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Technical Program of IEEE PERCOM 2003, IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS, FORT WORTH, USA, March 23-26, 2003




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                      PerCom 2003

IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERVASIVE COMPUTING
                   AND COMMUNICATIONS

                http://www.PerCom.org
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DATES :  March 23-26, 2003
VENUE : RADISSON PLAZA HOTEL, FORT WORTH

ADVANCE REGISTRATION DUE BY February 28, 2003
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Co-sponsors: IEEE Computer Society and
              The University of Texas at Arlington

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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* 53 Full Papers
* 11 Short Papers
* 2 Keynote Addresses
* 2 Panels
* 3 Tutorials (Sunday, March 23)
* Demonstrations



TUTORIALS
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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2003
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8:30 - 12:30  PM (in Parallel)
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Tutorial 1:  Spray Computers: Explorations in
              Self-Organization for Pervasive Computing
Tutorial 3:  Security Issues in Pervasive IP Networks

2 :00 - 6:00 PM
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Tutorial 2:  Mobile Commerce: Issues, Applications and Technologies
Tutorial 4 : TBD



ADVANCE TECHNICAL PROGRAM
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MONDAY,  MARCH 24, 2003
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9:00 - 9:30 AM
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WELCOME ADDRESS

9:30 - 10:30 AM
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS I

New Horizons for Mobile Computing
Speaker: Roy Want, Intel Research, Santa Clara, USA

10:30-11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK

11:00 to 12:30 PM
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SESSION PC-1:  MIDDLEWARE SERVICES
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Portability, Extensibility and Robustness in iROS
S. R. Ponnekanti, B. Johanson, E. Kiciman and A. Fox
Stanford University, USA

Touch-and-Connect: A Connection Request Framework for
Ad-hoc Networks and the Pervasive Computing Environment
Y. Iwasaki, N. Kawaguchi, and Y. Inagaki
Nagoya University, JAPAN

Application-Service Interoperation without
Standardized Service Interfaces
S. R. Ponnekanti and A. Fox
Stanford University, USA

SESSION PC-2: SENSOR NETWORKS
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Node-level Energy Management for Sensor Networks
in the Presence of Multiple Applications
A. Boulis and M. Srivastava
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Energy-Optimal and Energy-Balanced Sorting in a
Single-Hop Sensor Network
M. Singh and V. K. Prasanna
University of Southern California, USA

Energy-Aware Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Y. Zou and K. Chakrabarty
Duke University, USA

SESSION MA-1: UBIQUITOUS SERVICES
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Seamless Service Platform for Following a User's
Movement in a Dynamic Network Environment
K. Takasugi, M. Nakamura, S. Tanaka, and M. Kubota
NTT, JAPAN

WiFi Bridge: wireless mobility framework supporting
session continuity
A. Calvagna, G. Morabito, and A. La Corte
University of Catania, ITALY

Self-Routing in Pervasive Computing Environments
using Smart Messages
C. Borcea, C. Intanagonwiwat, A. Saxena, Rutgers University, USA
and Liviu Iftode, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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12:30 - 2:00 PM LUNCH
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2:00  to 3:30 PM
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SESSION PC-3: PERVASIVE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
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Movement Awareness in a Sentient Environment
R. Headon, University of Cambridge, GREAT BRITAIN

Adaptive Offloading Inference for Delivering
Applications in Pervasive Computing Environments
X. Gu, K. Nahrstedt, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
A. Messer, I. Greenberg, and D. Milojicic
Hewlett Packard Laboratories, ARGENTINA

An architecture that treats everyday objects as
communicating tangible components
A. Kameas, Computer Technology Institute, GREECE
S. Bellis, NMRC, IRELAND
I. Mavrommati, Computer Technology Institute, GREECE
Kieran Delaney, NMRC, IRELAND
A. Pounds-Cornish and M. Colley, Univ of Essex, GREAT BRITAIN

SESSION PC-4: PERVASIVE ENVIRONMENTS
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Using Personnel Movements For Indoor Autonomous Environment Discovery
R. Harle and A. Hopper
University of Cambridge, GREAT BRITAIN

Providing Contextual Information to Pervasive Computing Applications
G. Judd and P. Steenkiste
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

WLAN Location Determination via Clustering and Probability Distributions

M. Youssef, A. Agrawala, and U. Shankar
University of Maryland at College Park, USA

SESSION MA-2: CONTEXT AWARE COMPUTING
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Trust for Ubiquitous, Transparent Collaboration
B. Shand, N. Dimmock, and J. Bacon,
University of Cambridge, GREAT BRITAIN

Collaborative Context Recognition for Handheld Devices
J. Mantyjarvi and J. Himberg
Nokia Research Center, FINLAND

Dynamic Application Composition: Customizing the
Behavior of an Active Space
M. Roman, B. Ziebart, and R. Campbell
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

3:30-4:00 Pm COFFEE BREAK

4:00 to 5:30 PM
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SESSION PC-5: Ad Hoc Networks
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On Security Study of Two Distance Vector Routing
Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
W. Wang, Y. Lu, and B. Bhargava
Purdue University, USA

Study of Distance Vector Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Y. Lu, W. Wang, Y. Zhong, and B. Bhargava
Purdue University, USA

Dynamic Bandwidth Management for Single-hop Ad hoc Wireless Networks
S. Shah, K. Chen, and K. Nahrstedt
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

SESSION PC-6: LOCATION-AWARE SYSTEMS
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Location-based E-campus Web Services: From Design to Deployment
S. Koo, C. Rosenberg, H. H. Chan, and Y. C. Lee
Purdue University, USA

A Privacy-Oriented Broadband Ultrasonic Location System
M. Hazas, University of Cambridge, GREAT BRITAIN
and Andy Ward, formerly of AT&T Laboratories, Cambridge, GREAT BRITAIN

Indirect Routing Using Distributed Location Information

A. Viana, M. Amorim, S. Fdida, and J. Rezende
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, FRANCE

SESSION MA-3: RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND NAMING
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Splendor: A Secure, Private, and Location-aware Service
Discovery Protocol Supporting Mobile Services
F. Zhu and M. Mutka, Michigan State University, USA
L. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong

Context-Sensitive Resource Discovery
G. Chen and D. Kotz, Dartmouth College, USA

Smart Identification Frameworks for Ubiquitous Computing Applications
K. Roemer, T. Schoch, F. Mattern, and T. Duebendorfer

ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND


TUESDAY MARCH 25, 2003
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9:30-10:30 AM  - KEYNOTE ADDRESS II
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11:00 to 12:30 PM

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SESSION PC-7: LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
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PILGRIM: A Location Broker and Mobility-Aware Recommendation System
M. Brunato and R. Battiti,
Universita di Trento, ITALY

Location-Detection Strategies in Pervasive Computing Environments
S. Fischmeister, G. Menkhaus, and A. Stumpfl
University of Salzburg, AUSTRIA

Dealing with Continuous Location-Dependent Queries:
Just-in-Time Data Refreshment
S. Ilarri and E. Mena, University of Zaragoza, SPAIN
A. Illarramendi, University of the Basque Country

SESSION PC-8: NETWORKING ISSUEs
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Evaluation of Kalman Filtering for Network Time Keeping
A. Bletsas and A. Lippman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Spatial Index On Air
B. Zheng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
W.-C. Lee, The Penn State University, USA
D. L. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Using Peer-to-Peer Data Routing for Infrastructure-based Wireless
Networks
S. Kodeswaran,O. Ratsimor, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

SESSION IE-1: PHILOSOPHY OF INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTS
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Steerable Interfaces for Pervasive Computing Spaces
G. Pingali, C. Pinhanez, A. Levas, R.  Kjeldsen, M. Podlaseck, N.
Sukaviriya
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA

Using Semantic Networks for Knowledge Representation in an
Intelligent Environment
S. Peters and H. Shrob
Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA

Managing Behavior of Intelligent Environments
S. Yoshihama, P. Chou, D. Wong IBM Research, USA
Y. Lau, IBM, USA
A. Patil, Michigan State University, USA

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12:30 - 2:00 PM   LUNCH
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2:00 - 3:30 PM
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SESSION PC-9: MOBILE SERVICES
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A Performance Comparison of Scatternet Formation Protocols
for Networks of Bluetooth Devices
S. Basagni, Northeastern University, USA
R.  Bruno, CNR - IIT Institute, ITALY

C. Petrioli, Universita` di Roma "La Sapienza", ITALY

Sharing Presence Information and Message Notification in an Ad Hoc
Network
D. Zhu and M. Mutka
Michigan State University, USA

Mobile Link Services with MQSeries Everyplace
S. Vivek, K. Tso, and D. De Roure

University of Southampton, GREAT BRITAIN

SESSION PC-10: DEVICES FOR PERVASIVE COMPUTING
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A System of Card Type Battery-less Information Terminal:
CardBIT for Situated Interaction
Y. Nakamura, T. Nishimura, H. Itoh, and H. Nakashima
National Inst of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, JAPAN


Interaction in Pervasive Computing Settings using Bluetooth-enabled
Active Tags and Passive RFID Technology together with Mobile Phones
C. Floerkemeier and F. Siegemund
ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND

Text Input for Public Displays using Palmtop Computers -
Separating Input from Display
C. Magerkurth and R. Stenzel
FhG-IPSI, GERMANY

SESSION IE-2: ACTIVITY RECOGNITION
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Object Labelling from Human Action Recognition
P. Peursum, S. Venkatesh, G. West, and H. Bui
Curtin University, AUSTRALIA

LANDMARC: Indoor Location Sensing Using Active RFID
L. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Y. Liu, Michigan State University, USA

Recognition of Human Activity through Hierarchical Stochastic learning
S. Luhr, H. Bui, S. Venkatesh, and G. West
Curtin University of Technology, AUSTRALIa

3:30-4:00 PM COFFEE BREAK

4:00-5:30 PM  Panel I
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PERVASIVE COMPUTING: ILLUSION OR REALITY?
Panel Organizer: Dr. Chatschik Bisdikian,
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
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6:30 - 9:30 PM - Conference Banquet #
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WEDNESDAY  MARCH 26, 2003
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9:00 to 10:30 AM
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SESSION PC-11: Resource Management
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ReCalendar: Calendaring and Scheduling Applications with
CPU and Energy Resource Guarantees for Mobile Devices
W. Yuan and K. Nahrstedt
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Adaptation of Web Contents and Services to Terminals
Capabilities: the @Terminals Approach
E. Di Nitto, Politecnico di Milano, ITALY
G. Sassaroli and M. Zuccala, CEFRIEL, ITALY


SESSION MA-4: SYSTEM LEVEL DESIGN ISSUES
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BASE - A Micro-kernel-based Middleware For Pervasive Computing
C. Becker, G. Schiele, and H. Gubbels
University of Stuttgart, GERMANY

Synthesizing Distributed Controllers for the Safe Operation
of Connected Spaces
B. Sridharan and A. Mathur, Purdue University, USA
K.-Y. Cai, Beijing Univ of Aeronautics and Astronautics, P.R. China

Mobile Agent Based Evacuation System When The Battery Runs Out: Easter
H. Kaneko and Y. Fukazawa, Waseda University, JAPAN
F. Kumeno, Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc., JAPAN
Y. Okataku, Japan Telecom Co. Ltd, JAPAN
S. Honiden, National Institute of Informatics and Univ of Tokyo, JAPAN

SESSION IE-3: LOCATION DETECTION
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System Design of Smart Table
P. Steurer and M. Srivastava

University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Location Aware Resource Management in Smart Homes
A. Roy, S. Bhaumik, A. Bhattacharya, K. Basu, D. J. Cook, and S. K. Das
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Cerberus: A Context-Aware Security Scheme for Smart Spaces
J. Al-Muhtadi, A. Ranganathan, R. Campbell, and D. Mickunas
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

11:00 to 12:30 PM
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SESSION PC-S: Short Papers
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Pervasive Messaging
J.-M. Wams and M. van Steen
Vrije Universiteit, THE NETHERLANDS

MACA-P: A MAC for Concurrent Transmissions in Multi-hop Wireless
Networks
A. Acharya and A. Misra, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA
S. Bansal, Stanford University, USA

LABAR: Location Area Based Ad Hoc Routing for GPS Scarce
Wide-Area Ad Hoc Networks
G. Zaruba, A. Suleman and V. Chaluvadi
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Bio-Inspired Mobility In Environment Aware Wireless Sensor Networks
S. Doumit, and D. Agrawal
University of Cincinnati, USA

SESSION IE-S: SHORT PAPERS
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MavHome: An Agent-Based Smart Home
D. J. Cook, M. Youngblood, E. Heierman, K. Gopalratnam, S. Rao, and A.
Litvin
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

A New In-door Location Detection Method Adopting Learning Algorithms
T. Ogawa, S. Yoshino, M. Shimizu, and H. Suda
NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, JAPAN

Enabling Location-Aware Pervasive Computing Applications for the Elderly

S. Helal and C. Lee
University of Florida, USA


SESSION MA-S: AGENTS SHORT PAPERS
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Self-Adaptive Leasing for Jini
K. Bowers, RPI, USA
K. Mills and S. Rose, NIST, USA

Scalable Home Network Interaction Model Based on Mobile Agents
J.-J. Yoo and D.-I. Lee
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA

Context-aware agent platform in ubiquitous environments
and its verification tests
M. Hattori, K. Cho, A. Ohsuga, M. Isshiki, TOSHIBA Corporation, JAPAN
S. Honiden, National Institute of Informatics and Univ of Tokyo, JAPAN

Making Java-enabled Mobile Phone As Ubiquitous Terminal
by Lightweight FIPA Compliant Agent Platform
G. Hattori, S. Nishiyama, KDDI R&D Laboratories, JAPAN
C. Ono, YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratories, JAPAN
H. Horiuchi, KDDI R&D Laboratories, JAPAN

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12:30 - 2:00 PM   LUNCH
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2:00 - 3:30 PM  PANEL II
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GENERAL CHAIR: Behrooz A. Shirazi (UTA)

GENERAL VICE CHAIR:  Sajal K. Das (UTA)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Mohan Kumar
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19015, Arlington TX 76019-0015

Phone: 817 272 3610, Fax : 817 272 3784
Email: kumar@cse.uta.edu

Special Track Chairs:
Diane Cook (UTA) for Intelligent Environments
Anand Tripathi (Uni. Minnesota) for Mobile Agents
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