Event date: 2012-02-24 A conference on self-adaptive networked embedded systems will take place from 24 to 26 February 2012 in Rome, Italy. Self-adaptive systems are capable of monitoring their environment and own states in order to optimise and match functions to different scenarios and requirements. The concept of self-adaptivity belongs to the wide scope of autonomic computing, including the aspects of self-awareness, context-awareness and self-adaptation. Networked embedded systems may have various forms of communication channels including on-chip/off-chip networks, wired/wireless communication, or have a mixture of different types of channels. With self-adaptive features, networked embedded systems can adjust themselves autonomously towards low energy consumption and high dependability. Topics on the conference agenda are set to include: - self-adaptive, on-chip/off-chip networked embedded systems; - self-adaptive wireless networks; - self-awareness, context-awareness and self-adaptation; - self-adaptivity for energy efficiency; - dependability and security; - formal methods; - industrial and commercial case studies.
Quality validation date: 2011-10-20

Event date: 2012-02-24 The First International Conference on Sensor Networks will take place from 24 to 26 February 2012 in Rome, Italy. Current trends indicate that in the near future low cost, short range radio technology may be widely available. Along with advances in wireless networking, this will enable wireless, ad-hoc sensor networks to become commonly deployed. In these networks, each node may be equipped with a variety of sensors, such as acoustic, seismic, infrared, motion, biomedical and chemical sensors with higher level of information inference associated with identification, embedded signal processing and networking of the data. Wireless, ad-hoc networks have a variety of potential uses, such as: - security applications to detect and record military information; - chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives detection applications; - applications to monitor environmental changes in plains, forests, oceans, and other topography; - traffic sensor applications to monitor vehicle traffic; - transport flow and parking applications. This event will be a forum for researchers and practitioners to share experience and ideas on innovative developments.
Quality validation date: 2011-08-29

Event date: 2012-02-24 The Second International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems will take place from 24 to 26 February 2012 in Rome, Italy. Pervasive and embedded computing and communication aim to provide trustworthy computing solutions and communication services all the time and everywhere. This has resulted in the need for an interdisciplinary field of research and development that combines signal processing with computer hardware and software technologies, and utilizes and integrates pervasive, wireless, embedded, wearable and/or mobile systems. Applications range from ambient intelligence to ubiquitous multimedia, multidimensional signal processing, sensors, robotics, integrated communication systems and nanotechnologies. This event will bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the theory and applications in areas related to pervasive and embedded computing. Areas of discussion will include mobile and pervasive computing, digital signal processing, and embedded systems design.
Quality validation date: 2011-08-23

Event date: 2012-02-27 The 'Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) open info day for the Fifth IMI Call for Proposals' will take place on 27 February 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The event will include an overview of IMI's funding and intellectual property rules, tips and testimonies from people involved in ongoing IMI projects. There will also be a presentation of the Fifth IMI Call topic 'European lead factory: Joint European compound library and screening centre'. The event programme will also include networking opportunities and information sessions with IMI staff. Expected attendees will include small and medium-sized enterprises, patient organisations, regulatory authorities, academic teams, industry, hospitals and other stakeholders with an interest in IMI projects.
Quality validation date: 2012-01-31

Event date: 2012-02-29 An event entitled 'International congress on research of rare and orphan diseases' will take place from 29 February to 2 March 2012 in Basel, Switzerland. A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. Most rare diseases are genetic, and thus are present throughout the person's entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear. Nearly one-third of children with rare diseases will die before reaching their fifth birthday. According to the European Organisation for Rare Diseases, there are an estimated 20 to 30 million people living with rare diseases in Europe alone, and an estimated 6,000 rare diseases. The conference will bring together leading researchers and young scientist from university and industry in this field to discuss and exchange ideas in the recent advances in stem cells, cell biology, gene therapy, human genetic and therapeutic applications.
Quality validation date: 2011-11-11