San Francisco, CA, March 19, 2003 - Wearable computing. Wireless
Systems-on-a-Chip. Wireless network security. The First International
Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services - MobiSys '03
- May 5-8, here, debuts with a lineup of the world's leading mobile
systems researchers presenting the latest research on today's most
debated mobile topics.
Jointly sponsored by the two largest computer science professional
organizations - ACM SIGMOBILE and The USENIX Association, in cooperation
with ACM SIGOPS, MobiSys '03 http://www.usenix.org/mobisys03 fills a
well-recognized need of the mobile and wireless community for a
world-class conference that focuses on systems development, as well as
analysis, and features original and important results in mobile systems
research.
"MobiSys is a conference about systems, not just their theory but also
their implementation," said Dan Siewiorek, Carnegie Mellon University
professor and conference General Chair. "MobiSys presents an impressive
variety of activities for an inaugural offering. This conference has
the intensity and quality of a mature conference in its very first
offering."
Bob Brodersen, world-renowned for his work on integrated analog/digital
systems on a chip, delivers the keynote address: Design of Wireless
Systems-on-a-Chip. Brodersen, co-scientific director of the Berkeley
Wireless Research Center, University of California, Berkeley and a
member of the National Academy of Engineering, will discuss how system
level designers can control the Systems-on-a-Chip design process.
"A systems conference devoted to mobile and wireless systems was much
needed, and MobiSys fills that void," said Deborah Estrin, Director,
Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), Professor, Computer
Science Department, UCLA.
"MobiSys organizers have done a great job attracting experts in key
areas and identifying important system-level issues that need to be
resolved for the Wireless Internet to reach its potential," said David
Goodman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic
University.
MobiSys '03 offers high-quality papers from authors around the world.
It covers security, location management, application support, mobile
architectures, sensor networks, energy management, analysis of mobile
networks, application mobility, and systems techniques for solving
mobility problems.
A full day of technical tutorials taught by expert technologists
includes, An Intro to Wearable Computing, Mobile Networking, 802.11
Wireless Network Security, and Programming Wireless Sensor/Effector
Networks of TinyOS Motes.
A combined demo and poster session features presentation of demos and
early-stage research, and Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions offer informal
discussions among colleagues of similar interests.
Press Badges and Registration
For complimentary badges to technical sessions or to arrange interviews,
contact Wendy Grubow at 831-626-7503 or wendy@usenix.org
MobiSys 2003
May 5-8
Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel
San Francisco, CA 94102
http://www.usenix.org/mobisys03
About the USENIX Association
USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. For over 25
years, it has been the leading community for engineers, system
administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge
of the computing world. USENIX conferences are the essential meeting
grounds for the presentation and discussion of technical advances in all
aspects of computing systems. For more information about the USENIX
Association, visit http://www.usenix.org/.
About ACM SIGMOBILE
SIGMOBILE promotes research and development by bringing together
researchers and practitioners and fostering interest in the mobility of
systems, users, data, and computing. As a fully accredited
international ACM Special Interest Group, its activities aim to
expand the evolution of portable computers and wireless networks;
support the convergence of mobility, computing, and information
organization; and improve access, services, management, and applications
for mobile computing and communications. For more information
about SIGMOBILE, visit http://www.sigmobile.org/.
About ACM
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a major force in
advancing the skills of information technology professionals and
students. ACM serves its global membership of 75,000 by delivering
cutting edge technical information and transferring ideas from theory to
practice. ACM hosts the computing industry's leading Portal to Computing
Literature. With its journals and magazines, special interest groups,
conferences, workshops, electronic forums, Career Resource Centre and
Professional Development Centre, ACM is a primary resource to the
information technology field. For more information about ACM, see www.acm.org/.
