compact Hard Real-Time Operating System for Wireless Sensor Nodes
Shunsuke Saruwatari (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Makoto Suzuki (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Hiroyuki Morikawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

TinyModules: Code Module Exchange in TinyOS
Matthias Gauger (University of Bonn, Germany); Pedro Marron (University of Bonn and Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany); Christoph Niedermeier (Siemens, Germany)

Converting 2D Microwave into 3D Beam Using Dielectric Grating Antenna
Yasuaki Monnai (University of Tokyo, Japan); Hiroyuki Shinoda (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Dynamic Channel Adaptation in Wireless
Alain Gefflaut (European Microsoft Innovation Center, Germany); Eldar Akchurin (Hewlett-Packard, Germany)

Poster: Poster and Demo (3:10 PM - 5:50 PM)

Friday, June 19

Industry 3: Web and Visualization (8:30 AM - 9:30 AM)

Towards Physical Mashups in the Web of Things
Dominique Guinard (ETH Zurich / SAP Research, Switzerland); Vlad Trifa (ETH Zurich / SAP Research, Switzerland); Thomas Pham (University of Applied Science of Western Switzerland (HEIG-VD), Switzerland); Olivier Liechti (University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HEIG-VD), Switzerland)

Visualization of Knowledge-Creation Process Using Face-to-Face Communication Data
Satomi Tsuji (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Nobuo Sato (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Kazuo Yano (Hitachi Research, Tokyo, Japan); Rieko Otsuka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Norihiko Moriwaki (Hitachi,Ltd, Japan); Koji Ara (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Yoshihiro Wakisaka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Norio Ohkubo (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Miki Hayakawa (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Youichi Horry (Hitachi Human Interaction Laboratory, Japan)

Knowledge-Creating Behavior Index for Improving Knowledge Workers’ Productivity
Nobuo Sato (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Satomi Tsuji (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Kazuo Yano (Hitachi Research, Tokyo, Japan); Rieko Otsuka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Norihiko Moriwaki (Hitachi,Ltd, Japan); Koji Ara (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Yoshihiro Wakisaka (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Norio Ohkubo (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Miki Hayakawa (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan); Youichi Horry (Hitachi Human Interaction Laboratory, Japan)

Short 3: Application (8:30 AM - 9:30 AM)

A ZigBee Indoor Security System Based on Small-Scale Fading
Hui Gao (Institute of Automation,Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)

Agility of Wireless Sensor Networks for Earthquake Monitoring of Bridges
Liang Cheng (Lehigh University, USA); Shamim Pakzad (Lehigh University, USA)

Probing Stick: Extraction of Road Status Using Accelerometor
Atsuhiro Takagi (Tokyo Denki University, Japan); Masayuki Iwai (the University of Tokyo, Japan); Kaoru Sezaki (University of Tokyo, Japan); Yoshito Tobe (Tokyo Denki University, Japan)

Distributed Emulation for the Design of Active Tag Based Systems
Razvan Beuran (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan); Junya Nakata (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan); Takashi Okada (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan); Tetsuya Kawakami (Panasonic Corporation, Japan); Ken-ichi Chinen (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan); Yasuo Tan (JAIST, Japan); Yoichi Shinoda (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)

Sensor network based vehicle classification and license plate identification system
Jan Frigo (LANL, USA); Vinod Kulathumani (West Virginia University, USA); Sean Brennan (Los Alamos National Labs, USA); Eric Raby (LANL, USA)

Wireless Micromanometer System for Chronic Bladder Pressure Monitoring
Paul Fletter (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, USA); Steve Majerus (Case Western Reserve University, USA); Peng Cong (Case Western Reserve Univ., USA); Margot Damaser (Cleveland Clinic, USA); Wen Ko (Case Western Reserve University, USA); Darrin Young (Case Western Reserve University, USA); Steven Garverick (Case Western Reserve University, USA)

Panel: Panel Discussion (10:10 AM - 11:30 AM)

Closing (11:30 AM - 11:50 AM)

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