International Workshop
Ambient computing and communication environments

The InterLink initiative is designed to promote collaboration and participation between disciplines and researchers worldwide. To this end, the working group on Ambient computing and communication environments met on 5-7 November 2007 in Eltville-Hattenheim, Germany.

The focus of the 2. Workshop of this Working Group was to discuss and explore especially two main themes:

• concept of socially aware ambient intelligence and its realization
• conflict of data provision vs. control and human attention (privacy, trust, etc.)

A report on the workshop will be available shortly.

Programme

Monday, 5. November 2007
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch in the hotel
14:30 - 14:40 Welcome and Introduction
14:40 - 16:10 Presentation of background and positions of participants
16:10 - 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 - 18:30 Presentation of background and positions of participants (ctd.)
19:30 Dinner in the hotel

Tuesday, 6. November 2007
9:30 - 11:00 General discussion and feedback on State-of-the-Art
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee/Tea Break
11:20 - 13:00 Discussion/brainstorming on "Socially aware ambient systems"
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch in the hotel
14:30 - 16:00 Discussion/ brainstorming on "Privacy and trust in ambient systems"
16:10 - 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 - 18:30 Discussion of deficits and innovative concepts and applications
19:30 Dinner in the hotel

Wednesday, 7. November 2007
9:30 – 10:45 Discussion on preparation of a “white paper� identifying deficits of the current state-of-the-art and proposing a research agenda for the next 10 years
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 - 12:00 Continuation of “white paper� discussion, wrap-up and planning of next steps for 2008
12:00 Check out hotel and bus transfer along the river Rhine
13:00 Concluding lunch at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rhine valley
15:00 Departure to airport and railway station

More information about the Workshop is available for download in PDF-format.