Call for Papers

8th International Conference and Workshop on
Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems


23 - 25 September, 2009
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Background

This is the official announcement for the "8th International Conference and Workshop on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems". It is organized by the Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany in collaboration with the University of Madeira, Portugal. The workshop series has been jointly initiated in 2002 by Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (see VAASA 2002), Finland, and Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
The workshop series has been jointly initiated in 2002 by Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (see VAASA 2002), Finland, and Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

Purpose

The idea of the international conference and workshop is to share knowledge and experiences in the areas of Ambient Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Internet Programming and Industrial IT.
It is aimed at researchers and developers from academia and industry as well as experienced students working in those areas of specialization..

Topics of Interest

The symposium will cover (but is not limited to) the following topics.

  • Problems and solutions related to Ambient Intelligence
  • Embedded Systems, Embedded Systems for Ambient Intelligence
  • Teaching Embedded Systems
  • Microcontrollers
  • Ambient Intelligence Devices
  • Ubiquitous Computing, The Internet of Things
  • Cyber-Physical Systems/Computing
  • Software Engineering for Embedded System and Ambient Intelligence
  • System Design and Architecture for Ambient Intelligence
  • Java, Java Programming, Embedded Java
  • Image Processing, Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Cognition
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • PDAs, Mobile Devices, Wireless Applications, Sensor Networks
  • Multi Agent Systems
  • Affective Computing
  • Communication protocols for Ambient Intelligence
  • Interfacing and interoperability
  • Applications of Embedded Systems
  • Applications of Ambient Intelligence
  • Case Studies

Presentations will be accepted for the conference sessions and for the poster sessions.

Types and duration of presentations

  • Paper Presentation: 20 minutes
  • Lecture/Tutorial: 45 minutes

Other options are possible. Please consult the conference secretariat.

Submission Instructions for Abstracts: The abstracts should be prepared according to the following format: Abstract of about 250 words, MS-Word or PDF format, in English. Poster (preview) prepared in A4 format (210x297mm) as an MS-Word or PDF document.

Official Language

The official language of the symposium will be English.

Coordination

Prof. Dr. Helmut Dispert
Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Kiel University of Applied Sciences
Kiel, Germany

Prof. Tiago Hipkin Meireles
Departamento de Matemática e Engenharias
Universidade da Madeira
Funchal, Portugal