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EMMSEC 98 European Multimedia, Embedded Systems and Electronic Commerce Conference and Exposition Bordeaux, France, 28-30 September 1998 Programme

EMMSEC 98 Annual Conference and Exhibition European Multimedia, Embedded Systems and Electronic Commerce Bordeaux, France, 28-30 September 1998 Programme (version - 28/9/1998) Exhibition and coffee breaks take place at 10.20 and 15.20 each day Exhibition and luncheon will be served at 12.20 each day Day one. Monday 28 September 1998 08.00 onwards Registration 09.00 Session 1: Plenary - Welcome and keynote address Chairman: Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General, The European Commission Welcome to Bordeaux The President of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce Reply on behalf of the delegates Rosalie Zobel, The European Commission On the way to Pervasive Computing: New Challenges for the Information System Claude Boulle, Director European Co-operation, Groupe Bull France Information Orientation Strategy of Gifu Prefecture Tsuneo Morimoto, Vice Governor, GIFU Prefecture, Japan T. Morimoto   11.00 Session 2: Plenary - New technology Chairman: Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General, The European Commission The Global Networked Business Comes of Age Yvon Le Roux, CISCO Vision and virtual reality Roger Frampton, Cyber-Wizard, UK Trust in online commerce Derek Kueter, Coopers & Lybrand, Luxembourg and M.S. Marshall   14.00 Session 3A: Digital media Chairman: Uros Janko, Asita Technologies, Germany Application-driven requirements for digital watermarking technology Mauritizio Lunghi, University of Florence, Italy Assessing the feasibility of using a media I/O processor in a VOD server Martin Maierhofer, University of Teesside, UK VICAR - an automatic video annotation system Werner Haas, Joanneum Research, Austria Analysis and processing of compressed news feeds Guido Falkemeier, Technical University of Clausthal, Germany   14.00 Session 3B: Security and trust Chairman: Ilse van Rijsberg, citius, Belgium Barriers to electronic commerce Marianne N. Storrøsten, Norwegian Computing Center, Norway Survey on trust enhancing products in the security domain Stefano Perlusz, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy A Low-cost Internet Packet Filter Jon Tyler, The Robert Gordon University, UK Filing patent applications electronically Matthias Blumenfeld, European Patent Office, The Netherlands   14.00 Session 3C: Electronic Commerce for the smaller business Chairman: Matt Lee, Advanced Risc Machines, UK Best practice solutions of electronic commerce for SMEs Stephane Ruch, Simulog, France Marketing SME capability: an internet application Phil Shakeshaft, Northern Development Company, UK The role of electronic commerce for Portuguese SMEs in the global marketplace Aires Duarte Silva, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Electronic commerce - expectations and realities for SMEs Denise Eccles, Manchester Technology Management Centre, UK   14.00 Session 3D: Design reuse Chairman: Jean-Yves Roger, The European Commission Automating quality assurance for intellectual property cores Dimitrios Siganos, Imperial College, UK COSY: methodology for system design based on re-usable hardware and software IP Wido Kruytzer, Philips Research, the Netherlands IP - is design for re-use the same as design for IP trading ? Tony Dent, Iprias Ltd, UK Challenges in IP Reuse P. Delforge, Alcatel Microelectronics, Belgium   14.00 Session 3E: IDEALFIT Session on how to Prepare a Good Proposal Chairman: Paul Drath, Singleimage, English Partner, Idealfit Consortium Esprit: lesson learned by a SME software company Ralph Traphoener, TECINNO, Germany How European Home Systems was built through Esprit Bruno Jean Bart, TRIALOG, France How to make people say Yes Floris Kolvenbach, Digital Film Center NL BV, Netherlands Moving from the national to the international level in digital publishing Marco Bergometti, Giunti Multimedia, Italy How a SME can spin-off out an university with support from Esprit Robert Strobl, BOC Information Technology Consulting, Austria   14.00 Session 3F OMI Workshop on Processors and peripherals Chairman: Frank Cunningham, the European Commission OMI - developments in processor cores and peripherals Tony Gore, Aspen Enterprises, UK   16.00 Session 4A: Graphics, Displays and Images Chairman: Wolfgang Heiden, GMD IMK, Germany A head-up display with LCD on silicium light valve for enhance vision Frédéric de Lauzun, Sextant Avionique, France MEDStation: bringing together medical imaging and diagnosis A.Kugler, University of Tübingen, Germany Visions and realities in the NewsPad constituency Alfonso Molina, University of Edinburgh, UK Image database management with content based techniques Roberto Vaccaro, University of Genoa, Italy   16.00 Session 4B: The role of Agents in Electronic Commerce Chairman: Uros Janko, Asita Technologies, Germany Internet marketing: subjective product characteristics in agent assisted trade Erik Wallin, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden A mobile agents based architecture for building virtual markets Alberto Pan Bermudez, Universidad de A Coruna, Spain An agent system for comparative shopping at the point of sale Giorgos Zacharia, MIT Media Laboratory, USA Exploiting Intelligent Agents to Provide Customised Services in an Internet Shop Paolo Montrasio, Etnoteam, Italy   16.00 Session 4C: Applying Electronic Commerce Chairman: Göran Wahlberg, Nokia, Germany Electronic Commerce: Redefining the Transportation Model Colum Joyce, DHL Global Coordination Center, Belgium Relay Food Project: Remote Life Cycle Support for Industrial Machinery: A Pilot Project in the Food Industry Sabrina Dellapina, Frigomeccanica, Italy CoSEPPA: cooperative server for exalting and promoting plastic arts Edmond F. Kouka, EURITIS, France A New Challenge for SMEs: The Electronic Trading of Intangible Assets Farid Meinköhn, Infopartners, Luxembourg   16.00 Session 4D: Applications Chairman: Jean-Marie Laporte, EVA Technologies, France Automatic fruit quality sorting using computer vision techniques Maged M.M. Fahmy, Informatics Research Institute, Egypt Musical sounds synthesis with an high and foreseeable accuracy Edith Leautey, Institut D'Electronique Fondamentale, France Extended memory card Patrick Biget, Gemplus R&D, France Smart electric water heaters in Europe Antonio Kung, TRIALOG, France   16.00 Session 4E: IDEALFIT Brokerage event Chairman: Bent Egebart, National Agency of Industry and Trade, Denmark A session to help SMEs find project partners   16:00 Session 4F OMI Workshop on embedded solutions for transport Chairman: Frank Cunningham, The European Commission An Oasis of Motoring Innovation: OMI and the Automotive Industry George Duncan, FSDA Ltd, France   17.30 Cocktail reception hosted by ARM     Day two. Tuesday 29 September 1998   09.00 Session 5: Plenary - Exploitation Invited Chairman: Robin Saxby, ARM, UK Developing the product Uros Janko, Managing Director, Asita Technologies, Germany Virtual Clustering in the Multimedia Authoring Industry : A Personal Experience in Building a Medium Size Company Hubert Stijns, Administrateur Directeur, CTP Publishing, Belgium   11.00 Session 6A: Multimedia design tools Chairman: Christian Dutilleux, Art & Magic, Belgium GRiNS: a graphical interface for creating and playing SMIL documents Michael Wilson, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK MELISSA: natural language interfacing to standard software applications Khanh Tran-Huy, Sema Group Business Systems, France A framework for integrating custom applications into multimedia annotations Steffan Fischer, University of Stuttgart, Germany AMUSE: a comprehensive distributed multimedia service platform Corrado Rosa, ITALTEL Central Research Laboratories, Italy   11.00 Session 6B: Applications of Electronic Commerce I Chairman: Ilse van Rijsbergen, citius, Belgium Guided internet tours: using web-based knowledge in an educational environment H. Schumacher, University of Ulm, Germany Furniture business meets the internet Rainer Malkewitz, Fraunhofer Inst für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Germany Information objects - the first virtual software house in Switzerland Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, University St. Gallen, Switzerland Medical products electronic commerce Stergious Palamas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece   11.00 Session 6C: Internet Technologies Chairman: Matt Lee, Advanced Risc Machines, UK Data mining techniques in electronic shopping malls Louis Moussy, @t INTERNET Cy, France Business-to-business electronic trading as co-operative workflows Tor Lillqvist, VTT Information Technology, Finland Internet-based Infobroker for Electronic Commerce Ralph Horstmann, FORWISS, Germany A framework for agent based brokerage services in electronic commerce Nikos K. Lakoumentas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece   11.00 Session 6D: Software design Chairman: Pierre Paradinas, Gemplus, France Automated numerical and data range analysis of control software Guenter Schumacher, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany Development assistant for C: a development and maintenance environment Dragan Bojic, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia SAFELAND: a fault-tree based environment to software safety analysis Manthos A. Tsoukarellas, Advanced Informatics Ltd., Greece The MISRA C language subset for safety related embedded systems Paul Edwards, Rover Group, UK   11.00 Session 6E: Infrastructure for SME Support Chairman: Frank Cunningham, The European Commission Best practice for SMEs - PrOMInent experiences for the future Vibeke Mjaaland, SINTEF Electronics and Cybernetics, Norway SMEs' best practice business model in OMI Giulio Ravizzi, Innova, Italy Assisting SMEs to exploit their intellectual property - the assistec project Tony Dent, Iprias, UK The TEFT program - technology transfer á la carte Per Schjølberg-Henriksen, SINTEF, Electronics and Cybernetics, Norway   11.00 Session 6F OMI Workshop on embedded solutions for communications Chairman: Uros Janko, Asita Technologies, Germany The Death of Distance: OMI and the Communication Industry Cornelis Bruin, The European Commission   14.00 Session 7A: Design of multimedia systems Chairman: Göran Wahlberg, Nokia, Germany Assessment of technologies for multimedia data streaming Martin Maierhofer, University of Teesside, UK Effort estimation for multimedia information systems development S. Lechtenberg, Technical University of Clausthal, Germany MovieDNA and its use in copyright protection Peter Uray, Joanneum Research, Austria Some case studies for a new multimedia authoring tool: lessons learnt Xavier Alaman, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain   14.00 Session 7B: Applications in Electronic Commerce Chairman: Pierre Paradinas, Gemplus, France A novel fully automated web server for weather satellite images Martin Birk, University of Ulm, Germany Producing Distributed Education for the Corporate Intranet Alex Jonsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Object-orientation, JAVA, CORBA; technologies for an innovative ERP-system Alexandra Kees, Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung eV, Germany Collaborative virtual environments Stefan Noll, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany   14.00 Session 7C: Design of web sites Chairman: Jean-Yves Roger, The European Commission Web auctions Markku Kylänpää, VTT Information Technology, Finland A framework for developing web based information systems Milan Ojsteršek, University of Maribor, Slovenia Management support for content and design objects of joint web sites Bernhard Holtkamp, Fraunhofer Inst für Software und Systemtechnik, Germany Towards a new web applications development practices William Drakos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece   14.00 Session 7D: Applications II Chairman: Karl-Einer Sjodin, NUTEK, Sweden Embedded logic technology and its application P.F. Lister, University of Sussex, UK A noise-robust speech processing and recognition development system Pedro Gómez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Lightweight Ethernet protocol to connect time-triggered real-time system to Internet Markus Kucera, TU Wien, Austria Searching for synergy in transport embedded systems: issues and opportunities George Duncan, FSDA Ltd, France   14.00 Session 7E: SME Embedded systems for special use Chairman: Uros Janko, Asita Technologies, Germany Guide-Man - a new audio guide Alain Eisenstein, MANIK, France Rolltalk- integration of a communication bus in an aid for the severely disabled Terje Myhre, IGEL, Norway The GPFT portable fleet terminal project Christos Koulouris, Synergy Systems, Greece   14.00 Session 7F OMI Workshop on Designers' World Chairman: Pat Arundel, Eurothink, France Designers' World Pat Arundel, Eurothink, France   16.00 Session 8A: Applications in Multimedia Chairman: Karl-Einer Sjodin, NUTEK, Sweden Products distribution with map and multimedia Roumiana Tsankova, Technical University Sofia, Bulgaria Augmented reality for collaborative telepresence applications Espen Ottar, Telenor R&D, Norway An Anatomic Human body for Motion Capture R Boulic, Swiss Federal University of Technology, Switzerland 16.00 Session 8B: Applications in Electronic Commerce III Chairman: Christian Dutilleux, Art & Magic, Belgium A laboratory information management system using open internet standards Martin Birk, University of Ulm, Germany Covering spectator events for a remote audience using web-based technology Alex Jonsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Extranet-based maintenance and customisation of tourism information B. Pröll, University of Linz, Austria Edutainment on the Internet Vlad Ionesco, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden   16.00 Session 8C: Design of web sites II Chairman: Ilse Van Rijsbergen, citius, Belgium Taking feedback seriously - management of customer interaction on WWW-sites Felix Meyer, Daimler-Benz Research and Technology, Germany TAPPE is creating a market place for European public procurers Sverre Bauck, Posten SDS, Norway TRiAls in the domain of electronic commerce: the TRADE project Corrado Rosa, ITALTEL Central Research Labs, Italy Integration of Electronic Commerce Business Processes in Virtual Enterprises Vaggelis Ouzounis, GMD-Fokus, Germany   16.00 Session 8D: Design of embedded systems Chairman: Jean-Marie Laporte, EVA Technologies, France CADnet Framework: An Open Platform for Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Chip Design Nadim Krim, CMP, France Compiler techniques for fast migration of embedded applications Thilo Gaul, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany An integrated solution for time-to-market in embedded systems Ennio Bullo, Etnoteam, Italy Handling adaptive behaviour in real-time systems Yolande Berbers, KULeuven, Belgium   16.00 Session 8E: SME embedded systems for general use Chairman: Uros Janko, Asita Technologies, Germany RADOM; a low-cost prototyping environment for microprocessor-based systems Vagelis Mariatos, Synergy Systems, Greece V-NET: an adapter card for wireless local area networks. Stelios Koutroubinas, DCT Hellas, Greece SA2 - Strong Arm architecture for high performance, low cost ATM equipment Giovanni Ciardiello, Unitel, Italy   17.30 Cocktail reception hosted by Siemens     Day three. Wednesday 30 September 1998   09.00 Session 9A: Training and Technology Transfer Chairman: Worlfgang Heiden, GMD IMK, Germany Virtual device: toying with solid state physics? Andy Negoi, LPCS, UMR CNRS 5531, France Virtual class: a long-life learning telematics tool for SMEs Maria Perez, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain VISCP: an interactive system for practical training on digital electronics Loreto Rodríguez-Pardo, Universidad de Vigo, Spain Development and dissemination of technology within a University-Industry framework Juan Peire, Ciudad Universitaria, Spain   09.00 Session 9B: Business Issues Chairman: Jean-Marie Laporte, EVA Technologies, France CEN/ISSS's approach to standards for the information society John Ketchell, CEN/ISSS, Belgium ICNET: a model for evaluating the benefits of internet based systems in SMEs Henriqueta Nóvoa, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Organisation: Electronic Commerce and the Euro Single Market Eric Blot-Lefevre, Electronic Commerce Europe, France Making more profitable your bids in a competitive environment Gilles Raynard, IXI, France   09.00 Session 9C: Infrastructure issues in Electronic Commerce Chairman: Karl-Einer Sjodin, NUTEK, Sweden An approach to the scientific document parameters of the internet Maria R. Osuna Alarcon, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain Chaotic encryption - an innovative technology in secure communications? J. Ulbikas, FEMIRC, Lithuania Infrastructures for electronic commerce - comparing TINA and internet concepts Reza Farsi, University of Frankfurt, Germany Advanced service creation environment: practices implementation and application E. Tzifa, National Technical University of Athens, Greece   09.00 Session 9D: Embedded systems and the Internet Chairman: Pierre Paradinas, Gemplus, France POLICOM: power line communications ASIC Enrique Ramos Martinez, SAINCO, Spain Implementation of TCP/IP for interconnectivity applications in a microcontroller. Edelmira Merino, Techological Institute of Aragón, ITA, Spain Integration of Internet and Java technologies on the EOS operating system Francesco Aliverti, Etnoteam, Italy Next generation telecommunication processors for ISDN/LAN applications G. Doumenis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece   09.00 Session 9E: Workshop on Electronic Commerce Business Models for SMEs Chairman: Vaggelis Ouzounis, GMD-Fokus, Germany Electronic commerce: commercial scenarios, business models and technologies for SMEs Vaggelis Ouzounis, GMD-Fokus, Germany Business models for different business sectors Robert Delhaas, Baan Investment, The Netherlands Electronic commerce: EU policies and SMEs Anne Troye-Walker, The European Commission Electronic Commerce and SMEs: Keys for Success George Fischer, Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris, France Electronic Commerce and SMEs: Expectations, Reality, and Future Trends Volker Tschammer, GMD-Fokus, Germany   09.00 Session 9F Embedded solutions for the consumer Chairman: Jean Yves Roger, The European Commission Impact of OMI on Consumer Electronics Alfonso Molina, University of Edinburgh, UK   11.00 Session 10A Multimedia applications Applying compression techniques to mammographic images Lorenzo Gomez, Univ. Santiago, Spain. A multimedia educational system for distance learning on interactive networks Lucía Ardao, University of A Coruña,, Spain Multimedia in breast cancer pathology Fabrizio Cardinali, Interactive Labs Giunti, Italy Marketing DFILM Floris Kolvenbach, DFC Europe BV, The Netherlands   11.00 Session 10D Embedded systems design Low cost access to advanced technologies for prototyping and small volume Nadim Krim, CMP, France A catalogue generator for electronic virtual components Bobby Behnam, Design And Reuse, France SETTA: a systems engineering environment for time-triggered architectures Christian Scheidler, Daimler-Benz Research and Technology, Germany A co-design methodology for embedded telecommunication systems Sofia K. Tsasakou, INTRACOM, Greece   13.30 Tutorial on Framework Five Rosalie Zobel, The European Commission   14.00 Closing Session 11: Plenary, Future trends in technology Chairman: Rosalie Zobel, The European Commission Broadband Networking - Key to the Information Society Göran Wahlberg Nokia, Germany Internet Commerce and Selling Over the Internet: Benefits and Challenges Robert Fleming, Group Product Manager, Oracle, USA The impact of new technology on business Rod Fleck, Managing Director, Siemens Microelectronics Inc, USA   SCI Conference Tuesday 29 September and Wednesday 30 September A parallel two-day conference on the subject of SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) will run on the same site as EMMSEC 98. Attendance at all SCI sessions is included in the EMMSEC delegate's fee. The SCI programme is maintained on: http://www.uni-paderborn.de/pc2/SCI-Europe98/

 

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