ICT-MobileSummit 2008
10 - 12 June 2008, Stockholm, Sweden
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Day 1: 10 June 2008

08:00
Registration
09:00
09:00
Opening Plenary 1a: Mobile Evolution to meet the Future Internet Challenge
Chair: João da Silva, SNT, University of Luxembourg, France
Welcome
Paul Cunningham, IIMC Ltd, Ireland

ICT Initiatives in Sweden
Hader Cars, Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Stockholm, Sweden

Effects of Swedish Mobile ICT Research - Past, Present and Future
Per Eriksson, VINNOVA - The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, Sweden

Mobile Communications Research at the Crossroads
João da Silva, SNT, University of Luxembourg, France

Driving Key Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Networks
Stig Ouvrier, TeliaSonera, Sweden

eMobility Perspectives on 2020
Fiona Williams, Ericsson GmbH, Germany

10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 2a: 4G and Beyond: System Architecture Aspects
Chair: Didier BOURSE, MOTOROLA, France
An Architectural Analysis and Evaluation of a JSCC/D System on 4G Networks
Gianmarco Panza, CEFRIEL S.Cons.R.L., Italy

An Autonomic Protocol Graph Management Architecture for Reconfigurable Systems
Bin Sun, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Autonomic Joint Session Admission Control using Reinforcement Learning
Zhiyong Feng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

A Primary Spectrum Management Solution Facilitating Secondary Usage Exploitation
Jordi Perez-Romero, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain

Handovers for Ubiquitous Connectivity in Next Generation Wireless Systems
Lambros Sarakis, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Greece

11:00
Session 2b: Co-existing Short Range Devices
Chair: Friedbert Berens, FBConsulting Sarl, Luxembourg
Study and Assessment of Cooperative Techniques for MB-OFDM UWB
Juan Choliz, University of Zaragoza, Spain

UWB Picocell Clusters: Real-time Interference Monitoring
Roberto Llorente, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

UWB Body Area Networks: Coexistence Analysis and Performance Optimization
Daniele Domenicali, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy

Mitigation Parameters of UWB Coexistence With WiMax Client Terminal
Abdur Rahim Biswas, Technical University Dresden, Germany

11:00
Session 2c: WiMAX
Chair: Konstantinos Voudouris, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
MIMO Techniques for WiMAX Systems in Challenging Radio Channel Conditions
Ilkka Harjula, VTT, Finland

On the Performance of Algebraic STBCs in WiMax Systems
Georgia BAKIRTZOGLOU, INTRACOM Telecom S.A., Greece

Hardware Link Level Emulator for System Level Simulations of WiMAX-like Systems
Roman Maslennikov, Intel Corp., Russian Federation

Link Performance Model for Multihop WiMax OFDMA Systems
Evangellia DIAMANTAKOU, INTRACOM Telecom S.A., Greece

11:00
Session 2d: Beyond IMS - Architectures and Business Models
Chair: Christophe Cordier, France Telecom, France
Service Platform B3G – SPICE
Mathieu BOUSSARD, Alcatel-Lucent, France

WIMS 2.0: Converging IMS and Web 2.0
David Lozano, Telefónica Research and Development, Spain

Ubiquitous Sensor Networks in IMS: an Ambient Intelligence Telco Platform
Jesus Bernat Vercher, Telefonica Investigación y Desarrollo, Spain

Beyond the Connected Car: Using the Portable IMS Gateway as an in-car Interface to Home Services
Martin Gerdes, Ericsson Research, Germany

Techno-Business Assessment of Services and Service Platforms: Quantitative, Scenario-Based Analysis
Josip Zoric, Telenor R&I, Norway

An Analysis of the Performance of an MIH Based Switch Strategy for Heterogeneous Network Mobility
Hamid Nafaa, University College Dublin, Ireland

11:00
Poster Session 2e: Wireless and Fixed Broadband
Chair: Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, Poland
Rate Adaptation for Multi-Rate Wireless Stations: A Cognitive Approach
Hamed Al-Raweshidy, Brunel University, United Kingdom

Location-Based Services and Localization in WiMAX Networks
Mussa Bshara, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Connection Admission Control in WiMAX Networks
Marco Castrucci, University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy

A Generalised Low-complexity SISO Sphere Decoder for Lattice-based Communication Systems
Josep Vidal, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

A BLER Based UL LTE AMC Featuring Fast Upgrade and Emergency Downgrade
Carsten Ball, Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co KG, Germany

A Base Station Assignment Strategy for Radio Access Networks with Backhaul Constraints
Hiram Galeana, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Geo-mobility and Location Service in Spontaneous Wireless Mesh Networks
Andrzej Duda, Grenoble INP, France

A Proposed QoS Reservation Mechanism for Broadband Hybrid Wireless Access
Emanuel Puschita, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The FIREWORKS Project: FlexIble RElay Wireless OFDM(A)-Based NetwoRKS
Antonis VALKANAS, INTRACOM Telecom S.A., Greece

Capacity of WCDMA System for Aeronautical Communications
Ramón Martínez Rodríguez-Osorio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Performance Evaluation of a Medium Access Control Protocol for a Distributed ARQ Scheme in Cooperative Wireless Networks
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain

Gigabit Home Networks, OMEGA ICT project
Jean-Philippe Javaudin, Orange Labs, France Telecom, France

Improvements in Transmission over Optical Backbones of Mobile Networks
Eszter Udvary, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

12:50
Lunch
13:50
13:50
Session 3a: 4G and Beyond: Architectural and QoS Aspects
Chair: Javier R. Fonollosa, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
The Study on the Enhanced Trunk Reservation Mechanism for S-UMTS CAC
Wei Guo, University of Bradford, United Kingdom

A Real-time Platform for End-to-Edge QoS Evaluation in Heterogeneous Networks
Francisco Bernardo Alvarez, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Fast Mobility in Proactive Routing Protocols
Rui Aguiar, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Support of Interactive Services with QoS in Broadcast Unidirectional Networks
Susana Sargento, Instituto de Telecomunicações - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

The Daidalos Interdomain QoS Architecture
Vitor Jesus, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

13:50
Session 3b: UWB
Chair: Veselin Brankovic, TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Germany
UWB in Heterogeneous Access Networks
Ana Sierra, Telefónica I+D, Spain

Radio Channel Issues for DAA Between UWB and WIMAX
Raffaele D'Errico, ENSTA, France

Investigation of the Mutual Coupling Effects on the Performance of UWB Multiple Antennas Systems Using Typical UWB Vivaldi Antennas
Mohamed El-Hadidy, University of Hannover, Germany

Avoiding Method of DAA in WiMedia MB-OFDM UWB
Jeong-Sang Lee, Samsung Electronics Co. LTD., Korea, Republic Of

A Non-Coherent Ultra Wide Band Radio Development and Demonstration Platform
Dusan Radovic, TES Electronic Solutions, Germany

13:50
Session 3c: Radio Technology for Sensor Networks
Chair: Carles Anton-Haro, CTTC, Spain
Ultra Low Power Local Positioning Systems for Wireless Sensor Networks
Ralf Eickhoff, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany

Link Adaptation for Autonomous IR-UWB Networks
Maria Dolores Perez Guirao, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany

Time-Variant Ultra-Wideband Radio Channel Measurements in Industrial Environment
Jürgen Kunisch, IMST GmbH, Germany

Body Shadowing in a Multipath Environment in Wireless Sensor Networks
Berend Kuipers, Instituto Superior Tecnico/Instituto de Telecomunicações, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

Opportunistic Power Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks with Imperfect Channel State Information
Carles Anton-Haro, CTTC, Spain

System-level Optimisation of an Ultra-Low Power RF IEEE802.15.4 System-on-Chip
Eric MERCIER, MINATEC, CEA-Leti, France

13:50
Session 3d: Service Creation
Chair: David Kennedy, Eurescom, Germany
Making Services Creation Possible for (Almost) Everyone
Sian Lun Lau, University of Kassel, Germany

Easy Service Creation of Local Mobile Services on an Open SOA Platform
Frank Bormann, Orga Systems GmbH, Germany

Towards the Automation of the Service Composition Process: Case Study and Prototype Implementations
Mazen Shiaa, NTNU, Norway

Extending Reusable Asset Specification to Describe Simple Mobile Services
Dimitrios Kateros, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Structural and Quantitative Evaluation of Multi-Actor Business Models for Mobile Service Platforms
Nils Walravens, IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

13:50
Poster Session 3e: Research Strategies
Chair: Nigel Jefferies, Huawei Technologies, United Kingdom
The FP6 STOLPAN Project: Building up an European NFC Ecosystem
Carlo Maria Medaglia, University Of Rome "Sapienza", Italy

Wireless Hybrid Enhanced Mobile Radio Estimators - WHERE
Simon Plass, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Requirements for Secure Delegation and Ownership Transfer of RFID tags
Tassos Dimitriou, Athens Information Technology, Greece

Switched MEMS Antenna for Handheld Devices
Bilal Khalid, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Signal Processing, Sweden

Safe Access to Computing Resources in Personal Networking Environments
Charalampos Patrikakis, ICCS, Greece

15:40
Coffee Break
16:10
16:10
Session 4a: 4G and Beyond: Relaying and Coordination Aspects
Chair: Albert Banchs, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Cooperative Relaying in an Indoor Environment
Michal Wodczak, Telcordia Technologies, Poland

Enhancing 802.16 Networks through Infrastructure-based Relays
Olga Muñoz, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

On Interference Coordination in Metropolitan Area Relay Networks
Carl Wijting, Nokia Research Center, Finland

The Benefits of Relay Selection in WiMAX Networks
Jose Vicario, UAB, Spain

Performance Study on Cooperative Relaying Topologies in Beyond 3G Systems
Eike Steffen Reetz, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Germany

16:10
Session 4b: UWB Technologies
Chair: Sven Zeisberg, InnoTec21 GmbH, Germany
EUWB - Coexisting Short Range Radio by Advanced Ultra-Wideband RadioTechnology
Sven Zeisberg, InnoTec21 GmbH, Germany

Analyzing Capacity of High Data Rate WPANs Using different Physical Layer Specifications
Hamed Al-Raweshidy, Brunel University, United Kingdom

WiMedia Based UWB System Concept with Fast Frequency Hopping OFDM
Christoph Spiegel, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Development, Implementation and Verification of a UWB Wireless BAN-based Platform with GUI
Stephan ROBERT, HEIG-Vd, Switzerland

Very High Data Rate Ultrawide Band Communication System Concept
Jens Weber, TES Electronic Solutions, Germany

16:10
Session 4c: Sensor Network Architectures and Protocols
Chair: Ingrid Moerman, iMinds - Ghent University, Belgium
Integrating Wireless Sensor Networks into IMS
Alexander Gluhak, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Opportunistic Distance-aware Routing in Multi-Sink Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks
Bernd-Ludwig Wenning, University of Bremen, Germany

SENSEI - Integrating the Physical with the Digital World of the Network of the Future
Mirko Presser, The University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Resilient Network Coding for Wireless Sensor Networks
Yee Wei Law, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Evaluation of Wake up Methods in Battery Powered Wireless Sensor Networks
Thomas Wendt, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany

On Cooperative Protocols with Binary Input
Athanasios Liavas, Technical University of Crete, Greece

16:10
Session 4d: Service Enabling Technologies
Chair: Riccardo Pascotto, Deutsche Telekom, Germany
Combining GPS and WLAN Based Position Estimators in Real Scenarios
Krzysztof Kordybach, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Finland

Multicast Groups based on Transcoding
Nigel Baker, University of The West of England, United Kingdom

GREAT – Galileo Receivers for Mass Market
Stephan Sand, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

A Day in the Wireless World: Hands-on Experiences of the Future Wireless World
Marion Duprez, Orange Labs, France

A Scalable Platform for Context-aware and DRM-enabled Adaptation of Multimedia Content
Hemantha Kodikara Arachchi, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Personal Networks as Distributed Clients for IMS
Ernö Kovacs, NEC Europe Ltd, Germany

16:10
Poster Session 4e: Fixed Mobile Convergence
Chair:
How to Face Convergence to Guarantee End-to-End Quality of Service
Nuria Gómez-Rojo, Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, Spain

Samba DVB-H: A Pioneering and Innovative Quality of Experience Monitoring and Simulation DVB-H Platform
Elena Gutiérrez García, HyC, Soluciones de Vídeo y Comunicaciones, Spain

Inter-MAC: Convergence at MAC layer in Home Gigabit Network
Francesco Delli Priscoli, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Renewal Properties of Rain Fade and Interfade Duration on Radio Links
János Bitó, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

An Overview of Market, Institutional, and Social Drivers and Barriers for Content in the Mobile Platform
Claudio Feijoo, IPTS, JRC, EC, Spain

Fibre Optic Networks for Distributed, Extendible Heterogeneous Radio Architectures and Service Provisioning
Paulo Monteiro, IT/ DETI/UA/Coriant, Portugal

18:00
End of Conference Day
19:00
Conference Dinner
Solliden Restaurant, Skansen Open-Air Museum

Day 2: 11 June 2008

09:00
09:00
Panel Session 5a: Application Requirements for Mobile Broadband
Chair: Luis M. Correia, IST/INOV-INESC - Tech. Univ. Lisbon, Portugal
Mobile Broadband and Future Healthcare Applications: Facts and Challenges
Maria Martini, Kingston University London, United Kingdom

Mobile Video and 3D Video – Challenges for Future Mobile Networks
Aljoscha Smolic, Fraunhofer Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Germany

Potential Applications and their Requirements for the WINNER System
Werner Mohr, Nokia Siemens Networks Management International GmbH, Germany

Network & Service Requirements for High Mobility - View of IST project DAIDALOS
Riccardo Pascotto, Deutsche Telekom, Germany

10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 6a: 4G and Beyond: MAC-Layer Aspects
Chair: Stefan Kaiser, DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany
Dynamic Resource Allocation Architecture for IEEE802.16e: Design and Performance Analysis
Alberto Nascimento, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

A Multi-Mode MAC Protocol Integrating FDD and TDD for Next Generation Multi-Hop Mobile Radio Networks
Arif Otyakmaz, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

New Frequency Domain Packet Scheduling Schemes for UTRAN LTE Downlink
Stanislav Nonchev, Tampere University of Technology - Finland, Finland

Complexity Performance Trade-off for Proportional Fair Scheduling in a Multiple Antenna OFDMA System
Alfredo Todini, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

11:00
Session 6b: PHY and Coding
Chair: Marco Luise, University of Pisa, Italy
Enhancement of Cooperative Decode and Forward Scheme Based on Relay Data Quality
Reza Hoshyar, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Enhanced Iteration Control for Ultra Low Power LDPC Decoding
Timo Lehnigk-Emden, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

A MAP Decision Approach to Enhance Space-Time MIMO Wireless System Performance
John An, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan, Province Of China

CDMA Based Multiuser Relay System Using Modified Turbo MUD through Conference Cooperation
Reza Hoshyar, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

The DS/CDMA Amplify and Forward Relay Channel: Asymptotic Spectral Efficiency
David Gregoratti, Centre Tecnòlogic de Telecomunicaciones de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain

16-QAM 10 Gb/s mm-wave Wireless Links Employing Photonic Vector Modulation Techniques
Rakesh Sambaraju, Valencia Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

11:00
Session 6c: Research Strategies - Future Technologies and Tools
Chair: Ralf Eickhoff, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany
Self-Organisation in Future Mobile Communication Networks
Remco Litjens, TNO ICT, Netherlands

Spectrum Usage Estimation Technique using Neural Networking for Opportunistic Radio

Towards Cognitive Use of Radio Resources: Shaping Radio Regulation for the Future

An Event-based Distributed Simulation Platform for Inter-System Optimization Studies in Composite Wireless Networks
George Kormentzas, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Greece

Model Driven Protocol Implementation Tools
Andy Carpenter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Implementation of a Configurable Protocol Analyser using an MDSD Approach
Andy Carpenter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

11:00
Session 6d: Fixed Mobile Convergence: Performance
Chair: Jean-Charles Point, JCP-Consult, France
SCTP for Bandwidth Aggregation and Mobility in a Heterogeneous Environment
Vincent MERAT, MOTOROLA, France

Packet Scheduling for Multicast/Broadcast Services
Robin Chiang, UWE, United Kingdom

HSDPA/WiFi RAT Selection Based on Load Suitability
Fernando J. Velez, University of Beira Interior, Portugal

DVB-H and Wi-Fi Integration and Unification for Extended Mobile Broadcast: Implementation and Results
Adrian Hornsby, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Packet Loss in a DVB-H Network
Christopher Howson, Thomson, France

Signalling for IMS and MBMS Integration
Filipe Cabral Pinto, PTIN, Portugal

11:00
Poster Session 6e: Applications
Chair: Claire Fahy, TSSG, Waterford Institute of Technology, Irelandhvtetqwb hvtetqwb, hvtetqwb, Togo
Security-By-Contract (SxC)
Katsiaryna Naliuka, University of Trento, Italy

Geographic Subarea Determination of Mobile Terminals in GSM Networks
Dimitris Nikitopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

User Centric QoS Policy Management for Heterogeneous Internet Environment
David Wagner, University of Stuttgart - IKR, Germany

Federation in Daidalos
Riccardo Pascotto, Deutsche Telekom, Germany

MOBISERVE Project –New Mobile Services at big events using DVB-H broadcast and wireless networks
Marius Spika, TU-Braunschweig, Germany

The SIM card as an Enabler for Security, Privacy, and Trust in Mobile Services
Carsten Rust, Sagem Orga, Germany

P2P Networks in Ubiquitous Computing Environments to Support the Integration of Context Information into Product Lifecycle Management Systems
Henning Müller, BIBA, Germany

12:50
Lunch
13:50
13:50
Session 7a: 4G and Beyond: PHY-Layer Aspects
Chair: Werner Mohr, Nokia Siemens Networks Management International GmbH, Germany
Cyclic Delay Diversity with Channel Estimation for DVB-SH
Nicolas Cassiau, CEA-Leti/Minatec, France

Fine Tuning of MI-ACM Algorithm in LDPC Coded OFDM Transmission
Adam Piątyszek, Poznań University of Technology, Poland

Feedback Design in Multiuser MIMO Systems Using Quantization Splitting and Hybrid Instantaneous/Statistical Channel Information
Emil Björnson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

A Reconfigurable Downlink Air Interface: Design, Simulation Methodology, and Performance Evaluation
Javier R. Fonollosa, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain

Spatial Interference Suppression for Shared Spectrum
Mats Bengtsson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

13:50
Session 7b: PHY Components
Chair: Mikhail Popov, Acreo AB, Sweden
A Technical View on the URANUS Validation Platform
Alexander Viessmann, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Design Methodology for Base Station Diplexer Design and Tuning
Veselin Brankovic, TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Germany

Performance Evaluation for Multi-user MIMO Uplink with Linear and Non-linear Processing
Maria Kangas, Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland

Laptop Antenna Location Effects on Electromagnetic Human Interaction with E-Shaped Back-to-Back Patch
Custódio Peixeiro, IST, Portugal

Achievable Rate Based Quantization Scheme in Half-Duplex Compress-and-Forward Relay System
Rahim Tafazolli, CCSR, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

13:50
Session 7c: System & Networking
Chair: Andrzej Duda, Grenoble INP, France
Integration of PLC with Fixed and Mobile Communication Technologies
Ramón Martínez Rodríguez-Osorio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Mobility Options in the IP-based Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
Serkan Ayaz, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Evaluation of RAN Concepts for Enhancing MBMS in the Framework of C-MOBILE
Ralf Tönjes, Uni. Appl. Sci. Osnabrück, Germany

GENEDYSA: A Genetic Algorithm Based Dynamic Spectrum Allocation for Wireless Radio Networks
Duminda Thilakawardana, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Sensing UMTS Bands Using Cyclostationary Features and Cooperation Between Opportunistic Terminals
Joaquim Bastos, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Analysis of Variation in IEEE802.11k Channel Load Measurements for Neighbouring WLAN Systems
Christina Thorpe, University College Dublin, Ireland

13:50
Session 7d: Fixed Mobile Convergence: Architecture & Service Issues
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Nomadism, Session Continuity and Roaming in a Fixed Mobile Convergent Network
Arkadiusz Sitek, Telekomunikacja Polska S.A., Poland

Design of NGN Mobile Multicast Group Service Enablers
Telma Mota, Portugal Telecom Inovação S.A., Portugal

Femtocell Quality of Service over DSL Backhaul
Árpád Drozdy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Towards a Converged Messaging Service
Igor Radovanovic, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Exploiting History of Context Data for Lightweight Inference of User Status
Miltiades Anagnostou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Network Fault Detection based on Wiener Filter
Mouhammd Al-kasassbeh, University of portsmouth, United Kingdom

13:50
Poster Session 7e: Sensors & Components
Chair: Reijo Savola, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Comparative Simulations of WSN
Markus Becker, Universität Bremen, Germany

Efficient Physical Layer Encryption for LDR Sensor Networks
Ahmad Ahmad, Institut National des Télécommunications – INT, France

On the Performance of Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
Xueli An, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Event-Driven Simulation Framework for Large Scale Sensor Networks: Discovery, Relaying, Routing, Localization and Tracking
Giuseppe Abreu, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

Sensor Networks for Cognitive Radio: Theory and System Design
Ragnar Thobaben, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Algorithm-Architecture Co-Design of a Multi-Standard FEC decoder ASIP
Liesbet Van der Perre, IMEC, Belgium

MIMAX – Exploiting the Maximum Performance and Minimum System Costs of Wireless MIMO Systems
Frank Ellinger, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Statistical Analysis of Waveform Distortion Caused by UWB Antennas
Pedro Luis Carro, University of Zaragoza, Spain

15:40
Coffee Break
16:10
16:10
Session 8a: 4G and Beyond: Economical Aspects
Chair: Fiona Williams, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
Cost Assessment of Radio Access Network Deployments with Relay Nodes
Marc Werner, Qualcomm Germany, Germany

Revenue Sharing Models for Dynamic Telecommunications Services Using a Cognitive Pilot Channel
Simon Delaere, IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

The Daidalos Federation Architecture
Telma Mota, Portugal Telecom Inovação S.A., Portugal

Maximizing Quality of Service for Customers and Revenue for Service Providers through a Noncooperative Admission Control Game
Dimitris Charilas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Fixed Network Operators View on Techno-Economics of Fixed Mobile Convergence
Kåre Gustafsson, Ericsson, Sweden

16:10
Session 8b: Admission Control & QoS
Chair: Rui Aguiar, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal
A Reinforcement Learning Admission Control for Wireless Next Generation Networks
Vincenzo Suraci, Università di Roma "Sapienza" - CRAT, Italy

Fair Cooperation Protocol For Wireless Mesh Networks Based On Time-Space Volumes
Christian Ibars, CTTC, Spain

Effective Iub Congestion Control for the HSDPA Performance
Thushara Weerawardane, Communication Networks, University of Bremen, Germany

Adaptive Resource Allocation Scheme to Provide Multimedia Services via Satellite
Gabriele Boccolini, ENSEA - Universite de Cergy-Pontoise - CNRS , France

A Brief Survey of VoIP QoS over a Multi-RAT Heterogeneous Wireless Network
Andrea Barbaresi, Telecom Italia, Italy

Spatial Sharing for QoS Guarantees in Cognitive Radio Scenarios
Nizar Zorba, CTTC, Spain

16:10
Session 8c: System Design & Optimisation
Chair: Luis M. Correia, IST/INOV-INESC - Tech. Univ. Lisbon, Portugal
Guarantying QoS in MANETs using MAC Layer Measurements
Szymon Szott, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland

Configuration of IEEE 802.11e EDCA for Voice and Data traffic: An Experimental Study
Albert Banchs, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Functional Description Language
Craig Dolwin, Toshiba, United Kingdom

A Low-Complexity Transmit Cooperation Scheme based on Layered Higher Order Modulation
Stylianos PERISSAKIS, INTRACOM Telecom S.A., Greece

Positioning Uncertainty When Trilaterating Mobile Targets in 2D Using Two References
Marc Ciurana Adell, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

16:10
Session 8d: Ubiquitous Content
Chair: Djamal Zeghlache, Telecom SudParis of Institut Telecom, France
A Simple Model of Service Dependent Channel Allocation in Mobile Networks
Kolio Ivanov, Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Advanced Media Delivery in IMS-based Networks
Jordi Jaen Pallares, Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS, Germany

A Semantic Device and Service Description Framework for Ubiquitous Environments
Hamidreza Abangar, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

16:10
Poster Session 8e: 4G & Beyond
Chair: Werner Mohr, Nokia Siemens Networks Management International GmbH, Germany
Management System for Cognitive Terminals Exploiting Reconfigurable Connectivity
Dionysis Petromanolakis, University of Piraeus, Greece

Analysis and System-Level Performance Evaluation to Multi-user Joint Mapping Scheme
Jiayin Zhang, Huawei , China

Situated Message Delivery for Opportunistic Networks
Juhani Latvakoski, VTT, Finland

Enhanced Wireless Communication Systems Employing Cooperative Diversity
Atílio Gameiro, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Capacity Comparison between Alamouti and Cooperative VAA with EF and AF Relays
Sara Teodoro, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Network Topology Assisted Handover Analysis for Modelling Cellular/WLAN Integrated Systems
Guozhi Song, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom

FP7 E3 Project: Introducing Cognitive Wireless Systems in the B3G World
Didier BOURSE, MOTOROLA, France

E3 - WP3: Vision and Technical Approach
Dirk von Hugo, Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH, Germany

FP7 E3 Wp5 overview
Paolo Goria, Telecom Italia, Italy

A Proof of Concept Architecture for Self-Configuring Autonomic Systems
Nancy Alonistioti, University of Athens, Greece

Dynamic Load-Management of Radio Resources
Paolo Goria, Telecom Italia, Italy

Architecture for End-to-End Efficiency distilled from Reconfigurability Outcomes
Klaus Nolte, Alcatel-Lucent, Germany

Efficient switch between MIMO Single Link / Multi Link communication in the context of VoIP
Vincent MERAT, MOTOROLA, France

Identification of Market Opportunities for Cognitive Systems
Pierre Carbonne, IDATE, France

An Agent-based prototype environment for the efficient QoS management of cognitive heterogeneous wireless networks
Panagiotis Demestichas, University of Piraeus Research Center, Greece

Enhanced Context Acquisition Mechanisms for Achieving Self-Managed Cognitive Wireless Network Segments
Aggelos Saatsakis, University of Piraeus Research Center, Greece

End-To-End Efficiency Assessment in Autonomic and Cognitive Systems
Jens Tiemann, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany

A Functional Architecture for Optimized Radio Resource and Spectrum Usage in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Aristi Galani, Univeristy Of Piraeus Research Center, Greece

Enhancing Multiuser Diversity for OFDMA via Multiple Weighting Vectors in a Reduced Feedback Opportunistic Beamforming Scheme
Marios Nicolaou, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Assessing Personal Networks on a pan-European Testbed
Ingrid Moerman, iMinds - Ghent University, Belgium

WINNER II System Concept: Advanced Radio Technologies for Future Wireless Systems
Kari Kalliojärvi, Nokia Corporation, Finland

Management of mobile terminals in multi-homed B3G network environments
Nikolaos Koutsouris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Direct communication between terminals in infrastructure based networks
Isameldin Suliman, University of Oulu, Finland

The FP7 ROCKET Project: Wireless Access Technology for Homogeneous High Rate Coverage
Sebastien Simoens, Motorola Labs, France

18:00
18:00
Panel Session 9a: Energy-Efficient Communication
Chair: Piet Demeester, Ghent University - IBBT, Belgium
ICT: A Big Energy Consumer
Piet Demeester, Ghent University - IBBT, Belgium

The Challenge: Energy Efficient Cellular Networks
Gerhard Fettweis, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Energy Saving in Mobile Devices
Mitti Storckovius, Nokia, Finland

Saving the Climate @ the Speed of Light. Do We Need More emissions from ICT to Save the Planet?
Dennis Pamlin, Joint WWF-ETNO project, Sweden

Energy Consumption of Operator Networks
Andreas Gladisch, Deutsche Telekom, Germany

19:00
End of Conference Day
Free Evening for Delegates

Day 3: 12 June 2008

09:00
09:00
Plenary Session 10a: Future Internet Initiatives I - Keynote Presentations
Chair: Fiona Williams, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
European Research Towards the Future Internet
Rainer Zimmermann, European Commission, Belgium

AKARI Project - Design for the New Generation Network -
Fumito Kubota, NICT, Japan

Emerging Wireless Technologies and the Future Internet
Dipankar Raychaudhuri, WINLAB, Rutgers University, United States

G-Lab: A Future Generation Internet Research Platform
Paul Mueller, University Kaiserslautern, Germany

The Finnish National Research Programme on Future Internet
Jukka Manner, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) , Finland

10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Panel Session 11a: Future Internet Initiatives II - Will it be Possible to Roll-out a Clean Slate, Revolutionary Future Internet Given Today's Existing Networks and their Likely Evolution?
Chair: Daniel Kofman, Insitut Telecom - Telecom ParisTech (ENST), France
Panel Participants include:

Henrik Abramowicz, Project Manager of the 4WARD Integrated Project in FP 7, Ericsson

Vincent Boutroux, France Telecom

Prof. Raychaudhuri, Rutgers University, US

Prof. Dr. Paul Mueller, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

Prof. Jukka Manner, University of Helsinki

Dr. Kubota Fumito, NICT, Japan

12:30
Lunch
13:30
13:30
Session 12a: Future Internet Architectures & Technologies
Chair: Fiona Williams, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
Trilogy - Re-architecting the Internet
Philip Eardley, BT, United Kingdom

The Way 4WARD to the Creation of a Future Internet
Norbert Niebert, Ericsson, Germany

Smooth and Optimal TCP Flow Control for Future Internet
Jiong Jin, The University of Melbourne, Australia

RTFM: Publish/Subscribe Internetworking Architecture
Teemu Rinta-aho, Ericsson, Finland

Link Layer Security Design for IPv6 over Satellite DVB Networks
Linghang Fan, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

15:15
Coffee Break
15:30
15:30
Session 13a: Pervasive and Trusted Network Issues
Chair: Amardeo Sarma, NEC Network Laboratories Europe, Germany
SWIFT bridges the Telecom Gap
Amardeo Sarma, NEC Network Laboratories Europe, Germany

Privacy-Aware Accounting and Billing
Simone Teofili, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Privacy-Preserving Network Monitoring: Challenges and Solutions
Giuseppe Bianchi, CNIT - University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Privacy and Identity Management in a Layered Pervasive Service Platform
Marc Barisch, University of Stuttgart, Germany

MPLS Overlays: Design, Implementation and Application to Anonymous Networking
Donato Battaglino, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", , Italy

17:15
End of Conference

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