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Media & Lifestyle Summit 2012 (01. März 2012)
Der Media & Lifestyle Summit 2012 wird am 19. und 20. März von Medienberater Rudi Klausnitzer in Zürs am Arlberg veranstaltet. Mit dabei ist dieses Jahr auch Alois Ferscha, der am 20. März einen Vortrag zum Thema "Internet of Things" halten wird. |
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IEEE Pervasive Computing, January 2012 (29. Dezember 2011)
IEEE Pervasive Computing bringt mit der ersten Ausgabe 2012 (Vol. 11, No. 1, Jan-Mar 2012) Beiträge zu zukünftigen Forschungsherausforderungen des Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing. Unsere Beiträge darin:
From Context Awareness to Socially Aware Computing 20 Years Past Weiser: What's Next? |
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EDV-Lösungen der Zukunft: EDV-Tag der oö. Versicherungsmakler (24. November 2011)
Im Rahmen des EDV-Tages der oö. Versicherungsmakler am 24.November hielt Prof. Ferscha einen Vortrag mit dem Titel "FutureICT: Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit mal Ereignisschwere".
Wann: 24.November 2011, 09:00 - 17:00
Fachzeitschrift "Ihr Versicherungsmakler" Bericht |
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World Summit Multimedia Festival 2011 (10. November 2011)
Use Internet and Mobiles to put the UN Millennium Development Goals into Action! The WSYA selects and promotes best practice in e-Content. It demonstrates young people's potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From November 10th to 13th 2011 this years' festival takes place in Graz, Austria. One of the speakers is Prof. Alois Ferscha during the Keynote Session I "Innovative Shots" on Friday 11th.
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MACH Dedication (25. Oktober 2011)
On Monday, 17th of October, the dedication of the new supercomputer MACH took place at the Johannes-Kepler University in Linz. 
As cooperation between the JKU and the Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, the MACH is unique in Austria and can be upgraded at any time. MACH is a part of the infrastructure initiative co-ordinated by the Austrian Centre for Scientific Computing (ACSC), who also organized the interdisciplinary workshop "Future Tools & Topics" on this occasion as a possibility to exchange experiences and results across disciplinary borders. During the Scientific Meeting Prof. Ferscha gave a lecture on "Very Large Scale Agent Based Simulation: Cognitive Decision Making", presenting the LifeBelt as an example of silent directional guidance for crowd evacuation and discussing the challenges in simulating human group behavior in emergency situations. 
Session 1 - Chair: Ulrich Langer
Session 2 - Chair: Sabine Schindler
Session 3 - Chair: Jens Volkert
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Rolf Pfeifer: Soft Robotics - Self-organization, embodiment, and biological inspiration (15. Juni 2011)
Robotics researchers increasingly agree that ideas from biology and self organization can strongly benefit the design of autonomous robots. Biological organisms have evolved to perform and survive in a world characterized by rapid changes, high uncertainty, indefinite richness, and limited availability of information. The term "Soft Robotics" designates a new generation of robots capable of functioning in the real world by capitalizing on "soft" designs at various levels: surface (skin), movement mechanisms (muscles, tendons), and interaction with other agents (smooth, friendly interaction). Industrial robots, in contrast, operate in highly controlled environments with no or very little uncertainty. Although many challenges remain, concepts from biologically inspired and soft robotics will eventually enable researchers to engineer machines for the real world that possess at least some of the desirable properties of biological organisms, such as adaptivity, robustness, versatility, and agility.
Time: Thursday, June 09 2011, 15:30
Location: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Rep C Videos: View Rolf Pfeifer: Soft Robotics - Self-organization, embodiment, and biological inspiration stream |
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User Heaven or Techno Hell:Where are intelligent, adaptive technologies leading us (17. Mai 2011)
Near-invisible computing can be embedded into many of the ordinary items we carry and the spaces we inhabit. Sensing and processing technologies are becoming smaller and more powerful. Our daily activities, physical conditions and even emotions can be tracked and stored as data. The pervasive computing vision is one of a world where our immediate environment constantly adapts to us, allowing us to move safely and seamlessly through our lives. Our homes, workplaces, cars, hospitals and clothing will predict our needs and respond to them instantly. Will this vision mean more convenience or less privacy? Are we prepared to trust the system to know what’s good for us? Come and learn more about the science behind these technological advances, and discuss the perils and potentials of this new world of computing. 
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Mehr Sicherheit ohne Fahrer - Persönlicher Computerchauffeur (25. Dezember 2010)
„Aus technischer Sicht sind selbstfahrende Autos kein Problem mehr“, so Andreas Riener vom Institut für Pervasive Computing an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz im Gespräch mit ORF.at. „Wir können intelligente Systeme bauen, die genau wissen, was der Benutzer tun möchte...“ Mehr Sicherheit ohne Fahrer - news.ORF [pdf] Projects: SOCIONICAL |
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Intelligente Werbetechnologien: Was weiß Werbung? (19. Mai 2010)
Die Wirtschafts-, Industrie- und Handelskammern der grenzüberschreitenden Technologieregion „Oberösterreich – Niederbayern – Südböhmen“, das Institut für Pervasive Comupting und die Research Studios Austria FG diskutieren mit Ihnen über die Zukunft der Werbung und laden zu einem Proponentendialog zum Thema „Pervasive Advertising” und „Intelligente Werbetechnologien” ein. |
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Prof. Ferscha auf der Automotive 2010 (Pressekonferenz und Vortrag) (22. April 2010)
Was bleibt vom Auto? Das Auto im Spannungsfeld zwischen Energie und Transport
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