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Calit2 and Jacobs School of Engineering to Sponsor Sensor Network Meetings

Calit² is sponsoring a half-day workshop titled "Sensor Networks: For Healthcare, the Environment, and Homeland Defense." The workshop is held in conjunction with the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering 21st Annual Research Review, a two day event. The SIG and Sensor Networks Workshop (2/21/02) have no fee; the research review (2/22/02) has a minimal charge of $25.

Thursday, February 21, 2002
11:30-1:30 PM, UCSD Price Center Theatre
SensorNet Special Interest Group Luncheon and Trade Show, organized by the San Diego Telecom Council.
A light agenda including a brief introduction to the Sensor Networks SIG and future meeting times, content and venue will be discussed.

1:30-5:30 PM, UCSD Price Center Theatre
Sensor Networks Workshop

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Workshop Faciliator
Larry Smarr
Calit² Director
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Nanosensor Elements for Pollution, Medical and Biowarfare Monitoring
Mike Sailor
Professor of Chemistry, UCSD

2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks and Machine 2 Machine Communications
Michael Nova, M.D.
CTO and Founder, Graviton

2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Smart Dust
Kristofer Pister
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
BREAK

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Smart, Fast, Multi-Domain Image Sensors
Stuart Kleinfelder
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCI

4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Challenges in Design and Deployment of Sensor Networks
Ramesh Rao
Calit² UCSD Division Director
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSD

4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wrap Up — Questions and Answers
Larry Smarr

Friday, February 22, 2002

Sensor Networks is also the theme of the plenary session of the research review the following morning, Friday, February 22. Featured speakers include (in order of appearance):

• Robert W. Conn, dean, Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD
• William A. Wulf, president, National Academy of Engineering
• David Kay, senior vice president, SAIC
• Deborah Estrin, director, Laboratory for Embedded Collaborative Systems, UCLA
• Larry Smarr, Calit² director and professor, Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD
• Sujit Dey, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSD
• Mike Heller, professor, Bioengineering, UCSD
• Francine Berman, director, San Diego Supercomputer Center, and professor, Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD
• David Brin, science fiction author and futurist
  

To register for these events, visit: http://www.soe.ucsd.edu and follow the "Registration" link.

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