In addition to scientific papers, the MSWiM
2010 program includes distinguished Keynote Speakers.
Keynote abstract: Nanotechnology is enabling the development of devices in a scale ranging from one to a few one hundred nanometers. Nanonetworks, i.e., the interconnection of nano-scale devices, are expected to expand the capabilities of single nano-machines by allowing them to cooperate and share information. Traditional communication technologies are not directly suitable for nanonetworks mainly due to the size and power consumption of existing transmitters, receivers and additional processing components. All these define a new communication paradigm that demands novel solutions such as nano-transceivers, channel models for the nano-scale, and protocols and architectures for nanonetworks. In this talk, first the state-of-the-art in nano-machines, including architectural aspects, expected features of future nano-machines, and current developments are presented for a better understanding of the nanonetwork scenarios. Moreover, nanonetworks features and components are explained and compared with traditional communication networks. Novel nano-antennas based on nano-materials as well as the terahertz band are investigated for electromagnetic communication in nanonetworks. Furthermore, molecular communication mechanisms are presented for short-range networking based on ion signaling and molecular motors, for medium-range networking based on flagellated bacteria and nanorods, as well as for long-range networking based on pheromones and capillaries. Finally, open research challenges such as the development of network components, molecular communication theory, and new architectures and protocols, which need to be solved in order to pave the way for the development and deployment of nanonetworks within the next couple of decades are presented.
Short Bio: Ian F. Akyildiz received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, in 1978, 1981 and 1984, respectively. Currently, he is the Ken Byers Distinguished Chair Professor with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Director of the Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory and Chair of the Telecommunications Group at Georgia Tech. Dr. Akyildiz is an Honorary Professor with School of Electrical Engineering at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, and Director of N3Cat (NaNoNetworking Center in Catalunya) in Barcelona, Spain, since June 2008. He is also an Extraordinary Professor with Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa since March 2009 and Director of Advanced Sensor Networks (ASN) lab. Dr. Akyildiz is also a Visiting Professor with King Saud University in Saudi Arabia since January 2010 and in the process of creating a Center on Advanced Wireless Communications.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of Computer Networks (Elsevier) Journal since 2000, the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Elsevier) in 2003, the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Physical Communication (PHYCOM) Journal (Elsevier) in 2008, and the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Nano Communication Networks (NANOCOMNET) Journal (Elsevier) in 2010.
Dr. Akyildiz is an IEEE FELLOW (1996) and an ACM FELLOW (1997). Dr. Akyildiz received the 1997 IEEE Leonard G. Abraham Prize award (IEEE Communications Society) for his paper entitled "Multimedia Group Synchronization Protocols for Integrated Services Architectures" published in the IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) in January 1996. Dr. Akyildiz received the 2003 Best Tutorial Paper Award (IEEE Communications Society) for this paper entitled "A Survey on Sensor Networks" published in the IEEE Communications Magazine, August 2002. Dr. Akyildiz received the Best Paper Award for "Interferer Classification, Channel Selection and Transmission Adaptation for Wireless Sensor Networks" in the Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (AHSN) symposium at IEEE ICC, June 2009.
He received the "Don Federico Santa Maria Medal" for his services to the Universidad of Federico Santa Maria in Chile in 1986. He served as a National Lecturer for ACM from 1989 until 1998 and received the ACM Outstanding Distinguished Lecturer Award for 1994. Dr. Akyildiz received the 2002 IEEE Harry M. Goode Memorial award (IEEE Computer Society) with the citation "for significant and pioneering contributions to advanced architectures and protocols for wireless and satellite networking". He also received the 2003 ACM SIGMOBILE Outstanding Contribution Award for his "pioneering contributions in the area of mobility and resource management for wireless communication networks", September 2003.
Dr. Akyildiz received the 2004 Georgia Tech Faculty Research Author Award for his "outstanding record of publications of papers between 1999-2003", April 2004. He also received the 2005 Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award from School of ECE, Georgia Tech, April 2005. Dr. Akyildiz received the Georgia Tech Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award for his 20+ years service and dedication to Georgia Tech and producing outstanding PhD students. He also received the 2009 ECE Distinguished Mentor Award by the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Honors Committee.
Dr. Akyildiz is the author of an advanced textbook on "Wireless Sensor Networks" published by John Wiley and Sons in June 2010. Dr. Akyildiz is the author of an advanced textbook on "Wireless Mesh Networks" published by John Wiley and Sons in February 2009. Currently he is working on the advanced textbook “Cognitive Radio Networks” which will be published by John Wiley and Sons in Fall 2011.
Dr. Akyildiz serves on the advisory boards of several research centers, journals, conferences and publication companies. His current research interests are in Nanonetworks, Cognitive Radio Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks.
Keynote abstract: To Be Announced
Short Bio: A. Murat Tekalp
received BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Bogazici University
in 1980 with high honors, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical, Computer,
and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York,
in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He has been with Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,
New York, from December 1984 to June 1987, and with the University of Rochester,
Rochester, New York, from July 1987 to June 2005, where he was promoted to Distinguished
University Professor. Since June 2001, he is a Professor at Koc University, Istanbul,
Turkey. His research interests are in the area of digital image and video processing,
including video compression and streaming, motion-compensated video filtering for
high-resolution, video segmentation, object tracking, content-based video analysis
and summarization, multi-camera surveillance video processing, and protection of
digital content.
Prof. Tekalp is a Fellow of IEEE since 2003. He was named as Distinguished Lecturer
by IEEE Signal Processing Society in 1998, and awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship
in 1999. He received the TUBITAK Science Award (highest scientific award in Turkey)
in 2004. He has chaired the IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Committee on
Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing (Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1997). He has served
as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing (1990-1992), IEEE
Trans. on Image Processing (1994-1996), and the Kluwer Journal Multidimensional
Systems and Signal Processing (1994-2002). He was an area editor for the Academic
Press Journal Graphical Models and Image Processing (1995-1998). He was also on
the editorial board of the Academic Press Journal Visual Communication and Image
Representation (1995-2002). He was appointed as the Technical Program Chair for
the 1991 IEEE Signal Processing Society Workshop on Image and Multidimensional Signal
Processing, the Special Sessions Chair for the 1995 IEEE International Conference
on Image Processing, the Technical Program Co-Chair for IEEE ICASSP 2000 in Istanbul,
Turkey, the General Chair of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
at Rochester, NY in 2002, and Technical Program Co-Chair of EUSIPCO 2005 in Antalya,
Turkey. He is the founder and first Chairman of the Rochester Chapter of the IEEE
Signal Processing Society. He was elected as the Chair of the Rochester Section
of IEEE in 1994-1995.
At present, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the EURASIP journal Signal Processing:
Image Communication published by Elsevier. He authored the Prentice Hall book Digital
Video Processing (1995). Dr. Tekalp holds seven US patents. His group contributed
technology to the ISO/IEC MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 standards. He currently participates
in two European Framework 6 projects, and is also a project evaluator for the European
Commission.
