Welcome to,
The 2nd International ICST Conference on Ambient Media and Systems
December 2,3 2010 - Phoenix, Arizona USA
Introduction
Ambient media and systems culminate from the emergence of mobile communication, sensor-actuator technology, virtual environments, and interactive computing. They represent the vision of an all-encompassing multimedia networking environment with human interaction at its core. Advances in computer and communication technologies have the potential to offer people an unprecedented level of convenience and flexibility for living and working. Such technologies need to be closely integrated with human interactions and activity, allowing greater support for smart solutions that improve quality of life, productivity, understanding and intelligence within their situated environment. Ambi-sys focuses on emerging technologies, services and solutions for new, human-centric intelligent ambient environments.
The conference will consist of the following major areas or tracks:
- Media and Content Provision, which is defined to cover Integration of Multimedia within ambient systems, Multi-media processing, distribution and integration, Provision and acquisition of ambient information, Privacy, trust, accountability and dependability, Cognition, intelligence, ambience, adaptivity, self-organization and evolution, Multimedia and intelligent agents.
- Communications and Networking, which will be covering Wireless communication, Ambient sensors, actuators and networking, Quality of service and system performance, Digital home and smart living, Evolve-able and adaptive pervasive systems, Scalability, integration, and ubiquity.
- Human Interface and Interaction, which covers topics including Haptic immersive environments, Vision and recognition, Visualization and display, Sensor perception technologies, Context awareness, System personalization, System and human collaboration, multimodal interaction, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Augmented Reality,
- Intelligence and Automation, which focuses on such topics as Ambient Intelligence, Services, delivery, applications and smart solutions, Multi-media knowledge management, acquisition and data fusion, Detection and knowledge elicitation, Prediction and self-learning, Middleware, Human-computer interaction in technology-rich environments, Intelligence and Automation, Automatic Behavioral Analysis.
- Applications of Ambient Systems including ambient assisted living, ambient media systems, domotics, intelligent spaces, mobile computing.
Ambi-sys 2010 will thus offer a unique forum for researchers to share ideas and disseminate new results in these important and emerging areas.
About Phoenix and Central Arizona
Phoenix is a cosmopolitan center where warm sunshine and cool culture collide. With the Phoenix area at its heart – including cities from Chandler, in the southeast, to Peoria, in the northwest – Central Arizona is a haven of relaxing resorts and award-winning golf, restaurants, shopping and nightlife.
But Central Arizona has more to offer than the big city – like hiking trails, arboretums and botanical gardens and even dude ranches. Day trips from Phoenix would take you the famous tourist attractions such as Sedona, Arizona and the Grant Canyon. December is a great time to visit Phoenix with its mild temperatures (High 66F 18C Low 42F 5C). Look forward to seeing you there…