Emotion, Displays and Urban Computing
The 3rd Open Ubiquitous City Seminar is organized in Oulu City Library’s Pakkala Hall on Monday 23 May 2011 at 9.00-13.00. Seminar features distinguished international experts addressing e.g. cultural and technical aspects of the urban computing.
Professor Leopoldina Fortunati, University of Udine, Italy, is Professor of Sociology of Communication. She aims to advance the international cross-disciplinary communication studies. She has co-edited the publication The Mediation of Emotion via Information and Communication Technologies and co-authored the book Mediating the Human Body. Technology, Communication and Fashion. She has conducted research in the field of gender studies, cultural processes and communication and information technologies.
Dr. Adrian Friday, Lancaster University, UK, develops systems to support Mobile and Ubiquitous computing. A key focus of his work is deployment with end-users. One of his goals is to establish Europe as the international centre for work on pervasive display networks: through the design, development and evaluation of a robust, scalable, distributed and open platform for interconnecting displays and their sensors.
Chief Nerd Zach Shelby, Sensinode Ltd., Finland, known as a pioneer in the use of IP technology in low-power networks with NanoIP, 6LoWPAN, early BT Ultra-Low Power (ULP) and low-rate Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology development. Zach is co-author of the book "6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet".
Professor Timo Ojala, University of Oulu, Finland, is professor of computer engineering and director of the MediaTeam Oulu research group. He is the responsible director of the UrBan Interactions (UBI) program, which aims at building a functional prototype of future ubiquitous city in Oulu. Timo Ojala introduces the 3rd version of the Open Ubiquitous Oulu in the seminar.
