The First Workshop on Pervasive Urban Applications (PURBA 2011)
Published: Thu, 01/20/11
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| January 20, 2011 PURBA 2011 – CALL FOR PAPERS Submission Deadline: February 4, 2011 Selected extended papers will be considered for possible fast track publication in the PERVASIVE AND MOBILE COMPUTING (PMC) journal published by Elsevier. The IBM award is given to the best student paper presented at the PURBA 2011 workshop. Over the past decade, the development of digital networks and operations has produced an unprecedented wealth of information. Handheld electronics, location devices, telecommunications networks, and a wide assortment of tags and sensors are constantly producing a rich stream of data reflecting various aspects of urban life. For urban planners and designers, these accumulations of digital traces are valuable sources of data in capturing the pulse of the city in an astonishing degree of temporal and spatial detail. Yet this condition of the hybrid city – which operates simultaneously in the digital and physical realms – also poses difficult questions about privacy, scale, and design, among many others. These questions must be addressed as we move toward achieving an augmented, fine-grained understanding of how the city functions – socially, economically and yes, even psychologically. This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss and explore the research challenges and opportunities in applying the pervasive computing paradigm to urban spaces. We are seeking multi-disciplinary contributions that reveal interesting aspects about urban life and exploit the digital traces to create novel urban applications that benefit citizens, urban planners, and policy makers. The PURBA 2011 Workshop fosters discussions covering topics such as (but not limited to):
Important Dates Paper submission deadline: February 4, 2011 Submissions All contributions must be submitted as PDF files. The workshop accepts manuscripts in LNCS format (up to 8 pages). Visionary and position papers are encouraged. All contributions must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three reviewers and judged on originality, technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation by the Program Committee. All accepted submissions must be presented during the workshop. Selected extended papers will be considered for possible fast track publication in the PERVASIVE AND MOBILE COMPUTING (PMC) journal published by Elsevier. Note, that extended papers must provide significant additional material compared to the workshop submission. Award The IBM award is given to the best student paper presented at the PURBA 2011 workshop, to acknowledge and encourage excellence in research by students. Eligibility for the award is restricted to papers whose primary author and presenter is a registered student at the time of paper submission. THE PAPER MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS A STUDENT PAPER AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION to be considered for the award. The awardee will be presented with a certificate and a monetary award at the workshop. Technical Program Committee Alexandre Gerber, AT&T Labs Organizing Committee Francesco Calabrese, MIT, IBM Research | |
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